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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Malcolm McLaren dons eye patch at degree show (Rousse)
Malcolm McLaren seemed somewhat out of place at a conference on women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, especially while wearing an eye patch. Then someone pointed out that this was a degree show and I accepted that this (perhaps) … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, degree, engineering, eye, eyepatch, Malcolm, Malcolm McLaren, math, mathematics, maths, McLaren, Patch, presence, science, show, stem, technology, wear, women
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Fishy reality TV show combines classification with cuisine (Rousse)
As we wandered along the country lane my impoverished companion was complaining that nobody ever invited her out on a date. Then we heard the noise of a tractor approaching us from behind and pulled into the hedgerow to let … Continue reading
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Tagged acetates, classification, classify, country, cuisine, date, daytime, eat, eating, fish, fishy, hedgerow, hungry, kitchen, lane, Lomax, nationality, poor, programme, public, reader, reality, screenshot, screenshots, show, studio, table, television, TPR, tractor, TV
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Unwelcome guest on Scottish island is served yellow slime for supper (Rousse)
On Thursday afternoon I observed CEO AM in her London headquarters deep in discussion with a very bright 16 year old girl, apparently the daughter of JMcL (who, as far as I knew, didn’t have any children). On Friday night … Continue reading
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Tagged appetising, blow-up, book, bus, CEO, children, chore, chores, cottage, daughter, dine, dinner, enormous, entertain, Facebook, Friday, girl, Glasgow, guest, headquarters, hostess, house, HQ, huge, husband, invitation, invite, island, lesson, London, meal, pasta, peace, plan neighbour, plate, plates, read, relief, rumour, Scotland, Scottish, slime, Sunday, supper, table, Thursday, tuition, unwelcome, village, weekend, yellow
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Scrabble rule change (Rousse)
The new Scrabble rule allowed players to swap their letters with those of their opponent. I was taking full advantage of this, much to the annoyance of my husband.
The allure of Andrea versus a purple glitter manicure (Rousse)
This time he was chasing a quiet, slim, blonde 16 year old called Andrea. I thought that HDB with her purple glitter finger nails was far more interesting.
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Tagged 16, Andrea, blonde, finger, fingernails, glitter, manicure, nails, purple, quiet, slim
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Name of the Rose actress in love triangle (Rousse)
My husband took advantage of my absence over the weekend by seducing the famous Chinese actress Ting Lan Ling. He had been fascinated by her ever since she played the role of book whisperer in The name of the rose. … Continue reading
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Tagged actress, book, Chinese, famous, husband, indiscretion, love, Name of the rose, seduce, triangle, weekend, whisperer
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Disappointing reunion and relatives (Rousse)
I was rather disappointed with the table setting at the big reunion party. Surely this kind of occasion deserved proper table linen and glasses? The paper napkins and plastic cups were simply not good enough. I would have to have … Continue reading
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Tagged artwork, canvas, cup, cups, disappoint, drawing, family, glass, glasses, grandfather, grandmother, granny, hide, job, linen, Loughborough, mother, napkin, napkins, paper, piece, pieces, plastic, relationship, relatives, reunion, room, sister, sketch, sop, squirrel, Stockton-on-Tees, table, uncle, university, upstairs, White House
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Salmond recruits dogs and dolphins to support Scottish independence bid (Rousse)
The white poodle was reluctant to leave his post – literally. Following the instruction of Alex Salmond, the dog had been guarding the long wooden stick ever since the Scottish independence referendum was first announced. I persuaded him that his … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex, Alex Salmond, announcement, bid, crowd, crowds, dog, dogs, dolphin, dolphins, duty, entertain, independence, poodle, post, referendum, Salmond, Scotland, Scottish, white
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A personal invitation from JK Rowling to PotterLand (Rousse)
I’d won a coveted invitation to JK Rowling’s house in South Queensferry. She invited me to sit at the table with five others to discuss “business”, but before long I’d been distracted into talking trivia. I could tell that our … Continue reading
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Tagged bride, business, clean, dry, Fife, gown, Harry Potter, hostess, house, invitation, JK Rowling, mouth, perform, PotterLand, ride, simulation, South Queensferry, table, toes, trivia, uniform, wash, wedding, weight, white, work, yawn, yoga
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Bomb drops over Edinburgh New Town (Rousse)
We turned the corner of London Street and found Drummond Place in complete darkness. There was a huge roar overhead and dozens of police officers rushed along the pavement. We heard the retaliation bomb screech as it dropped from the … Continue reading
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Tagged blast, bomb, dark, death, Drummond Place, Edinburgh, kill, London Street, New Town, pavement, plane, police, retaliation, roar, screech
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