The Librain
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!Pages
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Recent Posts
- Outfits of the week 27/05/22
- Reading roundup 25/05/22
- Update 23/05/22
- Post 1001! Outfits of the week 20/05/22
- Reading roundup 18/05/22
- Update 16/05/22 with some hints of Hermès’ Autumn/Winter 2022 scarf season!
- Update 02/05/22
- Update 29/04/22
- Reading roundup 27/04/22
- Update 25/04/22 with a feathery reveal
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Tag Archives: Ianthe
Outfit of the day 02/11/20
Nice palindromic date today: 02/11/20! Sorry about the missing post on Friday. With one thing and another, I didn’t have time to write and really didn’t have anything to write about, to be honest. Anyway, I am going to show … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aurora, blue, Cotton Traders, cowboy knot, gavroches, Hotter, Ianthe, John Lewis, Liberty, navy, white
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Outfit of the day 04/09/20
The weather has been pretty dreary so far today: grey and cloudy, with a slight feeling of damp in the air. Despite that, I have been feeling quite upbeat and so decided to put together a nice outfit in greenish … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aurora, blue, gold, Halcyon Days, Hotter, Ianthe, Isle, Lands' End, Liberty, navy, silver, Sonrisa Boutique, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 04/05/20
I do hope that you had a good weekend and that the coming weeks are positive. Unfortunately, these posts are becoming rather unreliable. I had planned to write three each week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday – but I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, blue, Cotton Traders, Ianthe, Ianthe Star, Lands' End, Liberty, lilac, navy, peach, pink, white
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Scarf of the moment: Liberty of London’s Ianthe
I am planning to write a couple of posts about my favourite Liberty of London scarves. There are two designs that I particularly love: Hera and Ianthe. This first post is about the iconic Ianthe pattern. The post will mirror … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, design, Ianthe, Ianthe Star, Liberty
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Update 30/03/20 with some frivolity!
I’m feeling a bit guilty as I write this post. Everything feels so grim at the moment and our household is not coping very well with the stress. Up until last night, we had been holding things together, but then … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 14/02/20 with a haircut!
Yes, you read that correctly. I actually went to the hairdresser’s today and had my hair done. It is about six months since I last went and my hair had grown quite a lot and was very messy. She gave … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Hair, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged birthdays, blue, grey, grey hair, hairdresser, hairstyles, Hermès, Ianthe, Lands' End, Liberty, MaiTai, Marks and Spencer, mother of pearl, navy, Sweet Dreams
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Outfit of the day 10/12/19
Well, as I promised a post today – here it is! I am very tired, so it won’t be very long and there is a simple photo instead of a collage, but at least I have written something. I am … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 29/10/19
I am really trying to get up every day, even if it’s just for a few hours. Lovely Husband and I watch TV and have lunch together and sometimes he comes to bed in the afternoon, to ease his back … Continue reading
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
Update 15/10/19 with a sad disappointment!
Since my mid-twenties, I have loved a particular pattern from Liberty of London. In fact “loved” is not quite the right word. “Adored” is much closer to the truth! My sister introduced me to Liberty when we both bought skirt … Continue reading