Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Museum marital mistake (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

While admiring the museum display, I felt the warmth of another body approach me from behind. ‘You have a lovely body’ said the stranger, wrapping his strong arms around my middle. No offence was intended, and none taken. The poor … Continue reading →

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Top meeting venue (Rousse)

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I thought that my childhood home had been abandoned, but now I found that various committees considered it a top venue for their gatherings. A woman asked me directions to the room for her next meeting. I ignored her. All … Continue reading →

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Body building at the British Library heist (Rousse)

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Barefoot and carrying a towel, I arrived at the British Library ready for action. A small Chinese woman whipped the towel out of my hands. ‘This is soiled and completely inappropriate for our criminal purposes’, she scolded. In the end … Continue reading →

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Sea harvest for the homeless (Rousse)

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Evicted from our house, we continued to live nearby in our car. There were two other ‘households’ resident in the seaside car park: a family of Eastern Europeans in a van, and two African women in a peeling-paint blue wooden … Continue reading →

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Sheep ski-ing (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The helicopter pilot sped us high up and over the English countryside. My favourite view was of some mountain top action. A young climber embarked on his descent by ski-ing over the woolly backs of a flock of sheep.

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Pussy pops her clogs (Rousse)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Dreamaticus

So anxious was I to protect the neighbours’ parrot that when I reached to grab the black cat, I accidentally strangled poor Pussy.

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Gymnast squirrels on a tricycle (Belle)

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was looking out of the bedroom window, wondering how a new ‘tricycle lane’ had been built in the garden without me noticing. A small girl on a pale blue tricycle was struggling to drive through the muddy flower beds. … Continue reading →

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The locket post (Rousse)

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

After inserting a tiny black and white photo into one side of the tiny golden locket, and a slip of paper with my loving words into the other, I was ready to forward the message to my sister J. But … Continue reading →

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Mohamed Al-Fayed Scrabble contestant (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Mohamed Al-Fayed and I met regularly to play Scrabble. I taught him all the best words, including ‘xi’.

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Laundry lunacy (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Dreamaticus

As I hung out the washing on a large expanse of beach, I considered myself a genius. The onshore wind would soon dry everything. Why had nobody else ever thought of using the sands as a vast drying green? Of … Continue reading →

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