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Recent reveries
- What not to take to a beatification (Rousse)
- A visit to the Manchester United and BBC comb factory (Belle)
- Arran by bike (Rousse)
- Reality TV dating and the joy of comfy slippers (Belle)
- Airport pranks with Stephen Hawking (Belle)
- A mistaken case of coronavirus (Rousse)
- Victorian dental bills, exotic animals and a marriage (Belle)
- Free-riding on the Granton ferry (Rousse)
- Speeding in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)
- County Durham coal mine confidences (Rousse)
- Failed seduction in a Birmingham bedsit (Rousse)
- Banter with Chris Packham and the deathbed wedding of a soap opera character (Belle)
- Cat photos lead to fame (Belle)
- Magic tricks for UK research council panel members (Rousse)
- Avocado bathroom suite in the museum of sanitation (Rousse)
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Tag Archives: night
How to deal with a partner who snores (Rousse)
All six of us – PM, SM, LF, TF, TPR and I – were away from home for a night together. In our shared room, SM took the divan and I the camp bed next to it. When I woke … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, camp, chinos, divan, night, partner, shirt, snore
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Garden help and a yellow jacket (Rousse)
DH made two trips to Edinburgh before taking up his new post. Although these were supposedly for house-hunting, I was delighted when he started weeding our garden and – at his own expense – planted out some new flowers and … Continue reading
Secrets between friends (Rousse)
DJ and AJ had supposedly downsized to a modern house on the mainland. When we visited their new place, however, we found that they were now living in a gorgeous mansion furnished almost entirely with Chinese antiques. We had clearly … Continue reading
An exploration of Edinburgh’s infrared zone (Rousse)
TMcE was at the wheel as we headed along Queen Street, Edinburgh in the middle of the night. We were discussing the concert that we had all enjoyed in Glasgow earlier in the evening when the dark suddenly switched to … Continue reading
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Tagged car, concert, dark, Edinburgh, Glasgow, infrared, journey, London, music, night, pedestrian, road, traffic
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Unwelcome sister interference in matters of the heart (Rousse)
I had my suspicions that sixth form sweethearts G and JB had called it a day on their long marriage. That GB was a single man at last was confirmed when JB mentioned her ‘new partner’ to me. I headed … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blackhouse, burgundy, chase, curl, dress, ex-husband, friend, heart, interference, jumper, marriage, matters, matters of the heart, Nicola, night, offer, partner, practise, railway, rejection, river, romance, silver, single, sister, steam, tightrope, TPR, train, trainee, university, walker
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A faithful wife and an unfaithful husband (Rousse)
My ex-boyfriend ST and I arranged to stay in a hotel in the south of England and use this as a base to visit our other exes. I did not trust ST when I climbed into our huge shared bed … Continue reading
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Tagged armour, bed, boyfriend, cliff, climb, coast, confess, displeasure, ex, ex-boyfriend, exhibit, faithful, fleece, fossil, friend, hotel, huge, husband, model, museum, night, ordeal, photograph, pyjamas, red, sleep, TPR, unfaithful, village, visit, white, wife
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Checking for Czechs (Rousse)
I tried walking home along country lanes at night time, but this proved too dangerous. Even in flashing trainers it soon became obvious that drivers could not see me, and that I was risking my life. I changed my plan … Continue reading
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Tagged A40, accommodation, bonus, boy, car, check, city, conversation, country, Czech, dangerous, daylight, deal, demean, driver, Edinburgh, flash, flat, foreign, friendship, growl, hair, hitch-hike, holiday, holiday-maker, home, in-laws, intinerary, lane, life, location, man, Manchester, Manchester Metroplitan University, map, night, north, Nottingham Trent University, old-fashioned, passenger, pet, plan, plate, risk, see, slip road, student, trainer, trick, trip, wait, walk
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Quad on the Tyne – with David Tennant (Rousse)
My mother took up observing the wildlife of East Lothian in the dead of night using infra-red technology. She invited us to join her one evening. David Tennant turned up to wave us off – my mother on a quadbike, … Continue reading
Computer criminal caught in the act (Rousse)
I caught my former colleague MH illegally sneaking into the office in the middle of the night to use the University’s computer facilities.
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Tagged colleague, computer, criminal, facilitities, illegal, night, office, sneak, university
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