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A secret child and fake deaths in Welsh seaside resort (Rousse)
I landed in Wales for a holiday with my in-laws. Amongst the others first to arrive at the vast hotel were TPR, his sister JLR, and his mother and step-father. I detected a strange atmosphere, particularly around my mother-in-law and … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, bathroom, child, death, fake, girl, holiday, hotel, in-law, mask, mother-in-law, prank, resort, seaside, secret, sister, sister-in-law, step-father, toddler, TPR, Wales, Welsh
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Kitty cat breakfast (Rousse)
The black kitten curled up atop the little black dog looked ever so cute. I looked for my phone so that I could photograph this touching scene of animal friendship. In the meantime, however, another dog had taken a fancy … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, cat, dog, kitten, kitty, mouth, phone, photograph
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A biker boy with a secret (Rousse)
I abandoned my friend for the company of a gang of bikers in the bar. They looked quite threatening in their leathers. However, once they had removed their helmets, they were recognisable as a set of old blokes. All were … Continue reading
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Tagged biker, Birmingham, bloke, boy, classmate, helmet, leather, Oxford
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Northallerton joy riders (Rousse)
The last time that we visited Northallerton, we stayed one night in a hotel. Overnight joy riders stole our red Peugeot 205, then dumped it in a school playing field. This time we left the car in a queue at … Continue reading
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Tagged criminal, field, joy, level crossing, Northallerton, Peugeot 205, rider, school, teacher, train
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A dirty career switch (Rousse)
The SEB had been sacked from her high-paying job in the oil industry and was now working as a laundry assistant in a gym. ‘Good enough for her!’ we all thought, somewhat uncharitably.
Peter Rabbit, Harris Tweed, and a dodgy charity shop manager (Rousse)
TPR took my mother back to the car while I continued to root around the charity shop. I paused over a Peter Rabbit china set. This would be a perfect present for my second cousin T’s wife S, but how … Continue reading
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Tagged ankle, car, charity, Harris tweed, hat, hospital, image, jacket, medic, mother, Peter Rabbit, phone, photograph, shop, suit, tandem, tie, TPR
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Tram thief loses all her savings in North Yorkshire train scam (Rousse)
On the approach to Northallerton, I quickly responded to the questions of fellow rail travellers about my family by showing them the photographs that I kept in my holdall. I then packed the photos away under my three cashmere jumpers, … Continue reading
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Tagged cashmere, Darlington, depot, Eaglescliffe, Edinburgh, family, holdall, North Yorkshire, Northallerton, photographs, Preston Park Museum, savings, scam, thief, train, tram
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Three in a bed shocker (Rousse)
Although DM had a great reputation for hospitality, and the accommodation that she presented to me was exactly as described, I was shocked when I realised that DM expected me to sleep three in a bed with my university friends … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, bed, blanket, cosy, friend, hospitality, hot water bottle, shock, shocker, son, three, university
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John Cleese car beater copycat (Rousse)
John Cleese must have heard similar stories hundreds of times before. Nevertheless, he was still kind enough to smile when I explained that my father used to lose his temper Basil Fawlty style, and could easily be envisaged striking the … Continue reading
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Tagged Basil Fawlty, beat, car, copycat, father, John Cleese, temper, tree
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