Tag Archives: New Town

Parading with fire engines and sourcing reusable nappies from Natalie (Rousse)

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Two of my duties as a new Edinburgh community councillor were (1) to join the public services parade from the New Town up to the mound (we followed the fire engines), and (2) to source reusable nappies from a woman … Continue reading →

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His mistress Henry (Rousse)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR’s new girlfriend was called Henry. ‘Typical’, I thought, ‘From this fact alone I know exactly her age and social class. I can also guess her undergraduate programme at the University of Edinburgh, and predict with some accuracy her Edinburgh … Continue reading →

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Chil replacement band member (Rousse)

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Dreamaticus

About to play their first gig after the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, Edinburgh covers band Chil had a complete sell-out on their hands. Hundreds queued to be let into the open air venue in the Edinburgh New Town. Many were much … Continue reading →

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A foul-mouthed husband in a frilly shirt (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Dreamaticus

It was Sunday and TPR was in a terrible mood. From my corner of the garden I could hear him swearing as he dug deeper and deeper into the hard ground to prepare a spot for repositioning the pond. From … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh New Town clematis vandalism (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Dreamaticus

AC was an utter idiot. His offer to help with the gardening translated into ‘I will chop back to the roots the most beautiful clematis in the Edinburgh New Town’.

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Sofas, snow, and singing on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street (Rousse)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Two new shops opened on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street while we were away on holiday. As an avid reader, I was pleased that one was a book exchange. The other was a posh furniture store full of University of Edinburgh students. … Continue reading →

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Lettuce, a lorry, and Looney Tunes (Rousse)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Belle was in town (hurrah!) but she was leaving on the next train (boo!) When she confessed to me that she had arrived two days ago to stay in her Edinburgh New Town pied à terre I did my best … Continue reading →

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Unwise Edinburgh property investment (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Goodness knows why we sold our beautifully proportioned Georgian Edinburgh New Town flat. Now, instead, we owned two ridiculous pieds à terre. Even students would turn their noses up at the first. The second was uninhabitable thanks to the mess … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh ‘tramp’ seeks New Town bail-out (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I set off for home across town after my swim at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre with wet hair, and wearing nothing but a worn-out green towel. I knew that I looked like a tramp, and at first I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Phil Cunningham plays Edinburgh – to an audience of three (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I took my seat in the fourth row of the concert hall and waited alone for Phil Cunningham to take the stage. The lyrics of his first song were displayed on a flip chart a few metres in front of … Continue reading →

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