Author Archives: Dreamaticus

A wedding with Sir Chris Hoy (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were married in a Milan: TMcE and S, TPR and me. The wedding venue was a massive, old-fashioned hotel. JK had a small role in the proceedings. She fashioned some dressmaking pins into the shape of a Christian fish … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Portobello (Rousse)

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We celebrated Thanksgiving with a barbecue on the beach at Portobello hosted by JS.

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Steve Redgrave takes to the stage, Benny Hill style (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

GB wrote, directed, and played the leading lady in a spectacular fancy dress stage show. The highlight of the performance was a Benny Hill style chase across town starring Steve Redgrave, NP, SF and GB herself.

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How to avoid accountants (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I was so excited to be joining Belle as a co-worker in a City firm – but then I discovered that every other employee was an accountant. I took an empty notebook and left the building. I knew that I … Continue reading →

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Mutual friends meet in Tapas bar (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Everyone I met seemed to have booked a table at the tapas bar that evening. I was pretty certain that JLW would be there too. I got out my phone and showed her photo to each set of diners. ‘If … Continue reading →

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Slipping in past the squeezy bottles (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Whenever the little boy came to visit he made his entrance through the cupboard under the sink. He also always brought his own small bottle of Fairy Liquid with him. ‘I wonder if you will still be doing this when … Continue reading →

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Crash victim bodies buried in moorland peat bog (Rousse)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My father told us that we should go up to the moors and remove all the evidence of the car crash. His main concern was that the wreckage and bodies that my sister S and I had buried in the … Continue reading →

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University promotes academics on basis of cooking skills (Rousse)

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Dreamaticus

XY had been asked to review all the promotions appeals. She decided that the fairest way to judge the merit of the applicants was to ask them to cook a low-cost gourmet meal. She specified that the menu include cubed … Continue reading →

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Railway level crossing death averted (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The excitement in the car was palpable. Out of the window we could see the island in the distance, and shiny, smiling seals frolicking in the bay. TPR, KA and I were very much looking forward to this long-overdue holiday … Continue reading →

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Tabby ferret discovery (Rousse)

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We lived in a tumbledown one-storey cottage. Our next door neighbours were Chinese. The children had been brought up to play quietly, and for this we were eternally grateful. Not long after TPR fixed the crumbling front step, we were … Continue reading →

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