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Bra-less wife misses dinner date with Amanda Holden (Rousse)

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The coach was due to leave at 18:30 for the conference dinner at the other side of town. At 18:15 I watched TPR cross the road to climb aboard and save a couple of seats for us. I knew that … Continue reading →

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An iPhone snapped in two (Rousse)

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I unexpectedly found myself free one afternoon so I took a walk across the Meadows to photograph the flowers. There I found a huge gathering – mainly of women – at a celebration hosted by the University of Edinburgh. JS … Continue reading →

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Paris holiday con (Rousse)

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We thought that we were staying in a luxury hotel in Paris, but it was a complete con. The façade of the building was genuinely in the French capital, but as soon as we exited the glass lifts on the … Continue reading →

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Teacher tickles semi-naked student in class (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR was very efficient with his packing. I was less so, scattering the hotel room with my belongings, and wondering how on earth I would get back from the room to the lab by 11:00 for my special class on … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Borders river walk (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could have visited the M family when I was at the conference in Paris, but instead I decided to go out for a walk with some of the other delegates. These included two retired nurses, one of whom know … Continue reading →

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Popping out to buy the paper (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My mother asked me to pop out to buy the Sunday Times. My decision to look for a copy in the shop half way up the hillside of a small Scottish ski resort was not the best. However, luckily I … Continue reading →

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Jewish highland flatbed lorry tradition (Rousse)

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR had dumped me, but I had somehow managed to replace him with a young, dark-haired man in his early twenties. My new boyfriend and I travelled on two ferries with my parents for a long weekend away together. The … Continue reading →

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A wedding with Sir Chris Hoy (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were married in a Milan: TMcE and S, TPR and me. The wedding venue was a massive, old-fashioned hotel. JK had a small role in the proceedings. She fashioned some dressmaking pins into the shape of a Christian fish … Continue reading →

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An audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace (Rousse)

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Dreamaticus

By the time Granny H and I reached Buckingham Palace to interview the Queen my feet were terribly blistered from wearing the pale blue shoes. TPR had borrowed them a couple of days earlier to wear to DT’s party and … Continue reading →

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When being stuck in a lift means that you are trapped in a dream (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The students spent a couple of minutes trying to make sense of being stuck with me in a lift that travelled up and down a University of Edinburgh building in a random fashion. ‘The only explanation’, muttered one to the … Continue reading →

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