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Author Archives: Dreamaticus
An iPhone snapped in two (Rousse)
I unexpectedly found myself free one afternoon so I took a walk across the Meadows to photograph the flowers. There I found a huge gathering – mainly of women – at a celebration hosted by the University of Edinburgh. JS … Continue reading
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Tagged carriage, cash, celebration, children, commuter, conversation, cut, drop, Edinburgh, fare, feet, floor, flowers, free, gathering, Glasgow, glass, home, intercom, iPhone, journey, lift, Meadows, mobile, party, phone, photograph, purchase, smash, snap, train, trap, travel, trouble, university, unshod, US, walk, water, women
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Bed and breakfast – rural Northumberland (Rousse)
I spent the night in a bed and breakfast in rural Northumberland run my friend BC (or BB).
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Tagged B&B, bed and breakfast, friend, Northumberland, rural
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An unwelcome Christian
On a Sunday morning I found XY lying in a bed at my flat. He was there because Mansfield Church was fully booked. I could hardly bear to be in his company and wondered out loud how long we would … Continue reading
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Tagged badge, bed, bully, Christian, column, communications, delegate, draw, event, family, flat, lumber, Mansfield Church, marketing, newspaper, PA, poster, prize, Reading, research methods, role, seminar, service, social media, Sunday, unwelcome, whinge, worship
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Sourcing a stash of hard-to-buy vintage anti-feminist placards (Rousse)
The research seminar was my responsibility and time was running out. My main concerns were that: (a) I had confused everyone by corresponding with the speaker as Tivol (or Tivo for short) – my Aboriginal name; (b) the event was … Continue reading
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Tagged a woman's place is in the home, Aborigine, American, anti-feminist, antique, assistant, biscuit, biscuits, Broughton Street, confuse, drag, Edinburgh, hard-to-buy, miserable, name, overbook, owner, participant, placard, premises, prop, purchase, research, seminar, shop, source, space, stash, state, Tivo, Tivol, US, vintage, wares
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David Tennant leaves wife at home (Rousse)
When I married David Tennant I expected to be invited to all the showbiz parties and premières. Unfortunately I was unaware that he always left his wives at home. When I dared to ask him about this he bundled me … Continue reading
Edinburgh bike rage (Rousse)
Back on campus for the first time in months, X did not look her best. First I said how pleased I was to see her after so long, then I asked her what was wrong. “Patrijca Allende just tried to … Continue reading
A secret tryst at the White House (Rousse)
It was mid-January and high time that our Christmas visitors headed off home. While non-stop partying had its appeal, these so-called friends were eating us out of house and home, and TPR had strong suspicions that they were sponging off … Continue reading
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Tagged arms, art, bedroom, brush, cabinet, Chinese, Christmas, close, cuddle, cupboard, door, drawer, enjoy, family, forget, France, friend, furniture, guest, Hartburn, heat, January, kiss, letter, mess, pack, paint, paper, party, pen, secret, sister, sponge, steal, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, TPR, tryst, White House, wood, write
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From the Greek massacre to rioting on the streets of Edinburgh (Rousse)
G and LE started a fashion for building houses half way up the crags of Holyrood Park. My parents planned to do the same. In the meantime we lived in a small caravan in a car park next to Holyrood … Continue reading
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Tagged armed, bodies, build, car, caravan, carg, children, court, daughter, Edinburgh, family, fashion, female, field, glamorous, Greek, high, Holyrood, house, husband, judiciary, lawyer, leading, massacre, palace, parents, park, pitch, police, portal, procession, public, riot, rioters, running, scarf, shelter, silk, sister, son, street, table, taff, tour, TPR, trouble, victims
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Transformation on Tayside train (Rousse)
The train crossed the River Tay, took a sharp right in the direction of Dundee, then suddenly veered off the track to avoid a herd of deer. Somehow it managed to jump back onto the track again almost immediately afterwards. … Continue reading
London to Loughborough by train (Rousse)
As feared, our meeting had over-run, and now it was impossible for us to catch the flight that we had booked to Loughborough. Someone suggested that we go into central London and then take the train to the East Midlands … Continue reading
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Tagged book, complaint, East Midlands, flight, London, Loughborough, meeting, service, train, witness
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