Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Neighbours banned from local ‘cinema’ (Rousse)

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Now that I had more time to myself I was determined to improve our living arrangements. First I would find a long antique dining table for the unused space in the inner hall. Then I was going to stop our … Continue reading →

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Girl meets girl on Hebridean beach (Rousse)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I interviewed grown-up members of a boy band (established High Hall, University of Birmingham c 1983), took photos of the beautiful Hebridean beaches, and swam in the warm sea. When KA and I emerged from the water a tourist took … Continue reading →

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1970s bed linen, out of reach kitchen appliances, and a gift of £1000 (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were staying with KLX at his London flat while the rest of his family spent the summer in Ireland. KLX admitted that he wasn’t the best of housekeepers and asked me to help make up the beds … Continue reading →

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An Akita and a fair (Rousse)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JC brought her Japanese Akita down the steps. GC followed with carrying the components of an entire children’s fairground. We set up everything in the yard. Then GC and I climbed into the front seats of the mini Rolls Royce … Continue reading →

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First meeting with birth mother ends early when daughter falls asleep (Rousse)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The eldest sibling (or at least the one that I took to be the eldest) took me downstairs to meet the rest of the family. There was an awkward moment when neither I nor my mother knew how to greet … Continue reading →

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Drama queen dog (Belle)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Despite having had a vascectomy, T the (male) dog was pregnant.  Not only was he keeping quiet about who the (other) father was, he had also taken to lying down in bed with the curtains drawn and a flannel on … Continue reading →

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Dead whale washed up by storm (Rousse)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The waves surged higher and higher and I feared that they would come crashing through the house. I’d never seen so high a tide, nor one that brought in with it such an exotic harvest. The latest marine animal to … Continue reading →

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Humping Hiddlestone (Belle)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Before she came home for her tea, I was trying to remember the name of Kylie Minogue’s husband. Wikipedia was no help at all. The entry simply read: Kylie Minogue’s husband is an internationally famous recluse. Tom Hiddlestone burst into … Continue reading →

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People carrier test drive disaster (Rousse)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘Mr F!’ I exclaimed when I saw TF in casual dress in the corridor at work. I wasn’t expecting to see him, so this was a lovely surprise. However, I was not the reason for his visit. He had come … Continue reading →

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A foolhardy show-off sailor (Rousse)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘Don’t worry about me!’ I called cheerfully as I inched along a long thin metal strut suspended high above the main deck of the boat. It stuck out over the sea like an enormous tuning fork lying on its side. … Continue reading →

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