Monthly Archives: September 2025

Teased by a £50 note (Belle)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I was walking down a tree-lined street and autumn leaves were falling around me. Admiring this spectacle, I noticed that one of the leaves was in fact a £50 note. As I tried to catch it, it was caught by … Continue reading →

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Trapped at the death clinic (Rousse)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Dreamaticus

TPR had previously campaigned vigorously against assisted dying, almost causing a riot outside when GG and his ex-wife J entered the clinic to seek its services. It therefore came as a terrible shock to learn that TPR had switched sides. … Continue reading →

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Greeted by a huge sawn-off-at-the-shoulder bloodied arm (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Dreamaticus

Both my mother and TPR were released from their respective care homes for the day. My mother was in particularly fine fettle. She was able to keep up with my father’s walking pace – albeit at a distance – and … Continue reading →

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Time-saving Victorian costume changes (Rousse)

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Dreamaticus

To save time in costume changes, TPR wore both his outfits simultaneously. To the left he was an navvy in a brown overall; to the right he was a Victorian gentleman. He dressed like this all day, even when looking … Continue reading →

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Party treats of burnt prawns and carbonised sausages (Rousse)

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Dreamaticus

Our lodger FR hadn’t quite got the hang of our kitchen. She crammed far too much blue and white crockery into the glass-fronted cupboards, then cleared a drawer to store a single cake. More annoying, she didn’t clean up after … Continue reading →

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Banned from aquafit (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I was expelled from my aquafit class for making 16 errors in the morning’s routine. (I had also worn my outdoor shoes at the poolside – a much greater crime in my books – but nobody seemed to have noticed.)

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Marriage break-up consolation prize (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Dreamaticus

While TPR insisted that our marriage was over, he offered me a consolation prize. From the back seat of the car, he told me that his predecessor ST was currently available.

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Belle becomes a royal bodyguard and is rejected by Ren

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I was travelling on the upper deck of a old-fashioned red London bus when I realised two things simultaneously. A teenage Prince William was sitting in a seat in front of me, and we were being sprayed with bullets from … Continue reading →

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Julia Roberts’ best friend (Rousse)

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Dreamaticus

My planned move to the US would be an adventure, although not without regret. I knew, for example, that I would miss the pals that I left behind in the UK. ‘Please don’t worry about us’, actress Julia Roberts assured … Continue reading →

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Investing in Walker’s early works (Rousse)

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Dreamaticus

P and SM’s latest holiday adventure was a month long trip to Northumberland via New York, Valencia, and the art galleries of London. At AF’s request, in London P and SM had bought several small scraps of sugar paper covered … Continue reading →

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