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Tag Archives: glass
Highland spirit triplets, hopeless handmade goods, an over-priced exhibition, and very public toilets (Rousse)
A set of Highland triplet spirits danced across the heather as they sought to reunite me with my mother and sister S after I came off the narrow single track road in our hire car. As soon as we found … Continue reading
Deer antler fossils (Rousse)
Ancient deer antlers transform into the most beautiful fossils. They keep the same shape and texture, but as sections of heavy glassy amber.
Failed seduction in a Birmingham bedsit (Rousse)
Even though I vowed to him that I would never stray from the arms of TPR, my father’s cousin did his clumsy best to seduce me. His attachment to a thin ornamental walking cane – supposedly a support for his … Continue reading
Manchester’s music scene celebrated at the University (Rousse)
How did I know that I was at the University of Manchester? Because the walls were covered in Manchester band posters. Gathered together like this, you were forced to appreciate the impact of city’s music scene on the history of … Continue reading
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Tagged band, foyer, glass, Manchester, marble, music, poster, staircase, step, university
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Diamond disappointment (Rousse)
Three decades after graduating with our first degrees, several of my peers were once more taking rooms on campus. I had two sets of accommodation to organise: (1) at the University of Birmingham; (2) in France. In Birmingham I showed … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, diamond, disappointment, France, glass, university
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Entertaining a former fitness model – in a dirty blue and white spotted bikini (Rousse)
JS came to visit us at the new house that we were sharing with TPR’s parents. It was a rather small semi on a housing estate, but all the rooms were perfectly proportioned and we believed that there was possibly … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, bikini, block, blue, Canada, credit card, dinner, entertain, failure, feature, fitness, glass, gym, hoarding, house, model, money, parent, private, restaurant, semi, shop, shower, small, space, spot, still, style, Sunday Times, tower, TPR, video, visit, wear, white, window
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A secretive cold rice pudding home-coming (Rousse)
EH and I returned together from the book group meeting in West Lothian. We hailed a taxi to take us Steventon, then caught a number 11 bus that was en route to Tranent via Edinburgh city centre. Back at home … Continue reading
Thrills of the naked Newbrough to Newcastle commuter (Rousse)
I commuted to Newcastle daily by bus and train from Newbrough, Northumberland – naked. I knew it was wrong, but found it so hard to break my habit. It was such a thrill every morning to walk down Grainger Street … Continue reading
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Tagged aghast, bus, clothed, clothes, commute, commuter, elevator, glass, Grainger Street, habit, lift, naked, Newbrough, Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, office, silent, thrill, train, travel
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Reuniting teddy bears at the White House (Rousse)
My efforts were paying off: after hours of wading my way through mountains of junk, at the White House (Hartburn) I managed to group families of teddy bears that had been separated for years. In most cases they comprised threesomes, … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, bear, drink, father, glass, grandmother, granny, Hartburn, lunch, mother, pink, reunite, Stockton-on-Tees, teddies, teddy, threesome, White House
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A flight to Leith by way of Leicester (Rousse)
All our friends were at a party on the top floor of a plate glass tower block in Leith. I wanted to join them, but I didn’t have the right change for the bus. Eventually I took the long route … Continue reading
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