Tag Archives: food

Sell-by dates and shoe walls (Belle)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was up a long ladder cleaning the top of my grandmother’s kitchen cupboards while she supervised. Mostly I was checking sell-by dates on food items, and lying to her about them. When I found a box of ‘Apple-Cinnamon Breakfast … Continue reading →

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Root vegetables, pizza, and sisters (Rousse)

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My sister S was a nightmare guest. Since – in her opinion – we had so little food in the house, she persuaded my sister-in-law SLHG to deliver several kilos of carrots and sweet potatoes to the front door. She … Continue reading →

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Cat food and shameful northern roots (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Dreamaticus

‘Cat food! You need to do more investigations into cat food!’ screeched the scruffy man as the smart black Citizens Advice limo drove past him. ‘And bitcoin too’, muttered my friend JT as she sat down next to me. She … Continue reading →

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Changes on campus and food hoarding (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I barely recognised PA on campus. A strict six-month regime of a decent diet and proper exercise had been transformational. He looked so much better. He said that he felt fantastic. Meanwhile, DM was struggling. She had voluntarily stepped down … Continue reading →

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Restaurant food with conditions (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The view from our well-equipped black metal balcony was of the beautiful mountains – and if you wanted to make a phone call, or post a letter, the facilities were right here too, painted traditional pillar box red. In the … Continue reading →

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A flat in Cardiff (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR found our new flat in Cardiff through the personal ads in a local paper. If I were still a student in the 1980s, I would have been terribly impressed with all the space, but the swirly patterned carpets and … Continue reading →

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Rat and racoon robbers (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Dreamaticus

A rat and a racoon were stealing all the food that I had laid out on the bird table in my back garden.

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Food shortages in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

It was well-known that this was the last season that the bed and breakfast on the Isle of Lewis would be welcoming guests, and for this reason it was mobbed. Most visitors were returning guests, keen to relive the fun … Continue reading →

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Illegal gazebo sausage rolls (Rousse)

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR was so hungry that forgot his manners completely and fingered one of the sausage rolls on a plate inside the gazebo. None of us had permission to enter the riverside property after our long walk, let alone picnic on … Continue reading →

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An accidental auction, with vegetarian snacks (Rousse)

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My in-laws were hosting an enormous party to which they invited everyone that they had ever met in their entire lives. All sorts of entertainment was laid on, from tennis practice against the garage wall to an auction of donated … Continue reading →

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