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All change in the bathroom (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I forced my father to remove his ‘Have you cleaned your teeth?’ chart from the hall wall. He put it in the bathroom instead. My next mission was to persuade TPR to get a plumber in to fix the lavatory … Continue reading →

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Murderess blames cats (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I murdered GW with a plan: to blame the cats for her death.

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Pete Murphy mistaken for Liam Neeson (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was determined that the engineering students gained an appreciation of social research methods. They needed access to a decent textbook so I took one down to the library to add to its stock. A photograph dropped out of the … Continue reading →

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A white Christmas in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dreamaticus

We spent the afternoon watching old films on television in the sitting room. Fortunately nobody sat on the green-threaded needles that KT found at my end of the sofa. Then, when we saw that snow had fallen late in the … Continue reading →

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An academic affair in New York (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Dreamaticus

This should not have been the highlight of the New York conference, but I was extremely flattered to be the object of CDX’s affections. It barely crossed my mind that TPR would not approve of my affair. In any case, … Continue reading →

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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre recruits new performer (Rousse)

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Dreamaticus

It was only on my way to the gig in Paris that I realised the folly of my offer to Kevin F Sutherland to put on the season’s first performance of the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Lost in London and Paris (Rousse)

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was lost in London, late for a 10:00 meeting at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, without my mobile phone – indeed without even cash to use a public telephone. Then, to make matters worse, I realised … Continue reading →

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Liberty lawn cotton and unfashionable wallpaper (Rousse)

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Two of my school friends (one KMcL) dressed in Liberty lawn cotton blouses admired my bedroom wallpaper. Meanwhile JB made snide remarks that it was ‘unfashionable’.

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Rivals vie for boat trip business from Miavig, Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dreamaticus

There was a new company offering boat trips from Miavig on the Isle of Lewis. However, I was sure that it would soon go out of business because it failed to adhere to health and safety requirements. For example, I … Continue reading →

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A revealing silk jacket (Belle)

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t wait to see RB wearing the silk blouson jacket I had bought him. Featuring a cutesy kitten design, it was cut deliberately short so that six inches of his tummy would be on display. He seemed to really … Continue reading →

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