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Ironing in secret (Rousse)

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Dreamaticus

At J and BG’s house I noticed that the framed tea towels were all crinkly – so I took them off the walls and ironed them in secret. My hosts would never know.

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A meeting and a feast at the Institute of Information Scientists (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Once super-organised, these days I regularly missed appointments. This was probably because I had stopping using an online calendar to record my forthcoming commitments. Instead, I had started writing them down on the pages of a paper diary. So now … Continue reading →

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Party choices (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

As our taxi pulled away from the kerb, I looked back at our house. Through the sitting room window I could see as far as the open kitchen door. In the foreground, our weekend guests JS, RR, JLR, JS, and … Continue reading →

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When ‘going for a run’ means a different form of exercise (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I was heart-broken when I discovered that whenever my husband left the house declaring  ‘I’m going for a run’, he was really off to spend the afternoon in one of two love-nests – either with SS or LP.

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A very spoiled dachshund (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

P and SM’s once immaculate house was now the domain of a very spoiled dachshund – and littered with the fluffy white innards of half-eaten soft toys.

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Kidnap on the Otley Road (Rousse)

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Dreamaticus

It made sense to stay with O and R in Otley the night before my day in Leeds. I was happy to take the bus to my meeting, but they insisted that they drive me into the city centre. They … Continue reading →

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Parading with fire engines and sourcing reusable nappies from Natalie (Rousse)

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Two of my duties as a new Edinburgh community councillor were (1) to join the public services parade from the New Town up to the mound (we followed the fire engines), and (2) to source reusable nappies from a woman … Continue reading →

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Collecting Finlandia porcelain (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I returned to my old office on campus to fetch the remnants of my antique Finlandia porcelain collection from the shelves. These were the last of my belongings to take home. I hoped to see BR while I was there, … Continue reading →

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Albert Finney ad man (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Dreamaticus

What a coincidence! I came out of an all-night film show to come face-to-face with Albert Finney. While he was not the star of the main movie, he did feature in one of the adverts shown during the intermission. When … Continue reading →

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Crocs and camping (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The soles of my Crocs had been wearing thin for some time so I was not surprised that a hole appeared in the right one. Now I needed to confirm the colour of my replacement pair, and work out the … Continue reading →

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