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Tag Archives: camera
Sunset chasing and the biggest divorce settlement in history (Rousse)
Many tourists had booked into the west-facing Hebridean hotel specifically to catch the amazing sunsets. There was a spectacular one predicted the next Wednesday and, on the basis of this knowledge, many people had extended their holiday on the Isle … Continue reading
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Tagged bikin, camera, divorce, Hebrides, Lewis, photograph, settlement, sunset, taxi, TPR
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Vikings ahoy! (Rousse)
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
Junkie Genesis journal article theft (Rousse)
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
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
A garden trespasser sausage chef (Rousse)
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
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Tagged abdomen, attacker, axe, bedroom, blow, camera, case, chef, cook, escape, garden, groan, kitchen, photograph, police, quest, sausage, TPR, trespasser, unpunished, window
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To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)
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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Tagged BCS, British Computer Society, buggy, camera, celebrities, celebrity, cinema, consort, couple, daylight, doorway, family, fan, Hexham, husband, job, lady, lens, pantomime, pavement, pensioner, Perth, posh, professional body, programmer, Queen, reception, risk, royal, snap, staff, Temperley Place, Thriller, trip, video
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A dump in Luton (Rousse)
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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Tagged Bedfordshire, camera, camping, carpenters, devastation, dirty, dump, Edinburgh, electricians, flat, folly, Georgian, house, kitchen, Luton, mural, neighbour, oven, owner, plumbers, purchase, red brick, restoration, river, sale, sheet, sleeping bag, staircase, thief, upkeep, Victorian, villa
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A compromise husband and security failure (Rousse)
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
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Tagged Belle, camera, campus, compromise, David, duty, fail, failure, fair, fit, husband, security, services, shoes, steal, student, TPR, university
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Child criminal caught red-handed at Paris airport (Rousse)
We had just landed in Paris on a flight from Copenhagen when I noticed that my red rucksack had gone missing. Then I saw it, in the hands of a small French girl. I knew that it was mine because … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, backpack, bag, belongings, camera, child, clothing, club, Copenhagen, criminal, dirty, evidence, father, footage, French, girl, laptop, name, Paris, pocket, prosecute, red, red-handed, rucksack, screen, steal, Sun Microsystems, sunrise, video, work
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Nifty Land Rover reverse manoeuvres (Rousse)
KNX impressed me once again. He jumped up into the off-white Land Rover, popped it into reverse, and backed it neatly into a spot closer to the house, thus giving space for the other vehicles to move. He’d also been … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, back, camera, dig, house, impress, Land Rover, Landrover, mud, nifty, park, reverse, speace. vehicle, toddler
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