Tag Archives: mud

Dangerous Borders river walk (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could have visited the M family when I was at the conference in Paris, but instead I decided to go out for a walk with some of the other delegates. These included two retired nurses, one of whom know … Continue reading →

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A sticky, sludgy end (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My friend decided to take the ‘short route’ over the boggy moorland. ‘I won’t rescue you if you fall in!’ I called after her – just at the point that she sank up to her thighs in muddy sludge.

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Sunblock and boat safety (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR bobbed about in a wooden rowing boat in the bay without a care in the world – until he noticed that my arm was turning red in the sun. He remembered that he had packed sunblock and leant over … Continue reading →

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Friendship, Filofaxes and mud (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dreamaticus

While P tried to persuade the rest of us – S, L, T, TPR and me – to part with £2000 per couple for the next instalment of our friendship premium, I showed T the many uses of a stripped … Continue reading →

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Tsunami safety (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The plan was that I would send a few more e-mails before heading home for the weekend. I delayed this a little more when I accepted an invitation to go and sunbathe on the pier. Everyone was enjoying the casual … Continue reading →

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Muddy bush women prove excellent runners (Rousse)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was doing well, hill training with LM and SS in the woods. On the way back up through the trees I bounded past the pair of them with hardly a need to draw breath. My athletic achievement was soon … Continue reading →

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A muddy medal for Team GB (Belle)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d been looking forward to this Olympic Games highlights experience all day but wasn’t expecting this. First of all, one of our rowers fell into the lake by the Lewisham Way war memorial and swam – slowly – back towards … Continue reading →

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Little Red Riding Rousse wins a dinner invitation

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When on a Little Red Riding Hood mission to deliver a supply of cottage cheese in my wicker basket to the S family, I came across TF digging muddy trenches in a field. He and has son T were committed … Continue reading →

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Tom McNair’s coffee morning werewolf competition (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When TPR appeared covered in mud and twigs I assumed that he must have travelled to the coffee morning by the underground tunnel. Then I noticed that Tom McNair was sitting next to my sister J at the table. Was … Continue reading →

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Checking in at the Institute of Directors (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was keen to win a FourSquare check-in at the Institute of Directors in London so during the seminar lunch break I wandered the building, hunting for a signal. There was nothing on the ground floor so I took the … Continue reading →

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