Tag Archives: church

Melvyn Bragg’s editor, boasts about the Sound of Music, and other distractions keep Rousse away from class

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Now that it was December I no longer objected to the Christmas displays in the shops. I was even becoming more tolerant of the members of the sect who queued up every day in their drab black uniforms for the … Continue reading →

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Cats, chatting, and church (Rousse)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dreamaticus

What a busy day! In the morning I made friends with a (real) cat, then had a very long chat with JB who had elected to spend the whole day in a marmalade fur outfit dressed as one. Afterwards I … Continue reading →

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Obama announces spending freeze (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Barack Obama (my husband) took me aside and made his proclamation: no longer could we afford to stay in hotels such as this. I argued that it befit our status only to reside at establishments where a medieval church bell … Continue reading →

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Man falls to death from medieval tower: “lost” handbag takes the blame (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I found my new Joey D handbag again where I’d left it: sitting in the corner of the lift. It must have been travelling up and down the floors for hours, yet it appeared untouched. I pulled the zip to … Continue reading →

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Elton John and the transsexual mother-of-the-bride (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everything about the wedding was on a gigantic scale. No wonder the bride was permanently in tears. Her mother had invited everyone that she had ever met to the reception, including a tiny man from her church who turned up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged best man, bride, building, cheek, church, crying, drinks, Edinburgh, Elton John, Farnborough, jeans, marriage, mother-in-law, mother-of-the-bride, Murrayfield, numbers, nuptials, raft, reception, tattoo, team, tears, toddler, TPR, transsexual, wedding, yellow | 1 Comment

Rousse longs for the beautiful south

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was the height of English summer. TPR and I stood in the country lane, short-sleeved and carefree. Over the hedge we saw a happy family play tennis in a vast garden. We could just make out the peal of … Continue reading →

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How to find love: happy relationship remarriage (Rousse)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I trailed the country as a guest at numerous weddings as all my school and university friends signed up to the new craze of “happy relationship remarriage”. This wasn’t about finding a different life-partner, nor renewing vows with any incumbent … Continue reading →

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A scouse wedding – but not to Paul Merton (Belle)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was getting married! The groom, a boy from 1978, lived down the ‘rough’ end of the street and his family had been entirely responsible for making the arrangements. I made my way to the church, alone and by foot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Billy Corkhill, Brookside, catholic, church, Liverpool, Neil Morrissey, Paul Merton, pulpit, sequins, Sheila Grant, wedding | Leave a comment

Belle is a creative failure – but honest

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was showing a friend around the church when I found an orange chequebook on a wooden bench and went off to hand it in. A man in a suit handed me a bunch of keys and asked me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boats, chequebook, church, competition, keys, safe, writing | 1 Comment

Belle lives at the shops

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Dreamaticus

Ever since C had bought the new bike, she had always turned up on time. I was astonished to see her freewheeling to meet me outside St Chad’s Church near where I was born at exactly the time we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bart Simpson, bicycle, church, flowers, go-cart, paint, paintings, shopping | 1 Comment