Author Archives: Dreamaticus

A failed meeting (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The committee was due to meet in my study. I arranged the furniture so that everyone would fit in: two seminar table arrangements, with the smaller one inside the other. As people arrived I took drinks orders (three instant coffees), … Continue reading →

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A spiked drink victim (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR was very unhappy with our new life in London. I tried to sell it to him by showing him the sights at weekends, but he was not to be converted. Walking through Kensington one day, TPR quickened his pace. … Continue reading →

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Time travelling drones (Belle)

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Now that drones and time travel were so cheap, TV programming had been revolutionised.  The latest BBC hit was a programme in which a drone had been attached to a Victorian parlour-maid’s apron and the nation was transfixed by first … Continue reading →

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Best tutor regrets election result (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Lucky me! The second year students had voted me ‘best tutor’ so now I was obliged to see them every Tuesday. Someone had even posted the voting papers to my office door (back on the D corridor) just in case … Continue reading →

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A perfect Hobbit home (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Dreamaticus

So much for AG living in India! We found him happily ensconced in a Hobbit-home constructed of bare stone held up by wooden beams. It was beautiful, but there was only room for one person here. Where would SG stay … Continue reading →

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Rogue primary school teacher gives up ‘research fellow’ disguise (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My immediate thought on waking in my office was whether or not I had any clothes to change into from my red fleece pyjamas. What I thought was a pair of black and white spotted knickers on a bookshelf turned … Continue reading →

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Saved by the South Uist Sheepdog Trials (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were honoured to be allowed to observe the archaeological dig. Afterwards the young man in charge asked if he could commandeer our tandem to ride a little further north to another site. We said that this would be fine, … Continue reading →

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The price of popularity at Newcastle University (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I held offers from both Durham and Newcastle Universities. I went for Newcastle in the end. The academic staff at Durham were just a little too stuffy for my liking. Many other students also preferred Newcastle – so much so … Continue reading →

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Notes on a G-string (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Dreamaticus

While my father fretted over whether or not soup would be served at the pre-wedding breakfast the night before my cousin’s wedding in Somerset, I hunted in desperation for clean underwear. My sister and HJ unearthed an over-complicated G-string. Aghast … Continue reading →

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A disappointing trip to Africa with Thomson (Rousse)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Dreamaticus

A Thomson Holidays trip to North Africa was as miserable as I feared. The hotel dining room was the biggest disappointment. It was as drab as a student refectory, and at mealtimes you were obliged to share your dinner table … Continue reading →

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