Author Archives: Dreamaticus

A massive Manchester mansion (Rousse)

TPR urged me to get out of bed. We had lots to do to prepare before the arrival of our guests. This was no time for a lie-in. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was only 05:30am. … Continue reading →

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Rousse sees off a rival

PC and I were finally reunited after thirty-one years apart, and I was delighted. We had known one another since aged 7 at primary school right up to the point that we took our A levels in 1981. Now PC … Continue reading →

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Viking farm challenge and a spot of sewing (Rousse)

My moustached Moldovan lover and I followed the route to the next stage of the challenge. All the other competitors were queuing up to test their skills at reversing the enormous red tractor on the farm just outside Aberdeen. When … Continue reading →

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Another PhD and the police (Rousse)

I successfully defended my second doctoral thesis so it was now entirely legitimate for me to call myself Dr Dr. However, the celebrations would have to wait because everyone had rushed outside to watch the extraordinary activities of the police … Continue reading →

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A morning movie, confectionary choices, and a strange site for seaweed (Rousse)

I watched BC’s latest movie in the campus cinema at the bottom of the tower block. As usual, I didn’t quite understand the whole thing, but very much enjoyed the experience, as did BC’s other fans. At the film’s conclusion … Continue reading →

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William Morris book design determines undergraduate reading habits (Rousse)

Now that the degree results had been published it was time to prepare for the graduation ceremony on campus at the University of Birmingham. Of course, TPR would be in the audience as usual, and I invited my nephew P … Continue reading →

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Children and the dangers of thin ice (Rousse)

The children boasted that the ice was so thick that they could walk across the frozen river. I asked them to demonstrate, my camera at the ready. The first girl placed her booted foot onto the supposedly solid ice, fell … Continue reading →

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Unappreciative Christmas guests (Rousse)

The flat was bursting with visitors, the majority of whom were students with nowhere to stay over Christmas. There were two shy Chinese girls and one Chinese boy, a Korean boy sporting a huge mop of jet black hair, a … Continue reading →

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Body-shrinking elevator now operational in Manhattan (Rousse)

TPR and I began a new life in New York, where we rented a fully-serviced apartment on the 42nd floor of a gleaming steel and glass Manhattan skyscraper. Released from all the everyday ties of our old life in the … Continue reading →

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A lost lunch date (Rousse)

“See you tomorrow”, I called to JT as I climbed out of his car. He confirmed the lunch date and then drove off. Just after 1pm the next day, TPR and I realised that we had forgotten all about lunch … Continue reading →

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