Tag Archives: art

An ancestor in oil (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The famous art critic presented a slide of an eighteenth century oil painting of a lady in a posh dress and hat. As soon as he revealed her her name, I was convinced that she was one of my ancestors. … Continue reading →

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Unwelcome sister interference in matters of the heart (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had my suspicions that sixth form sweethearts G and JB had called it a day on their long marriage. That GB was a single man at last was confirmed when JB mentioned her ‘new partner’ to me. I headed … Continue reading →

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Art distraction (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR took down all the pictures in the hall and replaced them with a single massive canvas. It was so big that it covered both the wall and the floor. Friends, art lovers, and the general public from all around … Continue reading →

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Mining hippos and Action Man’s lunchbox (Belle)

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I arrived at the art party a week after everyone else. I was sorry to have missed the anthropomorphic murals showing hippos working in coal mines. Later, I took my drink and stared out of the window. A toy helicopter, … Continue reading →

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Advances in book design (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

BEX showed me the beautiful line drawings of a crowd that would be used for the cover of his new book. He was delighted when I said him that I loved the design, and took great pleasure in telling me … Continue reading →

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Academic is owner of magnificent mansion on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I knew that it was unconventional to take one’s sibling to a school management meeting, but now that mine worked at the University (albeit in a different department), I thought that I would get away with it. SS glanced over … Continue reading →

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Bid to honour Hartburn home (Rousse)

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

There was a move to honour the White House (Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees) as a national monument on account of the parties held there in the 1970s and 1980s. I doubted that it merited such attention: it was not as if my … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: art

An ancestor in oil (Rousse)

Unwelcome sister interference in matters of the heart (Rousse)

Art distraction (Rousse)

Mining hippos and Action Man’s lunchbox (Belle)

Advances in book design (Rousse)

Academic is owner of magnificent mansion on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (Rousse)

Bid to honour Hartburn home (Rousse)

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