Tag Archives: old-fashioned

Martha Kearney and the no knickers interview for Women’s Hour (Rousse)

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Dreamaticus

At the end of the interview Martha Kearney asked me to wait while she fetched something to cover me up. She returned with a beautiful royal blue cashmere coat. ‘We can’t have you sitting around the studio half-naked’ she explained. … Continue reading →

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Checking for Czechs (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

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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A daring flight passenger (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Virtually everyone in my department was travelling to London by plane – but I was the most daring of them all, setting off with no passport nor luggage, clutching an old-fashioned paper ticket.

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An essential old fashioned grey bread tin (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I really struggled with the eleven bags and cases that we had packed to take on holiday. I did not understand, however, why we needed to take a plastic chopping board, or the old fashioned grey tin bread … Continue reading →

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A bargain cashmere cache (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I found an old-fashioned hand-knitted royal blue cashmere cardigan inside the envelope sent to me by BB. The price-tag on it said £25. Although it was tiny and wouldn’t fit me, I thought that that the cardigan might be suitable … Continue reading →

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A wedding with Sir Chris Hoy (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were married in a Milan: TMcE and S, TPR and me. The wedding venue was a massive, old-fashioned hotel. JK had a small role in the proceedings. She fashioned some dressmaking pins into the shape of a Christian fish … Continue reading →

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Ghost and new-born compete for attention at school reunion (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I was now so familiar with the T twins that I could tell that it was L (and not H) in the old-fashioned wedding dress. “I am not dressed as a bride”, she said. “This is a nightie. I am … Continue reading →

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Recreated photos of a French past (Rousse)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When I first came across the pictures I thought that they were of A and D’s wedding. I had enlargements made so that I could put them into an old-fashioned cloth-covered photograph album to give to my French friends. It … Continue reading →

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When the Shop of Curiosities is out of stock (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The most curious thing about the Shop of Curiosities was that it held no stock. Once through the door all you found was a series of dark rooms containing a few sticks of old furniture and a couple of well-worn … Continue reading →

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