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Tragedy on the ice at Edinburgh airport (Rousse)

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was one of hundreds of anonymous passengers stranded at Edinburgh airport, many of whom were returning home from ski-ing holidays. For entertainment the airline put on an evening display of ‘danses populaires’. JG took my arm and led me … Continue reading →

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Unusual lavatory layout for school parties in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Formerly known as Hector’s House, the third of the double garages (including the coach house) at the White House, Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees, was converted into holiday accommodation for school parties. On the ground floor there was a self-contained bedroom with en … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accommodation, bathroom, bedroom, child-sized, coach, common, communal, dormitory, floor, garage, ground, group, Hartburn, Hector's House, holiday, house, lavatory, layout, leader, party, room, school, shower, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, three, White House | Leave a comment

A house move to Malaysia and a musty old school (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

RL and SL and said that they were moving to Kansas, but now their plans had changed. Their new home would be Malaysia. Before they left for Asia, RL recommended me for a teaching post at an Edinburgh private school. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged building, crumbly, Edinburgh, fraud, house, interview, Kansas, Malaysia, move, musty, old, private, school, teaching, tweed, work | Leave a comment

A kiss and a cuddle in the science museum (Rousse)

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

We returned to Northfield, Birmingham to visit S and NY and family, all crammed into our old two-bedroomed house. The neighbourhood was much smarter than in our day, largely due to the conversion of the former rat run into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abbeydale Road, bedroom, Birmingham, chalet, cuddle, cul de sac, demolition, exhibit, house, kiss, museum, neighbourhood, Northfield, rat run, science, smart, stone circle, wood | Leave a comment

A Pelham puppet tangle (Rousse)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

PC and SA cleared out the unused contents of their house. I had never seen such an impressive collection of clutter. My favourite item amongst the mess of random objects was a sad, faded yellow, wooden Pelham puppet trapped in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged clutter, collection, house, Pelham, puppet, random, sad, String, tangle, trap, unused, wooden, yellow | Leave a comment

An enormous yellow melamine convector heater (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had my eyes on a giant 1970s yellow melamine convector heater. Even though it was the size of a large kitchen table, I thought that it would look fabulous in our flat. I just had to find a way … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970s, convector, device, enormous, flat, giant, heater, house, kitchen, knowledge, large, melamine, parents, sisters, table, yellow | Leave a comment

Party food from LIDL and footwear for the poor (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had heard much about the fabulous parties that were hosted by the residents of Trinity (Edinburgh), and at last was invited to one! I turned up early at S and AC’s house to find them laying out the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acquatic, Amazon, childhood, dining, disappointment, Edinburgh, equipment, food, footwear, house, invite, jelly, kitchen, LIDL, Loch Lomond, party, plastic, poor, room, shoes, table, Trinity, water sports, watersports | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: house

A house move to Malaysia and a musty old school (Rousse)

A kiss and a cuddle in the science museum (Rousse)

A Pelham puppet tangle (Rousse)

An enormous yellow melamine convector heater (Rousse)

Party food from LIDL and footwear for the poor (Rousse)

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