Tag Archives: December

Fear of the dentist cured by beans (Rousse)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dreamaticus

We returned to our old dental practice, hoping that they would take us back. The elderly dentist ushered us into his premises through the tatty hall (littered with spent tissues and lumps of chewing gum). At the waiting room counter, … Continue reading →

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Stirling is Scotland’s latest skiing destination (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

In the first week of December TF drove us through the slush to Stirling for our annual skiing holiday. Unfortunately, however, there was no snow on the hills. It was far too early in the season to ski.

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Tomsk Womble halts divorce proceedings (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

“Of course, you know that my husband and I couldn’t possibly separate until January 2015 at the very earliest?” asked a friend while we were in the process of discussing the divorce of another. “Why’s that?” I enquired. “In the … Continue reading →

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Australian dinosaur surprise (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Although it was the middle of December, I was luxuriating in the warmth of summer thanks to a speaking invitation at a conference in Australia. Dressed in a light cotton skirt, I wandered through the grounds of the conference centre … Continue reading →

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Sting beats Mick Jagger in conversation competition (Rousse)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Sting was giving his full attention to AD, but I didn’t mind because I knew that my turn would come eventually. I made myself comfortable knitting on the sofa listening to Eddie Mair in the second half of Radio 4’s … Continue reading →

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Melvyn Bragg’s editor, boasts about the Sound of Music, and other distractions keep Rousse away from class

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Now that it was December I no longer objected to the Christmas displays in the shops. I was even becoming more tolerant of the members of the sect who queued up every day in their drab black uniforms for the … Continue reading →

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