Tag Archives: Marks and Spencer

A cartoon lover and a career in swimwear (Belle)

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My new boyfriend was an almost humanised version of Stan Smith from American Dad.  At his workplace I was presented with a gift and went onto the stage to make an impromptu speech. I said thank you and then said … Continue reading →

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In the office with Barack Obama and Boris Johnson (Belle)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dreamaticus

This new job certainly had its contrasts.  Yes, I was sharing the office with a branch of Marks and Spencer Simply Food that specialised in apricot Danish pastries – hooray.  Yes, Barack Obama had a desk on the other side … Continue reading →

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Bare-chested business (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I’d dressed in such a rush that I had accidentally ended up in a shirt that did not match the rest of my outfit. I’d also forgotten to put on my bra. I could not possibly make an appearance in … Continue reading →

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A seaside discussion of the merits of the Marks and Spencer store card (Rousse)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My long-dead red-lipsticked granny and I clung to the sea wall bracing ourselves for the next wave. Although the scene might have looked tropical with its smattering of palm trees along the shoreline, this was the north east coast of … Continue reading →

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Who will be Wella’s next model? (Rousse)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The “campus as building site” experience was really getting to me. From the window of the union bar we watched as yet another structure was pulled down. Today it was the turn of the pier to be demolished. Stray shards … Continue reading →

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Black M&S knickers laundered for the overworked academic (Rousse)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was inevitable that I would eventually just give in to my workload and move onto campus. My new “home” was a small space at the end of a bench of computers in a noisy student lab: we had words … Continue reading →

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Stuck in stilettos in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I took twenty pairs of stretchy nylon Marks and Spencer knickers in flesh tones to the event, just in case anyone needed a pair. Nobody did. Afterwards my father paid the bill then we all wandered off to … Continue reading →

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Disasters in M&S, Wales, Deptford and the house (Belle)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I started a new job as a Marks and Spencer cashier and it was the worst debut ever. I was being driven ‘to Wales’ for dinner by a mystery man but we were delayed by the pony and trap in … Continue reading →

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