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Fixing flood damage (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The wallpaper had only been up for a couple of weeks when the bedroom was suddenly flooded from above. The first surge of water tore down the newly decorated walls. The rest puddled into a heavy pool over the ceiling, … Continue reading →

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Waylaid on Broughton Street by Edwardian hookers and a shop alarm (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I knew that I needed to be at Waverley Station to meet JS and RR off the train from Bristol at 18:30. Nevertheless, I cycled down Broughton Street on my static exercise bike, and followed the new-to-me narrow street that … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh versus Bristol (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Since the sale of our beautiful Georgian flat in Edinburgh, we were staying in a cramped modern, windowless, flat in a rough part of Bristol. This would be a temporary arrangement until we found a new home more to our … Continue reading →

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Babysitting at Elizabeth Archer’s request (Rousse)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Elizabeth Archer asked me if I could look after Ben and Daniel Graham for the afternoon, then take them to East Linton to spend the night with their grandmother (ED). Aged 8 and 6, these two boys were quite a … Continue reading →

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Cake and a corpse at the bank (Rousse)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I stepped off the bus, annoyed that I hadn’t checked the proximity of the stop to my ultimate destination. Now I had quite a long walk back along the main road. On the street, I noticed that a delivery of … Continue reading →

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Advice from Rishi Sunak (Rousse)

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Who better to offer advice on personal financial management and setting up domestic CCTV to catch a jewel thief than the UK Prime Minister (and former Chancellor of the Exchequer) Rishi Sunak? I found him in the unisex toilets at … Continue reading →

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Strange speech in Corstorphine (Rousse)

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I travelled to Corstorphine confident that SM would be able to help me. A man in overalls reluctantly answered the door. ‘Is SM in?’ I asked politely. ‘Next door’ he replied gruffly, waving his paint brush in the direction of … Continue reading →

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Drug use in forced cult recruitment (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dreamaticus

When I first fell back into the arms of EH’s husband JH, I felt comforted. Then I saw the syringe attached to my arm. JH  had sedated me in the first stage of his kidnap plan. The next was forced … Continue reading →

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Unlicensed taxi driver axe murderer (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I knew that it was risky for us to climb into an unlicensed cab, but banked on my belief in safety in numbers. After the driver dropped the other couple off at their destination, he turned to ask me and … Continue reading →

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A return to a simpler time of four TV channels (Rousse)

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Principally so that my mother could operate the television, but also to make her feel more at home, TPR switched all our sitting room furniture for mid-century items that he had kept in storage since his grandparents had died. He … Continue reading →

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