Tag Archives: Canada

Cousin colouring comparison check (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Dreamaticus

GT stuck his ginger head through the kitchen window of the log cabin in rural Canada. ‘Who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?!’ he demanded to know. He had no idea that the ‘English squatters’ now … Continue reading →

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A Yorkshire woman in Canada (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My cousin NT steered the tiny green car through the snowy Canadian landscape. I doubted that it would make it up the hill without snow chains, but NT was prepared to give it a go. In the end, however, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged born, bred, Canada, car, chain, clean, courage, cousin, elderly, English, hill, kitchen, origin, snow, tea, woman, worktop, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Shark danger in Lake Ontario (Rousse)

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Within hours of landing in Canada I boarded a yacht at the behest of my cousin NT. Suddenly the wind picked up and threw us from the craft into Lake Ontario. Sharks fins circled. I considered whether I would prefer … Continue reading →

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Border crossings and spy work (Belle)

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Although I had joined the stationery warehouse as an office junior, I was actually working with Dame Judi Dench for a spy network based in London in 1944. We had an enemy in our midst and I was tasked with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged border crossing, bridge, Canada, Dame Judi Dench, dog, London, London Underground, spy, tea, tube train, USA, World War Two | Leave a comment

Yellow cherry tomatoes, red peppers and Settlers of Catan (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was busy sorting out the contents of the Settlers of Catan box so that everything would be in order the next time that we played. I’m glad I did so because inside the box JS found some yellow cherry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blonde, box, Canada, Catan, cherry, journey, loo, mess, pepper, play, red, Settlers, Settlers of Catan, slice, sort, sticky, suitcase, tomato, travel, yellow | Leave a comment

Transatlantic flight upgrade (Rousse)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dreamaticus

This was going to be a fun flight. I’d already teased the party of three lads (two of whom who looked like twins) by ‘guessing’ correctly that they came from Carlisle. I was not, however, psychic. I had discovered this … Continue reading →

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A Canadian pork pie picnic (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We drove for miles and miles along Canadian single track roads. I doubted TPR’s navigation skills, but he was convinced that he knew the route to our cousins in Toronto – even without a map. Eventually we reached our final … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, branch, Canada, cousin, cousins, dog, dormitory, family, girlfriend, hall of residence, map, men, navigation, parent, picnic, pie, pork, privacy, road, route, singel track, skill, steal, Sydney, table, TPR, trip | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Canada

Cousin colouring comparison check (Rousse)

A Yorkshire woman in Canada (Rousse)

Shark danger in Lake Ontario (Rousse)

Border crossings and spy work (Belle)

Yellow cherry tomatoes, red peppers and Settlers of Catan (Rousse)

Transatlantic flight upgrade (Rousse)

A Canadian pork pie picnic (Rousse)

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