Tag Archives: camera

Vikings ahoy! (Rousse)

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Dreamaticus

As we drove north, from my seat at the front of the coach I could see in the sea loch a fleet of Viking longboats with the most beautiful decorated sails. I called to all the passengers behind me ‘Quick! … Continue reading →

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Junkie Genesis journal article theft (Rousse)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I pushed past the junkies in the dark alleyway at the top of Edinburgh’s Broughton Street to enter Crombies’ temporary butcher’s shop. The butcher business taken over the halal meat emporium/paperback library/convenience store while its main shop several yards down … Continue reading →

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Killer whales but no camera on powerboat trip to the islands (Rousse)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Dreamaticus

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged belongings, board, box, Calmac, camera, car, clothes, confiscate, countryside, ferry, game, glasses, house, iPhone, island, journey, killer, mother, mountain, poweboat, sheet, shoreline, sister, snow, stranger, vessel, whale | Leave a comment

A garden trespasser sausage chef (Rousse)

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When I glanced through the bedroom window I saw a tall dark man cooking sausages on our barbecue in our garden. ‘Go get him!’ I ordered TPR. ‘No problem’, he replied, waving his axe in the air. While TPR charged … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abdomen, attacker, axe, bedroom, blow, camera, case, chef, cook, escape, garden, groan, kitchen, photograph, police, quest, sausage, TPR, trespasser, unpunished, window | Leave a comment

To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

A crowd of posh pensioners carrying cameras obstructed my way as I attempted to drive my little buggy (illegally) along the pavement of Temperley Place, Hexham. They had their long lenses fixed on a doorway, in eager anticipation of snapping … Continue reading →

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A dump in Luton (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Our new house was not ready when we first moved to Luton so we wild-camped by the river for a couple of nights, with only a sleeping bag and dirty white sheet for cover. We were perfectly safe there, but … Continue reading →

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A compromise husband and security failure (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I needed a new husband. David looked like he might fit the bill. He was young, kind, had a good job in student services at the University, and seemed willing to go along with this plan. (However, he had fair … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Belle, camera, campus, compromise, David, duty, fail, failure, fair, fit, husband, security, services, shoes, steal, student, TPR, university | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: camera

Vikings ahoy! (Rousse)

Junkie Genesis journal article theft (Rousse)

Killer whales but no camera on powerboat trip to the islands (Rousse)

A garden trespasser sausage chef (Rousse)

To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)

A dump in Luton (Rousse)

A compromise husband and security failure (Rousse)

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