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A failed escape from a crime scene (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

We were staying in a beautiful tall detached house that was second from the end of a row of similar buildings squashed together in a densely populated part of the city. If you glanced up at the skylight over the … Continue reading →

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Kidnap victims escape captor by first class rail (Rousse)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

BR and I were being held hostage by a crazy gunman who thought it hysterical to ‘tease’ us by holding a gun to our heads. Even funnier, in his warped mind, was to hand the deadly weapon over to each … Continue reading →

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A garden trespasser sausage chef (Rousse)

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

When I glanced through the bedroom window I saw a tall dark man cooking sausages on our barbecue in our garden. ‘Go get him!’ I ordered TPR. ‘No problem’, he replied, waving his axe in the air. While TPR charged … Continue reading →

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Monkeys and kangaroos stalk the glens (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

The monkeys and kangaroos that recently escaped from Edinburgh Zoo have colonised vast swathes of the Scottish Highlands.

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A white Christmas in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by

We spent the afternoon watching old films on television in the sitting room. Fortunately nobody sat on the green-threaded needles that KT found at my end of the sofa. Then, when we saw that snow had fallen late in the … Continue reading →

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Friends con and a pink fantasy fairytale princess (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

When we sent off for the offer we understood that we would receive a large Friends poster in which each of us would take the position of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey. Instead, we received six almost-identical prints … Continue reading →

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David Cameron’s red cod piece (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

David Cameron was due home any minute so I popped out into the street to greet him. He came around the corner dressed in a bowler hat and cut-out modern business suit Monty Python style, complete with red cod-piece. I … Continue reading →

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