Tag Archives: house

Flat conversion plans (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We inspected the damage the morning after the night before. I thought we’d picked out all the sleeping bodies amongst the debris of my parents’ post-party house, but my mother said that we should also check “the flat”. Until this … Continue reading →

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How to post a brick (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was busy packing my teaching box to send to London. I really needed to include the house brick. However, I was worried that the brick might get damaged in transit (or damage the other contents of the box), as … Continue reading →

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A fortunate Falkirk house sale (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Following a fabulous picnic on the grassy dunes of Falkirk from where PC, SA, RC and I watched the sea-rooted wind turbines, I confirmed my decision to move out of town. How fortunate that the doctor’s Georgian house on the … Continue reading →

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Rob Brydon and Sarah Millican top Rousse’s bill

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Our timing was perfect. The family that had bought our little house in Birmingham was away for Christmas, so we could just move straight back in. At first the neighbours were suspicious, but one by one we won them over. … Continue reading →

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A massive Manchester mansion (Rousse)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR urged me to get out of bed. We had lots to do to prepare before the arrival of our guests. This was no time for a lie-in. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was only 05:30am. … Continue reading →

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Holy Island attractions: gannet catching and whale riding (Rousse)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

All these years I’d hankered over a cottage with sea views, yet failed to acknowledge that my needs were already met by the house on Holy Island. Now that the developers had started work, I finally recognised my stupidity in … Continue reading →

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Paris attractions (Rousse)

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d only just arrived in Paris and already I had bumped into two people from my Gallic past. First I saw PG on his way to work. He was now a grey-haired father of three, yet had kept his great … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s Northumbrian anxiety

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This was a worrying prospect: taking LM to meet my parents in Northumberland. Whatever would she make of their house?

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Blipfoto photography genius (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Dreamaticus

JT wanted me to get involved in a new project at Blipfoto, so I travelled over to his house in Glasgow to meet him. CI joined us later. JT gave me a pile of leaflets and brochures made from the … Continue reading →

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New York dinosaur cargo (Rousse)

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The rooms on the second floor of the cliff house were furnished in the same fashion of my childhood home and I was keen to show them to the students. However, the curator would not let us enter. Students were … Continue reading →

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