Dreamaticus populae
- BBC employee discovers drug den in Edinburgh's Stockbridge (Rousse)
- Time-travelling Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley) greets Rousse in the Kingdom of Fife
- Johnny Depp's pseudonym (Belle)
- Basking sharks and dolphins "spotted" in the Tyne (Rousse)
- A wasted trip to the University of Birmingham's Muirhead Tower (Rousse)
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Recent reveries
- BBC employee discovers drug den in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge (Rousse)
- Rousse reviews the retired and retro
- From A level English to astrophysics (Rousse)
- House renovation hints (Rousse)
- Patents show the way to invest (Rousse)
- Snow, cyclists, and a six stone friend (Rousse)
- Bridezilla drama (Rousse)
- Rousse reviews a package holiday in Puerto Rico
- A shocking pink shopping trolley visits the swimming pool (Rousse)
- Bathroom flood at Belle’s (Rousse)
- New business model for raising charitable funds rakes in thousands (Rousse)
- An unwelcome zip tip (Rousse)
- A spell of levitation (Rousse)
- Inside Rousse’s five year diary
- Ski-ing and smoking (Rousse)
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Tag Archives: TPR
Rousse reviews the retired and retro
“What a coincidence, Struther Arnott was here just yesterday”, I commented to Brian Lang as he took a seat on the big green sofa in our sitting room. “I wonder what it is with retired principals of St Andrews University? … Continue reading
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Tagged appliance, appliances, Belling, Belling Compact Super Four electric cooker, Birmingham, Brian Lang, British Library, coincidence, colleague, colleagues, cooker, father-in-law, furniture, hand, hands, house, kitchen, marker, mural, noise, pen, pens, Principal, retired, retro, sitting room, smile, St Andrews, St Andrews University, Struther Arnott, TPR, unit, units, Vice Chancellor, workmen
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Long-awaited guest wows the crowd in a gleaming royal blue satin gown (Rousse)
Sitting outdoors across the long table from me, LP argued the merits of running at least three times a week. I felt terrible because I no longer managed this. However, it was wonderful to see all the faces of the … Continue reading
Chat cures all in medical practice staffed by volunteer “doctor” (Rousse)
There was a staff shortage at the doctor’s surgery so TPR stepped in to help (even though he had no medical qualifications whatsoever). When I asked how he was getting on he assured me that all was fine. Apparently most … Continue reading
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Tagged chat, consultation, cure, doctor, help, ill, medical, patients, practice, surgery, TPR, volunteer
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New wheels for TPR (Rousse)
We arrived very early at the show and TPR was quick enough to put his name into the competition for a BMW. Sadly he was unsuccessful – but he did win second prize: a brand new 1.6 litre Astra GTE.
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Tagged Astra GTE, BMW, competition, prize, second, show, TPR, wheels
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Queen and Archbishop of Canterbury join forces to bless new university campus (Rousse)
I unfurled the parchment invitation from the Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The pleasure of my company, and that of TPR, was requested at the service to bless the new campus. I prayed that TPR would join me on … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, bless, campus, commitment, invitation, invite, Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, service, TPR, university, work
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Skiing in Scotland: chairlifts, cafés and crime (Rousse)
There was something not quite right about this Scottish ski resort. The main drag lift, for example, pulled skiers uphill at such a speed that TPR and I found it almost impossible to cross their path while out on our … Continue reading
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Tagged ankles, cafés, cafe, chairlift, chairlifts, cheese, children, clean, couple, crime, dinner, drag, face, faces, laps, parents, resort, restaurant, roll, runner, sandwich, Scotland, Scottish, ski, skiing, snow, staff, stains, tips, TPR, village, waitresses
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Shakespeare and astrophysics for lunch (Rousse)
I took apart the marble mounted interactive display in the museum lobby so that I could replace the details of the forthcoming lunchtime talks. It was high time that the world heard what SPC had to say about Shakespeare, and … Continue reading
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Tagged astrophysics, display, interactive, lobby, lunch, lunchtime, marble, museum, Shakespeare, talks, TPR
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Rousse waits for Mr Right
I’d done it again: of the two suitors who came my way, I ended up with the inferior one. I wondered how long I could keep him at bay before TPR appeared on the scene. Surely he’d turn up soon?
Scandal of Yorkshire tourist information office that charges visitors to look at the moon (Rousse)
We visited widower K in a Yorkshire village. He, along with his two small sons and daughter, seemed to be coping well since the death of his wife. I noticed that the little girl’s nails needed cutting, but she knew … Continue reading →