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Monthly Archives: June 2022
A dinner acceptance regretted (Rousse)
FR invited me to dinner at her new house in a less fashionable part of town. I accepted, though rather reluctantly. FR was not ready for me when I arrived at her untidy house in time for the meal. She … Continue reading
Queen demands payment (Belle)
It was a bright sunny day, and the flower beds were a little too vivid. I suspected that they had been airbrushed for an appearance on a biscuit tin, or it was the 1960s. I gave a small girl riding … Continue reading
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Tagged biscuit tin, flower bed, flowers, girl, money, Queen Elizabeth II, tricycle, tweed
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Lazy academics unworthy of titles (Rousse)
I waited patiently in my gown for my turn to cross the stage – but the ceremony ended without an invitation to mount the steps. A member of Human Resources staff eventually told me that the Principal and Dean had … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, dean, emeritus, gown, human resources, lazy, Principal, professor, stage, title
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Risks of mistaking a deep coma for death (Rousse)
I had some explaining to do when JG and his wife BG flew in for a brief visit. ‘Isn’t you father dead?’ enquired JG, peering over at the wizened old man muttering incoherently in his chair. ‘We thought so’, I … Continue reading
References essential for employment (Rousse)
Now that we had decided for certain to remodel the back of our house, TPR set to work emptying all the rooms of furniture. He soon discovered that this was too big a job for one person, so put a … Continue reading
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Tagged clear, employment, empty, Facebook, furniture, neighbour, reference, references, room, stranger, TPR, trust
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Dangers of hitch-hiking in London (Rousse)
As soon as we settled into the back of the car, I realised our error. ‘I know this from a movie plot’, I thought. ‘The driver is monster. After giving us a lift to our named destination this evening, he … Continue reading
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Tagged address, car, danger, driver, envelope, fake, hitch-hike, Islington, Larch Avenue, London, Mandy Rigg, monster, TPR, tube
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Clubbing with David Mitchell (Rousse)
Having met David Mitchell at his posh private members’ club, I wanted to repay the favour. Would taking him along to the premises of the Royal Society of Edinburgh suffice, I wondered?
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Tagged club, David Mitchell, favour, member, members, posh, Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Riverdance outdoors! plays in Finland (Rousse)
I neatly parked the car in a Finnish municipal car park. From here we watched the setting of the stage for Riverdance outdoors! I was very excited to see the performance itself, but instead TPR and I felt obliged to … Continue reading
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Tagged car, car park, duty, Finland, river, Riverdance, TPR, weeds
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Arty party ends in dreadful drowning (Rousse)
While we were out, my sister S invited an entire year group of art students to our Edinburgh flat. She had captured them on the promise of a workshop on the interpretation of lived experience of mental illness in creative … Continue reading
Neon pink Queen in Gloucester (Rousse)
I was in Gloucester with the Queen, who was dressed in pink neon from head to toe.
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