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Alternative wedding activities (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Dreamaticus

As the guests arrived for my sister J’s wedding, I chatted to my young cousins in the kitchen. This was more interesting than making small talk with middle-aged men in dark suits. I also wanted to avoid getting into arguments … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bird, board, bridal, ceremony, cousin, cricket, dress, egg, family, gown, house, jewel, kitchen, mahogany, marriage, photograph, pitch, shift, small-talk, species, table. cheese, wedding | Leave a comment

Fried eggs and a friendship fractured (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My friendship with Belle was over, and it was all my fault. I invited two extra women that I barely knew to visit, even though Belle was meant to be my guest of honour. At the time we were also … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the hen man (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Not long after I had accidentally broken a dozen eggs in a box, I spotted BEX cleaning out the chickens. He called me over to request a meeting. I said that I would see him later, but I was lying.

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Easter egg wedding presents (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dreamaticus

AL and EF turfed out their tenants and returned to the flat above ours to host their wedding celebrations with their two children. There was no wedding list. As a result, AL and EF amassed a load of unexpected presents. … Continue reading →

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Stockton-on-Tees local knows nothing about trains (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

KA and I shared delivery of the lecture. Somehow I ended up with the ‘hard’ bit: explaining the difference between linear and complex computer programming. My instructions said to use railway tracks as an analogy, and make reference to a … Continue reading →

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Bedroom and bathroom makeover with Moomins (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was so tired on the first night back at home after a long period away with work that I didn’t notice that anything was different. Even the next morning my first thought was only that the bathroom looked very … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bath, bathroom, bed, bedroom, bird, blue, chandelier, clean, colour, dressing, duck, egg, exotic, fabric, family, garden, gold, green, Helsinki, ice, lamp, lighting, makeover, Moomin, Moomins, purple, redecorate, scheme, shower, shrine, soak, store, table, tired, trinket, troll, tulip, turquoise, wallpaper, work | Leave a comment

From danger in the Scottish hills to a ski-ing trip in Surrey (Rousse)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I struggled up the mountain side, the gap between us widening with every step I took. TPR was miles ahead of me and I would never catch up with him. The terrain was particularly difficult over the grassy banks. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amusement, bank, banks, bed and breakfast, boots, car, check out, coincidence, Dave, downs, egg, footing, forecast, graduate, grass, grassy, guests, hill, hills, keys, kill, lift, Masters, mountain, mountains, number, reunite, sand, Scottish, shout, ski, ski-ing, snow, sports, summit, Surrey, toast, trip, walker, walkers, winter | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: egg

Alternative wedding activities (Rousse)

Fried eggs and a friendship fractured (Rousse)

Avoiding the hen man (Rousse)

Stockton-on-Tees local knows nothing about trains (Rousse)

Bedroom and bathroom makeover with Moomins (Rousse)

From danger in the Scottish hills to a ski-ing trip in Surrey (Rousse)

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