Tag Archives: dog

People carrier test drive disaster (Rousse)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘Mr F!’ I exclaimed when I saw TF in casual dress in the corridor at work. I wasn’t expecting to see him, so this was a lovely surprise. However, I was not the reason for his visit. He had come … Continue reading →

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A storybook bedroom with spiral staircase (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My husband and I snuggled down together in a bedroom that could have featured on the pages of a children’s storybook. The walls were papered with jolly seaside scenes, traditional toys were scattered on the floor, and ornamental mechanical soldiers, … Continue reading →

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Dog survives 36 hours trapped under car (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We drove all the way to Manchester with CM’s dog P trapped underneath the car. TPR was so busy on arrival setting up business deals (in his suit) that he completely forgot about the dog for a further 24 hours. … Continue reading →

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Lost black spaniel returns – with American children (Rousse)

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We’d acquired a dog, but I knew that TPR already regretted taking on this bouncy black spaniel. One morning I discovered that he had not taken the poor pooch out the house even once the previous day. Even so, she … Continue reading →

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Taking stock while house training a greyhound (Rousse)

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was spilling stock everywhere: into the sink, onto the worktop, over the floor. It would take hours (for TPR) to clean up the oily mess. Then we also had to deal with the greyhound puppy.I asked my mother if … Continue reading →

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Dead dog danger (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Five mutilated dog corpses were scattered across my tiny back garden. At first I simply considered this an inconvenience – until TPR pointed out that it was an ominous sign of danger ahead.

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A freezer door, dirty washing, a herd of elephants, greyhounds, a dead dog, and £100k of ruined camera equipment (Rousse)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was over at RR’s flat helping out with a few things, including an open freezer door. TPR came along for the ride with his guitar and a couple of amps. It was our last day before heading off on … Continue reading →

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A Canadian pork pie picnic (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We drove for miles and miles along Canadian single track roads. I doubted TPR’s navigation skills, but he was convinced that he knew the route to our cousins in Toronto – even without a map. Eventually we reached our final … Continue reading →

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Photo opportunities on a far flung Hebridean island (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We were supposed to be heading to the beach, but there was so much to organise with all the children and the dogs. Eventually we set off, but TPR and I became separated from everyone else and ended up on … Continue reading →

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Cats that look like pandas (Rousse)

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The members of this small community all seemed to know one another really well. It must be something to do with their isolation, I concluded. However, I also knew all about them too because I followed the Blipfoto journals of … Continue reading →

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