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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: Zebra Pegasus
Friday post 19/04/24: with a variety of scarves
Welcome to today’s post. As I wrote on Wednesday, this has turned out to be a week of real ups and downs. There has been a lot of stress in the house and my health has been very poor. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, Hermès, Karine Assaf, Liberty, Zebra Pegasus
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Friday post 07/04/23: with a new hairdo!
Hi, and welcome to Friday’s post. At last, I was able to go to my lovely hairdresser yesterday ! I hadn’t had a haircut since December, which seems such a long time ago. Anyway, Lovely Husband drove me there and … Continue reading
Posted in Hair, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, gavroches, grey hair, hairdresser, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hotter, Lands' End, M&Co, Massaccesi, navy, turquoise, Zebra Pegasus
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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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Outfit of the day 16/10/18
I really enjoyed writing yesterday’s post – the scarf profile of La Femme aux Semelles de Vent. Researching the background to find links that may be of interest to visitors takes me right back to my days as a school … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, bracelets, cardigans, earrings, Ferragamo, gavroches, Hermès, Lands' End, navy, Pure Collection, purple, teal, tops, trousers, white, Zebra Pegasus
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Wardrobe planning #29: Handbags and accessories #01
One of the beauties of having a colour scheme for your wardrobe is that you begin to develop a range of clothes and accessories that go nicely together. After nearly two years of working towards more organisation in my purchases … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Jewellery, Scarves, Wardrobe, Wardrobe planning
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, Aspinal, bangles, Bibliothèque, blue, bluette, cobalt, Cornelia James, Daimyo Princes du Soleil Levant, De la Mer au Ciel, earrings, Halcyon Days, Hera, Hermès, Karine Assaf, Le Jardin de la Maharani, Les Secrets de Minos, Liberty, Massaccesi, navy, Owl in the City, Zebra Pegasus
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Wardrobe planning #27: Wearing pocket squares
Hermés pocket squares, also known as gavroches, are 45×45 cms of gorgeous silk twill. They can look so cute and are quite versatile. I like them as they add a fun finishing touch to many outfits and work well with … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe, Wardrobe planning
Tagged Appaloosa des Steppes, Bateau Fleuri, Bibliothèque, Bolduc, crafts, gavroches, Hermès, Mors, Savana Dance, scarf knots, scarf rings, scarf ties, Zebra Pegasus
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Outfit of the day 23/11/17
I am quite pleased as I managed to go downstairs for quite a bit longer today. So that feels like progress. I am hoping to be well enough to visit the Library tomorrow as I need some new books to … Continue reading
Scarf of the moment: Zebra Pegasus
Zebra Pegasus, designed by Alice Shirley for Hermès, has been so popular since it was first issued in 2014 that it has appeared in every format imaginable. Well, just about. I have it in the gavroche size, issued for the … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, gavroches, Hermès, legends, Paris, Pegasus, scarf knots, scarf rings, scarf ties, statues, Zebra Pegasus
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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 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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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…