Monthly Archives: March 2021

Cake, china cabinets, and Charles Dickens (Rousse)

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Dreamaticus

When LM and I returned to campus, we were shocked at the neglect that it had suffered in the past year. We hoped that the new students would not be disappointed with their choice of university. Whatever their opinion of … Continue reading →

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Stephen Fry turns up nose at roll up soap bag (Rousse)

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Dreamaticus

For years, my little sister scoured the sales for bargains. Many of her purchases had been stored away unused for years, the majority still in their original packaging. I took a pile of these goods to a posh toy shop … Continue reading →

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Wool and sheep, sex and turkeys (Rousse)

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were checking (a) the stream that was coursing all the way from the pond to under our bedroom window, and (b) the encroachment of teenagers on our property as they partied in the catacombs beneath the Edinburgh … Continue reading →

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Bars, cocaine, prostitutes, tattoos – and a gargoyle (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Dreamaticus

He was staying out all night in dodgy bars, snorting coke, and seeing prostitutes, but it was the tattoos that really marked the end of my marriage to TPR. The first was a patterned band located beside his watch strap, … Continue reading →

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Pink dungarees for Kitty Bennet (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The speaker hesitated. Who were the Bennet sisters in Pride and prejudice? The audience helped out with four names – Jane, Elizabeth, Mary and Lydia – but nobody could come up with the fifth. We were meeting in a public … Continue reading →

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St Cuthbert and a staircase (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I had heard of people trapped in lifts, but what about trapped in a staircase? The irony was that I had told skinny June in the high heels that I was taking the stairs because it was safer. I was … Continue reading →

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Dangers of marrying too young (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Dreamaticus

What a discovery! Super-sporty EH harboured an astonishing secret: she was the ex-wife of our long-retired colleague KC. They had married when she was very young. EH admitted to me that this had been a terrible match, hence their divorce.

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Burglars in a pink Beetle (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I raced down the stairs, across the lawn, and through the back door of my maternal grandmother’s house, in a bid to apprehend the interlopers. I was keen to discover answers to two questions: (1) What were they looking for? … Continue reading →

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Rocks and socks (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My work colleagues discovered that there were restaurants open high in the hills. You could even drink there, provided that you brought your own supply of alcohol. We all packed rucksacks and set off. My bag was the most important: … Continue reading →

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Luxury highland hotel coincidence (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dreamaticus

We had cycled for miles, mainly powered by TPR at the front of our tandem. Eventually we reached the tatty high street of a once-prosperous highland town. It would have attracted tourists in another age; now it looked very forlorn. … Continue reading →

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