Tag Archives: curry

A holiday cottage and wedding invitations (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was worried about the safety of the family’s holiday cottage. Although the front door to the building that we shared with the neighbours was secured with a Yale lock, the door to our porch and the second one from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bolt, cottage, cousin, curry, dairy, Dartmoor, door, food poisoning, hall, holiday, invitation, porch, Scotland, security, TPR, wedding, Yale. lock | Leave a comment

Curry versus keynote (Rousse)

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Dreamaticus

There was barely half an hour before the opening keynote speech and I still hadn’t finished preparing the chicken curry that I had promised for dinner for day 2 of the conference. As soon as the sessions started, I would … Continue reading →

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In-law problems (Rousse)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

We’d driven several long uncomfortable miles to the huge (but somewhat crowded) beach, so it was a relief to finally end our journey. However, my mother-in-law was not happy. There appeared to be something wrong with her towel. It took … Continue reading →

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Mid-summer’s Day in Cornwall – with curry (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was super-early on Mid-summer’s Day in Cornwall and I was lucky enough to observe the locals and a selection of animals march up the hill in the annual sunrise procession. I could not fathom how they managed to persuade … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animal, celebration, confusion, Cornwall, curry, hill, line, mid-summer, minibus, neat, process, sunrise, transport, walk | Leave a comment

A hall of residence for horses (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I stabled the grey mare in my new hall of residence bedroom with a degree of reluctance. First I was dubious as to the ‘legality’ of keeping a horse on campus. I also harboured concerns over my skills as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bedroom, car, conversation, curry, diner, dinner, Driffield, driver, driving, friend, grey, hall of residence, horse, horsewoman, house, hug, mare, operation, parent, polite, pregnancy, ride, school, skill, student, TPR, undergraduate, university | Leave a comment

Black cab illegally parked in Leith: shoeless couple sought (Rousse)

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were late for our anniversary dinner at the upstairs restaurant on Commercial Street in Leith. I pulled on my pale blue cotton shift dress from Monsoon, and TPR dragged me out of the house. We were in such a … Continue reading →

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Wedding preparations and wolves (Rousse)

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Dreamaticus

S and A’s wedding rivalled the Olympics for scale. Everyone was invited. I loved it, especially since so many of my own friends, relations and work colleagues would be there. These included: my sister J and her family all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Botanic Gardens, bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, colleagues, curry, delegates, family, Friends, husband, Isle of Man, Olympics, Online 2012, pool, relations, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, school, sister, sisters, swimming, TPR, twin, twins, wedding, wolf, wolves | Leave a comment

Curries by barcode and a couple of moves (Rousse)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was a Friday night and, as was the custom, the EdCM crowd was meeting at the Curry Kettle in Merchiston for a balti. However, something was a little different this evening. Instead of giving your order to the waitress … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged barcode, business school, cafe, copy, curries, curry, EdCM, falt, flowers, Friday, Morningside, move, office, order, paint, queue, refurbishment, restaurant, room divider, verhandah, waitress, workstation, yellow | Leave a comment

Rousse despairs at the reluctant chef and gives up on the mini

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was participating in some sort of cookery competition where the challenge was to create a delicious three course meal from a random set of ingredients. I looked at the root ginger, spices, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples and the lone tin … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antiques, Auvergne, bananas, chiffon, cookery, curry, custard, dress, drive, estate, Friends, ingredients, meal, mini dress, parents, parma ham, party, pictures, pineapples, root ginger, running club, school, silk, skirt, spices, teenager, tomatoes, tunic | Leave a comment

Queen cuts down official duties (Rousse)

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The pensioner at the till was agog. Could it really be true that the Queen would put in an appearance later in the day? What on earth was she doing in a tea shop in St Ives? Yes, came the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aspic, conference paper, curry, foil, library, New York, Pearly Queen, Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, rice, rice pudding, rice salad, scalpel, sister, snowboards, St Ives, tea shop, Thai, till | 1 Comment