Monthly Archives: April 2020

Dangerous dog competition (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Dreamaticus

We would surely lose the competition if the black Labrador – friendly up until this point – continued to refuse to be carried on my back. When it bared its teeth at me yet again, I suggested that perhaps we … Continue reading →

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One wedding, six funerals and a new paint colour (Belle)

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I invented a new paint colour – “Italian Holiday Green” and it was a roaring success. Then I got married to a celebrity. The wedding was ‘promenade style’. My new  husband and I walked through a succession of Arts and … Continue reading →

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Marrying Susan Calman’s ex-wife (Rousse)

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Dreamaticus

When TPR cruelly divorced me, I was desperate to find a new partner. It soon became obvious that the gap in age between me and my first choice second husband (VJ’s son C) was too big to bridge, so I … Continue reading →

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A spiked drink victim (Rousse)

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I was probably an easy target after TPR left me. When I awoke, I knew that I was in a hotel bed in Italy. I could also remember taking a walk through the woods with a nice man called Peter … Continue reading →

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Gout-afflicted friend kills coronavirus fun in the Yorkshire Dales (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Dreamaticus

It was an easy drive in two cars to the Yorkshire Dales for a weekend away to celebrate my birthday. It was only when we reached our destination that we understood why the roads and villages were deserted: coronavirus pandemic … Continue reading →

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Stolen childhood treasures for sale on eBay (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Dreamaticus

A small brown cloth badge stitched in white with the letters T, H and S caught my eye on eBay. Someone from my old school must be selling on the site. The same seller had posted a chipped Blue Peter … Continue reading →

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Nosy parker notices nose job (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Dreamaticus

The old photos proved it. JC had had a nose job in the 1990s!

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Thick Rousse

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Dreamaticus

While sections of the lecture made sense, I couldn’t understand its content as a whole. Afterwards I volunteered to for the equivalent of blackboard duties. This task involved unpinning newspaper cuttings that the lecturer had pinned to a huge piece … Continue reading →

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Dreamers reunite in London love nest (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Several academics associated with the EPSRC’s Digital Economy theme were milling around Heathrow airport, including JB, MC, and PE (who happened to have recently appointed one of my PhD graduates in a Research Fellow role). They all greeted me on … Continue reading →

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A coronavirus lockdown bike ride to Luce (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Dreamaticus

The building work at the St James Centre finally complete, our flat on the ground floor of John Lewis now had a big picture window that looked out on to a massive plaza. Of course, a corollary of this was … Continue reading →

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