Monthly Archives: May 2011

Belle bluffs about kids’ TV

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My new job was to act as an expert on a children’s cultural movement. It seemed that a TV programme about the manager of a boys’ football team was now must-see viewing and I was expected to interpret this phenomenon … Continue reading →

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Good enough for Sting and Trudie, Jeremy and Sinéad, and even the Queen – but not good enough for Rousse

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When I signed up for a “small celebration” I didn’t expect a whole week away on a cruise ship. However, such was the excitement amongst the female colleagues who had organised it that I felt that I couldn’t back out. … Continue reading →

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Hugh Bonneville stars in Dreamaticus (Belle)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Dreamaticus was now a successful TV programme. The viewing figures kept rising and the director had signed up famous actors to re-enact ‘the dream of the week’. This week Rousse’s dream starred Hugh Bonneville playing Roddy McDowall playing Galen (Planet … Continue reading →

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Fish and lamb (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

P and SM had secretly amassed a vast collection of enormous glug jugs, now displayed with pride in their sitting room. Some hung from from hooks, and the rest were arranged higgledy piggledy on a high shelf. I particularly admired … Continue reading →

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Rousse hangs on to her turquoise trapezium handbag and reports a crime

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

All I wanted was some peace and quiet at home in my pyjamas when the doorbell rang and a whole family of cleaners marched into the hall. It would have been rude to refuse them entry so while they all … Continue reading →

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Rousse discovers a detective and a naughty little girl

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The scenario was familiar. I was sitting at the table of yet another dreadful meeting listening to grey-haired men say nothing of substance. When I finally grabbed a fleeting opportunity to speak the Chair nodded wisely, but only for a … Continue reading →

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Rousse despairs at the reluctant chef and gives up on the mini

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was participating in some sort of cookery competition where the challenge was to create a delicious three course meal from a random set of ingredients. I looked at the root ginger, spices, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples and the lone tin … Continue reading →

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London at speed and bonus kittens (Belle)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We were on board a modern white coach for a ‘London by night’ tour. The driver was negotiating the winding streets at breakneck speed and the city was reduced to blurred streaming bright lights. Meanwhile, it was kitten season. Tiny … Continue reading →

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Gywneth Paltrow and Chris Martin discuss kids’ future against the changing backdrop of the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

For a change we travelled to the guest house across the mountains on foot. This was quite a departure from our usual means of transport, normally tandem over the single-track roads. As the route became steeper and steeper we marvelled … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s qualifications quandary

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I spent almost an entire academic year pining for TPR in a tiny hall of residence room at the University of Birmingham, with only my Mac for company. Permanently logged into e-mail, I lived for his messages from the other … Continue reading →

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