Tag Archives: marriage

Airport pranks with Stephen Hawking (Belle)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

We were causing absolute chaos at the airport gate. Stephen Hawking was deliberately driving his wheelchair into staff members. Then he took the microphone off a staff member and started to give an impromptu lecture about ‘the mathematics of flight’. … Continue reading →

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Westminster dance and romance (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

Where was Belle? She would be able to tell me more about this Westminster dance club and its amazing ballroom. Taking into account the clientele, I couldn’t decide whether this was the coolest disco ever, or a marriage market for … Continue reading →

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Sham marriage shocker (Rousse)

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

It was my wedding day, but ‘my’ groom and best man were not yet fully prepared. ‘I need a photo of you for my wallet’ I nagged my husband-to-be. All he could come up with was a black and white … Continue reading →

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A kitchen break-up drama (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

I knew that it was unfair to drag our new lodger R into my personal crisis, but I was desperate. Was there anything that she could do to persuade TPR not to end our marriage? K was extremely cross with … Continue reading →

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A bigamist and big birds with red breasts (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2019 by

I married my husband’s niece in a small but intimate ceremony with most of my in-laws in attendance. None of the family thought it odd that I was committing bigamy. Even I had convinced myself that it was permissible to … Continue reading →

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A bigamous bride-to-be (Rousse)

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

I was distraught when my husband TPR declared that he no longer loved me, and that I was to be ‘donated’ to a new fiancé – my ex brother-in-law NMcC.  The pair of them tried to placate me with a … Continue reading →

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Eminem’s fiancé (Belle)

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

My relationship with Eminem (or Marshall as I was now calling him) was going from strength to strength. Although marriage hadn’t been mentioned, and no formal proposal had been made, Marshall helped me fashion a wedding headdress out of costume … Continue reading →

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A hairy bridesmaid (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

I was honoured to have been asked to serve as one of JA’s bridesmaids, even though the only part that I had played in her life was to introduce her to some external work contacts and help her secure her … Continue reading →

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Alternative wedding activities (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

As the guests arrived for my sister J’s wedding, I chatted to my young cousins in the kitchen. This was more interesting than making small talk with middle-aged men in dark suits. I also wanted to avoid getting into arguments … Continue reading →

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A marriage break-up for a mother (Rousse)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

From the way that he addressed me, the young man who now worked at CodeBase was obviously a former student of mine. I did recognise him (sort of), but had no idea how long ago he had attended my classes, … Continue reading →

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