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Rousse’s wedding day 2 antics

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Dreamaticus

So I’ve been married 23 years, but here I was getting married – to the same person – again. We slept with a bunch of friends in the coach house. The next day, the first indication that a ceremony was … Continue reading →

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Cat fur fortune (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Dreamaticus

My sister discovered that her cat’s fur was highly collectable. I was delighted when the postman arrived at the door with a sample for me. It came in a 6″ x 4″ crinkly clear plastic bag decorated with black lettering … Continue reading →

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Belle takes a walk and slaves for a toddler

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I returned from a long walk and was told to go on another one over open fields. I suggested I could manage three miles, and IW said to me, ‘Well, that should take us three hours’. I thought ‘That calculation … Continue reading →

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Efficient builders and a tramp (Belle)

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I looked out of the front window and was amazed to see the street had been scaffolded over by dozens of builders. The local tramp couldn’t find the way in to his usual den.

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Belle’s luck on the lottery

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Dreamaticus

The reading of the lottery results was postponed so the announcer could mend my broken mirror. I was not the mysterious foreign ambassador who was invited to all the best possible parties, but I was travelling with her. What was … Continue reading →

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Rousse, the National Library Boy, and the Social Network

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was so flattered when the young researcher in the National Library of Scotland asked me if I’d like to go and see The Social Network with him. I explained that I’d made other arrangements, heaved my work and gym … Continue reading →

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Rousse in time warp trouble

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Dreamaticus

It was simultaneously 1982 and 2010, so I was back at the University of Birmingham as a 47 year-old first year. I made a triumphant return to OH7, my first bedroom at the Manor House. Unfortunately my joy was eclipsed … Continue reading →

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Lifts, lingerie and little people (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I only wanted to go up to the 7th floor in the hotel lift so what were we doing zipping into space Tardis-style to the 807th floor? When I got home I found that my sister-in-law’s “looking after the house” … Continue reading →

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Belle bites dog

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was wandering around an airport/service station type shop that sold lots of flowers when I absentmindedly bit the ear off a beautifully fashioned chocolate dog. I had to confess to a man behind the till and he fashioned a … Continue reading →

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Rousse the jam tart robber

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I stole a jam tart from a room service afternoon tea trolley before bumping into someone from the past who had shrunk to the size of an 8-year old, thanks to gastric band surgery. I also saw the table plan … Continue reading →

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