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Tag Archives: Birmingham
A library leopard (Rousse)
I found two interesting things in the (old) University of Birmingham main library. First I saw TT, all the way from Denver on sabbatical, accompanied by one of his sons, heading into a meeting room. Second, I spotted the library … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, Birmingham, cat, Denver, ginger, library, meeting, petting, pussy, son, stacks, stroke, stroking, tame, Tom, University of Birmingham
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Sitting on buns (Belle)
I returned to the shopping parade near where I was brought up and was delighted by the new shop that was selling hot cross buns the size of pouffes AND pouffes that looked like hot cross buns.
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Tagged Birmingham, hot cross buns, pouffe, shop, shopping parade
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Keith’s carpet (Rousse)
Former University of Birmingham astrophysicist Keith rented out rooms in his shared new-build house (with tiny kitchen). When we paid him a visit, I was delighted to discover that the flowery sitting room carpet was almost identical to the one … Continue reading
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Tagged astrophysicist, Birmingham, carpet, drawing room, flowers, flowery, house, Keith, parents, university
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Best friends with a fishing rod vandal in Chamberlain Square (Belle)
The view from my desk was one over Chamberlain Square in Birmingham. I watched as a woman reversed out of an office door and eventually emerged wielding two 30-foot fishing poles. The first thing she did was bring bring down … Continue reading
Belle and Spain have a messy break-up
I was being manipulated into declaring war against Spain. Spain’s solicitor had written to me asking for its assets back. Without permission, my solicitor had replied that Spain could go stuff itself and we’d see it on the battlefield.
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Tagged battlefield, Birmingham, Chamberlain Square, fishing pole, friend, office, solicitor, Spain, strangling, telephone wire, war
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Diamond disappointment (Rousse)
Three decades after graduating with our first degrees, several of my peers were once more taking rooms on campus. I had two sets of accommodation to organise: (1) at the University of Birmingham; (2) in France. In Birmingham I showed … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, diamond, disappointment, France, glass, university
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Accommodation woes at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)
The renamed, but not refurbished, Mason Hall on the Vale at the University of Birmingham was to be our home for our Masters year. Once again I was sharing accommodation with HJ and SL, although this time it was not … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, basin, bathroom, bed, bedroom, Birmingham, camp, double, flat, hall, library, Mason, Masters, revision, study, university, Vale, woe, work
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