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Rousse in a red-fringed wig

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

When I put on the long red fringed wig I looked just like my niece AF. If only I could snap a picture of myself to show everyone. Why had the IT guys taken the selfie feature off my iPhone?

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How to make a multi-selfie (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

CC explained how to make a multi-selfie. Quite simply you take several versions of the ‘same’ photo then overlay them all in a single picture. She then demonstrated the technique with a shot in which she and I were the … Continue reading →

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Bubble wrapping at the club (Rousse)

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

It made no sense at all to open a private members’ club for us and the rest of our immediate neighbours at the opposite end of town, but it appeared that we had no choice in the matter. On my … Continue reading →

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Economical in-flight entertainment (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We hadn’t quite finished packing for our trip for Australia. We were so excited at the prospect of heading to the warmth of a late Antipodean summer, leaving the bitter cold of a British January behind. I reminded TPR to … Continue reading →

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Wife swap for ferret (Rousse)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Hexham was packed with early morning commuters walking to work. It was particularly difficult to get through the narrow gap next to the abbey with so many people fighting to reach their offices on time for a 09:00am start. Once … Continue reading →

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How to keep safe online (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

AA had suddenly developed an interest in social media profiles. His big concern was the discovery that I was “all over the Internet”. He showed me a collage of all the pictures of me that he had downloaded, including some … Continue reading →

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The most popular artist (Rousse)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My father’s massive oil paintings hung with the rest of the exhibition in the campus gallery. They looked fantastic next to a huge variety of work, which included a beautiful black and white photographic composition by my colleague EF. At … 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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Sharon the fine art vandal and a welcome Christmas gift (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

As she moved the pictures around our flat, the woman with long dark hair complained to me that she hated her name. I suggested that if she really wanted to do so, she could change it from Sharon to something … Continue reading →

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Fireworks set off at once by grumpy party host (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Dreamaticus

TPR never wanted to host this party and it showed. He put very little effort into the preparations, even though the numbers invited created a lot of extra work. We even promised fireworks. We felt obliged to open up the … Continue reading →

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