Monthly Archives: October 2015

Flight must-haves: noise cancelling headphones and a pashmina (Rousse)

The school reunion plans got more and more ambitious each year. This time we were all flying to Los Angeles. On the coach to the airport I told AM that I was furious with myself for forgetting to pack my … Continue reading

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Stuck in Loughborough (Rousse)

All my friends were able to go to and from Loughborough as they pleased – but not I. While they were either happy in the East Midlands or had easy transport elsewhere, all my attempts to get a flight out … Continue reading

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Jewish highland flatbed lorry tradition (Rousse)

TPR had dumped me, but I had somehow managed to replace him with a young, dark-haired man in his early twenties. My new boyfriend and I travelled on two ferries with my parents for a long weekend away together. The … Continue reading

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A wedding with Sir Chris Hoy (Rousse)

We were married in a Milan: TMcE and S, TPR and me. The wedding venue was a massive, old-fashioned hotel. JK had a small role in the proceedings. She fashioned some dressmaking pins into the shape of a Christian fish … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving in Portobello (Rousse)

We celebrated Thanksgiving with a barbecue on the beach at Portobello hosted by JS.

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Steve Redgrave takes to the stage, Benny Hill style (Rousse)

GB wrote, directed, and played the leading lady in a spectacular fancy dress stage show. The highlight of the performance was a Benny Hill style chase across town starring Steve Redgrave, NP, SF and GB herself.

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How to avoid accountants (Rousse)

I was so excited to be joining Belle as a co-worker in a City firm – but then I discovered that every other employee was an accountant. I took an empty notebook and left the building. I knew that I … Continue reading

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Mutual friends meet in Tapas bar (Rousse)

Everyone I met seemed to have booked a table at the tapas bar that evening. I was pretty certain that JLW would be there too. I got out my phone and showed her photo to each set of diners. ‘If … Continue reading

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Slipping in past the squeezy bottles (Rousse)

Whenever the little boy came to visit he made his entrance through the cupboard under the sink. He also always brought his own small bottle of Fairy Liquid with him. ‘I wonder if you will still be doing this when … Continue reading

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