Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Rousse roller-blades, writes proposals, and collects cast-offs

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Late for work, I struggled to roller-blade uphill over the cobbles of Edinburgh’s Old Town in pursuit of the overweight female folk singer. The early morning street cleaners were a further obstacle, especially when they took pleasure in “accidentally” spraying … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bras, cast-offs, Edinburgh, editor, fish. fish tank, folk, grant, handbag, hose, iPhone, journal, mattress, Old Town, pregnancy, pregnant, proposal, ribbons, roller blades, roller-blading, singer, street cleaner, test, underwear, University of Birmingham, water | Leave a comment

Crime by letters and Vera Wang (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The criminals’ mission had been to kidnap a toddler. They were stealing to order. Only a child who shared the famous surname would do. Unfortunately, in their confusion the kidnappers had targeted a child whose surname was Smith. We had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alphabet, calendar, chat, child, children, computer, computer sales, Corstorphine, crime, criminal, criminals, Edinburgh, ill, letter, letters, lift, meeting, Merchiston, ribbons, sight, sofa, toddler, Vera Wang | Leave a comment

Dead grandmother finances tricky train travel (Rousse)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I’d over-stretched myself with a busy morning of cycling to the Welsh border combined with talking to strangers along the route, and now it was time to head home to Newcastle. It was only when my family gathered at Waverley … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged box, Carlisle, cartoon, cycling, Edinburgh, flat, grand-daughter, grandmother, lost, mother, Newcastle, purse, sister, station master, step-sister, train, trains, Wales, Waverley | Leave a comment

Fashion must-haves: white shorts, a purple cape and a supply of knickers – plus Elton John (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Tiny, white shorts and long bronzed legs – the hot look for summer 2011! I made this discovery on the second day of spring, observing the young women of Edinburgh make their way into work dressed as if they were … Continue reading →

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From the Caribbean to Tiverton by foot in party dresses (Rousse)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Caribbean holiday over, MSB and I began to make our way home to Edinburgh. We were most unsuitably dressed for the journey, decked out in party dresses and ballet pumps. MSB modelled one of her own creations, a gorgeous Quality … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bedroom, blond, Bridgeport, Caribbean, child, diamonds, dress, dresses, drinks, Edinburgh, emerald, engagement ring, fairground, holiday, Holiday Inn, hotel, mountains, Phase Eight, Portishead, railway, reception, ring, sapphire, satin, sequins, Tiverton, TPR, trains | Leave a comment

Elizabeth Taylor’s multiple husbands not unique (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Counting Richard Burton twice, Elizabeth Taylor had eight husbands – and so did I! By some miracle there were eight TPRs in the house. This was extremely handy, albeit a bit of a squash at bedtime. One day as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bin, booties, clutter, council, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Council, Elizabeth Taylor, Leith Street, mice, mouse, North Bridge, rescue, Richard Burton, toddler, TPR, Tupperware | Leave a comment

A campus love affair rudely interrupted, and a seaside crime (Rousse)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

While most colleagues met for Friday night drinks in Bruntsfield, I discovered that the senior staff held a private reception on a secret campus. I set off to investigate. I spotted current and former colleagues through the windows of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baby, beach, bed, bedroom, books, Bruntsfield, campus, colleagues, conservatory, Edinburgh, hall of residence, Islay, nephew, niece, police, rock star, secret, Simpsons, singing, tryst | Leave a comment

Selling tickets at the Fringe, and shooting woodcock in the Borders (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Kev F Sutherland was our new boss. For our first task we set up a stall in the Pleasance Yard and prepared to sell as many tickets as we could for that night’s performance by the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brooch, California, campus, Canada, Caribbean, Chicago, coat, Danish, driving, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Fringe, fans, flag, flying, Fringe, fur, hedge, holiday, Kev F Sutherland, letter box, paint, Pleasance, Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, sea, shooting, stall, teenager, thunderstorm, TPR, wall, woodcock | Leave a comment

Noël Coward’s sick sense of humour and fridges full of carcasses (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The faster runners soon pulled away from me and in a short time a significant gap developed between us. At least I was managing to keep everyone else in sight. Fortunately for them, the others reached Royal Terrace before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ambush, bottles, cliff, compost, driving, Edinburgh, film, Georgian, glass, London, menu, Noel Coward, pig, rescue, Royal Terrace, runners, running, screams, sea, shopping, supermarket, tub, work | Leave a comment

Exciting new printing facility in central Edinburgh and the death of Cousin Bunny (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everyone enthused about the new printing facility on North Bridge next to the Scotsman Hotel so I thought I’d give it a go first thing in the morning. There were so few people around at this time that I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cousin, death, Edinburgh, funeral, ginger, hair, kitchen, nightie, North Bridge, phone, printing, pyjamas, Scotsman Hotel | Leave a comment