Tag Archives: court

Poor park keeping (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Dreamaticus

JS didn’t take her new job as a part-time park keeper very seriously. She took our money for half an hour on the tennis court, then bunked off to play tourist in Oxford for the rest of the afternoon.

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Cliff-top holiday cottage beach huts on the beautiful Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Dreamaticus

We spotted a few changes during our winter visit to our favourite guest house on the Isle of Lewis. For example, the big sitting room was now serving as the kitchen, and the high tides delivered huge waves all the … Continue reading →

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Bigamous wife to lose inheritance (Rousse)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was intensely jealous that TPR was courting our university friend HB, and worried that he would leave everything to her, rather than to me. There was, however, a more tricky issue regarding the inheritance. I had bigamously ‘married’ TPR … Continue reading →

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Courting cannibalism (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Dreamaticus

MR was saying to me that working 3 days a week wouldn’t make much difference to my workload, and that I should drop my commitment to two, when TPR arrived at the table. Although I had already bought meat for … Continue reading →

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From the Greek massacre to rioting on the streets of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

G and LE started a fashion for building houses half way up the crags of Holyrood Park. My parents planned to do the same. In the meantime we lived in a small caravan in a car park next to Holyrood … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon tennis star happy in retirement (Rousse)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The two international tennis superstars squealed with joy when they saw me. “We’ll never forget your performance in the semi-final at Wimbledon 2013” said Charlotte as Natalia covered me with kisses. “Do you ever think of coming out of retirement?” … Continue reading →

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The Manor House: an historical account (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The journalist thrust a microphone into my face and demanded that I gave a full history of the Manor House from its origins as an eighteenth century farm house to the severe fire damage of July 2014. As we travelled … Continue reading →

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Hugh Grant lookalike cited in affair accusations (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I tried to work out why TPR and I were staying in this business hotel by peering at the badges of the other guests. One man appeared to be “the friendliest of the friendly”. This didn’t help, other than suggest … Continue reading →

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A Shakespearean affair (Rousse)

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was the last night of our holiday and we really should have been packing. Instead my sister S and I were watching Richard III. This hybrid production was part-performed live on stage in Tudor dress, with additional scenes on … Continue reading →

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Dress designer Rousse finds her model

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

KT was delighted to try on the latest outfit from my new collection: a cream dress teamed with a wide red patent leather belt and matching court shoes. She ran over to the promenade and posed for photos, quite the … Continue reading →

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