Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Alternative careers for engineers, and vile furniture (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Why didn’t anyone tell AA and his fellow engineers that a switch of career from academia to retail at their stage of life was an idiotic idea? I left them to it, found TPR, and spent the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Tour of the hotspots of Hartburn misses the White House (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

As the bus came down Greens Lane I considered pointing out Hartburn Primary School, but I wasn’t convinced that my fellow passengers would be interested. At the T junction we turned right on to Darlington Road, then first left into … Continue reading →

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To St Andrews by tandem to sample the sherry (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I had to get to one-day conference in St Andrews where, I was warned, the presentations would be a waste of time, but I could enjoy many different varieties of sherry. TPR and I travelled part of the way there … Continue reading →

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Standing stones stand-off: Exmoor versus Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The signs in the bog noted that the moorland belonged to AJ. Wasn’t she a friend of DT? This was perhaps why DT and KJ spent so much time on Exmoor? TPR drove the car over the rough ground so … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Hebrides without adequate waterproofs and footwear (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR was in trouble. His Crocs and Barbour jacket had been stolen. How would he survive the rest of his trip to the Outer Hebrides?

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Fun with Kalashnikov rifles (Rousse)

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I suspected that something funny was going on in the big upstairs bedroom. I pushed open the door and found my former colleague JB with eight or nine foreign men playing with Kalashnikov rifles. Only one other man spoke English, … Continue reading →

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How to feed a baby pigeon and other vital advice (Rousse)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I kept a baby pigeon in a tiny cage in the corner of my granny’s kitchen. I regretted my decision to store his favourite food (fresh broccoli) with the coal in the bucket next to the back door. The coal … Continue reading →

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A bouncy cousin and a paper husband (Rousse)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My cousin EA bounced into our bedroom declaring that it was time to get up. It was not, and I told him to go back to bed. I needed all the sleep I could get before waking to my 06:00am … Continue reading →

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An ambitious bigamist gay husband (Rousse)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I really wanted XY to myself so I was very relieved when PQ took the hint and wandered off. Now I could ask XY all the questions that had bothered me for years: Why would a gay man marry me? … Continue reading →

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A cancelled dip in the pool and a missing cashmere cardigan (Rousse)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

LC picked me up in her car. Two of her blond grandchildren were bouncing up and down on the back seat with a couple of their little friends, a dark-haired brother and sister set. When we reached the gym the … Continue reading →

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