Tag Archives: Online

Finding a tenant in Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dreamaticus

On a rare visit to Birmingham, TPR and I checked up on our little house in Northfield. It had been empty for years, but we didn’t have the heart to sell it. I wandered around the lovely garden, surprised to … Continue reading →

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A charmed life working for Gary Lineker and sleeping with Hugh Grant (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Gary Lineker (my boss) supervised our stand at the Online Conference, held this year in the University of Edinburgh’s student union building. Gary wasn’t entirely sure how to find the best position to promote our services, but he wasn’t doing … Continue reading →

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Back to Online 1997 (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

As I wandered around London Olympia I tried to work out what year it was. The dolly birds in hot-pants who rode around the exhibition on roller-skates handing out freebies provided the clue that it was dot com boom time. … Continue reading →

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Dangerous waves in Ullapool and a miskeyed credit card number (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I pulled into the parking space just on the approach to Ullapool so that I could photograph the interesting wave formation as it hit land. Unfortunately the moment that I placed the camera case on the ground a huge wave … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged approach, aunt, auntie, camera, card, case, Christmas, credit, dangerous, disaster, equipment, evaporate, fluffy, formation, miskey, mother, Online, parking, photograph, pity, purchase, shopping, shoreline, space, towels, Ullapool, wave, waves, white | Leave a comment

Whitby for work and pleasure (Rousse)

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was difficult to tell whether we were in Whitby for work or pleasure. It was also unclear how the beautiful beaches of Uig in the Outer Hebrides had relocated to the coast of north east England. However, what was … Continue reading →

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Rousse shares some website design tips

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My friend proudly unveiled the freshly pressed website for her new online business. What a disaster! Given that her business was built up around the concept of selling coloured craft materials, it made no sense at all that she had … Continue reading →

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A Shakespearean affair (Rousse)

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was the last night of our holiday and we really should have been packing. Instead my sister S and I were watching Richard III. This hybrid production was part-performed live on stage in Tudor dress, with additional scenes on … Continue reading →

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Daring Danish rescue attempt ends with death (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d only met C in real life once before. Since our brief encounter earlier in the year all our recent contact had been online, where C’s alias was A. He’d agreed to pass on some photography hints to TPR so … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s real parents

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Dreamaticus

So now I knew the reasons why I looked nothing like either of my two sisters, and my parents clammed up whenever the topic of genetics came up in conversation. AP confessed to me that back in 1962 he embarked … Continue reading →

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Rousse in the rain

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was the guest of Belle during the week of the annual Online conference in London. It was always a busy few days, but we were looking forward to the Wednesday night out in town. We started off at a … Continue reading →

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