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Mislabelled marmalade crisis (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I sat down to breakfast at my parents’ mansion. I was finally beginning to warm to the place now that I understood it layout, and was accustomed to the tourists who peered in to observe us every day. When I … Continue reading →

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Couple helpless as Royal Bank of Scotland head office goes up in flames (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting on the concrete floor at Waverley Station, leaning against a plate glass window, when X approached me. “What are you doing here?” I demanded to know. “Shouldn’t you be at a conference in Norfolk?” X lifted me … Continue reading →

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A call for a highlands home (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Normally JG would be the last one to pack up the island house at the end of the season, but this year it was me. “You’ll need to have your cases ready by 13:00”, he instructed. I reached over to … Continue reading →

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Fight breaks out on A702 as couple takes the wrong road south (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At best our relations might be described as “professional”. At worst they were “frosty”. On an average day we tolerated one another – so why did he have his arm around me, and why did it feel so natural to … Continue reading →

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What (not) to wear to your reunion (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My mother-in-law told us that she was “just popping out” so why had she left us for hours with nothing to do other than put away the dishes? Eventually we gave up on her and caught a lift to the … Continue reading →

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Katie Price returns to work as earnings drop (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Katie Price (AKA Jordan) was offering her services as a beautician at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. “Why would anyone with your wealth be waxing other people’s legs?” I asked her. “I only earn £300,000 a year”, she replied as she called … Continue reading →

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Birmingham’s Grand Canyon (Rousse)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We now lived almost permanently in a tiny house on a rough estate in Birmingham. Even so, we welcomed many visitors, the majority of whom were young men taking breaks along the route of their very long journeys south. I … Continue reading →

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Recreated photos of a French past (Rousse)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When I first came across the pictures I thought that they were of A and D’s wedding. I had enlargements made so that I could put them into an old-fashioned cloth-covered photograph album to give to my French friends. It … Continue reading →

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Christmas tree hazard (Rousse)

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I caught my foot in the trailing fairy lights at the base of the Christmas tree and tumbled across the polished wooden floor of my parents’ mansion.

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Tomsk Womble halts divorce proceedings (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

“Of course, you know that my husband and I couldn’t possibly separate until January 2015 at the very earliest?” asked a friend while we were in the process of discussing the divorce of another. “Why’s that?” I enquired. “In the … Continue reading →

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