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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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Delighted to hear you are still walking and being quite stylish while doing so! I love your laps you and…
Dear Lauren, apologies! I have only just seen your lovely and kind comment because it had been filtered out as…
Dear Jacque, thank you for your comment. I really appreciate you taking the time to write one! Love and best…
Dear Annabelle, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to reply but I am very unwell at…
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Tag Archives: Hermès
Friday post 17/11/23: with some lovely scarves
Welcome to today’s post. I have been spending a lot of time in bed, but I am making an effort to go downstairs and be with my Lovely Husband over lunch. I also decided that I should try to wear … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Grand Manège Love Bandana, grey, Hermès, Lands' End, Lilacs, Marks and Spencer, pink, purple, Swarovski, Tulipomanie
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Friday post 10/11/23: it was my birthday this week!
Hello friends and visitors! Yes, it was my birthday on Wednesday and I am feeling a mixture of emotions. Shock at the age I now am (surely, I am still in my fifties?) and pleasure at being with all of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Royaume d’Helios, birthdays, gifts, Hermès, Kew Protea, Lands' End, Marks and Spencer, One Hundred Stars, presents, purple
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Friday post 20/10/23
Hi, dear friends and visitors to my blog. For the past few months, I have been using the Friday posts to write about my family’s difficulties with our health and the fallout from these. I am pleased to be able … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Handbags, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Halcyon Days, Hermès, illness, Klass, Lands' End, MaiTai, Massaccesi, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages, navy, pink, red, white
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Scarf of the moment: Au Royaume d’Helios
When the new scarves and shawls for the Hermès Autumn/Winter 2023 season began to emerge online in the summer, I immediately saw one design that I liked. None of the others called to me at all. I loved the playful … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Royaume d’Helios, Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2023, Matthieu Cossé
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Friday post 12/10/23: hospital visits and more
I can’t believe it’s Friday already! Apologies for such a meagre post last week. I had only just come out of hospital and couldn’t find the energy to write very much. Anyway, I will try to set it all out … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged COVID-19, Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2024, hospitals, illness
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Friday post 29/09/23: a lovely present for myself
Welcome to today’s post. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you have probably seen my musings about the scarves and shawls available for Hermès’ current Autumn/Winter 2023 season. I have shown several pictures of the designs that … Continue reading
Posted in Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Royaume d’Helios, blue, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2023, Klass, Lands' End, navy, pink, yellow
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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 04/08/23: with the weekly update
Hi everyone! Oh, I will be so pleased when I can write about something else on a Friday! Please bear with me for this first part… We have been stuck here in our upstairs bedroom now for very nearly 16 … Continue reading
Friday post 14/07/23: general update
Welcome to today’s post. To be honest, our situation remains the same, more or less. We are both still stuck upstairs together, with Elder Son trying his best to support us all. I am doing as much as I can … Continue reading
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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Dear Lauren, thank you again for commenting! I enjoyed my walks last week, but we are struggling with a heatwave…