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Loch action at Langass Lodge (Rousse)

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Dreamaticus

RG bought a wing of Langass Lodge on North Uist. Here he would spent the rest of his days gazing out of the window of his wood-panelled quarters, checking the action on the loch.

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A marble staircase to the Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I agreed to cross the stage at the graduation ceremony as a proxy for LA. This meant that I would go last. This was at the same time as the executive members of the Student Association who failed to complete … Continue reading →

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Naughty tea time (Rousse)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Dreamaticus

We were in a huge amount of trouble with L and T. They’d baked cakes and invited us to a tea party in Morningside at 4:30pm on Sunday. We ‘cancelled’ by telephone two hours ten minutes after the appointed time. … Continue reading →

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William and Harry join team to clean up and revitalise Leith Docks (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Dreamaticus

As if I didn’t have enough to do, a posse of senior Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh bullied me into leading a task force to clean up and revitalise Leith Docks. The one saving grace was that I … Continue reading →

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Queue jumping at the museum (Rousse)

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Dreamaticus

When 0ne person pushed into the queue ahead of me to buy her museum ticket, I let it pass. However, I was not prepared to let a second to take advantage of me, so I challenged the next one as … Continue reading →

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Victorian fashion and whistling Wuthering Heights (Rousse)

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was jealous of JMH’s diet success. Her new lean form looked amazing in skin tight jeans. I wasn’t too sure about her new look, however, when she changed into a long purple lawn cotton summer dress (Laura Ashley, circa … Continue reading →

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A crowded flat and a cricket match (Rousse)

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Dreamaticus

PG generously invited several of us – including TPR, BR, KS, myself, and my mother – to stay in his flat. This made it rather crowded for our kind landlord and his regular lodger. The huge advantage of his arrangement … Continue reading →

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Horse head hood hotel hillock attire (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Dreamaticus

After a two year break due to pandemic restrictions, conference season was once more in full swing. I joined the throng in the registration queue, looking forward to dropping off my case in my hotel bedroom and seeing the colleagues … Continue reading →

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Semi-naked passenger on a plane (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Dreamaticus

GC piloted the plane. I was his half-dressed passenger, naked-from-the-waist up.

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Lessons in arrogance (Rousse)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Dreamaticus

‘They take a special class in arrogance as part of their medical training’ explained A, the nurse daughter of my friend DM. Now I knew why hospital consultants were always so condescending to their patients.

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