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Man falls to death from medieval tower: “lost” handbag takes the blame (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I found my new Joey D handbag again where I’d left it: sitting in the corner of the lift. It must have been travelling up and down the floors for hours, yet it appeared untouched. I pulled the zip to … Continue reading →

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Belle holds down two jobs (Belle)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My life was so pressured I was holding down two jobs. Not only was I a Serie A ballgirl, looking after the away end at Palermo’s ground but I was simultaneously walking through a derelict house trying to assess its … Continue reading →

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Rousse sacks her Polish au pair painter

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Our Polish au pair girl would have to be let go. Her latest misdemeanour was an uninvited attempt to paint our kitchen walls sky blue. She did this with no regard for the furniture, appliances and pictures all still in … Continue reading →

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A dog’s dinner (Belle)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The kindly examiner took me to one side to give me some advice. If I was ever to become a leading competitive dinner host, I would have to learn the difference between Jack Russell terriers and Brussel sprouts.

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How to speak French – again (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was back at the University of Birmingham under the care of Mr H. He questioned my motivation for joining the second year class. What was I doing here? Didn’t I already hold a first degree, as well as a … Continue reading →

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Grow your own pearl bracelet on the Isle of Skye (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Dreamaticus

After I lost TPR in LIDL I popped down to the beach on the Isle of Skye to watch the opening Edinburgh Fringe performance. The “comedy” was truly terrible. At the interval I left discreetly. I would spend the rest … Continue reading →

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Catch a falling star – in West Sussex (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was catching tiny red stars in my outstretched palms. These had fallen from the shower that could now be seen making its way across the meadow to the east of my sister J’s house. I asked TPR why such … Continue reading →

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Sunshine in the Highlands, a glug jug and a job offer in New York (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I hoped for good weather to show off the highlands to my sister-in-law SB. She had never travelled so far up the country before and I wanted her first impressions of the north of Scotland to be memorable for the … Continue reading →

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Elton John and the transsexual mother-of-the-bride (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everything about the wedding was on a gigantic scale. No wonder the bride was permanently in tears. Her mother had invited everyone that she had ever met to the reception, including a tiny man from her church who turned up … Continue reading →

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Fried chicken and a saucy professor (Belle)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Dreamaticus

How many more times was I going to have to explain to my father that these were NOT the Lithuanian model factories he insisted they were? They were simply fried chicken restaurants on Lewisham High Street. They had however, had … Continue reading →

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