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Home improvement – with sheep (Rousse)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The house was a-buzz with DIY and related domestic projects. While my university friend SB hosed down the steps to our New Town basement, TPR dismantled the broken external door handle to take for repair by the locksmith. It was … Continue reading →

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Arson at the abbey, two weddings, a ‘death’ and a strange theft (Belle)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Dreamaticus

In a dream within a dream I travelled to Wales to attend a wedding at an ancient abbey. On arrival I was astonished to learn that the bride and groom had planned to cover the cost of the wedding by … Continue reading →

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Rousse tries – and fails – to relax

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Belle knew that I had been overworking so she invited me to her hospital where I could take a few hours away from my computer. The catch was that I had to do this incognito and in silence. Creeping around … Continue reading →

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Bathrooms à deux (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was back at University looking for the bathrooms. After exploring the entire ground floor at last I found one but was stopped from entering by the sign on the door. This bathroom was NOT for use by single people.

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Archbishop of Canterbury reigns over Wembley and David Cameron settles into Edinburgh pied-à-terre (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was summoned to 10 Downing Street, but I didn’t know why. The house was as packed as a pub on a Friday night and I had to force myself through a throng of MPs, including George Osbourne, to reach … Continue reading →

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Drugs raids ruin City living (Belle)

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The Barbican became the centre of a series of ill-judged Metropolitan Police drug raids. Then the service at the Chinese fast-food restaurant started to go downhill. Once again, they gave me the wrong paperback with my order, and my friend … Continue reading →

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Belle is away with the fairies

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I knocked on the door and was invited in. But I could see that the front door was too narrow and the stairs were no bigger than those in a doll’s house. I was way too fat to go visiting … Continue reading →

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Rousse abandoned at breakfast, and a new business idea

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I’d never heard of “costering” until I lost TPR to a guest house owner on the Isle of Lewis. The islanders had adopted this process of shearing seed from long grass stalks as their favourite outdoor hobby. My husband was … Continue reading →

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