Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Rousse subject to blackmail threats

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Dreamaticus

We were participating in a scheme to help rehabilitate ex-offenders. I thought I half-recognised our skinny, grey-bearded charge. He knew exactly who I was. He whispered to me that several years ago he’d passed me on an Edinburgh cycle path … Continue reading →

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Rousse misses the sunrise and loses her shoes

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I woke up to Christmas Day on the Isle of Lewis. I nudged TPR awake. He’d been sleeping next to me in the driver’s seat of our motor boat: “There’s a beautiful sunrise and I’d like to photograph it from … Continue reading →

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Student fees prospects worry even the poorest pupils (Rousse)

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Dreamaticus

Some blue-uniformed stragglers slipped into my sister J’s class. While she continued to teach from the front of the classroom a couple of pupils started asking me questions about university entrance qualifications and fees. As I told them of the … Continue reading →

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A bendy bus trip to Diagon Alley, but Harry Potter nowhere to be seen (Rousse)

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dreamaticus

What was it with TPR and clothing? Here he was cycling towards town along Morningside Road in Bruntsfield on a sunny day wearing a navy blue T shirt – and nothing else! His response to a request to please put … Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with my baby/babies! (Rousse)

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Dreamaticus

So many turned up to the last Knowledge Management class of term that even the balcony was packed to the rafters. Until I spotted MN in the front row I was unsure as to whether or not we had the … Continue reading →

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Rousse misses Clive Anderson – just

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Dreamaticus

It was an amazing coincidence to see Clive Anderson twice in one day. I’d spotted him at the London BBC Radio 4 studio in the morning, and now he was here in Edinburgh checking into reception. I hesitated over approaching … Continue reading →

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A new livery and the Lancet (Rousse)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I’d heard that they’d had a makeover in Corstorphine and, sure enough, the QM campus looked splendid in its new livery of grey, black and British racing green. I knew very few of the staff there now, and all my … Continue reading →

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Shall I stay or shall I go now? (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dreamaticus

While TPR slept I slipped down to breakfast then paid the hotel bill. We’d been tempted to stay an extra night, largely because there was a strong possibility that RG would be arriving later in the day after a week’s … Continue reading →

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The return of Rousse’s red Peugeot 205

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Dreamaticus

There were so many questions: Why had my parents “rescued” my red Peugeot 205 (sold on in 2008) and booked it into repair at a garage (of which we knew nothing) at the other side of town? Did it really … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s reunion

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Dreamaticus

It was July 2011. As was the case on the days of our 10th and 20th anniversary parties, the 1986 French graduates from the University of Birmingham were enjoying a reunion lunch in the blazing Brummie sunshine. This time we … Continue reading →

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