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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 Annabelle, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to reply but I am very unwell at…
[…] P.S. If you wish to read more about this cute Hermès scarf, here is my Scarf of the Moment…
Lovely to see you recovering some of your strenght and taking joy in your wonderful scarves.
Just found your site via the baobab scraf, which I have in pink, like you, and dearly love (even if…
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Tag Archives: walking
Friday post 08/05/26: Finding positivity through nature and fashion!
Welcome to my blog dear friends and visitors. I have been struggling with my mental health this week, so the post has fairly random stuff! I have been able to continue with my daily walks around my local area. On … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle, Wardrobe
Tagged blouses, blue, broderie anglais, depression, flowers, Hermès, Hermès Tea Time, Hobbs, mental health, navy, orange, walking, white
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Friday post 01/05/26: With a bouquet of gorgeous scarves!
So, we have reached May Day already! Today’s post is a kind of catchup with all of the scarves I have been wearing lately. Here they are… From the top left: Sous le Charme d’Orphée detail 45cm, A Feminist at … Continue reading
Friday post 17/04/26: Another week of walking and scarves!
Hello and welcome to my blog! This week I have really enjoyed my daily walks around my local area. The houses here are a mix of bungalows and large detached homes, built over the decades from around the 1950s onwards. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Blue Nile, blue topaz, Clarissa Hulse, Cloud Forest, Hermès, Les Secrets de Minos, navy, Skagen, Spring, teal, walking
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Friday post 03/04/26: With a celebration of scarves!
Welcome to my blog, friends and visitors. This week I am feeling very pleased with myself. Yesterday marked a whole month since I started trying to improve my health and fitness! Every day I have managed to either walk around … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, Clarissa Hulse, Cornelia James, Dans un Jardin Anglais, exercise, Grand Manège Love Bandana, Hermès, walking
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Friday post 13/03/26: Brightening my week with exercise and gorgeous scarves!
It’s Friday, so it’s blog writing time! Well, this has been a great week for me. I have managed to exercise every day and also tick quite a few useful tasks on my list. So, I feel really positive and … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged De la Mer au Ciel, exercise, Hermès, Plumes en Fete, Sous Le Charme d’Orphee, walking
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Friday post 06/03/26: Spring Scarf Style: Bright Colours for Mood Boosting
Well, it has been a roller coaster of a week! So many ups and downs in the same day. We have had some very difficult family issues, which I will not explain here for reasons of privacy. My close friends … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aline Honoré, blue, cobalt, Flowrs, green, Hermès, Lands' End, Plumes en Fete, Spring, Tulipomanie, Tulipomanie Detail, Tulips, walking
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Update 17/07/20
Well, I am feeling quite pleased with myself! As regular readers of the blog will know, I have not been out of the house for weeks and have stayed in bed most days. Lovely Husband, formerly a PE teacher, and … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle
Tagged exercise, house, house move, house renovation, walking
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Outfit of the day 27/03/20
We have had such gorgeous weather this week. It has been warm in the sun and the sky is so clear and blue. Frustrated with looking at burgeoning Spring flowers through my window, I have managed three walks outside! I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged aqua, Cotton Traders, exercise, gold, Hotter, Lands' End, navy, Spring, turquoise, walking, white
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Update 29/08/19 about my exercise debacle
A week or so ago, I wrote about how I was going to try to take more exercise again, with the incentive of doing more things with my family and visiting Younger Son. I managed to walk each day for … Continue reading
Update 19/08/19
On Friday, whilst eating our pub lunch, Lovely Husband and I had an idea that might help me to commit to an exercise plan. Visitors to this blog will know that I have tried over and over again to raise … Continue reading
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