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When massage therapy goes wrong (Rousse)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR laughed at me from the other end of the treatment table while my friend tried her best to keep a straight face. Then fitness trainer SS appeared from nowhere and attempted to clamber up on to the table and … Continue reading →

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Sarah Jessica Parker picks Belle’s pocket

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I had sourced a rare, early version of a clothes peg doll.  Although only three inches tall, its remarkable resemblance to Sarah Jessica Parker (SJP) meant it was both highly collectable and extremely valuable. As I walked down the street, … Continue reading →

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Beware underwater gypsy robbers (Rousse)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was a rare sight: hotel guests bathing in the sea long into the evening on the Isle of Lewis. All that spoilt the peace was the permanent threat of underwater gypsy robbers.

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Home Counties versus the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

ED and I travelled to the misty isle and arrived under three fabulous rainbows. “These are almost as beautiful as the ones I saw in Haslemere” she remarked. I found it hard to believe that the rainbows of the Home … Continue reading →

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Where Formula 1 and potatoes don’t quite fit (Rousse)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I seemed to be unfairly treated in comparison with the others who had adopted the commune’s medieval lifestyle. For example, I was the last to be served my cabbage ration, and a rude woman wouldn’t let me use the upstairs … Continue reading →

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Spiderwoman student adds to academic’s workload woes (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I needed to speak urgently to PhD student S. I could see her out of the window from my office in the tower block on campus. I called out to her and she said that she would come up straight … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Black Knight (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

My husband Harry Potter raged when he heard that I was having an affair with the evil black knight. On his way to complain about my behaviour to my father, he tried to mow me down at the side of … Continue reading →

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Mick Jagger’s rucksack (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I dropped my own bags off at the airport lounge luggage “intersection” as instructed (something like “fourth and Broadway”) and then went outside to look at the pile of rucksacks in the wet. “That one belongs to Mick Jagger” said … Continue reading →

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Laptop loss at the beach (Rousse)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I set up my lap top on the sea wall, with the desktop machine nearby as back-up. I was meant to be working, but from time to time it was fun to look up and watch the water. I was … Continue reading →

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Are we nearly there yet? (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

We were delayed on the return leg of the journey home from our cycling holiday in Cornwall. I spent a happy hour browsing through the books in the children’s section of the public library. My favourite tome was a compilation … Continue reading →

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