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Tag Archives: friend
Alpine pig-snoring and the price of pork (Rousse)
I met my old university pals HVJ, JS, and SPL in the Alps for a short non-ski winter break. Our accommodation was a large room with four single beds, athough not quite large enough for me to pig-snore without waking … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, Alpine, Alps, bed, bedroom, break, complaint, friend, holiday-maker, lift, mountain, non-ski, piste, ski, snore, strand, university, winter
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Dinner, Duns, and editing dissertations (Rousse)
Four years later than anticipated, finally I was the guest of honour at a dinner to mark my retirement. Former colleagues and long-term friends joined the celebrations. The locals included MS and IH from work. From further afield came university … Continue reading
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Tagged AirBnB, colleague, dinner, dissertation, Duns, examination, friend, holiday, Masters, retirement, student, submission
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A thousand pound chicken mole dish (Rousse)
It was highly embarrassing that we had accepted two invitations to dinner, both on the night that I was meant to be at my book group meeting in Glasgow. The first was from my childhood friend ECM, and the second … Continue reading
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Tagged £1000, book, chicken, dinner, friend, Glasgow, group, ingredients, invitation, mole
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Castle walls, cake, and equestrians (Rousse)
I was learning how to climb the castle ramparts wearing a pilfered riding hat for protection when a bunch of equestrians came looking for their kit. My teacher – a rough lad mounted on a white stallion that could scale … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, castle, dress, equestrian, friend, lad, rampart, riding hat, stallion, teacher, wall
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Corpse ‘reborn’ at circuits class (Rousse)
My long-dead friend BT turned up to my Wednesday circuits class. I wondered how he would cope with the intensity of the exercises having been buried underground for over 25 years.
Three in a bed shocker (Rousse)
Although DM had a great reputation for hospitality, and the accommodation that she presented to me was exactly as described, I was shocked when I realised that DM expected me to sleep three in a bed with my university friends … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, bed, blanket, cosy, friend, hospitality, hot water bottle, shock, shocker, son, three, university
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Investing in farmland and NUFC (Rousse)
I spent my fortune on two massive investments. The first was a large tract of coastal farmland of great archaeological significance. The second was a majority shareholding in Newcastle United football club. I couldn’t wait to see my little sister’s … Continue reading
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Tagged farmland, fixture, friend, invest, investment, Newcastle United, NUFC, politician, share, shareholding, sister, St James' Park
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Julia Roberts’ best friend (Rousse)
My planned move to the US would be an adventure, although not without regret. I knew, for example, that I would miss the pals that I left behind in the UK. ‘Please don’t worry about us’, actress Julia Roberts assured … Continue reading
Topless dining (Rousse)
My online friend K invited me out for a meal with her husband A. I wouldn’t have accepted had I known that she would sit at the table topless, and expected me to ‘dress’ the same.
