Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Rousse forgives an assailant, advises on Emmental, and secures a job

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

TPR was either stupid, disobedient or both. He knew that the snow had forced us to switch our schedule: the previous night’s agreement was that instead of running outside at 10:30am, we would head to the gym after meeting a … Continue reading →

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Matt LeBlanc promotes Episodes by signing autographs and decorating a cake at Chateau Impney (Rousse)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

DE and LP had organised the graduation ball and it was a complete honour for me to travel there with them. The three of us sat on the back seat as TPR drove us through Stockbridge and then along Ferry … Continue reading →

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Rousse astounded by Edinburgh taxi fares, abducted colleagues and brown jelly fish

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We ended up in the lobby of the Scotsman Hotel on North Bridge in Edinburgh. The journey taken earlier to collect a couple of documents from my office was less than half a mile, so I guessed that the five … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beach, computer, Edinburgh, handbag, hotel, Japanese, jelly fish, keyboard, money, office, purse, Scotsman Hotel, sea, sultanas, taxi, tsunami | Leave a comment

Extortionate eatery and exhibitor costs (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Dreamaticus

While JW explained the set-up of the book display and encouraged us to invite potential customers to her sale the next day, I set to work grilling sausages and bacon for the hungry EdCM friends eagerly awaiting breakfast in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bacon, book, breakfast, breakfast cereal, Christmas, conference, Edinburgh, exhibition, fruit salad, lava lamp, librarians, London, muesli, New Year, Olympia, sausages | Leave a comment

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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