Monthly Archives: April 2018

Chatty arts professional protects her left breast (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dreamaticus

ECM arrived in the basement gallery as I was installing the new exhibition. She took a plastic tub of bright green powder paint and started to mix it so that she could ‘cheer the room up a bit’. When I … Continue reading →

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Oscars red carpet fail averted (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Dreamaticus

How could I tell my cousin NT, as well as his wife DT who had selected the outfit, that a 1970s shocking pink velvet suit, complete with oversize lapels and 24 inch flared trousers, was not a good look for … Continue reading →

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Richard Beckinsale offers protection against death eaters (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

KA rejected all of our holiday destination suggestions. The resort was too big/small, the beach too crowded/quiet, the weather too warm/cool. This was too much for us all. How could anyone else book their own holidays if they were dependent … Continue reading →

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The cat ballet craze (Belle)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Although sneering at the entire concept, I found myself gradually falling in love with cat ballet. What clinched it for me was the performance of a student and her black cat in the lobby of Sterling Cooper and Partners. The cat … Continue reading →

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How not to stalk stoat (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was stalking stoat in the long grass until an idiotic woman chased my prey away by opening a cupboard loudly.

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A low-level flight over Lindisfarne and the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

In a tiny plane the seven of us flew over the island of Lindisfarne, then the white sand beaches of a deserted isle of the Inner Hebrides. Our pilot took great pleasure in skimming the waves with the aircraft’s wheels. … Continue reading →

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Belle the librarian serves Rousse the criminal (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was a tough route up the concrete staircase in the cold to the main library of Birmingham City University, but so worth the struggle to be greeted by squeals of joy from Belle, on duty at the main enquiry … Continue reading →

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Human horse travels uncomfortably across the Atlantic (Rousse)

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Normally a seat in the second row on a transatlantic flight would mean plenty of leg room – perhaps even a bed – but not on this service. I was sitting directly behind a mother and a baby, both of … Continue reading →

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Anti-terrorism procedures at the Shard (Rousse)

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The restaurant at the top of the Shard was the venue for the wee reunion of some of my best friends from University: SPC (looking great and talking about her recent encounter with David Lodge), HW, JG and RA. CP … Continue reading →

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An unreasonable demand for £250,000 (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

BEX was at it again. This time he was threatening the Director of Finance with leaking stories to the press unless he handed over the £250,000 that ‘belonged’ to him.

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