Tag Archives: plastic

The care home ‘death routine’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Dreamaticus

Although my mother was still alive and well, the care home staff convinced me to participate in a dry-run of their ‘death routine’. A carer showed me into a small room that contained a low, blue plastic platform. ‘This is … Continue reading →

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Lip fillers at the Exmoor chintz and regency innuendo hotel (Rousse)

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I arrived late at the school reunion in white jeans and a long-sleeved navy blue T shirt, perfectly in keeping with the outfits of my former classmates. However, I had dressed in such a rush that I had forgotten to … Continue reading →

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A shoddy Edinburgh welcome at Portobello Town Hall (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Dreamaticus

All business travellers to Edinburgh were routed into the city via Portobello Town Hall. Strips of dirty blue plastic poorly fixed to the hall’s internal steps announced ‘Welcome to Edinburgh’ hundreds of times in a tiny font. Once in the … Continue reading →

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Hollywood hands (Rousse)

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Dreamaticus

JS and I met out old university friend JG on a grassy bank. Dressed in a huge 1980s style fawn jacket over jeans, there was something rather strange about his demeanour. We learnt that he had suffered a stroke that … Continue reading →

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A swing, a helicopter, and a sauna (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Even I was doubting the sense of my latest charity shop purchase: a plastic orange children’s swing set, just about the right size for a Barbie doll. The others at AH-S and CH-S’s vast house looked at me with pity … Continue reading →

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A sunblock bottle hoarder in dip-dye blue jeans (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I challenged my sister J, who had always claimed that she was not a hoarder. Why did she keep a collection of empty orange plastic sunblock bottles? There were at least 15 on her shelf, some of which dated from … Continue reading →

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The world’s most versatile dog-themed kitchen gadget (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The dog sculpture in jade looked good in MB’s new kitchen and I now regretted that the family had given it to her as a present. The ornament was also much more versatile than we had first believed. The head … Continue reading →

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Drug enforcer Belle

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Mary Portas briefed us. We were to travel to south west London and “get serious” with various defaulting gang members. To show how serious the situation was, she gave each of us an AK-47. Afterwards I realised that my gun … Continue reading →

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Gym gatecrashers (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The personal trainers had removed most of the artefacts that I had brought in to customise my corner of the gym. Now piled up higgledy-piggledy against the wall were the certificates and newspaper cuttings from my 10k races, the stereo … Continue reading →

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Hostess wears white, belted, plastic raincoat in bed (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

As an overnight guest at WB’s house, I was privileged to view to her nightwear: a white, belted, plastic raincoat. I was not convinced that this was the most comfortable garment to wear in bed – certainly not for the … Continue reading →

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