Tag Archives: handbag

Orange running shoe thief (Rousse)

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Dreamaticus

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 →

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St Cuthbert and a staircase (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Dreamaticus

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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London to Oxford and Oxford to Edinburgh by train (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Dreamaticus

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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From Chad to Croydon via Disneyland and Australia (Rousse)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Dreamaticus

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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Liverpool’s lame literature expert (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Dreamaticus

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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Thieving World Cup football fans (Rousse)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

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 →

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Small yellow leather cross-over handbags (Rousse)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

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.

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A papier mâché model, a lost purse, and a problematic pub food policy (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When I returned to work from sick leave I was less than impressed with my new office arrangements. I was to share room C75 with an office mate who had already moved into the room a bed as well as … Continue reading →

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Quad on the Tyne – with David Tennant (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dreamaticus

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 →

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Teenage Geordie steals a snog and credit cards (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I arranged to meet my niece at the top of her University of Newcastle hall of residence. To reach her, however, I had to climb up a huge tower of open IKEA kitchen drawers crammed full of utensils. The only … Continue reading →

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