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Tag Archives: lockdown
Owl attack at railway station (Rousse)
My companion decided to take the shortest route to the platform opposite, and stepped down onto the railway track. I considered this far too dangerous a move. I instead climbed the iron steps and walked over the bridge. The savage … Continue reading
A return to University after lockdown (Rousse)
I was so excited to be returning to university after the pandemic lockdown, and very much looking forward to seeing my 4th year friends. Of course, we all ‘saw’ GK on a regular basis now that he was famous. Usually … Continue reading
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Tagged Biggar, Boris Johnson, famous, France, lecture, lockdown, Nine Mile Burn, pandemic, pharmacy, reunion, university
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Prince Harry and high heels (Rousse)
I travelled to locked down London for training as a new member of the British Secret Service. England’s capital city looked, and sounded, very quiet. I could even hear bird song through the closed top deck bus windows. Soon I … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, bird, British, bus, career, Duke of Sussex, footwear, high heels, hotel, induction, intelligence, lockdown, London, novel, polka dot, Prince Harry, pump, red, secret service, shoe, song, training, white
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Scotland’s top pandemic super-spreader takes to capital city’s streets (Rousse)
SL was a COVID19 super-spreader. She reached out to hug everyone that we met as we wandered the quiet lockdown streets of Edinburgh. Over the course of our walk, SL told me that the acclaimed artist MO was working with … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, covid19, Edinburgh, Edinburrgh International Conference Centre, EICC, lockdown, patchwork, quilt, spreader, super, super-spreader
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Seeking student accommodation during a pandemic (Rousse)
Indian student Bhopal chose my flat for his lockdown accommodation. We barely noticed him as he hid in our study for two weeks. He might have even been ill in this period. If so, we never knew. One day Bhopal … Continue reading
A happy heiress and Nottingham University fraud (Rousse)
My greatest delight in inheriting my maternal grandmother’s house was that I now owned a proper pantry. The battered and beautifully engraved silver napkin rings left in a kitchen drawer also fascinated me. Which of my ancestors was born (or … Continue reading
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Tagged blonde, campus, fraud, garden, grandmother, heiress, lockdown, medical school, napkin, Nottingham, pantry, party, research, ring, university, woman
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Displaying a nipple and swimming with baby dolphins in lockdown (Rousse)
Campus was open again. I was there once more attending lectures, and they were even measuring the water levels in the swimming pool. On most days I sat next to my primary school ‘friend’ ST, delighted that I was admitted … Continue reading
Unexpected visitors and missing friends (Rousse)
QL rang me in a panic. ‘Lucy thinks that the reunion is still on. She didn’t receive the lockdown cancellation email. She’ll arrive in Edinburgh tomorrow.’ I ignored the message – indeed forgot about it – until the following afternoon … Continue reading
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Tagged architect, bikes, boat, cancellation, cellar, daughters, dishwasher, Edinburgh, futon, kitchen, lake, lockdown, mattress, reunion, sitting room, study, visitor
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A return to work after lockdown (Rousse)
After months of coronavirus lockdown, we were let back on to campus. I followed AD and LK along the corridor to my office. There we found a couple of admin staff using the room for a meeting. It didn’t take … Continue reading
Gout-afflicted friend kills coronavirus fun in the Yorkshire Dales (Rousse)
It was an easy drive in two cars to the Yorkshire Dales for a weekend away to celebrate my birthday. It was only when we reached our destination that we understood why the roads and villages were deserted: coronavirus pandemic … Continue reading
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