Tag Archives: dress

A clown, killer whales, and curvy bronzed buttocks (Rousse)

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Thirty years on I rediscovered the dark-haired Italian man with whom I had been friendly in France in the 1980s. Now working as a professional clown, he lived on the French riviera in a small apartment that offered wonderful views of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980s, apartment, attire, black, bronzed, buttock, clown, denim, dress, fashion, France, French, g-string, Italian, killer, lecture, man, mediterranean, nylon, playful, riviera, Royal Society of Edinburgh, shorts, splash, theatre, view, water, whale | Leave a comment

Unwelcome sister interference in matters of the heart (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had my suspicions that sixth form sweethearts G and JB had called it a day on their long marriage. That GB was a single man at last was confirmed when JB mentioned her ‘new partner’ to me. I headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, blackhouse, burgundy, chase, curl, dress, ex-husband, friend, heart, interference, jumper, marriage, matters, matters of the heart, Nicola, night, offer, partner, practise, railway, rejection, river, romance, silver, single, sister, steam, tightrope, TPR, train, trainee, university, walker | Leave a comment

Bare legs and no knickers in a spanking new library (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The reason for baring my legs under a short winter dress, I explained, was that I had mislaid my tights. My companions were unaware, however, that I was also wandering around knickerless. I knew the location of my underwear – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980s, bare, bathroom, book, building, campus, clothes, companion, dress, Edgbaston, furniture, House of Fraser, issue, IVF, knickers, leg, legs, library, loan, lobby, mislaid, naked, nursery, pants, road, slip, spanking, student, suite, tights, treatment, undergraduate, underwear, wife, winter | Leave a comment

Lindisfarne tribute band fail (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Although JS had put in all the work for the university reunion, I was the mistress of ceremonies for the day. This meant that the guests were under the impression that I was responsible for the shambolic arrangements. These included: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arrangements, badge, band, batik, ceremonies, ceremony, coffee, competition, disco, dress, embarrass, fit, gatecrasher, guest, hug, ladies, Lindisfarne, lunch, marathon, maroon, mistress, name, read, reunion, Shambles, shirt, stage, tea, toilet, tribute, university | Leave a comment

Champagne-guzzling errant husband is useless at packing (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and his sister SG had broken off from our main party to take seats in the hotel’s poshest bar. When I spotted them they were working their way through an elaborate Champagne tasting tray, the most expensive item on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged annoy, bar, beg, bleach, Champagne, confession, cotton, dress, drinks, errant, hospital, hotel, husband, loan, menu, outfit, pack, packing, party, posh, scruffy, soldier, stretcher, tasting, thin, TPR, tray, useless, wounded | Leave a comment

Cerys Matthews, fortune teller (Belle)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My friend told me I should walk to Brewer Street where I would find ‘adorable and affordable’ dresses. However, along the way I joined a queue to have my fortune read by Cerys Matthews. Cerys was standing behind a counter … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cerys Matthews, dress, fortune, fortune teller, jeweller's eyepiece, London, Soho | Leave a comment

Over body-confidence, laundry robbers, the Northumbrian pipes, and a man in white bow ties (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Early one morning, before the shops opened, my sister S, my mother and I ran along the Ullapool esplanade. At the far end we stepped on the scales. My sister weighed in at 11 stone five, over two stone heavier … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged appointment, black, body, body confidence, bow, business men, cinema, class, comic, connection, countryside, dress, enormous, esplanade, face, film, hat, hide-out, hoop, knickers, laundry, lime green, lipstick, massive, mother, multimedia, news, Northumbrian pipes, performance, pride, robber, screening, sequin, shirt, sick, sister, sparkle, story, tie, torso, Ullapool, unhealthy, university, weight, white | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: dress

A clown, killer whales, and curvy bronzed buttocks (Rousse)

Unwelcome sister interference in matters of the heart (Rousse)

Bare legs and no knickers in a spanking new library (Rousse)

Lindisfarne tribute band fail (Rousse)

Champagne-guzzling errant husband is useless at packing (Rousse)

Cerys Matthews, fortune teller (Belle)

Over body-confidence, laundry robbers, the Northumbrian pipes, and a man in white bow ties (Rousse)

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