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Tag Archives: antique
Anonymous author anger (Rousse)
My research group made its home on a single floor of a 1970s high rise. Although the building’s exterior was ugly, we did well to make the inside cosy with antique furniture and carefully positioned ornaments. Everyone seemed happy enough … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, anger, anonymous, antique, author, high rise, letter, ornament, PhD, research, Scottish Government, thesis
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A ruined antique, a banana loaf, and paperwork for Holy Island (Rousse)
Almost as soon as I did it, I knew that I should have never plonked a red hot Le Creuset casserole dish on the top of a highly polished antique mahogany sideboard. Sure enough, I’d instantly made a nasty circular … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, banana, casserole, dead, father, French polisher, Holy Island, Le Creuset, loaf, mahogany, mark, phone, scorch, sideboard, sister, sitting room, wood, yellow pages
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No junk in Jesmond (Rousse)
I had dreaded the visit to my sister S’s house in Jesmond, convinced that I probably wouldn’t even make it past the front door. This was due to the quantity of junk that she stored from floor to ceiling in … Continue reading
Tea making, trains, a trip to Thorpe Park, and torrential rain (Rousse)
The kitchen was so crammed with people that my Granny H struggled to reach the hob to make herself a cup of tea. In the chaos, our guest TF was trying to show us his collection of antique maps. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, downpour, furniture, garden, hob, kitchen granny, map, railway, tea, Thorpe park, TPR, Victorian
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Huge antiques and art collection taken by ‘men in a van’ (Rousse)
The last time that I had seen my mother’s vast drawing room it looked like an antiques salesroom, crammed from floor to ceiling with fine furniture and paintings. Now it was empty. I found my sister S fast asleep under … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, art, auctioneer, blanket, drawing, haul, mattress, receipt, salesroom, valuable, van
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Touching the winking Prince of Wales (Rousse)
William, Prince of Wales, followed me through the house, pen and paper in hand. Ignoring the antique furniture, he was most interested in the pictures – and completely oblivious to the mess in all the rooms. This was so much … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, arm, etiquette, furniture, hand, mess, painting, paper, pen, picture, prince, Prince of Wales, Prince William, William, wink
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Waylaid on Broughton Street by Edwardian hookers and a shop alarm (Rousse)
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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Tagged antique, bike, Bristol, Broughton Street, children, Edinburgh, Edwardian, exercise, hooker, London Street, shop, spear, staircase, station, Waverley
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Squirrel zoo escapee helps with hopeless antique car (Rousse)
BM and RG ditched their Morris Minor for a very early black motor car. They filled their new vehicle with random passengers including a toddler, a sheepdog, and an exotic rare squirrel ‘acquired’ from the zoo. Whenever they reached a … Continue reading
Collecting Finlandia porcelain (Rousse)
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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Tagged antique, Blue Denmark, campus, collection, Finlandia, porcelain, shelf, shelves
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