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Tag Archives: kitchen
Thirsty in Tain (Rousse)
By the time that we arrived in Tain, my throat was so dry that I could hardly speak. TPR and I stood by JS and AT’s garden wall and waited until one of them appeared. Soon JS returned to her … Continue reading
A successful bedroom declutter (Rousse)
My sister S eagerly led me up the stairs. A wonderful surprise greeted us when she pushed open her bedroom door. Behind it was a bright, airy space, completely free of clutter. The only furniture was the yellow formica table … Continue reading
Kitchen cupboard killer (Rousse)
I could have done with TPR’s help as I hosted a small dinner party. Had he been around, the guests would have probably eaten at the kitchen dining table (rather than in our bedroom), I would have remembered to serve … Continue reading
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Tagged bedroom, chocoalte, cupboard, dead, dinner, eathernware, killer, kitchen, Le Creuset, mousse, party, sherry, TPR, wife, wood
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Hostess goes missing from own party (Rousse)
I met CW outside the beauty salon on Broughton Street. She told me all about the botox treatment around her lips as we walked up the street. Later we met the other members of our book group to travel to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, beauty, book, botox, Broughton Street, date, group, hostess, kitchen, meal, party, salon, wallpaper
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Two dead queens and a kitchen conga (Rousse)
T arrived at our door in a terrible state. His marriage was on the rocks. and he had no idea how to win back L. I accompanied T back to his house by foot. We passed some of the royal … Continue reading
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Tagged breakdown, children, conga, dead, family, friend, kitchen, marriage, Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Mother, royal
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Party choices (Rousse)
As our taxi pulled away from the kerb, I looked back at our house. Through the sitting room window I could see as far as the open kitchen door. In the foreground, our weekend guests JS, RR, JLR, JS, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Champagne, choice, cocktail, dinner, dress, guest, hangover, jacket, kitchen, party, sitting room, taxi, TPR
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Arty party ends in dreadful drowning (Rousse)
While we were out, my sister S invited an entire year group of art students to our Edinburgh flat. She had captured them on the promise of a workshop on the interpretation of lived experience of mental illness in creative … Continue reading
Le Creuset mini-pan measuring spoon set (Rousse)
I was relieved to learn that the messy holiday cottage in Lanarkshire was not, in fact, ours. My parents had bought it with my middle sister and her husband – and then filled it to the brim with junk. I … Continue reading
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Tagged cottage, holiday, junk, kitchen, Lanarkshire, Le Creuset, measuring, mess, spoon
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Working from home less dangerous than office life (Rousse)
My office was the size of a bus shelter. It contained a desk, shower cubicle, and a toilet – plus two other workers. It really was too small for three, and was quite unpleasant whenever any of us used the … Continue reading
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Tagged car, desk, home, kitchen, Mason Hall, office, plate, shower cubicle, smart, student, toilet, truck, University of Birmingham, Vale, washing up, WFH, work
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Dirty girls work from home (Rousse)
When the order came through to work elsewhere, I signed up for a new life with my younger girlfriends and some of their contacts in a large house. This meant leaving my elderly mentor and her cliff-top home. I saved … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, conference call, dirty, dish, girlfriend, girls, house, kitchen, mentor, mess, pebble, souvenir, washing up, work from home
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