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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: family life
Friday post 25/08/23: with another weekly update
Well, here we are again with another Friday post. Despite all of our problems, the weeks seem to fly past. Lovely Husband is still stuck upstairs and we have stopped counting the weeks. Elder Son and I are trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged family life, Hermès, illness, La Vallée de Cristal
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Friday post 07/07/23: with health and scarves!
Hello, lovely readers of this blog! We have now reached 12, yes 12 weeks of this amazing and wonderful “two stuck in bed” situation. Yes, that was sarcasm. To be honest, there’s not much to say about it this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged family life, Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2023, illness
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Friday post 30/06/23: health update
Hello and welcome to yet another Friday post on this subject: we are now eleven weeks into this nightmare! Yes, Lovely Husband and I are still stuck upstairs in bed together. He is making slow progress in getting himself stronger, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Wardrobe
Tagged back pain, family life, illness, Marks and Spencer, navy, sciatica, white
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Friday post 23/06/23: health update
To be honest, I have lost track of the number of weeks that we have been stuck in bed together! It seems interminable with no end in sight. Lovely Husband is trying to do his exercises regularly and diligently, and … 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 09/06/23: with the weekly health update
Well, we have now reached eight weeks of enforced togetherness! It is really getting a bit much, but we are still speaking to each other. Elder Son is also continuing to do as much as he can to help. So, … Continue reading
Friday post 02/06/23: new health update
Hello and welcome to this Friday’s post. Yes, we have now reached seven weeks of enforced togetherness and the cracks are definitely developing! On Monday, Lovely Husband was taken to hospital for an MRI scan. The ambulance chaps had quite … Continue reading
Friday post 26/05/23: with this week’s health update!
Hello lovely friends and visitors! Here we go with yet another report from the land of “Two Stuck In The Bed”! Yes, we have now endured six weeks of togetherness in our, thankfully, king sized bed. Elder Son continues to … Continue reading
Update 09/03/20
I am sorry, but I just cannot write a full post today. We are really struggling in our household with a number of issues and my body has reacted very badly. To put it truthfully and bluntly: I am a … Continue reading
Update 24/02/20
I had planned to post my Outfit of the Day today, but I don’t think that visitors to this blog would be very interested in my old pyjamas! My health has been relatively OK for a few days, and we … Continue reading
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