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A £5 million lottery win (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dreamaticus

LM and her husband C won £5 million on the UK lottery. However, there was no way that anyone you would ever have known this. They lived very modestly in their small house, and continued to go to work as … Continue reading →

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Police raid results in broken milk jug, broken heart (Belle)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I ran down the stairs from the top bedroom to make C a cup of tea and spotted two dark figures looming outside the glass front door. When I opened the door two police officers, drenched from the rain, angrily … Continue reading →

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Timber frost danger (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My entire immediate family crowded into the garden shed for my brother-in-law to pass judgement on the tiny defect in the wood above the door frame. ‘Bad news, I’m afraid’, he said. ‘This is frost damage. Your shed is falling … Continue reading →

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Cyclops cow (Rousse)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I’d never met such a friendly cow before. She was a brown and white Jersey with enormous long-lashed eyes, sporting the softest strokeable cattle coat. Her willingness to be petted was quite extraordinary – as was the her third eye, … Continue reading →

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Fun and games with trains (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I needed to reach Liverpool by 13:15 for a meeting. At 12:30 I jumped on the first train that I saw at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, assuming that it was a London service that called at Leeds. I was right in … Continue reading →

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In-law problems (Rousse)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

We’d driven several long uncomfortable miles to the huge (but somewhat crowded) beach, so it was a relief to finally end our journey. However, my mother-in-law was not happy. There appeared to be something wrong with her towel. It took … Continue reading →

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Upmarket afternoon tea in Stockbridge (Rousse)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The Stockbridge salon owner tried to scuttle away when I walked in, but I made sure that she could not ignore me. She managed to squeeze out a chilly acknowledgement, then left me to one of her staff. I had … Continue reading →

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Naked karaoke (Rousse)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Naked karaoke was all the rage. Hordes of people queued for the chance to perform in a special booth. TPR was always the first in line, keen to flaunt his body at any opportunity.

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Treasures of Ophelia and the Brontë sisters (Rousse)

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Dreamaticus

‘This is our sculpture of Ophelia’, I announced proudly, pointing at a pile of weed in a dirty stream. ‘And behind us, under that hillock, Jane Austen buried a relic of the Brontë sisters’. My new colleagues were either genuinely … Continue reading →

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Bill Murray, boob man (Belle)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Located in a massive mountain lodge, I was working at the ‘industry event of the year’. It was my job to make sure the booze and the conversations flowed freely. I ran around all night, breaking my previous Fitbit records. … Continue reading →

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