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Unwelcome chair, cat, and guest (Rousse)

What was my mother’s old recliner-riser chair doing back in our sitting room? Why was my sister’s cat rolling round on the floor? And – more to the point – how had my sister managed to get into the house … Continue reading

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A view of Edinburgh Castle and a cat in the dentist’s car seat (Rousse)

TPR and I didn’t miss the city when we moved to the outskirts of Edinburgh. Our house was a luxurious new-build with an extraordinary number of bathrooms. From a thin window on the top floor, we could see in the … Continue reading

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Sailor ditches assets in bid to fake 9/11 death (Rousse)

A lack of sailing qualifications was apparently no barrier to buying a yacht, especially when the owner was in such a hurry to sell. Our new boat came with a lower deck stuffed with smaller vessels, and a resident black … Continue reading

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A flight over Luskentyre with the cat (Rousse)

With a small jump upwards, I was able to launch myself to fly wherever I wished. It was so easy to float unaided high above the white sands and Caribbean blue sea of Luskentyre on South Harris. One day I … Continue reading

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Pussy pops her clogs (Rousse)

So anxious was I to protect the neighbours’ parrot that when I reached to grab the black cat, I accidentally strangled poor Pussy.

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Cat food and shameful northern roots (Rousse)

‘Cat food! You need to do more investigations into cat food!’ screeched the scruffy man as the smart black Citizens Advice limo drove past him. ‘And bitcoin too’, muttered my friend JT as she sat down next to me. She … Continue reading

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Hero of the exhibition hall survives animal attacks but loses a laptop (Rousse)

I was the hero of the exhibition hall when I caught a toddler-on-the-loose by the arm and promptly returned her to her grateful parents. We’d heard rumours of the wild animals that preyed on visitors as they left the venue. … Continue reading

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A cat and a cleaner (Rousse)

My former neighbour JS cradled a beautiful tabby cat in her arms. It was a leaving present from her friends. The cat, however, was not the focus of our conversation. Rather, JS wanted to show her displeasure at my nephew … Continue reading

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House dressing (Rousse)

From the outside, my sister’s flat looked pretty much the same. The only difference was the selection of handmade cat greeting cards for sale to passing tourists on the window ledge. Inside, however, a huge transformation had taken place. The … Continue reading

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Dirty animal invasion (Rousse)

Two surprises greeted me when I came home. First, my mother had cooked a delicious dinner and already washed up; second, the C-Is had come to stay. There was a problem, however, with the latter. RC-I brought with him a … Continue reading

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