Tag Archives: children

Gordon Brown in the background while Rousse begs bags for belongings

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Ugh – teenagers! I was helping two young friends pack up their university accommodation at the end of term. They were hopeless, unable to decide what to keep and what to throw away, virtually inert while I did all the … Continue reading →

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Pests and pets (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The same bunch of kids had been clambering over the walls at the back of our building for weeks, each time in more daring exploits. Last time they dropped down into our garden and ran across the lawn. Today they … Continue reading →

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Rousse exiled

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It would be impossible to measure our sense of shame, but now we had some idea of what it must have felt like to be exiled from the community in ancient times. Our mistake had been to overestimate the extent … Continue reading →

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Crime by letters and Vera Wang (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The criminals’ mission had been to kidnap a toddler. They were stealing to order. Only a child who shared the famous surname would do. Unfortunately, in their confusion the kidnappers had targeted a child whose surname was Smith. We had … Continue reading →

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A tardis and a fake doctor – amongst other strange things (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dreamaticus

On the Isle of Lewis: It was lucky that I happened to glance out at the sea from the stairwell window from the fourth floor when I did. The tsunami was heading straight for the sea wall. TPR, RG and … Continue reading →

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Family life: a cure for obesity (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

AD had shrunk into a neat tweed suit worn under a brown overcoat, with the whole outfit topped off by a forest green felt hat. When we found him on Darlington Road he thanked us for the offer of a … Continue reading →

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Kevin McCloud advises Rousse on housing law

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Kevin McCloud wandered into my Edinburgh flat just at the right moment. His knowledge of housing law would deal with the squatting Spaniards. I had never heard of this strange ancient tradition that, they claimed, gave them the right to … Continue reading →

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A stone age date with Ruaridh Aldridge (Rousse)

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I spent the eve of my stone age adventure in Reading. MP and his wife A hosted my visit in their large, modern house. No longer a family home, it was still littered with evidence of the departed children. I … Continue reading →

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Feather shift mini-dresses on trend for Spring 2011 (Rousse)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My university friend JS excitedly told me all about her new boyfriend Alan. Occasionally she would forget a detail. Fortunately he was just a little further up Dundas Street, so whenever she needed any additional information JS simply ran the … Continue reading →

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Belle is disturbed by the mini-Salvation Army

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Tired and hungover, my attempts to sleep in were thwarted by the children playing in the carport under my bedroom window. I begged them to be quieter but it is difficult to muffle Salvation Army musical instruments, junior size or … Continue reading →

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