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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
Outfits of the week 05/11/21
A good thing about cooler weather is that I can wear my lovely scarves again! From the heavy silk of the Hermès 90cm beauties, to the smaller gavroches and twillies, to the cashmere/silk shawls – I am so lucky that … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged amber, blue, grey, Halcyon Days, Hera, Hermès, Lands' End, Liberty, navy, purple, Swarovski
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Outfits of the week 29/10/21 – and a haircut!
I did it at last! You can see from the post’s 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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Outfits of the week 22/10/21
In today’s post I have a couple of outfits to show you from the last few weeks. Unfortunately, there is nothing from this week as I have been really struggling, but I am pleased that I did manage to put … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Handbags, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, gold, grey, Hermès, Hotter, John Lewis, Lands' End, Liberty, Marks and Spencer, navy, pewter, pink, Plumes en Fete, purple, rose gold, silver, Sonrisa Boutique, Swarovski, white, William Morris
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Outfits of the week 08/10/21
Apologies for the short post! I must admit that I was enjoying reading my latest book so much that I forgot that it is Friday. And Friday means an “Outfits of the Week post. I did actually manage to dress … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged asymmetric wrap, beige, grey, Hermès, Lazy Leopardesses, pink
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Outfits of the week 01/10/21
So, we have come to the end of the week and the beginning of a new month. The weather is very changeable here with bright sun, crisp and cold air, then drenching rain – all within a few minutes. But … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged beige, Fetolia, gold, grey, Halcyon Days, Lands' End, Olympian Gods
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Update 27/09/21 with some forward planning!
“Oh, there she goes again!” “Spending money!” Some of you may say. OK, I know I must seem to be a spendaholic these days. But, this time I am planning ahead. Lovely Husband never knows what to buy me when … Continue reading
Wardrobe Planning #31: Wardrobe colour wheel update #03
It is such a long time since I last looked at the colour wheels I created to help me organise my wardrobe! Back in 2018, I thought I had reached a final version but I should have known better. Nothing … Continue reading
Outfits of the week 17/09/21
Well, again it is only one outfit, but I actually managed to get dressed in something nice and go out of the house (which I haven’t done for a long time!). Wednesday was Lovely Husband’s birthday and we had some … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged cream, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Klass, Lands' End, navy, Tea Time, white
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Update 06/09/21 with a fresh and pretty reveal
First of all, I must say that I am glad to be back! I won’t go into the details, but will just say that I had an awful few days last week feeling even more ill than usual. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged grey, Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2021, Hermès Tea Time, orange, purchases, reveal, Tea Time, white
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…