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Weight loss tip: smoking for slimming (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The trimmest women at the university reunion were best friends SB and KH. The secret to their slim frames was smoking. When JG and his pals arrived, I wondered whether I should pass on the tip. PS could definitely do … Continue reading →

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A holiday cottage and wedding invitations (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was worried about the safety of the family’s holiday cottage. Although the front door to the building that we shared with the neighbours was secured with a Yale lock, the door to our porch and the second one from … Continue reading →

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Passion with a potter (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Dreamaticus

What a shock! I remembered the woman called Poppy, and the man who ran a pottery. They had been friends of my mother in the 1960s. However, I had no idea that for a period of my early childhood my … Continue reading →

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Parking scam at the University of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Bold as brass, TPR pulled into a ‘visitors only’ parking space outside Edinburgh University’s Informatics building. A parking warden immediately scurried over to us to ask about the nature of our visit. TPR guessed at the name of a host … Continue reading →

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Public displays in public school toilets (Rousse)

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Dreamaticus

TPR was forced to return to school. This meant wearing the red and black Stewart’s Melville College uniform. Although his trousers were a little short in the leg, he still looked very handsome. When LM and I visited the school, … Continue reading →

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Job application scuppered by references (Rousse)

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was unsuccessful in my application for a job as a locum GP. The reason was the quality of my references: The selection panel did not believe that Professor Gillian Boyd was a credible referee. My next door neighbour’s detailed … Continue reading →

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Hacked by Laurence Passmore (Rousse)

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Dreamaticus

To kill time before my dinner date with TPR, I wandered around the huge Tesco store. I admired the massive suitcases, and the extensive collection of huge tents and other camping equipment. When I exited the shop and started to … Continue reading →

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Huge antiques and art collection taken by ‘men in a van’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The last time that I had seen my mother’s vast drawing room it looked like an antiques salesroom, crammed from floor to ceiling with fine furniture and paintings. Now it was empty. I found my sister S fast asleep under … Continue reading →

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Left luggage in Pitlochry, the shame of Hull (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Dreamaticus

It didn’t make sense to carry everything that we had packed on the second part of our highland holiday, so we left our excess baggage at the self-catering cottage in Pitlochry. We would call in to collect it on our … Continue reading →

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John Humphrys’ retirement celebrations with Bernard Cribbins (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

John Humphrys spent much time chatting to me at his retirement party. He posed for a photograph with me and my American PhD students. They had no idea of his identity. I also spotted Bernard Cribbins amongst the guests. He … Continue reading →

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