Tag Archives: dinner

Food shortages in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

It was well-known that this was the last season that the bed and breakfast on the Isle of Lewis would be welcoming guests, and for this reason it was mobbed. Most visitors were returning guests, keen to relive the fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bed and breakfast, chalet, crème caramel, diet, diner, dinner, fish and chips, food, guest, guest house, Hebrides, isle, Lewis, maid, outer, portion, pudding, sand, shack, shop, shortage, steak, TPR, veal, visitor | Leave a comment

Driving backwards to a dinner date (Rousse)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My mother put the Volvo into reverse, swivelled the driver’s seat to face the back of the car, and drove backwards along the dual carriageway. She disregarded my warnings that she risked crashing into the lorry behind us that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, backwards, behind, boss, crash, date, dinner, drive, driver, dual carriageway, in front, lorry, Manchester, mother, pay, seat car, sister, warning | Leave a comment

Entertaining a former fitness model – in a dirty blue and white spotted bikini (Rousse)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Dreamaticus

JS came to visit us at the new house that we were sharing with TPR’s parents. It was a rather small semi on a housing estate, but all the rooms were perfectly proportioned and we believed that there was possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertising, bikini, block, blue, Canada, credit card, dinner, entertain, failure, feature, fitness, glass, gym, hoarding, house, model, money, parent, private, restaurant, semi, shop, shower, small, space, spot, still, style, Sunday Times, tower, TPR, video, visit, wear, white, window | Leave a comment

Smoke, sausages, and exclusion (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was impossible to disguise that I was an middle class English woman, and did not belong in a Northern Irish Protestant working men’s club. However, my hosts were keen for me to witness the atmosphere in the smoke-filled bar, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atmosphere, ceiling, cigarette, club, dinner, disgust, English, exclusion, guest, identity, Irish, male, mashed potato, meal, men, middle class, Northern Ireland, people-watching, potato, privilege, Protestant, punish, sausage, smoke, Ulster, unwelcome, woman, working | 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

Looking for a new boyfriend (Rousse)

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was looking for a new boyfriend. The first candidate was lovely – tall, dark, and handsome – and we did have some fun together. However, he was much younger than me, a smoker, and offered limited conversation. I really … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accident, boyfriend, conversation, dark, date, die, dinner, fun, glider, handsome, intellectual, look, love at first sight, meeting, New, non-smoker, old, professor, relationship, romance, secret, smoker, table, tall, TPR, wife, young | Leave a comment

Fracas at conference dinner (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Dreamaticus

As I eavesdropped on the conference conversation at the top table I could sense PB’s increasing frustration at the ignorant pronouncements of the American. ‘What’s the main message of your keynote anyway?’ the American drawled. ‘There’s little point in trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American, assault, comfort, conference, conversation, dinner, eavesdrop, fracas, frustration, head, ignorant, keynote, police, pronouncement, report, speech, strike, table, top table | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: dinner

Food shortages in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Driving backwards to a dinner date (Rousse)

Entertaining a former fitness model – in a dirty blue and white spotted bikini (Rousse)

Smoke, sausages, and exclusion (Rousse)

A hall of residence for horses (Rousse)

Looking for a new boyfriend (Rousse)

Fracas at conference dinner (Rousse)

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