Author Archives: Dreamaticus

An octogenarian nun, a mysterious discharge, and a handsome school teacher (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Dreamaticus

A kind nun working in Accident and Emergency treated my mysterious discharge. As we were thanking her, she made a surprising revelation. She was a former school mistress, having completed teacher training in the 1960s alongside TPR’s father. She felt … Continue reading →

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A directionless police officer in Florida (Belle)

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Dreamaticus

It was my first day on the job as a newly qualified police officer in Florida. I’d pulled over a vehicle for a traffic infraction. The driver stepped out of the vehicle and took off running. I radioed for back-up … Continue reading →

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Escaped gorillas from Edinburgh Zoo enjoy the Fringe experience (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Dreamaticus

All the animals had escaped from Edinburgh Zoo. I spotted a hippopotamus lumbering along a New Town crescent, then a gnu carefully picking his way along a cobbled street. A family of three gorillas seemed more at home, queuing for … Continue reading →

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Cheese dishes for ‘scolding’ season and cycling by cargo bike (Rousse)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The ‘scolding’ season was upon us again. All my friends were preparing the special scolded cheese dishes, marking the age-old tradition of housewives using up excess dairy products at the end of spring. DTJ proudly showed me her two creations … Continue reading →

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Clues to a kidnap in 101 Dalmatians screening (Rousse)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Dreamaticus

We’d had so much fun at the fine art themed escape room experience that we returned to the venue the following week. This time, however, instead of a small game for six, this experience was for an entire cinema audience, … Continue reading →

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A body in a box (Rousse)

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was planting daffodil bulbs when the detective reached me. He knew that I knew that the body was buried nearby. However, neither of us expected to find it so easily. The corpse was neatly packaged in the type of … Continue reading →

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Secret ceramics slicer swindler (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I knew that I had overstayed my welcome, living out of the contents of two large black bin bags in the spare room of my new, elderly friends. My gift of three pretty decorated saucers cut in half was probably … Continue reading →

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Top civil servant caught in tearful embrace (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

DMcN didn’t pursue a career as a dentist, but instead joined the civil service. We caught sight of her dressed in a tailored black suit, coming out of a meeting carrying a dossier of government papers. She stopped dead in … Continue reading →

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Brand new bike giveaway (Rousse)

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Dreamaticus

A woman opened the shed door, pulled out my bike, and rode away on it. TPR explained that he had given it away to her because I hadn’t been using it. ‘That’s because it is winter’, I responded, doing all … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Paris RER (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I lost TPR and LF in the maze of a Paris RER station on our way back to the main venue of the incentive holiday.  When they boarded the train heading in the right direction, I went the opposite way. … Continue reading →

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