Monthly Archives: July 2015

A presentation on Internet portals (Rousse)

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Dreamaticus

As we left the lecture hall PC said that he would see me in room 4 by the entrance for the next session. I advised him to give it a miss: I was due to be presenting on Internet portals, … Continue reading →

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The thrill of flying in the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The female passenger sitting next to me on the flight followed my example of leaving the aircraft and taking to the skies. We flew over beautiful (and normally inaccessible) Hebridean beaches. The biggest thrill was to soar higher than the … Continue reading →

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Pregnant sisters at Christmas (Rousse)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

When I heard that both my sisters were pregnant I vowed that I would never again spend Christmas at my parents’ house – at least not before the children had grown up.

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Tripadvisor hotels to avoid (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Never again will I stay in the following hotels: The luxury American hotel that plonks you in room 22 right next to the bar on a Saturday night The Hebridean guest house that houses a black and white cat in … Continue reading →

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A puppy husband (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The SEB was back, again making unforgivable remarks about so-called friends. This time she declared LG’s husband ‘a puppy’. I left her to scale a wood-panelled wall alone. My decision to take the longer route was driven by my desire … Continue reading →

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Alan Sugar’s son sews (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Lord Alan Sugar was the father of the boy. I might have been his mother, and possibly also Lord Sugar’s wife, but I could not be certain. Whatever my status in the household, I took it upon myself to entertain … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, Private Eye and Shakespeare (Rousse)

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Mrs Thatcher was also in the newsagents browsing the papers. She was as surprised as me to find that Private Eye was now marketed as a serious paper alongside the Times and the Daily Telegraph. When my neighbour AS joined … Continue reading →

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The mystery murderers of Mull (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I raced across the Isle of Mull as fast as I could. I managed to intercept LR just as she was about to climb into a taxi, observed by O and R. The car screeched to a halt, I leapt … Continue reading →

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Death by drowning (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My research student and my husband joined forces to heave me over the edge of the bath and drown me.

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Flirting over a bag of Lochinver pies, cheese and ham rolls – and WhatsApp (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

When we returned from Aberdeen we remembered that we needed to pick up our end of term present from work. This comprised a brown paper bag that contained a Lochinver pie and enough ham and cheese rolls to last the … Continue reading →

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