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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: cough
Update 21/09/17
One of the things which makes my health worse is stress. Stress brings on my coughs, stress links with my anxiety, stress affects my breathing. In fact, all of my health issues may have been caused by stress in the … Continue reading
Update 31/07/17 The Handmaid’s Tale
This is not an Outfit of the Day post because I have been in bed all day again, wearing a motley array of comfort clothing, which is not fit to be photographed! I hope readers enjoyed the Escales Mediterranéenes post … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Politics, Reading, Women's Rights
Tagged books, cough, feminism, Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, TV
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I am still here #02 20/07/17
Please skip over this post if you would find the details of my many conditions too much (or too boring) to read. In the light of my post on Tuesday 18/07/17, I decided to be candid about my current state … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 11/07/17
The weather has definitely changed today as we have had light rain and much cooler temperatures. So I have been feeling much better in many ways. Well, much better until an incident this afternoon. More about that in a moment. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged asthma, bracelets, cardigans, Cotton Traders, cough, earrings, Escales Mediterraneenes, Hermès, illness, jeans, Lands' End, lavender, lilac, navy, necklaces, purple, sandals, Suave, Tory Burch, vests, white
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Update 27/04/17
Still not doing well health-wise as I had a really terrible coughing and choking bout in the night. I am getting a bit stir-crazy from staying in the house, but there has been no chance of going out today. LH … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Annie Faivre, cough, Hermès, illness, Mare Nostrum, TV
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Outfit of the day 19/04/17
I have been very unwell today, with my postural hypertension kicking in with a vengeance. This means that I get dizzy and fall over rather a lot, which is what has been happening since I first tried to get out … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Outfit of the day, Politics, Scarves, Special days
Tagged bangles, blue, Blue Nile, books, bracelets, cobalt, cough, earrings, gavroches, Halcyon Days, Hermès, illness, John Connelly, jumpers, Lands' End, public libraries, pyjamas, Sainsbury's Tu, Zebra Pegasus
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Outfit of the day 04/04/17 and Whoooop!
My new iPad has arrived! Whoop! So I am going to have lots of fun this evening playing with it and setting it up how I like. This afternoon, I have been using Dropbox to make sure that all my … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Blue Nile, bracelets, cardigans, Cotton Traders, cough, earrings, gavroches, Hermès, illness, iPad, jeans, jumpers, Lands' End, Zebra Pegasus
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Outfit of the day 18-20/01/17
Everything has been in a right old state for a few days, which is why I have not been posting. I will catch up in this post. On Wednesday, I had to take Lovely Husband to hospital for another set … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Outfit of the day, Reading, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged acid reflux, Alice Shirley, aqua, books, boots, bracelets, bronze, brown, caramel, cardigans, Clarks, coral, cough, earrings, Ferragamo, headache, Hermès, hospitals, illness, jeans, Klass, Lands' End, navy, NHS, Peony and Moore, Pure Collection, sales, scarf ties, t-shirts, tan, tops, trousers, Tyger, vests, white
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Outfit of the day 02/01/17
I am feeling very poorly today as I had a major coughing fit last night during my evening meal – something went down the wrong way! So I am staying in bed for most of the day, although I may … Continue reading
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