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Tag Archives: box
Two deaths for Daddy (Rousse)
Both the hospital and EasyDeath had lied. It was impossible that those ashes in the box on the mantelpiece were my father’s because here he was still clinging to life, looking for fish in a low river with my mother … Continue reading
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Tagged ashes, box, daddy, death, decline, father, fish, Friends, mantelpiece, mother, river, summer, trauma
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A jewellery box burglary (Rousse)
It had been a sticky meal all round and now my cousin’s wife SB was bringing a tray of red jellies out of the fridge. Meanwhile her daughter PB was ruining a pale leather jewellery box as she poked it … Continue reading
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Tagged box, burglary, cousin, daughter, dressing table, grubby, jewellery, leather, meal, sticky, wood
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Potential best-seller ‘discovered’ in old library refurbished as cosmetics hall (Rousse)
I’d sneakily commandeered some excess shelving in the HQ of a revered learned society. Amongst the books, I left a mix of cardboard boxes and plastic crates stuffed with stationery and miscellaneous odd belongings for which there was no room … Continue reading
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Tagged best seller, book, box, cosmetics, hall, learned society, library, manuscript, publish
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Super-friendly furry animals, early blooms, and stolen chocolates (Rousse)
Four grey squirrels, each accompanied by a tiny rust-coloured baby kit, leapt from the treetops into my coat as I passed through the market. I managed to shake the squirming animals out of my clothing by the time I reached … Continue reading
Ashes in the cupboard (Rousse)
QL died with no next of kin. It was for this reason that his ashes ended up in my cupboard. It was always a shocking reminder to see the green box whenever I opened the cupboard door.
Killer whales but no camera on powerboat trip to the islands (Rousse)
I boarded the ferry dressed only in a thin sheet, having been forced to leave all my belongings – including my clothes and glasses – with our hosts at the the shoreline. The ride across the inlet was short and … Continue reading
Supermarket shelf stealer looks forward to a weekend away at the Balcary Bay Hotel (Rousse)
Since we ran out of storage space in our house, I had taken to secretly commandeering some shelves in Tesco. There I left a dozen Moomin mugs in a raffia basket, and several spare duvets in John Lewis boxes. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Auchencairn, Balcary Bay, basket, box, cauldron, detergent, display, dolphin, doorknocker, Dumfries and Galloway, duvet, hotel, John Lewis, manager, mermaid, Moomin, raffia, sculpture, shelf, space, steal, storage, store, supermarket, weekend
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Hope for hoarders dashed (Rousse)
The back staircase was decorated pink. The neat piles of junk on the steps were numerous – perhaps an indication that, at long last, my parents were having a clear-out. However, when I stumbled over a box of out of … Continue reading
A floppy disk photograph of Trump’s London parade (Rousse)
President Donald Trump was in London to visit the Queen. I watched him parade up the Mall in a black armoured car, accompanied by mounted members of the Queen’s Guard. I was not there in person, but saw this all … Continue reading
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