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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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Delighted to hear you are still walking and being quite stylish while doing so! I love your laps you and…
Dear Lauren, apologies! I have only just seen your lovely and kind comment because it had been filtered out as…
Dear Jacque, thank you for your comment. I really appreciate you taking the time to write one! Love and best…
Dear Annabelle, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to reply but I am very unwell at…
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Tag Archives: blue
Friday post 22/09/23: Hairdoooooo!
At last, I have been to the hairdresser today! My last haircut was at the end of April, so you will understand why I really needed another one. Elder Son came with me in the taxi, sat chatting whilst my … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Hair, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, Duo Boots, grey hair, hairdresser, Halcyon Days, Karine Assaf, Klass, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, orange, white
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Friday post 28/07/23: health update
Welcome to Friday’s post. Some kind of progress has been made this week and I am feeling quite proud of myself! Lovely Husband and I are still coping with being together in our bedroom for most of the time. He … Continue reading
Friday post 21/07/23: it’s a difficult time for us
Hello and welcome to my blog. Yes, this is a really difficult time for my family. I will quickly recap what has been happening: About three months ago, Lovely Husband fell over near our back door. He had to be … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hotter, illness, Isle, John Lewis, navy, One Hundred Stars, osteoarthritis, Sainsbury's Tu, white
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Friday post 14/07/23: general update
Welcome to today’s post. To be honest, our situation remains the same, more or less. We are both still stuck upstairs together, with Elder Son trying his best to support us all. I am doing as much as I can … Continue reading
Friday post 16/06/23: this week’s update
It has been a rollercoaster week for us. We have now reached nine weeks of upstairs togetherness and are still holding on to our sense of humour, most of the time. Lovely Husband is occasionally very down and despondent, which … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged back pain, blue, dresses, family life, illness, Marks and Spencer, sciatica
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Friday post 07/04/23: with a new hairdo!
Hi, and welcome to Friday’s post. At last, I was able to go to my lovely hairdresser yesterday ! I hadn’t had a haircut since December, which seems such a long time ago. Anyway, Lovely Husband drove me there and … Continue reading
Posted in Hair, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, gavroches, grey hair, hairdresser, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hotter, Lands' End, M&Co, Massaccesi, navy, turquoise, Zebra Pegasus
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Monday post 27/03/23: with an unexpected reveal!
Hello to you all and welcome to a new week on The Librain…… retired! Regular readers may remember that I made quite a strong declaration at the beginning of the year. The gist of it was that, because the Hermès … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2023, purple, reveal, silver
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Friday post 24/03/23: with a little scarf and a large shawl!
Wow, it’s Friday again! The weeks seem to whizz past so quickly these days. Anyway, for once I have some lovely ensembles to show you. I decided to go from one extreme to the other – a small 45cm gavroche, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, grey, Hermès, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, orange, Plumes en Fete, Pure Collection, purple, teal, Zebra Pegasus
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Monday post 20/03/23: Mothers’ Day treats
Yesterday was Mothers’ Day in the UK and I had a lovely time, thanks to my three “chaps”. Elder Son had been planning a spectacular afternoon tea (that I had in the evening, like last year) and also surprised me … Continue reading
Posted in Jewellery, Lifestyle, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, earrings, food, gifts, green, Lovisa, Mothers’ Day, navy, presents
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Friday post 10/03/23: with a gorgeous treat!
Hi everyone and welcome to Friday’s post! Way back in September last year, I received an email from Marco Massaccesi (handbag designer and craftsman extraordinaire) with the following image: Those leathers! Those colours! Here were more of the colours: Gorgeous! … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Croco leather, Dans un Jardin Anglais, Hermès, Massaccesi, Pavone, Selene, silver, twillies
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Dear Lauren, thank you again for commenting! I enjoyed my walks last week, but we are struggling with a heatwave…