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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 18/10/19 with a small treat!
I am having such a lovely week! Yes, I am still very ill and soooo tired, but I feel uplifted by the visit of Younger Son. For those of you who don’t already know: Younger Son is in his late … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 08/10/19
I managed to go out today! It feels like a small miracle, to be honest. My health has been improving slowly – Lovely Husband realised that my vision was a little better this afternoon because I managed to read something … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A L’Ombre des Pivoines, blue, cowboy cowl knot, Duo Boots, eyes, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Lands' End, Marks and Spencer, navy, owls, pink, Sainsbury's Tu, sight, stroke
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Outfit of the week 27/09/18
Well, you have to laugh! I have worn only pyjamas all week, apart from yesterday, when I actually put on some proper clothes 😂. I thought that I would be able to go out for a while with Lovely Husband, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, grey, Halcyon Days, Hera, Klass, Lands' End, Liberty, navy, Sonrisa Boutique, stroke, white
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Update 24/09/19 with some new purchases
Well, health wise I am more or less the same as I described in my last post. I am getting a bit stronger and have managed to contribute to the household a little more. My eyes, however are about the … Continue reading
Update 20/08/19 with a lovely purchase
I really love Massaccesi handbags. Yes, visitors to this blog will be well aware of that fact! With Brexit on the horizon, I decided that I wouldn’t be able to afford another bag. Also, Marco, the owner, had announced closure. … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, Bibliothèque, Diane, grey, Hermès, Massaccesi, Savana Dance, silver, titanium
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Outfit of the day 16/08/19
It is very wet and gloomy here today – not at all like August – and there is an autumnal feeling in the air. So, a grey, navy and glacier blue outfit felt quite appropriate for the weather. Yes, I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A L’Ombre des Pivoines, aqua, blue, counselling, grey, Hermès, Klass, Lands' End, navy, pub lunch
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Outfit of the day 02/07/19
I didn’t wear this outfit for very long today, before returning to bed, but I thought that I would write about it anyway because it is so pretty. Yes, purple again, with bright pink and navy! This little gavroche, Baobab … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, Ferragamo, gavroches, grey, Hermès, Isle, Lands' End, Mors, navy, necklace knot, pink, purple, scarf rings, white
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Update 25/06/19 with a reveal and a dilemma
I can never resist sales! By now, I should have built up enough strength to avoid being drawn in, but I haven’t. So this parcel arrived this morning… The opened box. Yes, that is Aspinal of London – I already … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 18/06/19
I am a little better today than I have been for the last week and managed to go downstairs for an hour or two. So, I did actually get dressed! Lovely Husband had quite a surprise when he saw me … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, cowboy knot, gavroches, gold, grey, Halcyon Days, Handmaid's Tale, Hermès, Isle, Lands' End, navy, pink, purple, Swarovski, white
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Update 20/05/19 with some new shoes!
The weekend was quite good as, despite me staying in bed rather a lot, I did manage to get some useful things done and had nice chats with both Lovely Husband and Elder Son. I read loads, watched some good … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…