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A one-legged soldier wins Belle’s heart

I was living in a new house-share, overlooking Greenwich Park. Every time I came home, yet another long-haired cat had moved in. Where were they all coming from? One of my new flatmates was a handsome one-legged soldier, who had … Continue reading

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A bomb, a bath and a bête noire (Rousse)

To begin with I thought that this would be a very long journey: to Birmingham first, then on to London by train. Then I noticed the boy with the wires hanging out of his anorak. Instead it could be a … Continue reading

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Rousse’s Nazi raid

We had to stop the Nazis. While they were out, the bear and I raided their headquarters. We rushed about gathering up anything that could be lifted: pictures, ornaments, carved wooden walking sticks etc. I found it ironic that a … Continue reading

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Belle’s bad hair day

One set of parents lived in New York. The other set in San Francisco. So who would the young couple spend Christmas with? This was NOT my type of film and when the girl tricked the boy into flying to … Continue reading

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Drag queens and dogs (Belle)

Even though it was Saturday, I had gone into the fashion college and felt very pleased with myself. Looking for the bathroom, I met two very tall gothic drag queens who gave me directions. Tan-coloured thigh-high boots were displayed on … Continue reading

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Disappointment at missing the film (Belle)

I didn’t think that 300 of us could fit into the bar to watch the free film, particularly since so many people had pushchairs with them. So I walked away, followed by a magpie and a greenfinch who keep pecking … Continue reading

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