Monthly Archives: January 2018

Vintage queen turns her hand to home décor (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had always admired MH’s sense of style. Her vintage wardrobe was especially interesting. However, now my attentions turned to her taste in home décor. I loved the bold blue wallpaper in the matching toilet cubicles, and the scenes of … Continue reading →

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Orange tent dress adjustments (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was with MSB in her studio on a Sunday morning when one of her clients turned up with an urgent request. The vile orange nylon tent dress that she was wearing needed to be rehemmed. Please could MSB do … Continue reading →

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Husband confesses affairs, then leaves (Rousse)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

There was very little room in our crammed dormitory. My own bed was second from the window, next to that of JM. JG and NF were at the other end of the room, by the door. Between us were four … Continue reading →

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Dark secret danger (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Dreamaticus

All the other girls were clustered around HD-B as she revealed her darkest secrets. They were deliberately excluding me from the conversation. I knew that I was in danger when I saw that the T twins had noticed me at … Continue reading →

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How to dispose of a dead horse (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Life on the streets was fine until the day that TPR and I accidentally killed a horse. How would we dispose of the body without drawing attention to our crime? The obvious answer was to burn it at a remote … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama’s winning smile and a bottle of whisky (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Barack Obama could not wait any longer for the couple who were late to reach Ullapool. He therefore asked me – with a winning smile – whether I would take the bottle of whisky. I was unsure as to whether … Continue reading →

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A delicious recipe for roast pumpkin soup in shells (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Now I understood why the soup at lunchtime tasted so good: the school office staff had taken to spending their mornings making fresh batches on campus. Today the office fridges were crammed with pumpkins to be roasted with garlic and … Continue reading →

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A tidy break-in (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Dreamaticus

While I wheeled the abandoned black bicycle along the path, SC expressed her concern that she would not find a hairdresser open in St Andrews on a Sunday. She was wrong. A couple of hours later her silver locks were … Continue reading →

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Race to rescue earthquake victim in northern Russia (Rousse)

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When the earthquake struck in the Russian far north TPR was standing directly on the fault line above a seam of white marble. He fell several thousand feet into the enormous crevice. I was sure that I would never see … Continue reading →

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A birthday weekend of scent, satin, a speech, kisses and sick (Rousse)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Our flat was packed with visitors for the weekend of my birthday, many of whom had travelled a long distances to be with me. AW and JS had come all the way from Farnham, Surry – together, on friendly terms. … Continue reading →

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