Tag Archives: bed

Dog and toddler disturbance (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I could get no peace. Just when we thought we were on our own we would look up and find a toddler and a little black dog at the end of the bed.

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Amazing discoveries from the dead to diamonds in rainy Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I drove through the rain to Birmingham where I met KB. Homeless since last Christmas, he’d now managed to secure accommodation for himself and his two foster children: Catherine aged 6, and Harry aged 12. (His own daughters had both … Continue reading →

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Victorian television stands enhance bedtime TV viewing experience (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My colleague explained that the televisions mounted on Victorian-style stands at waist level in her office allowed for the broadcast of instructional material to students who could watch it from the comfort of their beds. ‘From the comfort of their … Continue reading →

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Nordic cruise comes to an end (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Repacking all our belongings was a long and difficult job in our cruise ship cabin after our tour of the Nordic fjords. I couldn’t understand why we had brought cut-off wellies with us in the first place. Now I considered … Continue reading →

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Bedroom and bathroom makeover with Moomins (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was so tired on the first night back at home after a long period away with work that I didn’t notice that anything was different. Even the next morning my first thought was only that the bathroom looked very … Continue reading →

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A mother’s complicated love life (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My mother claimed that she was not in a relationship with XY, even though she was sharing a bed with him. Her ‘real’ partner apparently lived in town.

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Monster tuna fish washed up in massive Hebridean tidal wave (Rousse)

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My sister JMH and I shared a small double bed in a tiny hotel room positioned high above an Outer Hebridean bay. Others, including my old school friend HP, used our room as a thoroughfare. One morning when we looked … Continue reading →

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Pink-faced Plug lookalike embarks on a spring clean (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

There was room for about a dozen of us in BW-H’s massive new house. Most of us had our own rooms. Those who did not were comfortable enough, including B’s friend John who slept on a sofa bed on the … Continue reading →

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Late night drinking buddies ordered to their beds (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I woke at 3:30am to find that TPR was not in the bed next to me. I found him in the sitting room, cradling a bottle of whisky, talking to a running pal of old. (This man was somewhat larger … Continue reading →

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Island accommodation mix-up (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

HD-B washed up on the island having braved the high seas for an hour and a half in a tiny boat (barely the size of a coracle) with two others. Although she had suffered terribly from sea sickness, she was … Continue reading →

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