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Outdoors investment advice (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My mother-in-law stood at the top of the grassy slope, dishing out investment advice in a very loud voice. Meanwhile, in the distance, I could see my former colleagues holding their Wednesday afternoon research meeting. At the conclusion of the … Continue reading →

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Queen drummer Roger Taylor plays the saw (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Queen drummer Roger Taylor played the saw as a publicity stunt for my sister J.

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A dream audit for house contents insurance renewal (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Since I couldn’t visit the property to check in person, I reckoned that the best way to audit my mother’s belongings for the house contents insurance renewal was to dream myself there. TPR agreed to ‘come’ with me, and we … Continue reading →

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Sister publications and primary health care (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My sister stood up and introduced her publication to the guests seated at round tables in the conference room. After she waved the folio-sized book in the air, I did the same with my own latest output. My sister was … Continue reading →

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Angry driving and hypnotism (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR was in a filthy mood. He expressed his anger by driving the tiny car at top speeds through highland villages, egging on the motorists that were approaching from the opposite direction to race him through roadworks. He eventually dumped … Continue reading →

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Rubies for Rousse

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My sister SEH blew into our flat like a hurricane, dumping her belongings in the study and demanding food. I noticed that she was wearing a lot of gold jewellery, including several ruby rings across both of her hands. Were … Continue reading →

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Retrieving lost PowerPoint presentation slides (Rousse)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Before bedtime, I placed my laptop and USB stick on the window-sill of LA’s spare bedroom. The next day, all of us walked as a group to the bus stop en route to the campus of the University of Sheffield. … Continue reading →

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The surgeon comic (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Dreamaticus

SM nodded at the screen and – sure enough – the hilarious comic actor was him, albeit a younger and slightly fatter version. None of us knew that while he was building his career as a surgeon in the 1990s, … Continue reading →

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A mop and a scheming queen (Rousse)

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Dreamaticus

We made a purchase in the only shop in town that was open before 9:00am: a huge mop. Then we popped over to the Palace to gather around the whiteboard with the rest of the royal family and listen to … Continue reading →

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Events at Northwick Hall (Rousse)

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Dreamaticus

We employed a team of caretakers to look after Northwick Hall, our rather grand country ‘cottage’. These employees doubled up as duty managers on event nights. Amongst them was my old colleague ED and her husband M. While they did … Continue reading →

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