Tag Archives: clean

Riding a water envelope is more fun than house clearing and lecturing (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Dreamaticus

When we were recalled to my parents’ house to finish the clearing job, we admired the garden in the beautiful spring sunshine. Our progress was slow, especially because all the utilities had been disconnected. Even the simplest of tasks, such … Continue reading →

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Dropped dialect dough (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Peering at the sink in DM’s kitchen, SC asked me to pass something to her. She used a term that was completely unfamiliar to me: a dialect word for ‘pastry dough’. I dropped it on the floor during the manoeuvre. … Continue reading →

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From coercive control to kidnapping (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I shared a cubicle at work with two women, who also lived together. The elder one regularly complained about her flatmate’s noisy bedtime antics. One day maintenance staff boxed in all the cubicles with black aquaboard. This was apparently ‘for … Continue reading →

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Police take out University terrorist cell while Rousse cleans up (Rousse)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Due to my early morning routine of walking the city streets, I witnessed the 6:00am raid on the hall of residence by the canal. The rumour was that the police took out a terrorist cell that was operating out of … Continue reading →

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How to clean an iPad (Rousse)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Dreamaticus

EH told me not to worry as she placed her iPad mini on the top rack of the dishwasher. ‘It’s perfectly safe’ she said. ‘This is the way that all the young people clean their tablets these days.’

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William and Harry join team to clean up and revitalise Leith Docks (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Dreamaticus

As if I didn’t have enough to do, a posse of senior Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh bullied me into leading a task force to clean up and revitalise Leith Docks. The one saving grace was that I … Continue reading →

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Mini-men cleaning army (Rousse)

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I awoke to the sound of small feet scurrying in the hall. When I opened my eyes I could make out some figures through the open bedroom door. Four tiny men armed with dusters, polish and mops were busy cleaning … Continue reading →

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A dirty bathroom and a sewing project (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I apologised to my mother for the state of the bathroom, but we’d left in a rush and had not had time to clean it. Then I gave her all the equipment that she needed for her sewing project, including … Continue reading →

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Noisy clothing (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

There was such a loud rustle every time that I budged in my seat that the other cinema goers were leaning over to tell me to shush. I couldn’t understand why my jacket would make such a racket until someone … 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 →

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