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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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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 26/07/24: with some tulips
Hello and welcome to my blog. Last Friday I posted a reveal of my new giant triangle cashmere/silk shawl, Tulipomanie. As it has been so warm and humid here, I haven’t been able to take many modelling photos, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, giant triangle, Hermès, pink, shawls, Tulipomanie, vermillion
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Friday post 15/12/23: finally!!!!
OK, I must admit that I am a scarf addict! Particularly when it come to Hermès. Especially because I have so little to spend my monthly “fun money” on. Also, because I love colour, pattern and luxurious fabrics… So, I … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Le Jaguar et le Colibri, Lugo Montserrat, navy, pink, red, shawls
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Friday post 16/12/22 with a gorgeous shawl
Hi! Welcome to my blog. On Fridays I usually write about the outfits I have worn during the week, with an emphasis on scarves. This week it has been very cold and frosty around here and my body has reacted … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged grey, Hera, Hermès, Liberty, Plumes en Fete, shawls
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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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Monday post 10/10/22: Hermès’ Spring/Summer 2023 scarf season
Hello everyone and welcome to a new week! You may have noticed that I am changing the titles of my posts. It’s just to make things a bit clearer and also to open up the subjects I want to post. … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2023, shawls, twillies
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Scarf of the moment: Sous le Charme d’Orphée
Introduction This is a special Scarf of the Moment post in that it includes two amazing formats of one design. I have done this before, with the 90cm and twilly versions of Dans un Jardin Anglais and also with the … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, blue, cobalt, double face scarves, Greek mythology, grey, Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2022, navy, orange, pink, red, shawls, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, teal
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Outfits of the week 26/11/21
Once again, it has been a difficult week for us. There has been a lot of stress in the house, brought on by a number of incidents together with my and Lovely Husband’s medical issues. I just hope that everything … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hera, Hermès, Johnstons of Elgin, Liberty, Plumes en Fete, shawls, stoles
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…