Tag Archives: cream

Limbless torsos in Speedos, a bare-breasted woman, children in litter disguise, and booklet giveaways in Morningside (Rousse)

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I abandoned weeding a municipal planter on the southern outskirts of Edinburgh so that I could catch a 23 bus back into town and meet my mother on Colinton Road at 6:30pm, as previously agreed. The bus was frustratingly slow. … Continue reading →

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Fat woman in White Stuff tunic dress is reckless on the roads (Rousse)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When they heard our news, my elderly parents drove all the way (all on their own) to visit us at our new house in East Lothian. They stopped off at White Stuff in Edinburgh city centre on the way. There … Continue reading →

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Back to the old house for BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The venue for this week’s BBC Radio 4 Any questions was Stockton-on-Tees or – more precisely – the childhood bedroom that I shared with my sisters at the White House, Hartburn. The room had been cleared of bedroom furniture to … Continue reading →

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An ousted father and an ice cream (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We found the children dredging the canal in their back garden. Their mother was nowhere to be seen, apparently at work. When they fell silent we looked up and saw their father at the gate. ‘We are not allowed to … Continue reading →

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Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was about to take my seat in the theatre when LF grabbed me from behind. ‘Hey’, she said, ‘Someone forgot the arrangement to meet outside!’ It was true. I had agreed to see her prior to the show, not … Continue reading →

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Helicopter rescue for fashion disaster (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was really struggling with my work wardrobe. Everything I liked was unsuitable; everything suitable I disliked. Meanwhile my sister J was having much more success – largely because she had gone on a shopping spree before the start of … Continue reading →

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Buffet table left-overs sweep (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The flat was very similar to the one that TPR and I shared when we first moved here. It was strange to think that we once fitted all our belongings into such a small space. Then I saw all the … Continue reading →

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Two chocolate mousses and a trip to Budapest (Rousse)

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

In her vast farmhouse kitchen (with two modified dishwashers and two fridges) my Cousin B (hair all coiffed) offered us each a chocolate mousse, plus a carton of double cream to share. As she headed out of the door to … Continue reading →

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Over the Archers’ paving stones for an aborted walk to the beach (Rousse)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Dreamaticus

GB had struggled to find a couple of pals who were willing to walk all the way over the far hills to the remote beach so was delighted when she thought that KA and I could accompany her. I was … Continue reading →

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Family entertainment (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

It was my mother-in-law’s dream: a house full of children of all ages enjoying one another’s company. The older ones were in the vast garden playing cricket under the guidance of my colleague RK. The smaller children were kept at … Continue reading →

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