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
- Reading roundup 29/03/23
- Monday post 27/03/23: with an unexpected reveal!
- Friday post 24/03/23: with a little scarf and a large shawl!
- Reading roundup 22/03/23
- Monday post 20/03/23: Mothers’ Day treats
- Friday post 17/03/23: what I would have worn!
- Reading roundup 15/03/23
- Monday post 13/03/23: with this and that
- Friday post 10/03/23: with a gorgeous treat!
- Reading roundup 08/03/23
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Tag Archives: Massaccesi
Friday post 24/03/23: with a little scarf and a large shawl!
Wow, it’s Friday again! The weeks seem to whizz past so quickly these days. Anyway, for once I have some lovely ensembles to show you. I decided to go from one extreme to the other – a small 45cm gavroche, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, grey, Hermès, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, orange, Plumes en Fete, Pure Collection, purple, teal, Zebra Pegasus
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Friday post 10/03/23: with a gorgeous treat!
Hi everyone and welcome to Friday’s post! Way back in September last year, I received an email from Marco Massaccesi (handbag designer and craftsman extraordinaire) with the following image: Those leathers! Those colours! Here were more of the colours: Gorgeous! … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Croco leather, Dans un Jardin Anglais, Hermès, Massaccesi, Pavone, Selene, silver, twillies
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Monday post 12/12/22 with a lovely haircut
Well, I think it’s lovely – thanks to my great hairdresser! So, hello and welcome to my blog. If you read last Friday’s post, you may remember that I was supposed to write this on that day, but felt too … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cowboy knot, grey, Hermès, Hotter, Masai Clothing Company, Massaccesi, silver, Sweet Dreams, white
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Friday post 25/11/22 with a spectrum of scarves
Welcome to Friday’s post! I do hope you enjoy reading this and feasting your eyes on such a lovely array of scarves. I made a real effort to wear a range of scarves this week, choosing from the inexpensive to … Continue reading
Posted in Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Chalk Jewellery, grey, Hermès, Hotter, Johnstons of Elgin, Lands' End, Massaccesi, orange, pink, red, Savana Dance, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, Swarovski, turquoise, WoolOvers
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Friday post 21/10/22: a study in blue and purple
Welcome to today’s post! I am really pleased because I actually managed to go out again this week. On Tuesday, I was actually feeling quite strong and asked Lovely Husband if he could drive us around the countryside (some of … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged asymmetric wrap, blue, cobalt, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, Plumes en Fete, purple, shawls, Sonrisa Boutique
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Friday post 14/10/22: with two outfits!
Hi, and welcome to Friday’s post! It’s been a very strange week. On Monday, I felt well enough to go out with Lovely Husband, then fell really ill on Tuesday, started recovering on Thursday and today I feel almost “normal” … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Ianthe, L'Arbre du Vent, Liberty, Massaccesi, navy, purple
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Update 30/09/22 with gorgeous Massaccesi offer!
I am changing the usual Friday “Outfits of the Week” post today to let you know about the superb Massaccesi offer that arrived in my inbox. You may know that I am a huge fan of Marco Massaccesi’s wonderful bespoke … Continue reading
Outfits of the week 02/09/22
Here we are at Friday once again and also the first post of a new month. I was pleased and surprised that the statistics for August were the second best ever! It is so lovely that this little blog is … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, Massaccesi, navy, Sainsbury's Tu, silver, Toast, white
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Outfits of the week 26/08/22
Well, we have arrived at the end of the week once again and I have a proper outfit to show you! If you read Monday’s post, you will have seen that I had to go out to organise Lovely Husband’s … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Cosmographia Universalis, Hermès, Liberty, Marks and Spencer, Massaccesi, navy, pink, white
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Outfits of the week 08/07/22 and a haircut!
This week, I have actually been out twice! On Tuesday for a hospital appointment and today for a much needed haircut. More about the haircut later on. As I leave the house so rarely, it is fun and distracting to … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A L’Ombre des Pivoines, blue topaz, Etsy, gold, grey hair, hairdresser, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hermès Tea Time, Hotter, Isle, Lands' End, MaiTai, Massaccesi, navy, orange, pink, Sainsbury's Tu, white
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