Monthly Archives: July 2011

Rousse’s nightmare nuptials near-miss

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was all so wrong, and I almost did it, but thankfully I pulled out at the last minute and didn’t marry NM. His last marriage floundered when wife number two had started hinting about babies. This was not part … Continue reading →

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First class to Washington with a ceilidh to organise at Buckingham Palace (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I now understood why people had been complaining about airport security. I had managed to help a friend find his seat on a service to Germany even though I wasn’t carrying a boarding pass myself. TPR had also followed us … Continue reading →

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Girls get a raw deal in Italy (Belle)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Half way throuugh the school trip to Italy, we girls began to realise that while the boys were staying in penthouse suites, we were sleeping in cupboards. When we raised the issue at the evening meeting the (female) teachers mocked … Continue reading →

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Shoes lost and children found in Oxford (Rousse)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We were just taking our seats for breakfast at the guest house in Perth when suddenly the phone rang. In Oxford P, S, L and T were missing us terribly and demanded our company there and then. Miraculously we joined … Continue reading →

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Victoria Beckham brightens Rousse’s conference woes

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I walked up to the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh with BF. I was rather embarrassed to be attending a conference in my purple fleece pyjamas, but BF was almost identically dressed and didn’t care at all. Once everyone was assembled … Continue reading →

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Paul the cobra and the early history of punk (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When our friends from the Isle of Lewis popped in to see us in Edinburgh they brought two pets with them. Paddy the black and white collie dog bounded round the house in excitement. Meanwhile, attracted by the smell of … Continue reading →

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Will Belle’s birds bring Chris Packham?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

At the bottom of the garden, in a simple nest attached to the wall, I found a family of the world’s smallest birds. No bigger than my thumb nail, and elaborately enamelled, these tiny metallic birds sould surely attract Chris … Continue reading →

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Belle the revolutionary

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

As I was standing at the junction of a wide, London street, I wondered why this excited crowd was gathering. Eventually an open-top carriage came by with an aristocratic wedding party seated within. The crowd cheered. After the carriage had … Continue reading →

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Sting serenades Belle (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everything associated with Belle was new, including her fabulous apartment and hunk of a boyfriend. While Sting serenaded her from the courtyard below, I pondered the identity of the sulky teenager in the corner. We ended the night by each … Continue reading →

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Tom Cruise seeks relationship advice and attempts to convert Rousse at restaurant

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My sister J was completely unfazed when I admitted at the restaurant table that I had taken up smoking. She confessed that she had done the same, then leant over and cheekily helped herself to two cigarettes from my pack. … Continue reading →

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