Tag Archives: aunt

A bad day at the office (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Dreamaticus

It was a great disappointment that my Auntie A failed to turn up as a guest speaker. I was sure that she would have had much say to my work colleagues in the city of London. I had made such … Continue reading →

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Aunties identify adoptees (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Dreamaticus

One sister led me away a short distance from the other. She was desperate to tell me her latest gossipy findings from the past. From her rushed whispers, I learnt of a teenage pregnancy.  The baby put out for adoption … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the expense of the House of Bruar (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My Uncle P, Auntie M, and cousins called in to check the arrangements for our family holiday in the far north. I was worried about the potential cost of lunch en route, especially if we broke the journey at the … Continue reading →

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An unwanted mushroom sofa (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was anxious that TPR had parked the car too close to the cliff edge, but he was actually well within the white lines, so we left it there. As we walked back to the house, I spotted my Auntie … Continue reading →

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Lunch in Corbridge (Rousse)

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I set off to collect my cousin FA from the exam hall. I should have known that he would have left his desk long before the end of the allocated time to complete the paper. It took a while to … Continue reading →

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Dinner for the dead and alive (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Dreamaticus

They were all there – family members dead and alive at my maternal grandmother’s house: my uncle who had emigrated to Australia in the 1970s was on the lawn in the back garden with his younger daughter, who was photographing … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson wedding (Rousse)

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Dreamaticus

As aunt to one of Boris Johnson’s children, I was invited to the big family wedding.

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Paul McCartney confesses nothing (Rousse)

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Now that I had Paul McCartney’s confidence, I risked a few words about my aunt. He was more than happy to talk, but had no memory whatsoever of their teenage relationship, nor the dedication of PS I love you.

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Commoner with dodgy relations is second in line to the UK throne (Rousse)

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Two boys on screen could be seen leaving the grounds of a public school. One was small, blond and modest-looking. The much larger one seemed to be very much in charge, leading their conversation. This was confirmed by the narrator … Continue reading →

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Confused in Essex with Pierce Brosnan (Belle)

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I had a lot of questions. Who had bleached my hair badly? Why was I in Essex? Why was it suddenly Christmas Day? Why were all these young people partying in my grandmother’s house? How come Aunty V looked a … Continue reading →

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