Tag Archives: bus

A small-scale red double decker London bus driver and his emigrant wife (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

My father-in-law proudly showed off his new wheels: a small-scale red double decker London bus. This was not the most practical of family vehicles, especially since its brake was of the same design as that found on a child’s scooter. … Continue reading →

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Pussy cats at the Old Ladies’ Lunch (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

At the end of the Christmas holiday, my mother and I were guests of MB at the Old Ladies’ Lunch in Humshaugh. (I was a little offended at the invitation, but not sufficiently to refuse a good meal.) Two ‘spare’ … Continue reading →

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A culprit and Akita Staffordshire bull terrier cross dogs (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

I should have been convicted of causing a death by dangerous driving of a Lothian Buses double decker. I escaped this fate thanks to the snow that covered up all evidence of my involvement. Pinning the blame on a homeless … Continue reading →

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Tuneless with teddies in bed on YouTube (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

In the YouTube video JS lay in bed flanked by two handmade brushed cotton teddy bears – both creations of mine from the 1990s.  She was singing along to karaoke tunes selected by her husband RR. I showed a clip … Continue reading →

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AirBnB in a double decker bus (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

We were trying to persuade my mother to rent out the static caravan in her garden as an AirBnB. We took her on a bus ride to show her how this could be done: the bus itself had been converted … Continue reading →

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Hotel holds guest’s underwear hostage (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

AH, CS, NY and SY pulled up outside the house bang on time at 3pm. ‘Look what we’ve brought!’ showed off AH, as he dragged two life-size cardboard cut-outs of me and TPR into the house. Each with a mop … Continue reading →

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When breasts head south (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

I hadn’t expected to bump into London-based SW in the Outer Hebrides. Yet here she was, as large as life, all aglow in a bright orange, and very clingy, T shirt dress, lounging lazily on the seat of a bus … Continue reading →

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Disgruntled passengers make illegal leap from Lothian bus (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

The bus took a ludicrous route. Even though most of the passengers wanted to get off at Princes Street, they were forced to endure an hour’s diversion to Heriot-Watt University first. This was because the bus did not have an … Continue reading →

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A secretive cold rice pudding home-coming (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

EH and I returned together from the book group meeting in West Lothian. We hailed a taxi to take us Steventon, then caught a number 11 bus that was en route to Tranent via Edinburgh city centre. Back at home … Continue reading →

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Thrills of the naked Newbrough to Newcastle commuter (Rousse)

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

I commuted to Newcastle daily by bus and train from Newbrough, Northumberland – naked. I knew it was wrong, but found it so hard to break my habit. It was such a thrill every morning to walk down Grainger Street … Continue reading →

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