Tag Archives: garden

Dealing with unwanted garden intruders and a boat ride to a Scottish island (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I climbed out of bed and stepped across the room to open the shutters. Outside our bedroom window I saw a small dog in a bright red Santa jacket nosing through the vegetable patch, and a man – presumably the … Continue reading →

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A garden corpse hunt (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Dreamaticus

All that I wanted to do was to see if there was any frogspawn in our pond. It was raining a little, but that didn’t bother me. So when I stepped into the garden and saw the massive hole in … Continue reading →

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Tea making, trains, a trip to Thorpe Park, and torrential rain (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The kitchen was so crammed with people that my Granny H struggled to reach the hob to make herself a cup of tea. In the chaos, our guest TF was trying to show us his collection of antique maps. Their … Continue reading →

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Squirrels declare war (Belle)

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I received a notice through the letterbox. The squirrels in the back garden had declared war against me and had formed an alliance with foxes. The next morning I opened the curtains and saw that an elaborate network of trenches … Continue reading →

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Cannabis and a boxer dog (Rousse)

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Dreamaticus

SM hosted a delicious lunch for six. We all missed P, but S’s friend provided interesting entertainment when he hinted that it smelt of cannabis upstairs and S reacted by offering everyone a spliff. TPR also contributed to the fun. … Continue reading →

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Grand designs in south west Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The suburb of Northfield in Birmingham had smartened up considerably since the late 1980s. The tumbledown garages behind our old street had been demolished and replaced with a row of neat new houses. Our old house had been vastly extended at … Continue reading →

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My father’s ghost (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My deceased father and I chatted at the garden table as the sun was setting. My anxiety about our meeting increased as darkness fell. Soon we’d need to retreat inside. How could I keep him away from my mother? He … Continue reading →

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Canals crowded in city blaze (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Dreamaticus

TPR shouted back to me that I should follow him up the hill to ‘See this!’ Ahead of me on the right hand side I could just make out an orange glow. As I approached it, I saw an occupied … Continue reading →

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Gymnast squirrels on a tricycle (Belle)

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was looking out of the bedroom window, wondering how a new ‘tricycle lane’ had been built in the garden without me noticing. A small girl on a pale blue tricycle was struggling to drive through the muddy flower beds. … Continue reading →

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On stage and all at sea with Robbie Williams (Rousse)

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The only tickets left for purchase were for seats on the right of the stage, just six feet away from the singer. I would never have dreamt that I’d ever find myself in such close proximity to Robbie Williams. He … Continue reading →

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