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Tag Archives: menu
The drunkard and the dead dog of the depths (Rousse)
GG was so surprised to find me outside her house that she collapsed on the pavement in a heap before I even had a chance to greet her. When eventually she came to, she was delighted to meet me for … Continue reading →
The lost and a linguist in Toronto (Rousse)
TPR and my cousin N both left the shopping mall before I had a chance to put my change into my purse and gather my bags. When I eventually followed them out into the Toronto streets I could no longer … Continue reading →
Champagne-guzzling errant husband is useless at packing (Rousse)
TPR and his sister SG had broken off from our main party to take seats in the hotel’s poshest bar. When I spotted them they were working their way through an elaborate Champagne tasting tray, the most expensive item on … Continue reading →
A cancelled dip in the pool and a missing cashmere cardigan (Rousse)
LC picked me up in her car. Two of her blond grandchildren were bouncing up and down on the back seat with a couple of their little friends, a dark-haired brother and sister set. When we reached the gym the … Continue reading →
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Cooking with puffins (Rousse)
With a change of date for our annual Christmas party, TPR also altered the menu. He replaced the traditional crecy pies with homemade puffin meatballs. I wasn’t sure that many people would be tempted to try them. I for one … Continue reading →
A research council prawn and shrimp feast in Hawaii (Rousse)
Were the UK research councils awash with money? All the evidence pointed to this: how else could they afford to host a conference in Hawaii? I just wished that there was more time between sessions to change into my gown … Continue reading →
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Tagged colleagues, conference, council, dinner, evidence, feast, gown, Hawaii, menu, money, prawn, programme, research, shrimp
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Prawn overkill (Rousse)
The hotel dining room was beautifully decorated and the table setting stunning, but why did every dish on the menu contain prawns?
Tiffin for tiger (Rousse)
The old lady was out walking her pet in the park again. Everyone scattered. The day before the tiger had breakfasted on a large black dog. What would be on his menu today?
Menu bingo for those in the know on the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)
The Isle of Lewis guest house had gone up-market. Its pink laminated menus listed sophisticated seafood dishes. Still RG couldn’t resist a joke. If you looked carefully at the text you could find the names of his regular guests hidden … Continue reading →
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Noël Coward’s sick sense of humour and fridges full of carcasses (Rousse)
The faster runners soon pulled away from me and in a short time a significant gap developed between us. At least I was managing to keep everyone else in sight. Fortunately for them, the others reached Royal Terrace before the … Continue reading →
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Tagged ambush, bottles, cliff, compost, driving, Edinburgh, film, Georgian, glass, London, menu, Noel Coward, pig, rescue, Royal Terrace, runners, running, screams, sea, shopping, supermarket, tub, work
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