Monthly Archives: December 2015

Pink-faced Plug lookalike embarks on a spring clean (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

There was room for about a dozen of us in BW-H’s massive new house. Most of us had our own rooms. Those who did not were comfortable enough, including B’s friend John who slept on a sofa bed on the … Continue reading →

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Fears of adult children emigrating (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Dreamaticus

“It’s your mother on the phone” shouted TPR from the far side of our US hotel bedroom. I took the call. My mother had rung to discover the real reason why I was spending so much time at the ‘other’ … Continue reading →

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Late night drinking buddies ordered to their beds (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I woke at 3:30am to find that TPR was not in the bed next to me. I found him in the sitting room, cradling a bottle of whisky, talking to a running pal of old. (This man was somewhat larger … Continue reading →

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Forgetting the neighbours (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were really pleased to be the new next door neighbours of T and S in a house that had stairs. We could now be keyholders for one another. The only problem was that we couldn’t remember anybody’s name. So … Continue reading →

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Popping out to buy the paper (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My mother asked me to pop out to buy the Sunday Times. My decision to look for a copy in the shop half way up the hillside of a small Scottish ski resort was not the best. However, luckily I … Continue reading →

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Vasectomy benefits (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My mother told us all that she had never felt better – since her vasectomy.

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From Turkey to Teesside by taxi (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Although my paper had been refereed and accepted, by the time that I registered at the Turkish conference it had disappeared from the programme. I hung around the venue all morning looking for someone to tell me if I was … Continue reading →

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Winnie the Pooh Disney figurine: ideal garden ornament (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR proudly showed off his latest acquisition from the communal rubbish bins: a small Disney figurine of Winnie the Pooh. He planted it with the rest of his gnome collection next to the garden pond.

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Lodger lover’s identity uncovered (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were staying at the flat that my cousins S and L had recently bought in London. It was not ideal. The layout was such that only one bedroom had direct access to the bathroom. So if you were sleeping … Continue reading →

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A silly strop beneath the Smiths (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

X sat at his desk beneath the Smiths poster. Every time that a gust of wind blew outdoors the poster billowed. I suggested that the windows be closed. It was winter after all. All this time I had thought that … Continue reading →

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