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Tag Archives: beach
Rousse’s trip to Spain uncovers NHS zombie and Sir Alex Ferguson’s secret château
I acknowledged that this little game with passengers at Edinburgh airport was losing its appeal. Stopping dead in your tracks just to witness the reaction of people following immediately behind you is a bit childish. At the gate, and from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex McLeish, bandages, beach, chateau, coat, concierge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh airport, football, Hilton, holiday, hotel, lift, mistress, NHS, pregnant, Republic of Ireland, Sir Alex Ferguson, Spain, stitching, tapeworm, wounds, zombie
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Rousse astounded by Edinburgh taxi fares, abducted colleagues and brown jelly fish
We ended up in the lobby of the Scotsman Hotel on North Bridge in Edinburgh. The journey taken earlier to collect a couple of documents from my office was less than half a mile, so I guessed that the five … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, computer, Edinburgh, handbag, hotel, Japanese, jelly fish, keyboard, money, office, purse, Scotsman Hotel, sea, sultanas, taxi, tsunami
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Alex McLeish relishes driving role while Rousse prepares for her test
I felt very honoured that Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish was my driver. From my position on the back seat I leant forward to chat to my former student JM. He was excited about the trip because he had plans … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex McLeish, beach, Birmingham City, driving test, graduates, Isle of Lewis
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From Molière to Indiana Jones: the dramas of Rousse continue
Illness had struck and I was forced to relinquish my role in the production of Molière. Two understudies – my work colleague KT and friend SJ – kindly agreed to take the stage in my place. I worried that their … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, cliff, French, Indiana Jones, Moliere, play, rescue, staircase, swimming, umbrella
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Rousse misses the sunrise and loses her shoes
I woke up to Christmas Day on the Isle of Lewis. I nudged TPR awake. He’d been sleeping next to me in the driver’s seat of our motor boat: “There’s a beautiful sunrise and I’d like to photograph it from … Continue reading
Rousse survives tsunami, but misses the talking bee
Everything was picture-book perfect. By complete chance we had reserved the beautiful holiday cottage in Cornwall for the sunniest week of the season, and through the dormer windows of the massive loft conversion bedroom we woke to the most glorious, … Continue reading
The otter and Harry Potter (Rousse)
It was the final morning of our holiday on the Isle of Lewis. On the advice of TPR I asked for sausages and eggs for breakfast. Bored with waiting for my meal to arrive, I stepped down from the table … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbeydale Road, beach, Birmingham, Blackberry, collar, croft, dog, eggs, Harry Potter, Isle of Lewis, otters, photos, railway station, sausages, snow, socks, swimming, tank, TPR, trains, Uig sands, University of Edinburgh
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Belle survives Facebook sensation questioning (almost)
An old school friend’s new husband was a Facebook sensation. When I met him he appeared in both his young and middle-aged forms. He questioned me about why I wasn’t married while I stared at a strip of beach thinking … Continue reading
Belle meets her ideal man
I met a fabulous man. He was scuba-diving football coach. He lived near a blue bay with lovely fine sand.
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