Tag Archives: marriage

A mother’s secret career (Rousse)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My mother told me that before she married she worked as a nurse in Bristol.

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Time to diet (Rousse)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Dreamaticus

While the others were at the morning marriage ceremony, TPR and I prepared for the afternoon celebrations. We scoured the woods for mushrooms, then brought our haul home to check against the text books. We didn’t want to risk poisoning … Continue reading →

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Katie Price hunts for husband number 8 (Rousse)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When Katie Price (Jordan) planned to marry for the 8th time, I was appointed her chief advisor. Read about Katie Price’s other antics on Dreamaticus: Ramon Marquez stars as Jordan in birthday biopic (Rousse) Jordan spotted “snogging” mystery hunk (Rousse) … Continue reading →

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The secret London wedding venue (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

All we wanted was some peace to enjoy a quiet barbecue for two in our little Edinburgh yard, but every so often friends would run down the steps to interrupt us. First came the F family, then LF and IF … Continue reading →

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The unfaithful husband (Rousse)

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dreamaticus

To coincide with his retirement TPR admitted that over the course of our 25-year marriage he had slept with 21 different women (or 22, if he included me). Of these, he paid six for their services. I was relieved that … Continue reading →

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Love triangle legacy is a wedding and a bed and breakfast (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was bound to have told SL the story of the ill-fated love triangle, yet she had somehow independently befriended the main villain of the piece. There she was, all excited about the forthcoming wedding, begging us to come along … Continue reading →

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A bigamist and a boy (Rousse)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I checked in to the Novotel St Pancras and geared myself up for a 48-hour marriage marathon, of which I wholeheartedly disapproved. My sister J was still dithering over who to choose as her groom, having conveniently forgotten that she … Continue reading →

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Wedding day blues: you just can’t get the staff (Rousse)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

My wedding day was fast approaching. All that I needed to do now was transfer my hair straighteners and make-up to the hotel bedroom and then I’d be all set for the ceremony. The hotel bedroom was palatial. It was … Continue reading →

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Redundancies at the V&A and a pair of curious twins (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I were at the same conference with a surprisingly large number of employees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, all of whom were about to be made redundant. I mentioned to them that Sir Mark Jones was a … Continue reading →

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Elton John and the transsexual mother-of-the-bride (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everything about the wedding was on a gigantic scale. No wonder the bride was permanently in tears. Her mother had invited everyone that she had ever met to the reception, including a tiny man from her church who turned up … Continue reading →

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