Tag Archives: Orange

Uninsured charity shop burglar escapes to the seaside by tricycle (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I noticed that my donation was still not on display several days after  I left it for sale at the charity shop. In fact, it looked like the shop was possibly out of business. I was pretty sure that the … Continue reading →

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Settlers of Catan in San Francisco (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

As the coach pulled into San Francisco nobody could doubt that we were in free and easy California. From the window I saw pastel painted houses, rainbow flags, and hippies in the street. I checked into the same hotel as … Continue reading →

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The chance of a year in France and Marmite tinfoil in a Little Chef (Rousse)

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I sat through the sandy-haired lecturer’s explanation of how to apply for a year abroad in France then took the ‘handout’ at the end. This took the form of three tiny orange cards, rather like rail tickets. There was little … Continue reading →

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Spy penguins deployed to improve University security (Rousse)

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The University issued an orange and black plastic spy penguin to each member of staff. Mine was tall, thin and male. AL was very proud of his slightly overweight female bird with wide floppy ears. The powers that be instructed … Continue reading →

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Television time delayed due to water allergy (Rousse)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My sister JMH and brother-in-law had added another extension to their house. This was an enormous bathroom off the kitchen. Its ‘walls’ were made of canvas and decorated with swirly orange 1970s patterns. In the kitchen itself they had installed … Continue reading →

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Christmas cake complications (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a simple lunch at my parents’ house, but the complications began as soon as I invited the others to the table. First I noticed that my former colleague AT failed to turn up. Then the … Continue reading →

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Bad manners at Loughborough University graduation ceremony, and countryside iPhone thieves (Rousse)

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Dressed in a pale green, silk-cotton mix, short-sleeved summer tunic, SC criticised me for drinking Diet Coke, the pattern that my food left on my plate half way through a meal, and eating in front of her. I considered her … Continue reading →

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Monk’s bench fortune (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I discovered three canvas bags stuffed with money. Two were orange and one was blue. I stuffed them into a monk’s bench while I considered what to do with ‘my’ recently acquired fortune.

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Party hostess revives the dead (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Dreamaticus

NP hosted the most fabulous parties in her enormous kitchen (about the size of our hall). Amongst her guests was my Granny H, brought back from the dead specially to entertain me. Afterwards (as we drank the complimentary orange juice … Continue reading →

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Sleep, stations, Swindon, and Southampton (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It was our second day back in the UK after our transatlantic trip and I was due to chair a meeting in Swindon. I caught the train from London and took my seat – then, suffering from jet lag, I … Continue reading →

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