Tag Archives: garden

Photographing ferrets in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Dreamaticus

From an upstairs window I could see my sister S and her partner C standing on the front step of their house with a couple of black ferrets in their arms. “They would be great to photograph!”, I thought, so … Continue reading →

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Garden help and a yellow jacket (Rousse)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Dreamaticus

DH made two trips to Edinburgh before taking up his new post. Although these were supposedly for house-hunting, I was delighted when he started weeding our garden and – at his own expense – planted out some new flowers and … Continue reading →

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A private performance by the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Edinburgh’s East Claremont Street was closed to traffic for a performance of the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. We all gathered on the northern side of the road against the high hedge of Claremont Crescent Garden. The performers lined up … Continue reading →

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A bigamist and big birds with red breasts (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I married my husband’s niece in a small but intimate ceremony with most of my in-laws in attendance. None of the family thought it odd that I was committing bigamy. Even I had convinced myself that it was permissible to … Continue reading →

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Vauxhall Viva daffodil destroyer (Rousse)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was driving a white Vauxhall Viva in a rather erratic manner when my mobile phone rang. I knew that it was not advisable to answer it when at the wheel, so I turned into a side road to find … Continue reading →

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Three fakes: news, Northern Lights, and a female impersonator (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The desperation of the journalist was obvious when he started asking VAE and her sister to provide expert comment on every single topic to be covered in the radio news broadcast. In an attempt to fool his audience, he changed … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s rich skip pickings

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

My former neighbour was a wasteful interior designer. This was great news for me and the new occupant of the flat above mine. We could take our pick of all the items that the spendthrift had abandoned in the skip … Continue reading →

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An heiress makes plans (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was trapped inside the house that I had inherited from my maternal grandmother. I could happily entertain myself by revisiting all the rooms that I remembered from my childhood, and perusing the contents of the cupboards. All the crystal … Continue reading →

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From garden wall antics in North Berwick to ballroom dancing at Glasgow Queen Street (Rousse)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I hoped that that those travelling in the morning traffic out of North Berwick towards the A1 and west into Edinburgh passed by at a sufficient speed not to notice our antics on a stranger’s garden wall. Afterwards we considered … Continue reading →

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When your new neighbours are reality television stars (Rousse)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The new upstairs neighbours had moved in! I was able to confirm this to TPR and DM from the bedroom window as I watched a car arrive in the new parking space behind our garden. Before long we noticed that … Continue reading →

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