Tag Archives: friend

Strictly come flirting (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Dreamaticus

You weren’t allowed to dance with your partner at this event so I left TPR for a kind-looking young lad in his twenties. He was clearly a talented ballroom dancer and soon became frustrated with my tendency to lead. Eventually … Continue reading →

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Daring Danish rescue attempt ends with death (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d only met C in real life once before. Since our brief encounter earlier in the year all our recent contact had been online, where C’s alias was A. He’d agreed to pass on some photography hints to TPR so … Continue reading →

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Harry the photographer prince (Rousse)

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Dreamaticus

What a coincidence to spot Prince Harry twice in the same day! First of all I ended up just a couple of rows away from him in the stand at the Olympics reprise show. Here television footage from London 2012 … Continue reading →

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Resurrectionists active in the north east (Rousse)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR had developed a process to bring the dead back to life. So now I found myself in a bar in Hexham chatting to both my grandmothers and my great-great auntie S, plus other assorted relations (officially still alive). Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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The secret London wedding venue (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

All we wanted was some peace to enjoy a quiet barbecue for two in our little Edinburgh yard, but every so often friends would run down the steps to interrupt us. First came the F family, then LF and IF … Continue reading →

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Hypnotic cat dancing routine reveals hidden skills (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I wandered around the crowded room and performed a little dance. I hoped that this would please my new friend and that she would agree that I had mastered the “dancing like a cat” routine. She observed my technique, then … Continue reading →

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Green greatcoat is Paris fashion hit (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was finding it hard to cope on my own in the Paris hostel in the run-up to my wedding. Three feral children, who couldn’t even tell me how old they were, drove everyone mad running amok everywhere. They stole … Continue reading →

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Rousse recommends Rentokil

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d offered again and again to help, but this time it really was too late. K had finally admitted to her affair with Terry and (unsurprisingly) her boyfriend J had thrown her out. The only place that she could go … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling bakes a mean meringue (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This is the tale of the day that JK Rowling and I finally secured our friendship. It didn’t start well… BR scolded me. He couldn’t understand why I thought it acceptable to walk the length of the railway line completely … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s fury at friendships unearned

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I saw Belle so infrequently that whenever we were together I simply wanted her to myself. She was, after all, my favourite friend in all the world, and I was pretty sure that she felt the same about me. So … Continue reading →

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