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Mike told to take a hike (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We were encouraged to work with external partners so I was pleased to have struck up a relationship with Mike. When he said that he had an urgent contract for me I grabbed my handbag, pulled on my coat, and … Continue reading →

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Sea races and a student on a swing (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I walked all the way up the hill to the new building of the highest point of campus, then made my way up to the top floor. From there I took position at the window with everyone else to watch … Continue reading →

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Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was about to take my seat in the theatre when LF grabbed me from behind. ‘Hey’, she said, ‘Someone forgot the arrangement to meet outside!’ It was true. I had agreed to see her prior to the show, not … Continue reading →

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How not to chair a meeting (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

All eyes were on me as the chair of the meeting. This made me very uncomfortable. It didn’t help that everyone had (unusually) turned up on this occasion so the room was packed with (mainly) men in suits (as well … Continue reading →

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Squeeze gig a hit at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR carried me on his back over the Hebridean beaches to our final destination of the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Here everyone was having the time of their lives at a Squeeze reunion gig. Across the dance floor we spotted K. … Continue reading →

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Confusion over raw steak and murder victim body parts (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I asked my sister-in-law J where I should store the raw steak. I didn’t want to put it anywhere near the butchered corpse in case it was mistaken for part of J’s murder victim. J suggested that I put it … Continue reading →

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Interview nerves (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I had a part in so many research projects I was getting them all mixed up, and now they all merged into one. I had to conduct an interview in the next five minutes and I had not even had … Continue reading →

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iPhone dropped in water (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I told him that this was a terrible idea, but TPR made me jump over the stream – and my iPhone fell out of my hand straight into the water.

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Yellow cherry tomatoes, red peppers and Settlers of Catan (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was busy sorting out the contents of the Settlers of Catan box so that everything would be in order the next time that we played. I’m glad I did so because inside the box JS found some yellow cherry … Continue reading →

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From drama to dental school in California (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was in California on business for two weeks. TPR and my niece B accompanied me. B was about to start drama school there as an international student. We thought it important to check out her new university, not least … Continue reading →

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