Tag Archives: handbag

Handbag thief victim found in possession of illegal currency (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I eventually worked out that my little soft blue shoulder bag had probably been stolen in York, possibly at the railway station or from the train. Wherever this incident took place, it was extremely inconvenient. Months later I was very … Continue reading →

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Cat attack (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The cats attacked me from all sides. They climbed into my handbag and under my clothes. The most vicious one sunk its jaws into my left hand. All my attempts to shake it free were in vain. I was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged agony, attack, cat, clothes, free, hand, handbag, jaws, left, resist, shake, vicious | Leave a comment

British Airways terminal 5 offers new passenger services (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Dreamaticus

British Airways’ new welcome service for first class passengers coming into Heathrow Terminal 5 was second to none. A smart uniformed man met you off the plane and guided you through the terminal, ensuring that you by-passed all the queues. … Continue reading →

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Rousse tweets academic Victorian music hall performance

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Dreamaticus

At one of the most bizarre professional events that I had ever attended, my PhD supervisor stood at the microphone and introduced the first act to come on stage. One of my external examiners, dressed like a Victorian music hall … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged academic, event, examiner, external, hall, handbag, iPad, mini, music, performance, performer, PhD, professional, singing, supervisor, tweet, tweeting, Victorian, wig | Leave a comment

The boy with the dragon tattoo (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The guests hurried to get off the coach that BM had chartered to transport everyone to his magnificent 40th birthday celebrations. All dolled up in a turquoise dress with short black sleeves and flashes on red across the bodice, and … Continue reading →

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Dead grandmother joins Rousse on an uncomfortable trip to Ireland (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was a long journey to Ireland by sea and coach. My poor Granny H, dressed in her usual uniform of camel, smiled the whole way, but in my heart I knew that she was not enjoying herself – especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar, British Rail, camel, ceiling, childhood, coach, conversation, dead, death, development, garndmother, granny, green, handbag, handbags, Ireland, jellies, jelly, journey, journeys, leather, luminous, lump, lumps, man, microfiche, museum, ornate, paper, planning, pub, rough, route, sea, Simon, stool, stools, technology, TPR, train, visit, visitor, visitors | Leave a comment

A wasted trip to the University of Birmingham’s Muirhead Tower (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I found my timetable on a scrunched up piece of brown paper in the bottom of my handbag. I’d looked at it so infrequently that I was unsure as to which way it read: were those the hours across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, Birmingham University, class, classes, course, degree, fail, handbag, lift, lifts, list, lists, module, Muirhead Tower, name, names, paper, paternoster, project management, qualification, staff, timetable, trip, tutor, tutors, University of Birmingham, work | Leave a comment

Rowan Atkinson secrets overheard in hotel lift (Rousse)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Dreamaticus

After months of planning, the day of my conference finally arrived. A little behind schedule, I popped into the hotel dining room to see who else had made it to breakfast. A surprising number of delegates were there, the majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apologies, bag, bedroom, breakfast, centre, conference, corridor, delegates, dining, drunk, escalator, guard, hall, handbag, hotel, hung over, keynote, lecture, lift, mobile, paternoster, Prosecco, room, Rowan Atkinson, security, sessions, staircase, theatre | Leave a comment

On trend for autumn 2012: the frog face shoulder bag (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The conference exhibition had changed beyond all recognition. Gone were the sales reps touting the latest online systems. In their place craft-folk traded handmade ware, such as traditional wooden toys and hand-woven reed baskets. On a leatherwork stall I saw … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail Eurovision Song Contest hoax (Rousse)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It had all been such a rush that none of us – not even E – had remembered to print off boarding passes for the flight from Birmingham. So here were all three of us forking out an extra £20 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airport, bag, Birmingham, Boarding, boots, containers, contest, Daily Mail, Eurovision, fake, flight, fly, German, hand bag, handbag, impostor, joke, liquid, Macedonia, Macedonian, official, pass, passport, perfume, scissors, song | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: handbag

Handbag thief victim found in possession of illegal currency (Rousse)

Cat attack (Rousse)

British Airways terminal 5 offers new passenger services (Rousse)

Rousse tweets academic Victorian music hall performance

The boy with the dragon tattoo (Rousse)

Dead grandmother joins Rousse on an uncomfortable trip to Ireland (Rousse)

Rowan Atkinson secrets overheard in hotel lift (Rousse)

On trend for autumn 2012: the frog face shoulder bag (Rousse)

Daily Mail Eurovision Song Contest hoax (Rousse)

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