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Davina McCall and a husband hunt (Rousse)

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I bumped into Davina McCall outside St Mary’s Cathedral on a buzzing Friday night in Edinburgh. She asked what I was up to just as my tall, handsome, fireman, pop star date, greeted me with a big kiss. I could … Continue reading →

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A kaftan and Kew (Rousse)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At the school reunion I whirled around in a huge brown tent of a kaftan dress. Then I sat down next to AH who told me all about her job at Kew. She was in charge of all media and … Continue reading →

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Tom Skelton’s one-man show, a dress from Woolworths, Dave Eggers, and icing penguins (Rousse)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Although by mid-September the Edinburgh Fringe was well and truly over, a few acts had stayed in town to try their luck with the locals and last of the summer tourists. Tom Skelton of Racing Minds was still performing his … Continue reading →

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Post-PhD depression – Miss Haversham style (Rousse)

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Dreamaticus

She had been depressed for years and now we finally knew why. We found her in her usual spot in bed, cradling a large green cloth-bound book. It was all too apparent that she had never really recovered from the … Continue reading →

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On holiday with Dame Judi Dench and a trip to the ball (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Dame Judi Dench and I soon made friends in the hotel bedroom that we shared on holiday. Afterwards I met DT in the new Student Association building. Created on a massive scale, it rivalled the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in … Continue reading →

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Flight food preparation: what you should know (Rousse)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We set off down the motorway very early to ensure that we would beat the rush hour and make our flight from Gatwick in good time. Then, to shorten the journey time, TPR diverted onto the back roads that he … Continue reading →

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When daddy was a school girl (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Someone had discovered old video footage of our family and posted it to YouTube. There I was, fourteen years old, dressed in a raspberry cotton two piece peasant dress, arguing with my father. He then stood up and ran off … Continue reading →

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Dressing up for the doctoral defence (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Each time that I attended a doctoral defence in a Nordic country I was impressed by the trouble that my hosts took to look their best on a student’s big day. On this occasion GW wore a spangled cream and … Continue reading →

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A party and a parade (Belle)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I had no idea how KOB, my former assistant, had got the money to move into this gothic castle and host this extravagant party. However, I did know that I had been over-dressed for the afternoon session but was now under-dressed … Continue reading →

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Black cab illegally parked in Leith: shoeless couple sought (Rousse)

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were late for our anniversary dinner at the upstairs restaurant on Commercial Street in Leith. I pulled on my pale blue cotton shift dress from Monsoon, and TPR dragged me out of the house. We were in such a … Continue reading →

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