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Tag Archives: group
Escaping from book group (Rousse)
Left in charge of the book group, SC transformed it into an escape game. All the clues could be found on the reverse side of the place mats, just beneath our dinner plates on the table.
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
Unusual lavatory layout for school parties in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)
Formerly known as Hector’s House, the third of the double garages (including the coach house) at the White House, Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees, was converted into holiday accommodation for school parties. On the ground floor there was a self-contained bedroom with en … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, bathroom, bedroom, child-sized, coach, common, communal, dormitory, floor, garage, ground, group, Hartburn, Hector's House, holiday, house, lavatory, layout, leader, party, room, school, shower, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, three, White House
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Secrets of an Edinburgh book group (Rousse)
TTX was asking me all sorts of questions about book groups as we crossed over London Road between Meadowbank Stadium and Jock’s Lodge. I couldn’t tell whether she was sneering at the concept, or hinting that she would like to … Continue reading
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Tagged book, bus, club, ear-shot, Edinburgh, festival, George Square, group, identity, job, Jock's, join, Lodge, London Road, Meadowbank, member, morning, music, organised, over-worked, overnight, question, road, secret, sign, sleep, snack, stadium, stop, University of Edinburgh, van, windscreen, woman
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Mystery woman at book group shows off season’s best selling grey woollen outfit from Next (Rousse)
Poor SC. We all turned up at her house for our monthly meeting, but none of us had bothered to read the prescribed text. I was rather puzzled because I recognised the book title and its jacket, yet I had … Continue reading
Falling for the charms of a lady lady killer (Rousse)
I agreed to take a photo of the huge group of people who had gate-crashed our party for their own celebrations. If only they could gather everyone together in the same room at the same time, this would be possible. … Continue reading
A youthful uncle (Rousse)
I left my book group pals at the table to greet my Uncle J. He was back in the UK for one last trip. Despite his advanced years he was looking great. Most notable was his full head of dark … Continue reading
A breach of book group etiquette (Rousse)
I felt sorry for our hostess E when I heard J and D shouting at each other in the next room. They really should have dealt with their disagreements over work at the office before joining our monthly book group … Continue reading
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Tagged book, breach, club, disagreement, etiquette, group, hostess, meeting, room, shout, sorry, work
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An ill-equipped walker sets of for Camasunary (Rousse)
We set off over the hills on the route that takes walkers to Camasunary on Skye. I wished that I had bothered to wear proper walking socks with my boots. Meanwhile my companion SL explained to me the arrangements for … Continue reading
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Jaded academic seeks oblivion with the help of yellow jellied cocaine (Rousse)
It took us a while to find the meeting on the top floor of a deserted University building. The venue was a formal board room, and it was packed. All the great and good were there, including KW who greeted … Continue reading →