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A secret tryst at the White House (Rousse)

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

It was mid-January and high time that our Christmas visitors headed off home. While non-stop partying had its appeal, these so-called friends were eating us out of house and home, and TPR had strong suspicions that they were sponging off … Continue reading →

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Gordon Brown and hard toilet paper (Rousse)

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Gordon Brown greeted me cheerily as he pushed open the door of the unisex toilets. ‘How does he know my name?’ I asked myself. I also wondered what he would think when he discovered that there was only hard toilet … Continue reading →

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Lose 13 pounds in a week – on bacon (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TB-O leant over at the dinner table to share slimming tips. He explained how he had lost 13lbs in a week on a simple lunchtime diet of hardened paper-thin slices of bacon – and nothing else. To me it all … Continue reading →

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Popping out to buy the paper (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My mother asked me to pop out to buy the Sunday Times. My decision to look for a copy in the shop half way up the hillside of a small Scottish ski resort was not the best. However, luckily I … Continue reading →

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From Turkey to Teesside by taxi (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Although my paper had been refereed and accepted, by the time that I registered at the Turkish conference it had disappeared from the programme. I hung around the venue all morning looking for someone to tell me if I was … Continue reading →

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Activities for a kid advanced for his age (Rousse)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My toddler cousin (grandson of N and J) was very advanced for his age. I held him on my knee as he spoke eloquently of his varied academic interests. He then expressed interest in the family tree and, in particular, … Continue reading →

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A missed holiday in France (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It came as a complete surprise to find so many familiar faces at the Hebridean guest house, including many of my school friends. TPR would get to meet LT and HT at long last! Then we remembered the mysterious message. … Continue reading →

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Sating a stationery obsession (Rousse)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Dreamaticus

In the summer we would walk over the hills to the beach on the other side. We could even take bikes, so long as we were prepared to carry them part of the way. For the time being while it … Continue reading →

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Academic highs and lows (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

There it was in print: my first co-authored paper with BC. Best of all, when BC read it out loud to me from the pages of the journal it was the sweetest bedtime story ever. Granted it was only a … Continue reading →

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From drinks in Ambridge with the Aldridges to an open air party on Princes Street (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I met the illegitimate man of Thomastown at Brian and Jennifer Aldridge’s drinks party. He had thoughtfully brought with him a 3D paper model of Thomastown complete with an impressive representation of the Catholic church, and it didn’t take long … Continue reading →

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