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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, Delighted to see you are back and smiling ! Congratulations on the sale of your home. Bittersweet isn't it.…
[…] D’Orphée and the purchase code is H894358S 03. I am currently in the process of updating the Scarf of…
Thank you for your comment. I have looked through my records and found that I bought the shawl from eBay…
I adore scarves, one can never have too many. I noticed you have Liberty Ianthe varuna wool scarf, pictured on…
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Tag Archives: grey
Outfit of the day 15/11/18
I continued the grey theme for today’s outfit. There are a few items in my wardrobe in various greys from my working days, although I sent my lovely suits to the charity shop. I am still thinking about adding more … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, cardigans, coral, Cotton Traders, earrings, gavroches, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, joggers, John Lewis, jumpers, navy, pink, Pure Collection, Savana Dance, Swarovski, tops, white
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Outfit of the day 13/11/18
There are a few things to write about today, apart from my outfit. This morning, I had an appointment with my consultant who oversees all of my medical issues. He is a fantastic doctor, an excellent communicator and very empathetic. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Diet and exercise plan, Handbags, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, cardigans, cobalt, Cotton Traders, diet, earrings, exercise, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, hospitals, Hotter, jeans, John Lewis, jumpers, MaiTai, navy, Pure Collection, scarf rings, shoes, Sonrisa Boutique, tops, white
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Outfit of the day 11/10/18
Yesterday was such a positive day. Somehow, the stars and planets were aligned and both Lovely Husband and I felt well enough to go out. In addition, it was really gorgeous day with a bright blue sky and sunshine – … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged ankle boots, Aspinal, blue, boots, brooches, Duo Boots, earrings, grey, John Lewis, jumpers, Lands' End, navy, Owl in the City, owls, Sonrisa Boutique, trousers, white
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Outfit of the day 08/10/18
At the weekend I did my twice-yearly wardrobe swapover. I don’t have a large closet space in our bedroom (one rail for tops and another for longer items, plus various drawers), so I have to keep some clothes in one … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, ankle boots, blue, boots, bracelets, cobalt, Duo Boots, earrings, Ferragamo, grey, John Lewis, jumpers, Karine Assaf, Lands' End, navy, orange, organisation, Sonrisa Boutique, trousers, white
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Outfit of the day 28/09/18
This is a very quick post tonight as I am feeling pretty awful after another day in bed! So fed up about that. In the morning, I tried out a new scarf tie, which I had seen on The Purse … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, grey, Hermès, jumpers, Lands' End, Le Jardin de la Maharani, navy, white
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Outfit of the day 18/09/18
It has been rather windy today with some sunshine breaking through fast-moving grey clouds. To brighten myself up, I decided to wear my cute Hermès Baobab Cat gavroche with a toning twinset from WoolOvers. Here is the collage… Today’s outfit: … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, bracelets, cardigans, cerise, earrings, garden centres, gavroches, grey, Hermès, jeans, Klass, Massaccesi, navy, pink, tops, white, WoolOvers
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Outfit of the day 16/08/18 and yet another luscious reveal – on a roll!
Well, my latest parcel had another item inside which I am going to reveal and also model in this post. When I was thinking about how to dress up my new Massaccesi handbag, I also thought about how I would … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Ardmore Artists, bangles, Baobab Cat, blue, cardigans, earrings, gavroches, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Isle, Lands' End, Massaccesi, mauve, pink, purple, trousers, vests, white
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Update 22/05/18: Hair, outfits, and more…
Hip, hip… Hooray! Yes, I finally managed to go into town and have my long-awaited haircut! Whoop! I had my last hairdo in December last year, then was too ill for the next two appointments. It is also eight months … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, cardigans, coral, Cotton Traders, cream, earrings, gavroches, grey, grey hair, hair dye, hairdresser, hairstyles, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jeans, Klass, navy, pink, Sainsbury's Tu, Savana Dance, t-shirts, white
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Outfit of the day 15/02/18
Just a very quick post today. I haven’t made a full collage with today’s outfit, but have put my selfie together with a photo of the scarf. This one is a gorgeous 140cm silk chiffon/mousseline by Leonard which has a design … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 05/02/18
It has been a cold and frosty day here with a bright blue sky and sunshine for most of the morning. I decided that I needed to wrap up warmly as I woke up feeling nauseous and then became very … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, brown, cobalt, Cotton Traders, earrings, grey, Halcyon Days, Isle, joggers, jumpers, Karine Assaf, navy, orange, tops, white, Wolf and Badger, WoolOvers
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…