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A lost baby, a father risen from the dead, drug addicts, and an unlicensed driver (Rousse)

‘Wake up! Wake up!’ I screamed at my mother in the bed next to mine. ‘Naomi’s baby has vanished!’ I made such a noise that I literally woke my father from the dead. When I noticed his corpse stir at … Continue reading

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Networking group relaunch (Rousse)

Everyone was enthusiastic about the relaunch of the Friday networking group. WB was busy raising money so that she could afford to attend. She started selling all her belongings at a car boot sale, with her new baby in tow. … Continue reading

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Royal family advisor also offers careers advice and cares for a new baby (Rousse)

Queen Consort Camilla was easily pleased with packs and packs of Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes. Prince Philip (not dead) was a more tricky customer. He suddenly remembered a family that lived on a remote ranch in the mid-west of the United … Continue reading

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Katie Price and Madonna join Rousse in rollercoaster sci-fi movie (Rousse)

I couldn’t wait for my friends to discover that I had a major part in a new sci-fi movie with co-stars Katie Price and Madonna. Set in a theme park, the plot revolved around a mysterious invisible killer that lurked … Continue reading

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Peril in a pram, a phony pellet of paper, and political editor Chris Mason (Rousse)

From a distance we could see a baby’s head hanging loosely out of the back of its pram. Its mother, who was pushing the pram along the edge of the dual carriageway, obviously mistook our calls as friendly greetings when … Continue reading

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From a picnic in Glencoe to cheating the GMC (Rousse)

I picnicked with my sister-in-law JLR, her partner J, and daughter F on a heather heath in Glencoe. The moorland beyond us stretched for miles with not a soul in sight, save a small herd of deer. The only evidence … Continue reading

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A return to a simpler time of four TV channels (Rousse)

Principally so that my mother could operate the television, but also to make her feel more at home, TPR switched all our sitting room furniture for mid-century items that he had kept in storage since his grandparents had died. He … Continue reading

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From new born to Mappa Mundi (Rousse)

TPR enjoyed fostering so much that he decided to adopt an eight year-old boy and a toddler. This was a great surprise to me, but I if he were to become a parent late in life, so would I. I selected … Continue reading

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Pregnant widow was not carrying deceased husband’s child (Rousse)

While I was at the bar at the other side of the pub, CA struck up a conversation with the single woman at the table seated next to her. ‘How kind to chat to somebody on their own’ I thought … Continue reading

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Events at Northwick Hall (Rousse)

We employed a team of caretakers to look after Northwick Hall, our rather grand country ‘cottage’. These employees doubled up as duty managers on event nights. Amongst them was my old colleague ED and her husband M. While they did … Continue reading

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