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A £5 million lottery win (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dreamaticus

LM and her husband C won £5 million on the UK lottery. However, there was no way that anyone you would ever have known this. They lived very modestly in their small house, and continued to go to work as … Continue reading →

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Trapped without shoes in a country house hotel (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I returned from test-driving the tandem and followed TPR into the posh hotel dining room. We felt somewhat embarrassed eating there, especially since I was unshod. After the meal TPR returned to our (more modest) accommodation a couple of streets … Continue reading →

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Couple transform modest semi into feline zoo with big cat pet collection (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

P and S sold their place in the country as they moved nearly all their investments out of property. They were now living in a modest 1970s semi on a small housing estate. P invited a bunch of school friends … Continue reading →

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Happy times at the Manor House (Rousse)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I lived in two modest suites at the University’s of Birmingham’s Manor House. In the summer months we had the run of the building, but when term started in September we were more restricted. For example, it was … Continue reading →

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All eyes on the designer – and not the bride (Rousse)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Normally all eyes would be on the bride, but MSB looked so beautiful in her modest office outfit of vintage-style 1950s hyacinth blue satin underwear (a tape measure in her hand) that on wedding days crowds gathered at the studio … Continue reading →

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