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A white Christmas in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dreamaticus

We spent the afternoon watching old films on television in the sitting room. Fortunately nobody sat on the green-threaded needles that KT found at my end of the sofa. Then, when we saw that snow had fallen late in the … Continue reading →

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Quad on the Tyne – with David Tennant (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My mother took up observing the wildlife of East Lothian in the dead of night using infra-red technology. She invited us to join her one evening. David Tennant turned up to wave us off – my mother on a quadbike, … Continue reading →

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Teenage Geordie steals a snog and credit cards (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I arranged to meet my niece at the top of her University of Newcastle hall of residence. To reach her, however, I had to climb up a huge tower of open IKEA kitchen drawers crammed full of utensils. The only … Continue reading →

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Mid-air knitter stalked by elderly couple on flight to the UK from Thailand (Rousse)

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I must have broken several international laws on board the flight from Thailand back to the UK: I carried a sharp three inch needle in my hand luggage I looped the yarn from my ball of blue wool to the … Continue reading →

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1970s bed linen, out of reach kitchen appliances, and a gift of £1000 (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were staying with KLX at his London flat while the rest of his family spent the summer in Ireland. KLX admitted that he wasn’t the best of housekeepers and asked me to help make up the beds … Continue reading →

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A French affair (Rousse)

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The only way to get into the French hall of residence was to balance on wobbly podiums attached to the outside of the building, then leap from there into the dodgy lift. Once inside the lift you had to perform … Continue reading →

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Black cats and a toddler (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Everywhere I turned there was another black cat. They swarmed through the house as I hunted for my sister. When I found her she showed off her latest creation: a pale blue flowered toddler’s top, modelled by her son. While … Continue reading →

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Dream boy returns (Rousse)

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Dreamaticus

It was such a long time since I had seen my old school friend ST (both in real life and in my dreams). I took the seat next to him and looked down to his left hand: he still sported … Continue reading →

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Celebrity top trumps: Ed Sheeran versus Paul Weller (Rousse)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My online friend TBM came to stay with S, the youngest of her three boys. Our flat had plenty of space, yet they both shared our bedroom. In fact, none of us really appreciated the vast size of our flat … Continue reading →

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Slipping in past the squeezy bottles (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Whenever the little boy came to visit he made his entrance through the cupboard under the sink. He also always brought his own small bottle of Fairy Liquid with him. ‘I wonder if you will still be doing this when … Continue reading →

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