Monthly Archives: May 2017

Pensioner’s new lease of life starts on the ski slopes (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My mother had a new lease of life. She took up ski-ing at the end of the season. Then booked a holiday house in the Scottish Highlands for a weekend in January 2018 – at first for two, then for … Continue reading →

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Conkers: the latest in cyber security (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Dreamaticus

BP was asleep in bed with SC. In the middle of the night I awoke him to deliver the secret message encrypted inside a conker. The next day I found BP in the front passenger seat of his family car … Continue reading →

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Apprentice Russian oligarch drug dealer caught red-handed outside St Pancras hotel (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My big, burly boyfriend was a chip off the diamond that was his gangster father. I adored him because he was always there for me, keeping me safe from harm. In the past he had appeared from nowhere to recover … Continue reading →

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Stockton-on-Tees local knows nothing about trains (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

KA and I shared delivery of the lecture. Somehow I ended up with the ‘hard’ bit: explaining the difference between linear and complex computer programming. My instructions said to use railway tracks as an analogy, and make reference to a … Continue reading →

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Tsunami hits Manchester (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I hurried JA out of our shared bed in the big terraced house in Manchester. ‘Quick!’ I cried, ‘The water has reached the third floor. We need to get dressed and climb into the attic with everyone else, or risk … Continue reading →

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Nicola Sturgeon to introduce friend tax (Rousse)

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Dreamaticus

4a Audrey Terrace, Edinburgh was a West End palace – and ours, all ours. We bought it for the ballroom and the prospect of the fabulous parties that we would host there. The immense front porch had plenty of space … Continue reading →

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A purple lacy fluffy cardigan (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

EM was struggling to finish knitting a purple fluffy cardigan. She was concerned that she was dropping stitches all over the place. ‘Don’t worry’, I said, with hope in my voice. ‘Nobody will notice. You’ve just created an original lacy … Continue reading →

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Belle the drag queen

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was the first UK contestant on Ru Paul’s Drag Race – and the first woman.  My character – Bobby Saint-George – was going to bring a slice of Carry-On style saucy humour to proceedings.  I was being coached by … Continue reading →

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A good deed turned bad (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I stepped out of my seat to help the old lady left standing in the middle of the bus. My intention was to prop her up. Instead I accidentally pushed her over. All the contents of her shopping trolley went … Continue reading →

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Friends amongst French antiques (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My school friend KC and her husband D excitedly showed us a brochure for a French antique shop. Amongst the photographs of ancient furniture I spotted the proprietors P and SG. KC couldn’t believe the coincidence. I admitted that this … Continue reading →

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