Tag Archives: husband

Novelist’s life work loss blamed on clumsy husband (Rousse)

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I’d been complaining of TPR’s clumsiness for some time. Now he had managed to let a desktop PC, all the back-up disks for my novel-in-progress, and an old fashioned brick mobile telephone, fall from a third floor window and through … Continue reading →

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Lodger lover’s identity uncovered (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were staying at the flat that my cousins S and L had recently bought in London. It was not ideal. The layout was such that only one bedroom had direct access to the bathroom. So if you were sleeping … Continue reading →

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Communication for the abused (Rousse)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were always being told that we were bound to know a woman who was being abused and now we knew who it was in our case: the assistant in the corner shop. She communicated that she needed our help. … Continue reading →

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Fake cop chases the gangs of Hexham (Rousse)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I missed the party. This was just as well because I, amongst others, knew that there really was nothing to celebrate. The hostess was well aware of this too. She communicated her dismay at her failed marriage in her choice … Continue reading →

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Getting rid of an unwanted Spanish husband (Rousse)

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Dreamaticus

What on earth had I done by marrying a weedy Spaniard? I was in love with TPR! Communication between me and my new husband was very poor, and I didn’t even fancy the silly little man. He made such a … Continue reading →

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Narrow boat holiday negotiations (Rousse)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Dreamaticus

RG-J was far more excited about her family’s narrow boat holiday than her husband. I couldn’t quite understand her enthusiasm for travelling by canal, especially when she tried – and failed – to demonstrate how to steer a narrow boat … Continue reading →

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A top floor house sale and an errant husband confesses (Rousse)

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Dreamaticus

As soon as KA told me the date of her party I knew that there would be a problem. I had to be in Reading on that date. However, I arranged things so that I could call in at her … Continue reading →

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From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I left the conference with a PhD student who was also heading north. She offered me a bed for the night in her student house in Sheffield, which I willingly accepted – and then instantly regretted as we walked through … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Scottish coastline by log (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Dreamaticus

ST and I planned to take the boat to Uig Community Centre. We wandered over to the pontoon where we also found JG, with TPR and JC, aboard his boat ‘Mary’. I remained in the queue for the community boat. … Continue reading →

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A puppy husband (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The SEB was back, again making unforgivable remarks about so-called friends. This time she declared LG’s husband ‘a puppy’. I left her to scale a wood-panelled wall alone. My decision to take the longer route was driven by my desire … Continue reading →

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