Tag Archives: dance

Strictly come flirting (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Dreamaticus

You weren’t allowed to dance with your partner at this event so I left TPR for a kind-looking young lad in his twenties. He was clearly a talented ballroom dancer and soon became frustrated with my tendency to lead. Eventually … Continue reading →

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Hypnotic cat dancing routine reveals hidden skills (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I wandered around the crowded room and performed a little dance. I hoped that this would please my new friend and that she would agree that I had mastered the “dancing like a cat” routine. She observed my technique, then … Continue reading →

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Mid-afternoon okey cokey fun ruined by Restoration battle vandal (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR and his two friends knew that before long the enemy would come over the hill. The three of them anticipated hand-to-hand combat, and were prepared. I was terrified, but at least I had an escape route through the attic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alarm, ammunition, armies, arms, army, attic, bath, battle, bed, blaze, brother-in-law, brothers-in-law, castle, Charles II, combat, costume, cosumes, dance, dart, door, enemy, father, fire, hokey cokey, hokey pokey, marauder, marauders, mother, okey cokey, pirate, pirates, poison, restoration, ringlets, ruin, shooting, sister-in-law, staircase, target, targets, torch, TPR, upstairs, vandal | Leave a comment

England manager hosts the party of the year (Rousse)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Dreamaticus

IS and I had been invited to the party of the year – a school reunion hosted by an England football manager at his mansion. We arrived early in order to secure the best accommodation for the night, and were … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accommodation, Blipfoto, buffet, California, celebration, dance, dancing, door, dressing gown, dressing gowns, England, food, hook, iPad, iPads, laptop, laptops, MacAir, MacAirs, manager, mansion, mega-rich, party, reunion, rich, San Francisco, school, stranger, table, tables, tablet, tablets, towelling | Leave a comment

Unwelcome distraction at the British Library (Rousse)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was a huge commitment to travel from Edinburgh to London by train every Saturday to study medieval manuscripts in the British Library. This is why I objected so much to the shopping concession in the Humanities Reading Room and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged assistant, British Library, concession, dance, dancing, Edinburgh, humanities, library, London, manuscript, manuscripts, medieval, music, Reading, reading room, room, Saturday, shift, shop, shopping, train | Leave a comment

Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

For the third time JB asked if I would help teach the first years how to dance, and once more I happily accepted her invitation. Didn’t she ever read her e-mail? Standing in her office, I also wondered why JB … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bath, book, books, box, boxes, cardboard, coast, coastal, dance, dancing, e-mail, first years, hardback, hardbacks, hike, HTML, invitation, Leeds, lid, Manchester, North Yorkshire, novel, novels, office, packing, path, Roseberry Topping, silver, students, tourist, tourist board, tourists, walk, Whitby, work, World Wide Web, www, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

A cat-assisted attempt to avoid divorce (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

There was only one way that I would find time to do my own research ever again: to register for a second PhD. I considered several options. I could return to the University of Birmingham where I had studied as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African, Annandale Street, attempt, badge, badges, Birmingham, Birmingham University, boyfriend, cat, Claremont Crescent, dance, dancing, director, divorce, door, doorbell, dress, East Claremont Street, Ediburgh, ex-husband, eyes, garden, home, husband, identity, initials, lecturer, lights, marking, metal, Newcastle University, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, parent, parents, PhD, railings, reconciliation, research, TPR, university, University of Birmingham, University of Newcastle, University of Oxford, wall | Leave a comment

Hall of residence handicrafts at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Nobody needed any persuasion to take to the floor at the Manor House reunion disco. With the first beat of the first record it was filled with enthusiastic dancers. I mentioned to TPR that we should list all these popular … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham University, card, cards, Christmas, dance, dancers, disco, father, hall, hall of residence, handicraft, handicrafts, library, Manor, Manor House, paper, papers, party, playlist, record, records, reunion, scrap, scraps, surname, university, University of Birmingham | Leave a comment

Class-conscious Cotswolds offers mixed welcome (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Everyone* we knew had moved to the Cotswolds. We drove down to see if life there would suit us too. My sister J set up an introduction for us with the vicar’s wife, also newly arrived in the village. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged academic, awning, awnings, ball room, blonde, booking, bookings, boots, car, class, climb, Cotswolds, cup, dance, dancing, drive, driving, four-wheel drive, furniture, furry, grand, gravel, groceries, grocery, hill, hotel, maître d', piano, rank, seating, shirt, shopping, sister, snack, social class, son, staff, steep, table, tables, tea, teach, trousers, vicar, vicarage, village, wife, working class | Leave a comment

Dancing bear imposter (Rousse)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The famous dancing bear lived in a plush apartment on the eight floor of a brand new tower block, above a branch of Boots the Chemist. I knew this because he belonged to my friends J and GC. I almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970s, act, animal, apartment, arm, audience, bear, beg, begging, black and white, boots, Boots the Chemist, bowl, chemist, dance, dancing, dog, famous, flat, friend, leg, legs, mother, number, phone, photo, photograph, teenage, teenager, telephone, video | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: dance

Strictly come flirting (Rousse)

Hypnotic cat dancing routine reveals hidden skills (Rousse)

Mid-afternoon okey cokey fun ruined by Restoration battle vandal (Rousse)

England manager hosts the party of the year (Rousse)

Unwelcome distraction at the British Library (Rousse)

Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse)

A cat-assisted attempt to avoid divorce (Rousse)

Hall of residence handicrafts at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)

Dancing bear imposter (Rousse)

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