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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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Dear Lauren, thank you for your comment. I still can’t decide! The scarves are so enormously expensive now and I…
It is a hard decision isn't it Anne? I have to say the more I wear this scarf the more…
Dear Liza Lee, thank you for your comment. I am so glad that you find my blog useful and enjoyable!…
I always enjoy your posts! I'm a girlie on a budget and typically buy vintage scarves. I research them before…
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Tag Archives: illness
Update 26/04/17
I woke up this morning in excruciating pain from acid reflux, which lasted until lunchtime despite taking my prescribed meds. This washed me out so much that I had to stay in bed and could not fulfil my plan of … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Libraries, Reading
Tagged books, ebooks, illness, public libraries
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Outfit of the day 19/04/17
I have been very unwell today, with my postural hypertension kicking in with a vengeance. This means that I get dizzy and fall over rather a lot, which is what has been happening since I first tried to get out … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Outfit of the day, Politics, Scarves, Special days
Tagged bangles, blue, Blue Nile, books, bracelets, cobalt, cough, earrings, gavroches, Halcyon Days, Hermès, illness, John Connelly, jumpers, Lands' End, public libraries, pyjamas, Sainsbury's Tu, Zebra Pegasus
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Outfit of the day 11/04/17
I didn’t get much sleep last night, so woke up feeling pretty yucky this morning. In fact, I was nauseous and was actually sick. But…it was Hairdresser Day today and I was not going to miss that! Now, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, bracelets, camera, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, hairdresser, Halcyon Days, illness, iPad, jeans, Lands' End, Massaccesi, menopause, navy, photos, teal, tops, turquoise, white
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Update 06/04/17
I have very little to post about today. Last night, I was up for hours with awful acid reflux pain, which continued this morning. I did get up for a while and watched TV, then came up to bed for … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 04/04/17 and Whoooop!
My new iPad has arrived! Whoop! So I am going to have lots of fun this evening playing with it and setting it up how I like. This afternoon, I have been using Dropbox to make sure that all my … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Blue Nile, bracelets, cardigans, Cotton Traders, cough, earrings, gavroches, Hermès, illness, iPad, jeans, jumpers, Lands' End, Zebra Pegasus
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Update 23/03/17
Suffering from extreme anxiety today after what happened yesterday. For some time, I have been very worried about everything: my family, illness, death, madness in the world, Brexit, Trump, May, everything. I can’t stop shaking so I can’t post properly. … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 17/03/17
I started writing this blog for a number of reasons. One of these was that I wanted to revive my love of writing, but in a safe way. In the past, I often used to write about controversial issues for … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Jewellery, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, bracelets, burden, cobalt, Cotton Traders, earrings, illness, Lands' End, Liberty, MaiTai, navy, scarf rings, white, writing
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Update 14/03/17
I cannot update properly today as things are pretty bad in our household. We are a family under severe stress with next to no support. My lovely friends do their best via social media, but I don’t have anyone who … Continue reading
Update 09/03/17
I am unable to write an Outfit of the Day post as I am bedridden again. Last night Lovely Husband had a terrifying health incident, which I managed to handle calmly at the time. Fortunately, although it was very frightening, … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 28/02/17
Well, I am back posting properly again – the last three posts had been written in advance and scheduled. WordPress is a great blogging platform. In fact, some of you may remember that I developed a whole school library website, … Continue reading
That does seem to be the problem, there alway sis another one isn't there?! The correct decision will come to…