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A scouse wedding – but not to Paul Merton (Belle)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was getting married! The groom, a boy from 1978, lived down the ‘rough’ end of the street and his family had been entirely responsible for making the arrangements. I made my way to the church, alone and by foot, … Continue reading →

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Rousse risks midwifery on the pistes

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The last day of the ski-ing season coincided with RG-J’s first day of maternity leave so we took to the slopes. Under sunny skies, and with almost complete snow coverage all the way down to the village, we had a … Continue reading →

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Crime by letters and Vera Wang (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The criminals’ mission had been to kidnap a toddler. They were stealing to order. Only a child who shared the famous surname would do. Unfortunately, in their confusion the kidnappers had targeted a child whose surname was Smith. We had … Continue reading →

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Alternative cycling in the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Water started pouring through the upper floor of our cottage at Timsgarry on the Isle of Lewis. My partner guessed that the source of the problem was most likely the spring further up the hill. The urgency was such that … Continue reading →

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Romance and waterworld (Belle)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Dreamaticus

He was wearing bizarre cuban heels with a platform sole and his face looked as if it had been put on upside down. And yet as soon as he spoke I knew he was The One. I lived underwater where … Continue reading →

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Evidence of global warming in Antigua (Rousse)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I thought that I had signed up for a dream holiday “away from it all” so was somewhat annoyed to find running club friends lounging beside the hotel pool, and see familiar faces from work at the bar. TPR suggested … Continue reading →

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Time travel to family troubles (Belle)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My three Edwardian step-children were laughing at me cruelly. I had been their governess, but now I had married their father and they were making my life a misery. They were sneering at the dress I had chosen to wear … Continue reading →

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Go-go a go-go (Belle)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t quite believe it when I was approached to be the star go-go dancer in a silver-walled nightclub. They hadn’t even see me dance yet, so perhaps it was an elaborate practical joke? Yet soon there was a bidding … Continue reading →

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Radio 4 tested as a barometer of social class (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Identifying suitable time-slots to see each of my PhD students was already a problem, and now finding a physical space in which to meet was a further challenge. RI and I settled down to chat in a corner of a … Continue reading →

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Men with guns in shopping mall (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

If ever there was a case not to judge on appearances, my new sister-in-law fitted the bill. Completely bald, and with a preference for going naked in public, at 12 months old she was a baby with a difference. She … Continue reading →

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