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Monthly Archives: November 2018
An exploration of Edinburgh’s infrared zone (Rousse)
TMcE was at the wheel as we headed along Queen Street, Edinburgh in the middle of the night. We were discussing the concert that we had all enjoyed in Glasgow earlier in the evening when the dark suddenly switched to … Continue reading
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Tagged car, concert, dark, Edinburgh, Glasgow, infrared, journey, London, music, night, pedestrian, road, traffic
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Sleeping with a student (Rousse)
The most gorgeous boy in class wanted to sleep with me, and the few people who knew this encouraged me to follow him into bed. I suggested that we delay our tryst until after the exams. My young suitor could … Continue reading
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Tagged beau, bed, boy, career, class, exam, fatal, hall of residence, impatience, plan, sleep, student, suitor, tryst
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Val McDermid in hidden class act (Rousse)
Val McDermid presented as an invited guest speaker to my undergraduate class. Unfortunately the students found it difficult to see her, hidden behind the stack of tables and chairs at the back of the classroom. I could have done with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge, chair, class, college, forensic, hidden, iPhone, keyboard, Mac, model, purse, speaker, student, table, thief, thieves, undergraduate, Val McDermid
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Viking ship spotted off the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)
On a far northern shore of the Isle of Lewis the locals built a snowman – the size of a house. They saved it from melting over the summer months by topping it up with ice from their domestic freezers. … Continue reading
Full make-up for a queen (Rousse)
I wore a face-full of make-up. I was meeting the Queen, after all.
Theresa May’s penchant for red (Rousse)
I helped Theresa May select some new shoes. Her preference was for red wedged sandals.
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Tagged footwear, May, penchant, red, sandal, shoe, shoes, Theresa, Theresa May, wedge
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Black market fruit and vegetables and a broken iPhone (Rousse)
We stockpiled the fruit and vegetables just inside the main entrance to the university, not far from the reception desk where LM was on duty. Most of the students missed our little stall as they passed by on the way … Continue reading
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Tagged black, casing, eating, entrance, fruit, healthy, iPhone, lecture, market, produce, reception, rucksack, stall, statistics, student, university, vegetable
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Cat capture (Rousse)
I was speaking to my parents on the phone from the comfort of my own bed at 06:00am when three cats jumped into the flat through the bedroom window. I left TPR to chase the intruders out again.
Mid-summer’s Day in Cornwall – with curry (Rousse)
It was super-early on Mid-summer’s Day in Cornwall and I was lucky enough to observe the locals and a selection of animals march up the hill in the annual sunrise procession. I could not fathom how they managed to persuade … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, celebration, confusion, Cornwall, curry, hill, line, mid-summer, minibus, neat, process, sunrise, transport, walk
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Darts and death with Prince Charles (Rousse)
When Charles, Prince of Wales challenged TPR to a game of darts, I wandered out into the damp garden. The peace was interrupted when a woman ran across the terrace screaming ‘He’s dead, he’s dead, David is dead!’ Then a … Continue reading
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