Tag Archives: lunch

Lindisfarne tribute band fail (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Although JS had put in all the work for the university reunion, I was the mistress of ceremonies for the day. This meant that the guests were under the impression that I was responsible for the shambolic arrangements. These included: … Continue reading →

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Reuniting teddy bears at the White House (Rousse)

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My efforts were paying off: after hours of wading my way through mountains of junk, at the White House (Hartburn) I managed to group families of teddy bears that had been separated for years. In most cases they comprised threesomes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alcohol, bear, drink, father, glass, grandmother, granny, Hartburn, lunch, mother, pink, reunite, Stockton-on-Tees, teddies, teddy, threesome, White House | Leave a comment

A papier mâché model, a lost purse, and a problematic pub food policy (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When I returned to work from sick leave I was less than impressed with my new office arrangements. I was to share room C75 with an office mate who had already moved into the room a bed as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bed, countryside, customer, desk, disgusting, embarrassing, food, handbag, kid, kitchen, leave, lunch, mate, model. pub. purse, money, office, Papier-mâché, pie, policy, reject, sick, steak | Leave a comment

Lunch with Barry Cryer (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I took pity on Barry Cryer, dining alone at a table for two. He recognised me when I joined him, and seemed to welcome my company. We discussed my ‘secret talent’, and the pleasure of revealing to others that I … Continue reading →

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A delicious recipe for roast pumpkin soup in shells (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Now I understood why the soup at lunchtime tasted so good: the school office staff had taken to spending their mornings making fresh batches on campus. Today the office fridges were crammed with pumpkins to be roasted with garlic and … Continue reading →

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Pete Murphy mistaken for Liam Neeson (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was determined that the engineering students gained an appreciation of social research methods. They needed access to a decent textbook so I took one down to the library to add to its stock. A photograph dropped out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged band, Bauhaus, blind, book, British Library, engineering, engineers, father, film, foal, goth, Hollywood, lecturers, Liam Neeson, librarian, library, lunch, method, miniature, Pete Murphy, photograph, qualitative, research, social, star, student, textbook, tiny abandoned, treat, vet | Leave a comment

Mid-air knitter stalked by elderly couple on flight to the UK from Thailand (Rousse)

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I must have broken several international laws on board the flight from Thailand back to the UK: I carried a sharp three inch needle in my hand luggage I looped the yarn from my ball of blue wool to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aeroplane, arrivals, ball, blue, Borth, boy, Charles, couple, dead, door, elderly, exit, father, flight, garndson, Golf, house, international, journey, knit, knitter, knitting, land, law, luggage, lunch, mistake, needle, phone, plane, safety, stalk, Thailand, TPR, UK, Wales, wool, yarn | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: lunch

Lindisfarne tribute band fail (Rousse)

Reuniting teddy bears at the White House (Rousse)

A papier mâché model, a lost purse, and a problematic pub food policy (Rousse)

Lunch with Barry Cryer (Rousse)

A delicious recipe for roast pumpkin soup in shells (Rousse)

Mid-air knitter stalked by elderly couple on flight to the UK from Thailand (Rousse)

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