The Librain
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!Pages
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Recent Posts
- Monday post 20/03/23: Mothersâ Day treats
- Friday post 17/03/23: what I would have worn!
- Reading roundup 15/03/23
- Monday post 13/03/23: with this and that
- Friday post 10/03/23: with a gorgeous treat!
- Reading roundup 08/03/23
- Monday post 06/03/23: return of The Librain!
- Taking another break: update 27/02/23
- Taking another break: update 20/02/23
- Taking another break 08/02/23
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Tag Archives: COVID-19
Monday post 24/10/22
Welcome to a new week on my blog đ. Well, that was an unpleasant weekend! On Saturday, Lovely Husband, Elder Son and I all went to have our flu and COVID jabs done at our local surgery. For some reason … Continue reading
Update 01/11/21 – COVID-19 booster
Well, hereâs to another month! Iâm finding it hard to take in that we have arrived in November already. And itâs only a week until my birthday! Yet again, I am feeling pretty poorly today. I am, however, relieved that … Continue reading
Outfits of the week 29/10/21 – and a haircut!
I did it at last! You can see from the postâs title that I managed to get to the hairdresser. My last hair appointment was in May and I had tried, but failed, to get there since, because I was … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, COVID-19, grey, grey hair, hairdresser, Hermès, Hotter, Lands' End, lilac, Marks and Spencer, Massaccesi, pewter, pink, purple, silver, vaccinations, Victoria
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Update 13/08/21 – with some amazing scarves and shawls
Ooer! Itâs Friday 13th today! I do hope that you and yours are safe and well today. Unfortunately, I am still struggling with a painful back. Also, Elder Son was âpingedâ last week, so has been isolating at home. To … Continue reading
Update 19/04/21: Immunised!
I must admit that I feel so relieved that Lovely Husband and I have had both jabs. Unlike last time, I wonât go into great detail about the event on Saturday, but will just say a couple of things. The … Continue reading
Update 16/04/21: second dose tomorrow!
I just cannot write todayâs planned post. After a misunderstanding, caused by my memory issues, Lovely Husband came to the rescue and, to get to the point, we both have our second vaccinations tomorrow! Whoop! I am feeling very giddy … Continue reading
Update 01/02/21 – vaccination day
First of all, I hope that you had as nice a weekend as possible in these difficult and stressful times. My weekend was rather unusual – a break from staying in bed all day! If you visited this blog on … Continue reading
Update 27/01/21
Sorry that the usual Reading Roundup post has been postponed until next week, but I am too keyed up to write properly because… I have been offered my COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday! Whoop! I hope it isnât too long until … Continue reading
Outfit of the week 15/01/21
Oh dear! I have to confess that I have worn only one âproperâ outfit this week and even that was based around loungewear/pyjamas. Yes, I have draped a scarf or a shawl over my shoulders on occasion, but I have … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, beige, brick, COVID-19, Hermès, La Promenade de Platon, Marks and Spencer, navy, purple, turquoise, vaccinations
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Update 06/11/20
Apologies for the lateness of this post! To be honest, I am struggling with my memory issues even more than usual these days and I totally forgot that it is Friday. We are in lockdown in England, yet again, which … Continue reading