Tag Archives: heatwave

A doomed trip to Orkney (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Dreamaticus

There was quite a crowd of us on holiday together in the north of Scotland. This made it difficult to enjoy time on my own with my Canadian cousins NT and DT, who had crossed the Atlantic to spend a … Continue reading →

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Equality and diversity at awards ceremony in rainy Hawaii (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Dreamaticus

For those for whom this kind of incentive holiday was a first, dark skies and cold rain on Hawaii was a grave disappointment. For me, however, it was a relief, especially since I had spend the preceding weeks in a … Continue reading →

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A sledge for a sister (Belle)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I knew that the present I had bought for JB was “literally the best present anyone had ever bought for anyone, ever”.  In the middle of a heatwave, I had bought her a sledge.

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A kayaking holiday in France (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was the third week of May and the weather was finally cheering up with the approach of the French summer. My sister J and I jumped into kayaks with our pair of Jack Russell companions and floated downstream. Each … Continue reading →

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