Tag Archives: grass

A trip to Middle-earth, the Shire and Hobbiton (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

She was only just back from her summer holiday, yet already AM was off on another exciting trip – to Hobbiton in Middle-earth. I clicked the link that she had posted to her Facebook wall and marvelled at the photographs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accommodation, ball, beard, beards, chalk, dinosaur, doors, Facebook, Fairy Glen, fast food, ferry, geology, glacier, grass, hill, hills, Hobbiton, holiday, husband, island, Isle of Man, kilts, lawn, link, men, Middle-earth, mobile, mountains, mow, mower, old, park, phone, shack, Shire, Skye, summer, trees, trip, windows | Leave a comment

Balding barber supplies strawberry feast (Rousse)

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The arrival of the balding barber with a supply of strawberries was welcome relief after a meeting in which we were subject (once again) to a discussion of even more nonsensical suggestions on how to network with industry contacts. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bald, balding, barber, contacts, fruit, grass, ground, hairdresser, harvest, industry, local, meeting, network, pick, punnet, punnets, radio, releif, strawberries, strawberry | Leave a comment

A fortunate Falkirk house sale (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Following a fabulous picnic on the grassy dunes of Falkirk from where PC, SA, RC and I watched the sea-rooted wind turbines, I confirmed my decision to move out of town. How fortunate that the doctor’s Georgian house on the … Continue reading →

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Belle the economist, detective and pornographer

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was extremely upset to find that once again someone had dumped rubbish on the grass verge at the top of my street. This time it was at least a dozen litre sized empty drinking yoghurt cartons. I stopped to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baby, cash, comb, Dominic West, Euros, fruit and vegetables, grass, London, market, meeting, money, nits, pensioners, pornography, van, Waitrose, yoguhrt | Leave a comment

Bear attacks party-goer (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I counted myself extremely lucky to have secured a place at the Christmas party with my London colleagues. The animated mix of nationalities and races at our table ate, drank, talked and partied until 05:45. We only took one break. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arm, attacks, Auld Lang Syne, bear, bears. attack, break, Christmas, decoration, decorations, drinking, eating, field, grass, kiss, light, London, nationalities, nationality, party, partying, pepper, peppers, pet, race, races, rot, run, running, silver, sleep, snog, talking | Leave a comment

Sex change surgery marriage trap (Rousse)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Tall, slim, out-going, blonde and beautiful, Sharon would someday make someone a lovely wife. As far as I was concerned, however, the time was not now. In addition, when the happy day eventually came, I expected that her groom would … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bank, bride, family, Friends, gay, gloom, grass, groom, husband, Italy, job, lake, lesbian, Loch Lomond, misery, neatness, obsession, och, sex, sex change, straight, surgery, TPR, water, wedding marriage, wife, work | Leave a comment

Peppa Pig, toast, and extreme sports in the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The grande finale of the Canadian delegation’s visit to Scotland was a massive dinner and ceilidh in Edinburgh. Conversation was so animated at my table that I broke three pairs of glasses while entertaining my own Canadian cousins. After three … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, Canada, Canadians, ceilidh, Christian, cliff, cliffs, cousins, dancing, dinner, Edinburgh, extreme, fertiliser, gay, glasses, grass, homosexual, Isle of Skye, parents, Peppa Pig, religion, same-sex, sect, sledging, sport, Stockton-on-Tees, toast, video, Waternish | 1 Comment

Pests and pets (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The same bunch of kids had been clambering over the walls at the back of our building for weeks, each time in more daring exploits. Last time they dropped down into our garden and ran across the lawn. Today they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged children, dinosaur, dog, garden, grass, holiday, lawn, lizard, pet, photo, photograph, police, police station, snake, study, unusual, vandal, vandals, walls | Leave a comment

Archbishop of Canterbury reigns over Wembley and David Cameron settles into Edinburgh pied-à-terre (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was summoned to 10 Downing Street, but I didn’t know why. The house was as packed as a pub on a Friday night and I had to force myself through a throng of MPs, including George Osbourne, to reach … Continue reading →

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Rousse abandoned at breakfast, and a new business idea

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I’d never heard of “costering” until I lost TPR to a guest house owner on the Isle of Lewis. The islanders had adopted this process of shearing seed from long grass stalks as their favourite outdoor hobby. My husband was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged car park, charity, charity shops, Christmas, costering, crotchet, decoration, door, Facebook, fields, graduates, grass, housekeeper, Lewis, manhole cover, sequins, shopping, Stornoway, TPR, tunnel, witch's hat | Leave a comment