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Egypt at Easter? Rousse is unimpressed

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I sat on the back seat of the car with my colleagues BB, JK, EH and XL. BB pulled a holiday brochure out of his rucksack. “This is where we should all go together next Easter” he enthused. The page … Continue reading →

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Danes are more beautiful than Brits – so says Finnair (Rousse)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I raced through Gatwick Airport, desperate to reach the Finnair flight to Oslo before the gate closed. DC was also at the airport, en route to Greece. Delighted to find company, he asked my advice on where to purchase a … Continue reading →

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Roman latrines, Basil Brush, memorials for loved ones, and a bargain taxi fare (Rousse)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dreamaticus

There was just enough time before the service to make a quick dash to the communal toilet block. My sister S and I took our places side-by-side on the wooden bench, more than a little self-conscious in the company of … Continue reading →

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A cross-Atlantic trip to the Liverpool Museum of Prison Life (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I hadn’t seen my school friend JB for over thirty years so it was quite a surprise to bump into her in Liverpool. Her husband and one of their four children accompanied her. They’d travelled all the way here from … Continue reading →

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A murderer treads the boards (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d been so busy that I had missed every rehearsal. Nor had I learnt any of the lines. However, now that I had disposed of the corpse, I had plenty of time to join my theatre group again. It was … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens’ wife ponders the impracticalities of the Victorian sex scene (Rousse)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

By now I had completely lost track of the characters in this Victorian melodrama. I was mixing up the real lives of the actors with those of the people that they portrayed. As Charles Dickens’ wife you’d think that I’d … Continue reading →

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A new leader for the Labour Party – and a mouthful of ‘worms’ (Belle)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The debate on the radio was interesting. Would (given the current rules within the Labour Party) Mahatma Ghandi ever have been elevated to Leader of the Party? In a well argued case the academic stated that her research proved not … Continue reading →

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Stephen Fry gone in a Wispa (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Stephen Fry was was at my house. Stephen Fry was at my house? Is that right? Yes, there he was sitting on the sofa talking to my niece AF about his role as the new front man for the latest … Continue reading →

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Dog days for Belle

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Rather unexpectedly I gave birth to a cute puppy. Unfortunately, his father denied paternity. He was, after all, a senior knowledge manager. And human.

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Time-travelling Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley) greets Rousse in the Kingdom of Fife

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This was one of the most interesting research seminars that I had ever attended: it was just like a circus performance. My favourite act was the set of extremely flexible women gymnasts. They all started off in crab position, tightly … Continue reading →

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