Monthly Archives: May 2024

House clearance discoveries (Rousse)

It was a miracle. My sister had cleared the floor of her bedroom of all her junk! The carpet was finally visible and all the furniture could now be seen. Added to this, my sister had discovered that behind her … Continue reading

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‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ remake stars famous information scientist (Rousse)

Former Professor of Information Science BC showed off his acting talents when he played the lead role in the remake of Fantastic Mr Fox.

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‘Eau de Dr Who’ is ‘L’essence de David Tennant’ (Rousse)

The new scent ‘Eau de Dr Who’, sold in Channel No. 5 bottles, was found to be mainly ‘L’essence de David Tennant’.

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Sailor ditches assets in bid to fake 9/11 death (Rousse)

A lack of sailing qualifications was apparently no barrier to buying a yacht, especially when the owner was in such a hurry to sell. Our new boat came with a lower deck stuffed with smaller vessels, and a resident black … Continue reading

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An octogenarian nun, a mysterious discharge, and a handsome school teacher (Rousse)

A kind nun working in Accident and Emergency treated my mysterious discharge. As we were thanking her, she made a surprising revelation. She was a former school mistress, having completed teacher training in the 1960s alongside TPR’s father. She felt … Continue reading

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A directionless police officer in Florida (Belle)

It was my first day on the job as a newly qualified police officer in Florida. I’d pulled over a vehicle for a traffic infraction. The driver stepped out of the vehicle and took off running. I radioed for back-up … Continue reading

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Escaped gorillas from Edinburgh Zoo enjoy the Fringe experience (Rousse)

All the animals had escaped from Edinburgh Zoo. I spotted a hippopotamus lumbering along a New Town crescent, then a gnu carefully picking his way along a cobbled street. A family of three gorillas seemed more at home, queuing for … Continue reading

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Cheese dishes for ‘scolding’ season and cycling by cargo bike (Rousse)

The ‘scolding’ season was upon us again. All my friends were preparing the special scolded cheese dishes, marking the age-old tradition of housewives using up excess dairy products at the end of spring. DTJ proudly showed me her two creations … Continue reading

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Clues to a kidnap in 101 Dalmatians screening (Rousse)

We’d had so much fun at the fine art themed escape room experience that we returned to the venue the following week. This time, however, instead of a small game for six, this experience was for an entire cinema audience, … Continue reading

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A body in a box (Rousse)

I was planting daffodil bulbs when the detective reached me. He knew that I knew that the body was buried nearby. However, neither of us expected to find it so easily. The corpse was neatly packaged in the type of … Continue reading

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