Tag Archives: boat

Dot.com heyday reunion party gatecrashed by secret lover (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The huge Sun Microsystems Sunrise reunion was hosted in a massive chain hotel in a major US city. It was almost as if the heady days of the dot.com boom had never ended. My boat was so late docking in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antique, ballgown, ballroom, boat, bot, dancing, DJ, dot.com, head, hotel, husband, lover, party, pushchair, reception, shoes, shop, Simon Moore, Sun Microsystems, TPR, US | Leave a comment

Caribbean boat wreck survivor (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I was one of the lucky one. When the wave overturned the open boat, I remembered the drill to kick of my boots, discard my hat, stuff my glasses into my pocket, and then swim until I found a float … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beach, bikini, boat, boots, Caribbean, float, glasses, hat, life jacket, resort, sunbathe, survivor, taxu, wreck | Leave a comment

Unexpected visitors and missing friends (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Dreamaticus

QL rang me in a panic. ‘Lucy thinks that the reunion is still on. She didn’t receive the lockdown cancellation email. She’ll arrive in Edinburgh tomorrow.’ I ignored the message – indeed forgot about it – until the following afternoon … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged architect, bikes, boat, cancellation, cellar, daughters, dishwasher, Edinburgh, futon, kitchen, lake, lockdown, mattress, reunion, sitting room, study, visitor | Leave a comment

Manchester venue sought, good acoustics essential (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Dreamaticus

There was very little that could be salvaged from the manuscript after the reviewers savaged it, so I gave up on the job and instead responded to EH’s pleas for help. Just pregnant with her third child, EH was dealing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acoustics, boat, car. M6, conference, Edinburgh, Manchester, manuscript, poster, pregnant, reviewer, venue | Leave a comment

Super speedy 125 leaves passengers in canal (Rousse)

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had never travelled on so fast a train before. Its speed was nearer 150mph than 125. It didn’t even slow for the stations, but instead whipped past the platforms in a terrifying haste. The train only slowed when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 125, 150, basin, boat, canal, dinghy, haste, London, Midlands, passenger, platform, speed, strand, train, travel, water | Leave a comment

Home decor beach style makeover ideas (Rousse)

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The latest in bedroom flooring was beach pebbles – or so believed my mother-in-law. ‘This is going to be rather uncomfortable underfoot’ I remarked as I gingerly made my way over to the single bed in the spare room. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banister, beach, bed, bedroom, boat, decor, father-in-law, flooring, home, idea, lawn, makeover, mother-in-law, nautical, pebble, rope, seaside, shipwreck, stairwell, style, theme, wave | Leave a comment

A lakeside retreat in the US (Rousse)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Our long drive across the states with cousins NT and DT eventually brought us to the beautiful detached red brick house of a slim, elderly black man. The building was crammed with fine antiques, including a handsome marquetry grandfather clock. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America, antique, black, boat, brick, clock, cousin, cousins, detached, door, drive, elderly, food, fresh, freshwater, grandfather, host, lakeside, life, man, Marine, marquetry, red, retreat, sea, slim, States, US, view | Leave a comment

Rivals vie for boat trip business from Miavig, Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dreamaticus

There was a new company offering boat trips from Miavig on the Isle of Lewis. However, I was sure that it would soon go out of business because it failed to adhere to health and safety requirements. For example, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boat, business, cling, envy, guest, handle, health, house, Lewis, Miavig, Pabay, picnic, rib, rival, safety, trip, Uig | Leave a comment

Wooing by old rowing boat (Rousse)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I remembered IK best from hogmanay parties in the late 1980s. It came as something of a surprise when he popped up in my life again, super-keen to win me over as his next romantic conquest by showing off his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980s, battered, boat, conquest, hogmanay, old, party, romantic, row, rowing, TPR, woo | Leave a comment

President Donald Trump fails to attract inauguration ceremony audience in tatty Victorian theatre (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dreamaticus

In the basement of the Muirhead Tower at the University of Birmingham, SPC and I learnt to program. I was surprised at the ease in which I could code. If only it were so easy to program domestic appliances at … Continue reading →

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