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How to tell if a cameo brooch is fake (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Granny H pressed the brown cameo brooch into my hand. ‘Here, have this’ she said. I was pleased to take it, but I knew that I would never wear it. Where there should have been two white engravings there was … Continue reading →

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Ranting, raging, decorating, and bathing at the White House (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I stormed into my sister J’s bedroom at the White House where I knew that I would find my mother. ‘She’s done it again!’ I raged. ‘What now?’ ‘She’s “redecorated” the room next to the bathroom in her own ridiculous … Continue reading →

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Sport, canoodling, and drowning (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I walked into the small green copse where I saw young men playing sport. There were also two people canoodling on the grass – until a senior member of the armed forces commanded them to desist from such scandalous behaviour. … Continue reading →

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Stage scaling and an overgrown Brownie (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The venue for my talk was a vast lecture hall that held hundreds, and it was packed. From my spot on stage I recognised many faces from from the information world in the audience. Amongst them were groups of students … Continue reading →

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From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I left the conference with a PhD student who was also heading north. She offered me a bed for the night in her student house in Sheffield, which I willingly accepted – and then instantly regretted as we walked through … Continue reading →

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Flirting over a bag of Lochinver pies, cheese and ham rolls – and WhatsApp (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

When we returned from Aberdeen we remembered that we needed to pick up our end of term present from work. This comprised a brown paper bag that contained a Lochinver pie and enough ham and cheese rolls to last the … Continue reading →

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Smoking menthol cigarettes to lose weight (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

As was the tradition, my colleagues were in Glasgow staffing the National Museum of Scotland on 2nd January so that the museum staff could take an extra day off. Already there was trouble at the entrance. One of my colleagues … Continue reading →

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Snow and stovies on election day (Rousse)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When we tried to go outside we found a metre of snow banked up against the back door. I asked TPR not to touch it while I made a dash for my camera. He disobeyed me, and immediately got started … Continue reading →

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Princess Anne, a posh prat, polar bears, and perfume preferences (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We’d all worked hard on the show for months. Even S played an active role, kindly agreeing to deliver the opening address. I did wonder, however, if she now regretted this offer given the fuss that I was making over … Continue reading →

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A dead grandmother, a muscular tramp, and a lost wallet (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I spent the night before the dinner at my Granny T’s house. She was looking remarkably well – and indeed fashionable – for someone who had been dead for twenty years. On the evening of the big event itself I … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: brown

How to tell if a cameo brooch is fake (Rousse)

Ranting, raging, decorating, and bathing at the White House (Rousse)

Sport, canoodling, and drowning (Rousse)

Stage scaling and an overgrown Brownie (Rousse)

From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)

Smoking menthol cigarettes to lose weight (Rousse)

Snow and stovies on election day (Rousse)

Princess Anne, a posh prat, polar bears, and perfume preferences (Rousse)

A dead grandmother, a muscular tramp, and a lost wallet (Rousse)

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