Tag Archives: damage

Wee wedding (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Dreamaticus

My mother brought shame on my entire family when she laughed so much at my sister-in-law’s wedding that she wet herself. I tried to make up for this by taking very seriously my role of chief bridesmaid, but failed. The … Continue reading →

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Fixing flood damage (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The wallpaper had only been up for a couple of weeks when the bedroom was suddenly flooded from above. The first surge of water tore down the newly decorated walls. The rest puddled into a heavy pool over the ceiling, … Continue reading →

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Hotel cutlery ‘extras’ (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Dreamaticus

‘Are you insured?’ asked the hotel manager. TPR looked up from his plate of parma ham and Hollandaise sauce. Why did she need to know this? ‘It’s just that we noticed on the CCTV from last night’s dinner service that … Continue reading →

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A work affair avoided (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

A dip into time travel should have reminded my boyfriend of how he had changed over the past couple of years. To see him laughing and joking with his old colleagues only emphasised the dramatic shift in his personality. When … Continue reading →

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People carrier test drive disaster (Rousse)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘Mr F!’ I exclaimed when I saw TF in casual dress in the corridor at work. I wasn’t expecting to see him, so this was a lovely surprise. However, I was not the reason for his visit. He had come … Continue reading →

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Novelist’s life work loss blamed on clumsy husband (Rousse)

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I’d been complaining of TPR’s clumsiness for some time. Now he had managed to let a desktop PC, all the back-up disks for my novel-in-progress, and an old fashioned brick mobile telephone, fall from a third floor window and through … 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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Drunk driver claims “only quarter of a glass” defence (Rousse)

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Dreamaticus

J drove us home from the restaurant. M sat in the front passenger seat, my father behind him, and my mother took the middle of the back seat. From my position behind J it soon became obvious that she was … Continue reading →

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Car theft, breast milk, and a bump (Rousse)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I screamed at TPR that it was not our car, but he was so determined to catch the “crooks” that he did not hear me. He leapt on top of the driver at the wheel of the red MGB to … Continue reading →

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How to stop puppy biting (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Upstairs at the White House in my sister S’s room, the cocker spaniel puppy would not let go of my hand. His alligator teeth were well and truly clamped into my skin. I really had to shake him off before … Continue reading →

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