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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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Anne,My family and I will be praying for you. 2026 will be a much better year for you, and for…
Thank you so much Lauren. We are looking forward to our other son coming and then we will have a…
Thinking of you Anne during this Holiday Season. I hope you are feeling okay and I hope you are able…
Anne, I also hope that there is relief in sight for you. The winter is long and dark and you…
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Tag Archives: Cotton Traders
Outfit of the day 28/08/20
I have been out today! And I was able to wear a nice outfit! And I interacted with friends, rather than just family! Hooray!!! Some old friends were passing by, on their way home from their holiday and so we … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Cotton Traders, gold, Halcyon Days, Ianthe Star, Joules, Lands' End, Liberty, Massaccesi, navy, necklace knot, pink, rose, silver, Sonrisa Boutique
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Outfit of the day 04/05/20
I do hope that you had a good weekend and that the coming weeks are positive. Unfortunately, these posts are becoming rather unreliable. I had planned to write three each week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday – but I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, blue, Cotton Traders, Ianthe, Ianthe Star, Lands' End, Liberty, lilac, navy, peach, pink, white
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Outfit of the day 03/04/20
The weather is continuing to be warm and sunny. In fact, it has been a bit too warm for scarves! So instead of wearing them, I have decided to remind myself about some of my nicer necklaces. I wore my … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged Bill Skinner, blue, cobalt, Cotton Traders, gold, Halcyon Days, Lands' End, lapis lazuli, necklaces
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Outfit of the day 27/03/20
We have had such gorgeous weather this week. It has been warm in the sun and the sky is so clear and blue. Frustrated with looking at burgeoning Spring flowers through my window, I have managed three walks outside! I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged aqua, Cotton Traders, exercise, gold, Hotter, Lands' End, navy, Spring, turquoise, walking, white
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Outfit of the day 13/03/20
I did manage to dress up a little bit on one day this week! OK, a cotton jumper plus jogging bottoms doesn’t shout “classy!”, but an Hermès scarf does. This week has been another struggle, with worries about Coronavirus and … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Cotton Traders, Hermès, Lands' End, Musique des Dieux, navy, purple, silver, white
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Outfit of the day 06/03/20
It has been a lovely sunny day here, but we haven’t gone out. My health has been very poor this week and it has taken a lot of mental, as well as physical, strength to even get out of bed … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Cosmographia Universalis, Cotton Traders, half-bow knot, Hermès, Lands' End, MaiTai, navy, pink, silver
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Outfit of the day 11/06/19
It rained all night and it has rained all day (so far). It feels more like November than June. I have been so cold today that I pulled out my heavier navy cotton cable jumper – I had put it … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bateau Fleuri, Cotton Traders, gavroches, Hermès, Lands' End, lavender, Marks and Spencer, navy, pink, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 06/06/19
I actually managed a walk this morning! As I was feeling very sluggish and sleepy, I took the bull by the horns and dragged myself out of bed, late morning, and walked around the block. On a good day, this … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged animal print, blue, brown, Cotton Traders, Etsy, exercise, gold, Halcyon Days, Hotter, Lands' End, navy, Quecraft, Roberto Cavalli, Sainsbury's Tu, walking, white
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Outfit of the day 24/05/19
I seem to be writing almost the same thing each day: once again I have been too ill to go out and had to miss my counselling appointment. I had quite a good night’s sleep and wasn’t woken up by … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged asymmetric wrap, black, Cotton Traders, green, Hermès, Hotter, illness, Lands' End, lavender, lilac, MaiTai, Musique des Dieux, navy, purple, scarf rings, silver, white
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Outfit of the day 14/05/19
Apologies for the lack of a post yesterday. I was simply too ill to concentrate. Luckily, I am feeling a lot better today, so I will try to write as coherently as possible. The sun has been shining brightly here … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, Cotton Traders, Etsy, Lands' End, laptop, Laws of the Game of Cricket, Liberty, MaiTai, navy, Sainsbury's Tu, white
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Thank you for your lovely comment. Best wishes to you and your family, Anne X