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A lecture, a disco, and a swim (Rousse)

I lost my place in my notes, then found it again but couldn’t make sense of them. Added to my woes, the few students who had bothered to turn up to my last ever lecture clearly did not appreciate my … Continue reading

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Fish hypnotism (Belle)

As I was being introduced to a stranger, my friend stage-whispered: “She participated in the International Catfish Hypnotism Championships last week”.

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Redesigning tulips (Belle)

It had been my lifelong ambition to improve tulips. I had always felt that they could ‘do better’. After many years, I demonstrated my invention – a velcro-fastened sheath that slipped over the flower and looked just like a tulip. … Continue reading

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A basement theatre and mini garaging (Rousse)

When our neighbours invited us to a performance in their basement theatre, it struck me that we could hire the three rooms at Christmas as an amazing venue for our annual party. I also wondered what use we could make … Continue reading

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Purveying French furniture along the streets of Paris (Rousse)

On my first visit to Paris in years, I helped AM and her sister C push an old sofa on its castors from Avenue des Gobelins to Place de la Concorde. Now that all the members of my host family … Continue reading

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A safe place for a snog (Rousse)

With builders in the house, we had no privacy. The tiger roaming the rooms added to the difficulty of finding a safe space for a snog.

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AI labels photographs (Rousse)

We were excited to see that the AI had managed to label the photograph of our group. Rather than actual names, however, under the image of each person were a couple of words to represent their character. I thought it … Continue reading

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Stitching scarves and a super-rich stranger (Rousse)

I took advantage of the stately home’s in-house sewing team and handed over my enormous scarf with the request that it be cut down to a manageable size. When I came to the end of the self-guided tour of the … Continue reading

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Poor police response times in Edinburgh (Rousse)

‘All our agents are currently busy and unavailable. If you would like to hold to speak to our emergency response team, please wait and we will connect you as soon as possible’. This was not what I expected to hear … Continue reading

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Escapees from the Gaelic choir discover a ‘horny’ Victorian (Rousse)

VJ and I made our escape from the Gaelic concert at Edinburgh airport and ran along the cycle path in the direction of Duddingston Loch. To make the race fairer, I agreed not to use my arms. This soon gave … Continue reading

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