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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Dear Lauren, thank you for your comment. I still can’t decide! The scarves are so enormously expensive now and I…
It is a hard decision isn't it Anne? I have to say the more I wear this scarf the more…
Dear Liza Lee, thank you for your comment. I am so glad that you find my blog useful and enjoyable!…
I always enjoy your posts! I'm a girlie on a budget and typically buy vintage scarves. I research them before…
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Tag Archives: blue
Outfit of the day 26/04/18
One of my favourite colour combinations derives from one of the most wonderful sights of Spring: yellow daffodils against a bright blue sky. Seeing this cheers me up after the dark and grey days of Winter like nothing else. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Pays des Oiseaux Fleurs, bangles, blue, cobalt, daffodils, earrings, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jumpers, Lands' End, purple, Sonrisa Boutique, Spring, turquoise, yellow
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Outfit of the day 12/04/18
Back again! I am feeling so much better than I did a few days ago. When I get something on top of my usual list of conditions, I am completely knocked out. I won’t go into the nasty details but … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 03/04/18
So this is the outfit that I wanted to wear yesterday, on the actual day of our Wedding Anniversary, as this is the scarf that Lovely Husband bought me to celebrate the day. I was unable to get dressed and … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aspinal, blue, Blue Nile, bracelets, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, Hermès, jeans, Lands' End, navy, Persepolis, purple, red, teal, tops, yellow
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Outfit of the day 27/03/18
I managed to get up for a few hours today, after a very bad start, and actually put on a scarf and some earrings for the first time in ages. Yes, the old jumper was the same, but I did … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, earrings, jumpers, Karine Assaf, navy, orange, pyjamas, Sainsbury's Tu, white, WoolOvers
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Outfit of the day 13/03/18
Well, I am cheating a bit because this is what I wore yesterday. Once again, I have been in pyjamas today, reading in bed. I am still trying to recover from the weekend’s added illness and am feeling very weak, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged aquamarine, blue, Cotton Traders, eBay, Ferragamo, hairdresser, Lands' End, MaiTai, navy, orange, purple, red, Sainsbury's Tu, TV, Vikings
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Update 08/03/18 and a jewellery reveal
I need to uplift my mood today as we are again suffering from “muck spreading mode” from a certain member of the family. Anyway, you may remember this from the other week… … a lovely Art Deco style brooch that … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 19/02/18
I was a bit low both physically and mentally over the weekend. As I am spending so much time in bed these days, I am beginning to question why I am collecting so many scarves and other accessories, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Blue Nile, bracelets, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, fuchsia, Hermès, joggers, jumpers, L'Arbre du Vent, navy, purple, Sainsbury's Tu, teal, Tommy Hilfiger, tops
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Update 13/02/18 and reveal!
It is Elder Son’s Birthday today – 28 – I cannot believe it! Time goes so fast and seems to speed up as you get older. He came into the bedroom this morning for a hug and I croaked Happy … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 12/02/18
It has been really cold over the last few days and we had a sprinkling of snow overnight, although it has almost all melted away now. I have been struggling with illness all weekend, but did manage to get to … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, bracelets, brown, cardigans, Cornelia James, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, green, jeans, Lands' End, leopard print, MaiTai, navy, scarf rings, tops
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Outfit of the day 05/02/18
It has been a cold and frosty day here with a bright blue sky and sunshine for most of the morning. I decided that I needed to wrap up warmly as I woke up feeling nauseous and then became very … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, brown, cobalt, Cotton Traders, earrings, grey, Halcyon Days, Isle, joggers, jumpers, Karine Assaf, navy, orange, tops, white, Wolf and Badger, WoolOvers
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That does seem to be the problem, there alway sis another one isn't there?! The correct decision will come to…