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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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Tag Archives: Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
Friday post 23/01/26: With a sneaky reveal!
So it’s Friday once again! Those of you with sharp eyes may have already spotted the new scarf that I am revealing today. I managed to purchase it just before the annual price increase hit, which was great for me. … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, blue, gavroche, Hermès, orange, pink, reveal, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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Friday post 09/01/26: With a returning Librain!
Well, strictly speaking I returned on Wednesday, but this is the first “proper” post of the year! I am attempting to pick up this blog again after quite a long break for mental health reasons. Everything became too much for … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, House sale, Lifestyle, Scarves, Shopping, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Christmas, green, Hermès, house move, John Lewis, Le Jaguar et le Colibri, New Year, One Hundred Stars, orange, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, teal, Tulipomanie
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Friday post 07/03/25: Moving house #05: Skip week…
Well, we have had a lot going on this week with our house moving tale! Younger Son has been here for a few days and drove back to his home today. We will miss him so much as he brings … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, New home, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged grey, Hermès, house move, Lands' End, Liberty, Marks and Spencer, Massaccesi, moving house, navy, Roberto Cavalli, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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Friday post 10/01/25: Welcome back!
First of all I would like to wish you all a belated… I do hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. Ours was nice, if a little quiet. Younger Son was able to get here for a short visit … Continue reading
Friday post 29/11/24: catching up…
It’s difficult to believe, but we are nearly at the end of November! I expect that most of you will be organising gifts, cards, decorations, food, visitors and journeys. On the other hand, we haven’t got anything ready at all, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, grey, hairdresser, Hermès, Liberty, Lovisa, Massaccesi, navy, orange, Park Lane, pink, purple, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, WoolOvers
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Friday post 15/11/24: with birthday gifts
Hello and welcome to my blog. I usually post twice per week: on Wednesdays I write about the books I have read over the previous week and on Fridays I ramble on about a range of things, mostly scarves! It … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Scarves, Special days
Tagged birthdays, Blue Nile, Duo Boots, Ferragamo, gifts, Grand Tour Collection, Hermès, Lands' End, Lovisa, Park Lane, presents, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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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 20/09/24: final Summer outfit?
So Friday has come around again and here is this week’s post. I haven’t been able to leave the house and have spent most of my time in bed. To keep Lovely Husband company, I try to go downstairs every … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Jaipur Blue Throwover, navy, One Hundred Stars, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…