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Perspectives from a plinth (Rousse)

My elderly neighbour Mrs Frazier was dying of a deadly disease, and for this reason I was helping her with her walled garden. I half expected that she would leave it to me, along with her tiny mews house. I … Continue reading

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An undesirable neighbour (Rousse)

We moved back to Birmingham into a large Victorian house on a busy road. Our new next door neighbour wore a long dark beard and kept his hair tied up in a black turban. He told us that he was … Continue reading

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Lost belongings (Rousse)

The rope of the pallet carrying our belongings over the gorge slipped and half its cargo – including Bertie the collie dog, two cats and all the chickens – tumbled into the torrent below. The crane driver was unmoved; I … Continue reading

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