Tag Archives: book

Marriage and goat’s milk mayhem (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I was shocked when I learnt that JC had moved back in with her parents after her marriage to GC came to a sudden end. This was nothing, however, to my dismay and desperation when TPR calmly announced that his … Continue reading →

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Brian the Irish architect (Rousse)

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I knew that TPR had tired of me completely, so I was keen to line up a replacement for my husband as soon as possible. My work colleague Brian the Irish architect seemed a good candidate. Like TPR he was … Continue reading →

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County Durham coal mine confidences (Rousse)

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Dreamaticus

My sister S whispered over the telephone that she’d heard about a woman from County Durham, now living in Sydney, who had sold secrets about British coal-mining to the Chinese. When I next saw her in person, my sister confided … Continue reading →

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Hebridean ham roast recipe conundrum (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Dreamaticus

The contestants were each invited to roast a lump of ham. I would then judge their efforts so that the winner would be appointed part-time chef at the Hebridean guest house. I wondered how they would cope with the recipe … Continue reading →

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A coronavirus lockdown bike ride to Luce (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Dreamaticus

The building work at the St James Centre finally complete, our flat on the ground floor of John Lewis now had a big picture window that looked out on to a massive plaza. Of course, a corollary of this was … Continue reading →

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From Chad to Croydon via Disneyland and Australia (Rousse)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Dreamaticus

TPR set up a summer-long ‘book’ group and called it ‘Chad’. The participants ranged from his friends to a couple of my undergraduate students. Somehow JS had managed to inveigle herself into the men-only meeting. Meanwhile I visited drab, rainy … Continue reading →

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Library friends (Rousse)

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I spent so much time in the massive library that I became good friends with all the staff, and other users often mistook me for a librarian. One day, for example, I was obliged to field complaints from a couple … Continue reading →

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A kid’s Skype eye test (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Having given up on the optician, BC asked me and TPR to test the eyesight of her son N. Over Skype, it was rather difficult to persuade him to identify which of the black lines were more distinct (in the … Continue reading →

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Revolting book group grub (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The meal was a complete disaster. I should never have volunteered to bring food that I had cooked at my own house to JS’s flat to serve to my book group companions. Somehow in transit the pork chop suey had … Continue reading →

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Sofas, snow, and singing on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street (Rousse)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Two new shops opened on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street while we were away on holiday. As an avid reader, I was pleased that one was a book exchange. The other was a posh furniture store full of University of Edinburgh students. … Continue reading →

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