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Dealing with unwanted garden intruders and a boat ride to a Scottish island (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I climbed out of bed and stepped across the room to open the shutters. Outside our bedroom window I saw a small dog in a bright red Santa jacket nosing through the vegetable patch, and a man – presumably the … Continue reading →

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Illegal immigrant civil engineer offers advice for an ample bosom (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Dreamaticus

Had I been a couple of feet closer to the passageway, the man who emerged backwards carrying a long rake could have decapitated me. I should have paid more attention when I first saw the broom and hosepipe stacked up … Continue reading →

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Gym attack (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I wanted TPR to discuss plans for our round-the-world tour, but struggled to interest him in the conversation while he was at the gym. I sulkily followed him around the gym floor, making weak attempts at exercise. Meanwhile he put … Continue reading →

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Mistaken for a grandfather (Rousse)

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Dreamaticus

The children ran into the room and spotted TPR in the corner. ‘That old man must be your grandpa’ said one to the other. TPR was not impressed.

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A London love affair (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My mother-in-law pulled the sodden scrap of paper out of the stream, glanced at it, and quietly passed it to her husband. ‘That explains a lot. Now, at last, we know for certain what X has been up to!’ he … Continue reading →

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Blind man shrinks in well (Rousse)

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The black Labrador barked frantically above the well opening. Beneath him his blind owner was drowning. We managed to pull the man out of the water. He was alive, but had shrunk to the size of a doll.

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Man rides whale in surf (Rousse)

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I grabbed my ‘hand luggage’ of soap bag, a pair of black ankle boots and a pair of socks, and headed to the meeting point at Reception. There I greeted the others. Then, with just a couple of minutes to … Continue reading →

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A drug-dealing pensioner (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was flattered when the young man offered me change so that I would have the correct bus fare. ‘It’s OK’, I said, thanking him, ‘I no longer need bus fare now that I qualify for an old person’s bus … Continue reading →

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Sister publications and primary health care (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My sister stood up and introduced her publication to the guests seated at round tables in the conference room. After she waved the folio-sized book in the air, I did the same with my own latest output. My sister was … Continue reading →

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Risks of mistaking a deep coma for death (Rousse)

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I had some explaining to do when JG and his wife BG flew in for a brief visit. ‘Isn’t you father dead?’ enquired JG, peering over at the wizened old man muttering incoherently in his chair. ‘We thought so’, I … Continue reading →

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