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Accommodation woes at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

The renamed, but not refurbished, Mason Hall on the Vale at the University of Birmingham was to be our home for our Masters year. Once again I was sharing accommodation with HJ and SL, although this time it was not … Continue reading →

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A witless move to Wolverhampton (Rousse)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Only a week earlier I’d been saying that I loved my Edinburgh flat so much that I would never leave. So why was I now moving into a bungalow in Wolverhampton? Its only ‘advantage’ over my former home was the … Continue reading →

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A flying dog and flat tyres (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

A small, yet overweight, black dog came flying through the air and knocked me to the ground. The dog’s owner looked up briefly in concern. However, of more interest to her was her silver Volvo. The car had just collapsed … Continue reading →

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When your new neighbours are reality television stars (Rousse)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

The new upstairs neighbours had moved in! I was able to confirm this to TPR and DM from the bedroom window as I watched a car arrive in the new parking space behind our garden. Before long we noticed that … Continue reading →

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Cat capture (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

I was speaking to my parents on the phone from the comfort of my own bed at 06:00am when three cats jumped into the flat through the bedroom window. I left TPR to chase the intruders out again.

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An incontinent dog (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

I regarded with suspicion the sticky wet yellow footprints on the lino in the kitchen of the flat that I rented to a bunch of students. Then I noticed a large white dog bouncing around the sitting room. Although I … Continue reading →

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An irresistible avocado green bath tub (Rousse)

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Should we purchase the flat on London Road, Edinburgh that we were currently renting from an Indian? Sure, it was a little way out of town, but the floor space was larger than our old place. The deal clincher, however, … Continue reading →

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