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Tag Archives: Edinburgh
Rousse tickles an elephant, misses her sunglasses, and hangs on to her suitcase
Just how dangerous are 10-foot tall herbivores? This elephant seemed pretty tame. He almost chuckled as I tickled his tummy, and definitely purred while I massaged his feet. Then suddenly his mood changed. He roared hungrily, baring his teeth with … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, dog, Edinburgh, elephant, Granny Smith, hat, herbivore, holiday, mother-in-law, Oban, packing, sister-in-law, step-brother, sunglasses, sunset, teeth, tickle, TPR, tummy
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Dissertation deadline dilly dally (Rousse)
Romana left my office carrying three enormous sheets of flipchart paper covered in red writing. My message “Your dissertation won’t write itself” buzzed through her brain. Earlier in the day she had arrived with a stack of empirical data, an … Continue reading
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Tagged A38, bed, bedroom, Birmingham, car, data, daytime television, dissertation, driving, Edinburgh, flipchart, Ford Granada, Friday, literature review, Manor House, marker pen, office, red, school office, silver, television, University of Birmingham
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Car chaos in central Edinburgh, and mixed Morgans (Rousse)
I handled the mark 2 silver Ford Granada like a tank, and with complete disregard for the other vehicles parked on Edinburgh’s Cockburn Street. When it came to reversing into a space I was so lazy that I didn’t even … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, car, Cockburn Street, desert, driving, Edinburgh, Ford Fiesta, Ford Granada, High Street, holiday, JP Morgan, Mark 2, mirror, Morgan Stanley, Peugeot 205, Quality Street, tank, TPR
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Nigella Lawson versus Gordon Ramsey, and information retrieval with Winnie the Pooh (Rousse)
The terms “August” and “camping” go well together. However, when the word “Scotland” is thrown into the same sentence, a small alarm bell should sound in your brain. Unfortunately TPR and I were so delighted when my sister J and … Continue reading
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Tagged August, bathroom, book, butchers, camp site, camping, car, conference, dress, Edinburgh, Edinburgh airport, Finland, fishing, Gordn Ramsey, information retrieval, lobster, Nigella Lawson, party, programme committee, rain, Scotland, shirt, sister, social media, spaghetti, steak, tent, TPR, washing, Winnie the Pooh
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Rousse battles unconvention at a funeral, naked on the train, and with her man
It was a tragedy. Cousin R caught a cold on the golf course and promptly dropped dead. Now everyone was gathered for his less than conventional funeral. This included not only a scruffy, elderly bride in a dirty mauve dress … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, bride, chapel, coffin, commercial, cousin, date, dead, dress, drug addict, drugs, Edinburgh, father, funeral, Golf, homeless, information service, librarian, mother, mourner, naked, order of service, pale, pew, rap band, sister, train
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Brutal BBC boxing match and a black-eyed avatar (Rousse)
The finalists of BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year limbered up for the last round in Edinburgh, jogging up and down Cathedral Lane between the Paolozzi sculptures and the St James Centre. While EMc and I watched the preparation … Continue reading
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Tagged avatar, BBC, BBC Scotland, BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year, boxing, cartoon, competition, dress, Edinburgh, eyes, Facebook, LinkedIn, Paolozzi, red, Scotland, St James Centre, St Mary's Cathedral, Twitter
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Archbishop of Canterbury reigns over Wembley and David Cameron settles into Edinburgh pied-à-terre (Rousse)
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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Tagged 10 Downing Street, Archbishop of Canterbury, award, bagpipes, bumpf, card, carrier bags, Christmas, Christmas tree, conference, David Cameron, door, Edinburgh, flat, George Osbourne, government, grass, honour, jacket, Kendal, letter, London, magic, medieval, minstrels, MP, PhD, pied-à-terre, prime minister, robe, satin, school, secret service, shirt, stadium, Tesco, University of Birmingham, wall, Wembley
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A stolen suitcase and Champagne for singles (Rousse)
Unless I was prepared to stay in London forever, I had to chance this last train to Edinburgh. I reasoned that if we reached Newcastle, I could always bail out and stay overnight with my parents. In the event it … Continue reading
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Tagged burglars, burglary, Champagne ballgown, conference paper, dining room, Edinburgh, hair straighteners, journal article, London, models, Morpeth, Newcastle, party, pizza, Stockbridge, suitcase, test tubes, trains
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Rousse’s trip to Spain uncovers NHS zombie and Sir Alex Ferguson’s secret château
I acknowledged that this little game with passengers at Edinburgh airport was losing its appeal. Stopping dead in your tracks just to witness the reaction of people following immediately behind you is a bit childish. At the gate, and from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex McLeish, bandages, beach, chateau, coat, concierge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh airport, football, Hilton, holiday, hotel, lift, mistress, NHS, pregnant, Republic of Ireland, Sir Alex Ferguson, Spain, stitching, tapeworm, wounds, zombie
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Time travel by train and a deadly secret unveiled (Rousse)
Time travel at York railway station was easy-peasy. By crossing from one platform to the other and boarding the north-bound service to Oban I was transported back to circa 1982. This filled me with delight. I could now make a … Continue reading
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Tagged brunch, criminal, Edinburgh, Leith, Oban, railway station, station, tartan, time travel, trains, York
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