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Rolf Harris mon amour (Belle)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Rolf Harris was my new boyfriend! For him it had been a coup de foudre which he described in interviews with tabloid journalists. I was now the object of derision and loathing. After all, Rolf had left behind his wife … Continue reading →

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Rachel wins Ross back – again (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dreamaticus

My name is Rachel Green. You may remember me and my friends from a television documentary broadcast 1994-2004. We don’t see each other so often now – perhaps about once a month. Monica and Chandler are still married, have a … Continue reading →

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Menu bingo for those in the know on the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The Isle of Lewis guest house had gone up-market. Its pink laminated menus listed sophisticated seafood dishes. Still RG couldn’t resist a joke. If you looked carefully at the text you could find the names of his regular guests hidden … Continue reading →

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A cat-assisted attempt to avoid divorce (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

There was only one way that I would find time to do my own research ever again: to register for a second PhD. I considered several options. I could return to the University of Birmingham where I had studied as … Continue reading →

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Top spring fashion trend 2012: the maroon leather jacket (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I photographed my niece AF and six or seven of her friends looking fabulous in the latest fashion for Spring 2012: short, maroon, leather jackets worn over dresses and jeans.

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Tom McNair’s coffee morning werewolf competition (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When TPR appeared covered in mud and twigs I assumed that he must have travelled to the coffee morning by the underground tunnel. Then I noticed that Tom McNair was sitting next to my sister J at the table. Was … Continue reading →

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Lives saved, but with a fine to pay (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a short walk to get some fresh air between sessions at a conference based in a Marriott hotel somewhere in the US, but within minutes disaster struck. One by one we slipped from the footpath … Continue reading →

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Bedroom design ideas (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I stood at the top of the steps that led down to my sister’s master bedroom, astonished that she could possibly accuse me of self-importance. She and her husband had built their bedroom on the scale of a Norman cathedral. … Continue reading →

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Ceremony blunder (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When my nephew PF ran back and told us that he had spotted a small man in a loud shirt at the ceremony we all knew who this was. The photographer and I sneaked up to the group. CO was … Continue reading →

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Dangerous driving in the United States (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

After a quiet Christmas Day, TPR and I set off to visit KR. It was a long time since we had driven in the US, and the first time that we had taken our own right-hand drive vehicle on the … Continue reading →

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