Tag Archives: corridor

A lonely love nest at the British Library (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Dreamaticus

PB volunteered to take over where JG-T left off. I sent him the instructions to meet in a quiet corridor of the British Library. He should bring all the equipment, including the foreign coins parcelled up in stapled packs made … Continue reading →

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Big changes at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Dreamaticus

Childhood friends SB and KH met me in Birmingham to scope out venues for next year’s university reunion. We were in for a shock when we reached the University of Birmingham campus. The French department was completely unrecognisable. The corridors … Continue reading →

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The fate of Hostage John (Rousse)

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Dreamaticus

JG and I relived our student days of 1982 with a trip from Paris to the Middle East. TPR joined us to help find the old lecture theatre that used to double up as a party venue. It seemed to … Continue reading →

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Corridor encounters with Bob the Drag Queen and Alan Cumming (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Dreamaticus

All dolled-up, Bob the Drag Queen rushed along the corridor without acknowledging me. In contrast, Alan Cumming – also in drag – grinned and threw me a wink when we brushed past one another. I made a mental note to … Continue reading →

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A right royal flush (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Along a lonely corridor, I stumbled into Queen Elizabeth II. Her white gloved hand was on the handle of a small door. When I started to engage in conversation with her majesty, she interrupted me quickly to say that she … Continue reading →

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An AGM with atheists (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Dreamaticus

BMR arranged the display in the corridor, then set up the kitchen for the Scottish Annual General Meeting. I greeted the great and good of the association with enthusiasm as I welcomed them at the front door. I also dealt … Continue reading →

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Greedy goldfish and slapdash workmen ruin house and garden (Rousse)

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The house and garden were a complete mess: the house because workmen had damaged the newly wall-papered corridor at the back of the flat; the garden because two enormous, greedy goldfish had taken charge the pond, recently flooded to cover … Continue reading →

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Kneeling toilet is a safe haven for jewellery stash (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Dreamaticus

No wonder I kept getting lost in the hotel. Due to a booking mishap, every day TPR and I were moved from one bedroom to another. Although annoying, it would have been so much worse if the weather had been … Continue reading →

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When an ex refuses to exit (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Dreamaticus

It seemed a good idea at the time to invite my ex ST to visit while my husband TPR was away. My plan fell apart when ST didn’t understand that he was expected to leave as soon as TPR returned … Continue reading →

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Canine and human vandals ruin corridor wall (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I was very angry to find dog’s paw prints along the skirting board and up the edge of the wallpaper in the corridor. I was angrier still when I saw that someone had vandalised the same wall with details in … Continue reading →

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