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- Sherlock, steam train, snogging a stranger (Belle)
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Author Archives: Dreamaticus
Sister with a shaved head – and wigs (Rousse)
With her shaved head, my sister resembled our three boy cousins. Why would she take such drastic action to look so terrible? When she modelled her first wig, I understood. She could change her look instantly to match with her … Continue reading
On stage and all at sea with Robbie Williams (Rousse)
The only tickets left for purchase were for seats on the right of the stage, just six feet away from the singer. I would never have dreamt that I’d ever find myself in such close proximity to Robbie Williams. He … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, chaos, coast, crew, family, garden, Robbie Williams, rock, sea, singer, tide, waltz
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Snails in the veil (Belle)
I was wearing a vintage wedding dress, ironically but also for admiration. I was so thoroughly in love with how I looked in it. Silver lurex threads ran through the puffy skirt and I kept glancing over my shoulder to … Continue reading
Prize winner loses prized possession (Rousse)
I heard that the gym was giving prizes to cyclists, so I jumped on my bike and headed across town to claim one of my own. I was indeed a lucky winner. However, in my haste to pick up my … Continue reading
A sister’s deadly secret (Rousse)
Apparently I was last to know that my sister was an unconvicted murder. Three decades ago, explained RL, she had suffocated a skinny man at a drunken party over a minor disagreement. The only reason that she was still free … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, murder, murderer, police, secret, sister, work
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Afternoon tea in the Palm Court at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh (Rousse)
There were huge queues outside the public lavatories on Princes Street, so I crossed over the road, held my head up high, and climbed up the steps of the Balmoral Hotel. The door staff, concierge, and receptionists barely looked up … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon, Balmoral, bill, cakes, Edinburgh, hotel, in-laws, ladies, Princes Street, sandwiches, Scotland, tea, trousers
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Shabby Sheffield living (Rousse)
TPR still lived part-time in a shabby Sheffield terraced house. He bought it as a temporary measure several years ago when he moved to the city to join a new firm (which made him redundant within a year). How anyone … Continue reading
A Portobello prison – with magnificent sea views (Rousse)
PB was renting a second floor flat in Portobello with the most magnificent sea views. I took him across the road one day to point out Berwick Law and the Bass Rock in the distance, and to introduce him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bass Rock, Berwick Law, flat, freedom, gannet, key, Portobello, prison, sea, taunt, view, watch
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