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A husband hunt in high heels, and a friendly German (Rousse)

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was impatient to join the others at the Oxford University reunion. Meanwhile my friend P was hesitating. I was keen to get through the door and track down any single men. P wanted to wait a while to see … Continue reading →

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Surrogate mother surprise (Rousse)

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

JG astonished all when she admitted at the university reunion that her big career move in the past ten years was to offer up her body as a surrogate mother. She reported no psychological damage from giving up the baby … Continue reading →

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Manners maketh man (Rousse)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I grabbed the child. If her mother was not going to teach her any manners, I would. She answered back “You sound just like FM. I’m not going to change.” “In that case you’ll end up an obnoxious, uncouth lump … Continue reading →

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North Sea tsunami hits land north of Aberdeen (Rousse)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Dreamaticus

TPR, His mother, his sister S, CM and I watched in amazement as the huge tsunami rushed in from the North Sea. It hit the coast just north of Aberdeen. When the first wave crashed into the town house garden … Continue reading →

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The boy with the dragon tattoo (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The guests hurried to get off the coach that BM had chartered to transport everyone to his magnificent 40th birthday celebrations. All dolled up in a turquoise dress with short black sleeves and flashes on red across the bodice, and … Continue reading →

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Toddler emergency essentials (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Three days after explaining to MSB why we were childless, I gave birth to a fully-formed toddler. While we wondered how we would break this news to our families (TPR’s mother would be delighted, our nephews and nieces probably less … Continue reading →

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Advantages of going to college close to home (Rousse)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I signed up for (yet another) degree. This time I would be studying at the Hexham campus of Northumbria University. As I started planning how to arrange my belongings in my tiny hall of residence room, I congratulated myself on … Continue reading →

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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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An unexpected golden oldie Gaelic concert (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When my work colleague Julia said that her mother was lonely in the old people’s home, I offered to welcome the sad geriatric into my team to cheer her up. I popped over to her place to discuss the arrangements. … Continue reading →

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Inside Rousse’s five year diary

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Dreamaticus

KJR came to tell me that her mother was writing her life story and that I featured in it. “She’s reached the bit where three of us stayed in a cottage in the highlands during the school holidays”, she explained. … Continue reading →

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