Tag Archives: hair

Swimming and a badger hair shaving brush (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Dreamaticus

First I visited my new gym for a swim in the beautiful, calm, quiet pool. Then, by-passing the card swipe system, I sneaked back into my old gym. The pool here was very crowded. Many swimmers sported tattoos, some even … Continue reading →

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Hair straighteners affair giveaway (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I had my suspicions when TPR told me that he would pop back to our flat in the middle of the conference for a shower. These strengthened when he asked where he would find my hair straighteners. This was a … Continue reading →

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The Princess Royal, a self-driving car, and a road traffic accident (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

While Princess Anne drove, I told her all about my new self-driving car. ‘It’s amazing in multi-storey car parks’, I boasted. ‘It can even loop other vehicles when coming down the exit ramp’. The only drawback that I had noticed … Continue reading →

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Pyjama party for the blue-haired (Rousse)

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Dreamaticus

While her husband K was out of town with the children, DTJ hosted a party for her girlfriends. I felt very out of place in my cotton dress amongst the blue-haired, pyjama-clad youngsters.

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Top hair trend 2022: eighteenth century wigs (Rousse)

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I admired one another in the mirror. Conferences were so much more fun now that eighteenth century headgear was all the rage. We were most impressed when ET joined us, balancing on her head a tottering powdered Georgian … Continue reading →

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Flirting at work (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A flirty red-haired engineer from Bolton helped me complete the missing student records for KS and RS.

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A burgundy red bob and Big Ben (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR made a huge effort with his appearance, first straightening and then dying, his grey hair into a glossy burgundy red bob. This was all in readiness for the arrival of a bunch of his former work colleagues at our … Continue reading →

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Robert Frost and dye (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Dreamaticus

While I spent the summer months researching the life and work of Robert Frost, TPR was experimenting with green and purple hair dyes.

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Penguins suits and a smell (Rousse)

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The twins made a huge effort with their outfits for the conference. They dressed in not-quite-identical penguin suits. The slightly larger one had also dyed her strawberry blond hair black, making it much easier for strangers to distinguish the two … Continue reading →

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A Hebridean Princess (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Dreamaticus

A famous dramatist was staying at the guest house on the Isle of Lewis and – it was rumoured – he was about to cast the lead role for his latest play: a princess with long golden hair. Around my … Continue reading →

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