Tag Archives: babies

A successful escape (Belle)

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was a daring escape plan. I gathered my friends and the dog and the cat into a wire mesh cage, locked us in and started to slide down four fights of stairs, stopping only to push the front door … Continue reading →

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Men with guns in shopping mall (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

If ever there was a case not to judge on appearances, my new sister-in-law fitted the bill. Completely bald, and with a preference for going naked in public, at 12 months old she was a baby with a difference. She … Continue reading →

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From Joan Armatrading discussions in Windermere to abandoned babies (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Funny fragments: Travelling in the back of the car along the shores of Lake Windermere listening to the two butch women in the front arguing about Joan Armatrading, and working out how to persuade them to get back onto the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, babies, car, driving, Eaglescliffe, Edinburgh, father, Hartburn, Joan Armatrading, Lake District, Lake Windermere, M6, mother, sister, Teesside High School | Leave a comment

Kevin McCloud advises Rousse on housing law

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Kevin McCloud wandered into my Edinburgh flat just at the right moment. His knowledge of housing law would deal with the squatting Spaniards. I had never heard of this strange ancient tradition that, they claimed, gave them the right to … Continue reading →

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Mastercard seagull scam, logarithms and triplets (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The seagull swooped over our heads displaying its booty. I couldn’t believe it. How had the sandwich scavanger managed to steal someone’s Mastercard? At closer range I saw that the card was an A4 replica. It was just a fake … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged babies, baby, Bentley, bird, calculator, credit card, dinner, dress, hotel, house, logarithms, Mastercard, maths, neighbours, O level, pumps, seagull, souvenir, triplets | Leave a comment

Great-grandmother returns from the dead in Lancashire, and a once secret lottery win (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I found my great-grandmother running a busy household in Lancashire. With her beautiful long silver hair, smooth skin and a perfect set of teeth, she looked great for someone who had died in 1967. I never expected to meet her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antiques, babies, baby, brother, children, cousin, driving, driving test, great-grandmother, hair, Lancashire, lottery, pictures, skin, teenager, teeth, wall | 3 Comments

Distressed baby elephant upstaged by new republic (Rousse)

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I stole the enormous slices of carrot cake from the supermarket staff’s Christmas party, then LM and I gorged ourselves in an illicit bedroom picnic. The pretty little red-haired toddler gazed up at the snow-topped range from the car window … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Archer, babies, border, cafe, cake, car, elephant, highlands, Indian, Northumberland, republic, supermarket, toddler, vet | Leave a comment

Rousse to star on reality TV

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dreamaticus

There was a straightforward reason why I slipped through customs unnoticed and TPR was held back: I had lied about our trip, whereas he had admitted to the farm visit. Now I had to intervene to persuade the airport official … Continue reading →

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Belle loses out to a toddler and calls in sick

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting opposite my new, breakdancer boyfriend at a diner when he suddenly mentioned he had a wife and baby. The baby, now nearly two years old, was already being followed on Flickr and Facebook by people all around … Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with my baby/babies! (Rousse)

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Dreamaticus

So many turned up to the last Knowledge Management class of term that even the balcony was packed to the rafters. Until I spotted MN in the front row I was unsure as to whether or not we had the … Continue reading →

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