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Tag Archives: handbag
Monkey business (Belle)
My new business venture – selling vinyl records at a stall in the local church – seemed to be going so well. My fellow stall holders were delighted with the turnout. However, I failed to check my handbag, and when … Continue reading
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Tagged altar, candlestick, church, handbag, market stall, monkey, purse, records, silver
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Orange running shoe thief (Rousse)
I was going to run back, but the route was all uphill and sitting on the tram was a more attractive option. Once inside the carriage, I was even able to take off my orange running shoes and pop them … Continue reading
St Cuthbert and a staircase (Rousse)
I had heard of people trapped in lifts, but what about trapped in a staircase? The irony was that I had told skinny June in the high heels that I was taking the stairs because it was safer. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged cathedral, causeway, Durham, handbag, high heels, janitor, lift, St Cuthbert, staircase
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London to Oxford and Oxford to Edinburgh by train (Rousse)
It really was too much to ask my 81 year-old mother to walk all the way from London to Edinburgh, so I suggested that we cut a few miles off the route by taking the train to Oxford. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged college, cycle path, geriatric, handbag, London, mother, Oxford, railcard, Scotland, train, university
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From Chad to Croydon via Disneyland and Australia (Rousse)
TPR set up a summer-long ‘book’ group and called it ‘Chad’. The participants ranged from his friends to a couple of my undergraduate students. Somehow JS had managed to inveigle herself into the men-only meeting. Meanwhile I visited drab, rainy … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, book, Chad, cold, Croydon, Disneyland, group, handbag, legs, men-only, orchestra, roller coaster, student, TPR, woodwind
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Liverpool’s lame literature expert (Rousse)
I limped across Liverpool to Anfield to track down KA at work. Now employed as a physiotherapist at Liverpool FC, she would be able to massage my leg back to working order. I was particularly keen to be fit for … Continue reading
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Tagged art deco, £20, bra, bullies, Cervantes, dinner, Don Quixote, expert, handbag, lace, lame, leg, literature, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, physiotherapist, purse, satin, shorts, top, women
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Thieving World Cup football fans (Rousse)
I was pleased that the meeting was called in Corbridge because it was an easy ride back from there to Edinburgh. I checked the old-fashioned departure board at the railway station and confirmed my plan to catch the 13:45 service … Continue reading
Small yellow leather cross-over handbags (Rousse)
In an Ullapool shop we discussed the merits of small cross-over handbags, and the usefulness of those in yellow leather. Even AN joined in – although the likelihood of her ever carrying one was low.
Quad on the Tyne – with David Tennant (Rousse)
My mother took up observing the wildlife of East Lothian in the dead of night using infra-red technology. She invited us to join her one evening. David Tennant turned up to wave us off – my mother on a quadbike, … Continue reading