Tag Archives: arm

Best murder poster drives guest into Mermaid’s arms (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t stay on for the formal dinner so I left TMX in the hands of IKX. This arrangement was not to T’s liking. She disapproved of the ostentatious wealth of I’s new house, especially that evident in the home … Continue reading →

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A French affair (Rousse)

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The only way to get into the French hall of residence was to balance on wobbly podiums attached to the outside of the building, then leap from there into the dodgy lift. Once inside the lift you had to perform … Continue reading →

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A six-inch, straw-armed, baby (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Motherhood was new to me and I was not taking well to it. I misunderstood the need to be near my baby at all times. I also found it difficult to explain why my baby (a) was only 6 inches … Continue reading →

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When one temptation leads to another (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

This was so wrong. I rolled over in bed to find X next to me. He reached across to put his arm around me. ‘Y and I are no longer a couple’ he confessed. ‘How about you and I get … Continue reading →

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How to get perfect biceps (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I asked JL about his arm muscles. His perfect biceps were the result of 40 minutes of morning exercises every day.

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Sunblock and boat safety (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR bobbed about in a wooden rowing boat in the bay without a care in the world – until he noticed that my arm was turning red in the sun. He remembered that he had packed sunblock and leant over … Continue reading →

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Fight breaks out on A702 as couple takes the wrong road south (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At best our relations might be described as “professional”. At worst they were “frosty”. On an average day we tolerated one another – so why did he have his arm around me, and why did it feel so natural to … Continue reading →

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A reunion with Gandalf, Dumbledore, Beowulf, and Basil Fawlty (Rousse)

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Gandalf and/or Dumbledore was dead. I saw them wheel his body into the hall on a trolley. The white sheet was meant to cover the entire corpse, but strands of long white hair could not be contained and peeked out … Continue reading →

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The Desert Island Discs theory of mathematics (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Dreamaticus

For once ST seemed just as excited as me that we were meeting in my dreams again. As soon as JC dismissed herself from a three-way conversation about A level maths test results (she scored a mere 40%), I got … Continue reading →

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Two kitchens and an injection of gold (Rousse)

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I moved to northern Norway where we lived in a rather run down house with two kitchens. I was determined to bring some order to our living arrangements so started moving jars of flour from one kitchen to … Continue reading →

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