Tag Archives: children

Meeting a metal-framed monarch mother at the New York mausoleum (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was auditioning for the role of mistress of an American millionaire. A small Jewish Italian New Yorker appeared to have taken a fancy to me so I did my best to impress him by spending the afternoon with his … Continue reading →

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A purple helter skelter, party tricks, Skype, and recycling (Rousse)

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Dreamaticus

JC was my passenger as we drove along a formerly familiar route that now included a purple helter skelter ramp covered all over in graffiti. I was amazed that the car was supple enough to work its way round the … Continue reading →

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Things to do in Dumfries and Galloway (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Just over the brow of the hill we would reach the beach with the enormous waves. I screamed at TPR to slow down – otherwise we risked being engulfed in sea water as soon as we hit the sand. I … Continue reading →

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Twins, a five-legged soccer creature, and a lost football pitch (Rousse)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I accompanied the twin eight year-olds (already kitted out in white football strips) to the vast park. Here I was told that we would easily find the pitch. We set off as directed. I related tales of a five-legged soccer … Continue reading →

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An ousted father and an ice cream (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We found the children dredging the canal in their back garden. Their mother was nowhere to be seen, apparently at work. When they fell silent we looked up and saw their father at the gate. ‘We are not allowed to … Continue reading →

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Intern adventures include Lord of the Rings team-building exercise on horseback #LOTR

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I started my placement at an office that was just a five minute walk from my flat. I wasn’t the only intern: three pupils from Drummond High School had also been taken on by the firm. I found these children … Continue reading →

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An Akita and a fair (Rousse)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JC brought her Japanese Akita down the steps. GC followed with carrying the components of an entire children’s fairground. We set up everything in the yard. Then GC and I climbed into the front seats of the mini Rolls Royce … Continue reading →

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A storybook bedroom with spiral staircase (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My husband and I snuggled down together in a bedroom that could have featured on the pages of a children’s storybook. The walls were papered with jolly seaside scenes, traditional toys were scattered on the floor, and ornamental mechanical soldiers, … Continue reading →

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Infertility and super-fertility (Rousse)

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

It was almost midnight and we were queuing up for unspecified fun. R joined our party, complaining that she was still not pregnant. SL, HJ and I shot one another a glance. This was not the time and place to … Continue reading →

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Funny faces in the Stockton Arms (Rousse)

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The Stockton Arms had undergone a dramatic change since I was last a regular sixth former visitor in the early 1980s. The biggest difference was that children were now welcome. All those sitting near to me were very well behaved, … Continue reading →

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