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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: Hermès
Friday post 15/11/24: with birthday gifts
Hello and welcome to my blog. I usually post twice per week: on Wednesdays I write about the books I have read over the previous week and on Fridays I ramble on about a range of things, mostly scarves! It … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Scarves, Special days
Tagged birthdays, Blue Nile, Duo Boots, Ferragamo, gifts, Grand Tour Collection, Hermès, Lands' End, Lovisa, Park Lane, presents, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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Friday post 01/11/24: with another Scarf of the Moment update
Welcome to today’s post. Once again I have spent a lot of time revising and editing one of my Scarf of the Moment posts. This time it was the one about the gorgeous Hermès’ Sous le Charme d’Orphée double face … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves
Tagged double face scarves, Hermès, shawls, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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Friday post 25/10/24: focus on Sous le Charme d’Orphée!
Friday is here again and it is time for a new post! This week I have been out of the house wearing one version of a gorgeous scarf design, and have taken lots of modelling photos with different scarf ties … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, bangles, blue, cobalt, cowboy cowl knot, cowboy knot, criss-cross knot, grey, Hermès, Ianthe, Liberty, MaiTai, navy, scarf knots, scarf ties, shawl knots, shawl ties, shawls, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, teal
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Friday post 11/10/24: Whoop! Hurray! Stunning! Amazing! Gorgeous! and so on…
Well, what has made me so thrilled and excited? You will have to read this (rather hysterical) post to find out! Yes, I have a reveal for you. A terrific, wonderful reveal! Here we go… Alright, alright, here we go… … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, blue, cashmere, grey, Hermès, John Lewis, shawls, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, teal
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Friday post 04/10/24: so the scarf and shawl designs for Hermès Spring/Summer 2025 are peeking over the parapet!
Friday is here! I must apologise for this short post, but I have been struggling again with my health this week and haven’t felt strong enough to change out of my pyjamas. In addition, I have attempted to help with … Continue reading
Friday post 27/09/24: two nice outfits and a hairdo!
As I write this post I am sitting up in bed feeling a real sense of achievement! I have actually managed to go out twice this week – whoop! OK, the first time, yesterday, was for a doctor’s appointment. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Hair, Handbags, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bateau Fleuri, Cotton Traders, Halcyon Days, Hermès, La Promenade de Platon, Lands' End, Liberty, Massaccesi, navy, necklace knot, Sainsbury's Tu, turquoise
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Friday post 20/09/24: final Summer outfit?
So Friday has come around again and here is this week’s post. I haven’t been able to leave the house and have spent most of my time in bed. To keep Lovely Husband company, I try to go downstairs every … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Jaipur Blue Throwover, navy, One Hundred Stars, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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Friday post 30/08/24: with my brightest scarf again!
So, Friday has come around again and this is the final post of August 2024! I have one outfit to share. In last Friday’s post I showed you my brightest scarf: Au Coeur de la Vie. Here is a reminder… … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Jewellery, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Coeur de la Vie, blue, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hotter, Lands' End, navy, turquoise, yellow
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Friday post 23/08/24: with my brightest scarf!
Well, the weeks seem to speed past and so it’s Friday again! Sadly, I have spent most of the week in bed, physically and mentally exhausted. Both Lovely Husband and I feel overwhelmed by our worries and we are struggling … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Coeur de la Vie, green, Hermès, Pure Collection, turquoise, yellow
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Friday post 16/08/24: with the gorgeous Roseraie again!
Today’s post is short and sweet! All kinds of family stuff has been happening this week, also I am still struggling badly with my health. On the plus side, we have had some lovely family news (involving babies) which has … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, earrings, Hermès, Lands' End, navy, pink, red, Roseraie
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…