Tag Archives: death

Sting serenades Belle (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everything associated with Belle was new, including her fabulous apartment and hunk of a boyfriend. While Sting serenaded her from the courtyard below, I pondered the identity of the sulky teenager in the corner. We ended the night by each … Continue reading →

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Rousse rejects a lover and kills a cat

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The arrangements for our holiday were hardly ideal. I hadn’t managed to finish my conference paper in time so was obliged to take a stack of work with me, and when we arrived in Antigua we found that we’d been … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s new best friend is Princess Diana

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Princess Diana (my new best friend) and I lounged side-by-side for our girly chat. She permitted me to ask her anything I liked so long as the conversation didn’t descend into tabloid interview. I thought that I was doing OK … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, best, best friend, bodies, death, friend, leather, limbs, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, patent leather, Princess Diana, shoes, Stevenage, summer, train | Leave a comment

Fish and lamb (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

P and SM had secretly amassed a vast collection of enormous glug jugs, now displayed with pride in their sitting room. Some hung from from hooks, and the rest were arranged higgledy piggledy on a high shelf. I particularly admired … Continue reading →

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Decomposed body found near former film set (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Until Hollywood’s arrival, the village’s reputation was limited to “reasonable pit stop for British families en route to the French riviera”. Three years since serving as the backdrop to one of the most successful movies of all time, the village … Continue reading →

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Rousse attends her first ever “pre-wake”, complete with watermelon feast

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Dreamaticus

With KB I was attending my first ever “pre-wake”. This comprised a formal presentation by my friend (the future corpse) followed by a reception for all her friends, family and former colleagues. While I listened to the friend speak, I … Continue reading →

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Exciting new printing facility in central Edinburgh and the death of Cousin Bunny (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everyone enthused about the new printing facility on North Bridge next to the Scotsman Hotel so I thought I’d give it a go first thing in the morning. There were so few people around at this time that I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cousin, death, Edinburgh, funeral, ginger, hair, kitchen, nightie, North Bridge, phone, printing, pyjamas, Scotsman Hotel | Leave a comment

Kevin McCloud advises Rousse on housing law

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Kevin McCloud wandered into my Edinburgh flat just at the right moment. His knowledge of housing law would deal with the squatting Spaniards. I had never heard of this strange ancient tradition that, they claimed, gave them the right to … Continue reading →

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Performance anxieties (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Over three decades had elapsed since my last encounter with this group of girls from my first secondary school, and I was curious to know what had become of them. In the course of conversation arch-bully CMcG confirmed that she … Continue reading →

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The “dead” return to life at the British Library, and deer management concerns (Rousse)

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I walked into the foyer of the British Library and identified the conference registration desk. Beside it some delegates were crowded around an electronic display board on the wall. Some others were fighting over a grubby postcard at a table … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AGM, Bristol, British Library, caretaker, clothing, dead, death, deer, display board, DIY, droppings, fat, fence, fences, hoof, house, London, postcard, wall, washing, whitefencing | 1 Comment