Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Restaurant food with conditions (Rousse)

The view from our well-equipped black metal balcony was of the beautiful mountains – and if you wanted to make a phone call, or post a letter, the facilities were right here too, painted traditional pillar box red. In the … Continue reading

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A pedalling peril (Rousse)

It was very difficult riding round the city on a tandem carrying a king size duvet. Barely able to see over the handle bars, my greatest fear was that we would take out an unseen cyclist just ahead of us.

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David Baddiel and love (Rousse)

There was nobody more astonished than I was when David Baddiel fell in love with me. We first met through friends, and now we were inseparable. We chatted for hours (I confessed that I used to listen to his football … Continue reading

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Watch Lola! (Rousse)

I screamed at everyone in the railway carriage that they must watch the just-released cinematic masterpiece Lola.

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Inappropriate ecclesiastical furniture (Rousse)

The grandfather clock was very big. Indeed, it was so huge that it was hard to imagine that it would fit into any domestic setting. Then LM pointed out the matching alter. This antique shop specialised in ecclesiastical furniture. It … Continue reading

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A Teesside child bike thief (Rousse)

You could say that it was my own fault that 9 year-old Tory stole my bike. TPR would be aghast to learn that I had left it unlocked outside the pharmacy, even if I argued that I was in a … Continue reading

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The flying academic (Rousse)

Even though I gave the new professor a public dressing-down for instructing me to make the arrangements for the staff night out, I still went ahead and made some enquiries. I really needed to get used to the idea that … Continue reading

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Thirsty in Tain (Rousse)

By the time that we arrived in Tain, my throat was so dry that I could hardly speak. TPR and I stood by JS and AT’s garden wall and waited until one of them appeared. Soon JS returned to her … Continue reading

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A single-handed ski pole assailant (Rousse)

My 83 year old mother tossed her sturdy walking sticks to the kerb, then scampered up the road towards a group of young men. There she identified her quarry, then attacked him single-handed with a ski pole. She was clearly … Continue reading

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Conquering the Andes for £55k (Rousse)

KJD stood up from the table, grabbed her wine glass, and invited her closest friends to join her at the other side of the room. When everyone apart from her two sons followed her, I felt that I had the … Continue reading

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