Monthly Archives: December 2022

Absent father is prisoner (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Dreamaticus

While TPR fixed my cousin A’s computer, I was watching my father in conversation at the other end of the room. He was telling someone about his contacts inside, and their assumptions about his work as a vet. He was … Continue reading →

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Heart palpitations at the dinner table (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Pressed up against KJ, I could feel his erratic heart beat through my clothing. I whispered ‘Are you OK?’, and he nodded his head. At the other end of the dining table, another friend raised his eyebrows in question. I … Continue reading →

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A housewife’s proud Mills and Boon display (Rousse)

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Before she was a housewife, HVJ worked in publishing. She kept a tiny souvenir of her short career in her beautiful house: a proud display of blue-backed Mills and Boon titles, tastefully encased in a table-top cabinet.

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Tiresome infatuations (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My husband scampered up the narrow wooden foot-ladder, dropped down into the next room, then rushed off to seek the rest of his family at the massive party. I followed him up the rungs, but hesitated at the top. This … Continue reading →

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Deer antler fossils (Rousse)

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Ancient deer antlers transform into the most beautiful fossils. They keep the same shape and texture, but as sections of heavy glassy amber.

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Complaint to CalMac crew about criminal customers calls for chessman compensation (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The passengers swarmed at the foot of the ferry steps, then formed a queue to leave the boat. Once on the quayside, I realised that I had left my 3 foot tall replica Lewis chessman on the vessel. Fortunately, however, … Continue reading →

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Yellow perils on the streets of the Edinburgh New Town (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The entire class – along with PC, who was calling himself Tom Mortimer – squeezed into a tiny yellow mini. Former PhD candidate LK took the wheel. We bumped across the Edinburgh cobbles into Moray Place. When I pointed out … Continue reading →

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Glasgow comedian in conspiracy to catch MSP with pants down (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I fell in with Glasgow comedian mop-haired Jello and his crowd on tour in Germany. When TPR wandered off, I ended up alone with Jello and a few of his German friends in a château for an evening … Continue reading →

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Seal in a sand dune (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A free woman again, I was making up for lost time. My first assignation was with EF, a French engineer. We shared a white tandem ride along the East Lothian coast, comparing the beaches that we passed with others that … Continue reading →

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Hair straighteners affair giveaway (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I had my suspicions when TPR told me that he would pop back to our flat in the middle of the conference for a shower. These strengthened when he asked where he would find my hair straighteners. This was a … Continue reading →

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