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Smoking spliffs in the sunshine (Rousse)

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

In the scorching heat at a family picnic JMH and JLR sat on the car bonnet and smoked spliffs. Meanwhile FDS played in the sunshine and I sheltered in the shade. We returned home by tram along the yellow painted … Continue reading →

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Rivals vie for boat trip business from Miavig, Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

There was a new company offering boat trips from Miavig on the Isle of Lewis. However, I was sure that it would soon go out of business because it failed to adhere to health and safety requirements. For example, I … Continue reading →

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A case of mistaken identity and the National Trust (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

My mother-in-law, three sisters-in-law, and one of my sisters met me and TPR in the grounds of a National Trust property for a picnic. TPR thought that he spotted SC in the queue for the house. He called her name, … Continue reading →

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North west Scotland serves up a tropical treat (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2016 by

We’d never known weather like this in the far north west of Scotland. It felt like the Caribbean. DT, TPR and I played for hours splashing about in the beautiful clear water next to the boat. When it was time … Continue reading →

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Missing allspice and a bizarre technique for cooking stuffing (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2016 by

I was busy packing a picnic for a trip to Manchester to visit JC. So far I had found a ham sandwich and a crusty white loaf of bread. TPR was meant to be bringing the main course, but he … Continue reading →

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A Canadian pork pie picnic (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

We drove for miles and miles along Canadian single track roads. I doubted TPR’s navigation skills, but he was convinced that he knew the route to our cousins in Toronto – even without a map. Eventually we reached our final … Continue reading →

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Cheese at the seaside (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

JC and I forgot to pick up the picnic, but at least we had the lumps of cheddar cheese that I always carried in my purple wool glove. We scattered these over the fields as we ran down to the … Continue reading →

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