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Sport, canoodling, and drowning (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I walked into the small green copse where I saw young men playing sport. There were also two people canoodling on the grass – until a senior member of the armed forces commanded them to desist from such scandalous behaviour. … Continue reading →

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Learning to walk with a false leg (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR was learning how to walk on his new false leg.

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Christmas travel arrangements (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Homeless, we were shackled up at my parents’ house for Christmas. One bonus, however, was that we did rather well for Christmas presents. Amongst my haul were two new sets of pyjamas, one of which was red and fleecy and … Continue reading →

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Books, visitors, and plans for Christmas 2016 at the newly acquired guest house (Rousse)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The guest house was now in the hands of MB. This meant that there was a completely different library of old books from which to retrieve your reading material. I soon worked my way through modern literary fiction, but then … Continue reading →

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A miracle landing, and donkeys and surfers in Stockon-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Despite all the warnings BP, EH and I all elected to take a flight during the terror alert. I should not have been surprised when about an hour from our destination the cabin lights went out and the air supply … Continue reading →

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Mostly unknowns at the online information relaunch (Rousse)

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

They tried to bring back the annual international online information meeting, but it just wasn’t the same. A couple of unknown academics from an equally unknown university were supposedly in charge. They didn’t seem to be coping very well. I … Continue reading →

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A French affair (Rousse)

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The only way to get into the French hall of residence was to balance on wobbly podiums attached to the outside of the building, then leap from there into the dodgy lift. Once inside the lift you had to perform … Continue reading →

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Flour revenge (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My sister criticised me for transporting flour. I took my revenge by tipping some over her head.

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A private sparkler candle display (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I urged the others to hurry to the table. I’d set it with sparkler candles. At this rate I’d be the only one to see them in action.

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Cambridge encounter avoidance tactics (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘Cambridge’ I heard her say – with meaning. I looked up and saw that awful woman. I hadn’t expected to come across her again so soon after our first encounter, but here she was. This time I vowed to keep … Continue reading →

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