Tag Archives: dinner

Caliper freedom (Rousse)

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Holidaying with KA’s family was more fun than I anticipated, especially given the beautiful weather. As we returned to the house after another fun day, we discussed plans for dinner. My idea of a barbecue was very popular. We also … Continue reading →

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Best murder poster drives guest into Mermaid’s arms (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t stay on for the formal dinner so I left TMX in the hands of IKX. This arrangement was not to T’s liking. She disapproved of the ostentatious wealth of I’s new house, especially that evident in the home … Continue reading →

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Spaceship flies over Edinburgh and pensioners enjoy the Paris nightwear walk Pierrot-style (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was running very late when I bumped into MT near the Pleasance. I hadn’t seen him for over thirty years and had no idea that he was now working at the University of Edinburgh. I thought he was still … Continue reading →

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Escalator screams in Sweden (Rousse)

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could just make out from our conversation at the dinner table that JM had so far enjoyed the conference in Sweden, although his girlfriend had not found it quite so interesting. After the meal one of the organisers asked … Continue reading →

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Bra-less wife misses dinner date with Amanda Holden (Rousse)

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The coach was due to leave at 18:30 for the conference dinner at the other side of town. At 18:15 I watched TPR cross the road to climb aboard and save a couple of seats for us. I knew that … Continue reading →

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A name change to Simon (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘And this is Simon’, I announced, as the others took their seats at the table for a cheese feast. JG looked a little puzzled. Why had I rechristened him? I had no idea myself! Nevertheless he went along with his … Continue reading →

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Ineffective Italian lessons (Rousse)

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JC and I sat at the dinner table desperate to join in the conversation across the room. An Italian mother was making a hopeless attempt to teach her native language to her English-speaking children. Both JC and I could do … Continue reading →

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Lose 13 pounds in a week – on bacon (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TB-O leant over at the dinner table to share slimming tips. He explained how he had lost 13lbs in a week on a simple lunchtime diet of hardened paper-thin slices of bacon – and nothing else. To me it all … Continue reading →

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Wedding gatecrash (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My new flat was somewhere near Arthur’s Seat in a run-down corner of Edinburgh. I struggled to cycle there due to forgetting the route and thus turned a short ride into a mammoth journey. When I saw a coach come … Continue reading →

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The corpse in the cupboard, and a German underwear display (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The guests at the dinner table were appalled when my mother opened the cupboard door and pulled out the heavy white metal trunk that contained the corpse. Why had she kept the body for so long, and what was she … Continue reading →

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