Tag Archives: friend

Flirting with your friend’s ex (Rousse)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I lost my friend as soon as we came out of the cinema. I concluded that she probably wanted to avoid an awkward conversation about her recent relationship break-up. However, that was not the last I saw of her that … Continue reading →

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Unexpected wedding guests: surprise dinosaur crocodiles and Africans (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were at yet another wedding and I had completely lost the plot. I’d left the invitation, card and present at home and couldn’t remember who was getting married this time. The only clue was that the reception was in … Continue reading →

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Friendship, Filofaxes and mud (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dreamaticus

While P tried to persuade the rest of us – S, L, T, TPR and me – to part with £2000 per couple for the next instalment of our friendship premium, I showed T the many uses of a stripped … Continue reading →

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Husband is master of disguise (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was finding it hard work entertaining our dinner guests when TPR kept disappearing from the table for long periods of time. He would have enjoyed the company of my school friend MG, if only they had been there simultaneously. … Continue reading →

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Standing stones stand-off: Exmoor versus Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The signs in the bog noted that the moorland belonged to AJ. Wasn’t she a friend of DT? This was perhaps why DT and KJ spent so much time on Exmoor? TPR drove the car over the rough ground so … Continue reading →

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Finding a tenant in Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dreamaticus

On a rare visit to Birmingham, TPR and I checked up on our little house in Northfield. It had been empty for years, but we didn’t have the heart to sell it. I wandered around the lovely garden, surprised to … Continue reading →

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Preparations for a run in outer space (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

AM and I arranged to go out for a run together in outer space. We first needed to catch the space elevator to reach the starting point of the route. We piled in with some other runners and waited for … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s dreadful secret

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My colleague, who until very recently had been very friendly, barely acknowledged me when I asked for help in zipping up my multi-coloured chiffon dress. I questioned her coldness. “You know perfectly well why we are no longer friends”, she … Continue reading →

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Ten year-old genius develops new app to measure distance (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My new best friend was MS, the ten year-old daughter of an external work colleague who was on business in town. MS very proudly showed off a new app that she had just developed. It was an electric ruler that … Continue reading →

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The almost bigamist bride (Rousse)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At a workshop organised by JS, and attended by many of my friends (including JM), AC proposed to MSB. To everyone’s complete surprise, she accepted. The next morning at breakfast AC refused his usual steaming cup of coffee for a … Continue reading →

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