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To Stornoway by bus via Perth (Rousse)
Finally the crammed bus set off for Stornoway via Perth – but before we’d even reached the outskirts of town, the driver was lost. We ended up in the cul-de-sac of a new housing estate still under construction. This tiny … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, bus, driver, Perth, station, Stornoway, toilet
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Waiting for the headmistress (Rousse)
The teachers stood patiently in a long line, creating a human snake that encircled the school hall. I joined them, keen to discover whether or not the attraction out of sight at the head of the queue was worth the … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, colleague, headmistress, lady, school, teacher, wait, white, wrinkled
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2023 sycamore seedling infestation reaches new heights (Rousse)
I climbed high up the red brick wall that separated our back garden from the narrow yard next door. When I reached the top, I complained to myself about the mess of smashed clay plant pots and broken plastic containers … Continue reading
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Tagged brick, garden, infestation, platform, pot, seedling, sycamore, wall
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Summer weather in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)
NP had persuaded her friends to accompany us on a trip to the Outer Hebrides. This was on the basis of my large archive of photographs of the deserted white sandy beaches that fringed the sea of Caribbean blue, sparkling … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, beaches, boat, ferry, Friends, Outer Hebrides, rain, sea, sun, weather
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Pork for Jews (Rousse)
Imogen was hopeless as a member of our book/gourmet dining/art and literature travel club. Who else would ever try to argue that a pork stew fitted with the dietary requirements of our Jewish member? No matter the butchery method, I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, book, butcher, butchery, dining, flesh, gourmet, Jew, literature, meat, pig, pork
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A wedding in the north Lake District (Rousse)
The Cumbrian pub just off the M6 was crammed with wedding guests. They queued everywhere – for their room keys, to use the bathroom, at the dining room door at breakfast etc. The low bathroom to guest ratio meant that … Continue reading
The dead with an Egyptian theme (Rousse)
I tucked myself under my father-in-law’s shoulder as we walked up Edinburgh’s London Road together. He was so warm and loving towards me, displaying far more affection now than he ever did when he was alive. Meanwhile, in the grounds … Continue reading
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Tagged castle, Edinburgh, Egypt, father-in-law, funeral, funerary, London, mask, pyramid, road, shrine, Stirling
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Gifts and guests shattered in Sunderland (Rousse)
M and AP hosted their joint 60th birthday and ruby wedding anniversary party in Sunderland – a place with which they had no connection whatsoever. I travelled most of the way there by car up the A1, finishing the journey … Continue reading
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Tagged 60th, A1, anniversary, bag, bedroom, car, gift, guest, insomnia, party, port, present, ruby, Sunderland, TPR, wedding
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Shameful colonial furniture (Rousse)
While JM popped out to buy éclairs (or similar) and TPR tackled the washing up, I took a close look at the crumbling antique furniture that was rammed into the space at the bottom of our stairs. Why did we … Continue reading
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Tagged éclair, colonial, colonies, furniture, India, Sadie, secrétaire, shame, Victorian
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Holidays for widows (Rousse)
Out of earshot TPR’s earshot, DJ told me that he and his wife FB were making plans for future holidays with me. ‘What about TPR?’ I asked? ‘He’ll have died of stress by then’, he responded without emotion.
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