Tag Archives: problem

Island accommodation mix-up (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

HD-B washed up on the island having braved the high seas for an hour and a half in a tiny boat (barely the size of a coracle) with two others. Although she had suffered terribly from sea sickness, she was … Continue reading →

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A ladybird problem and an excess of dry goods at Bridge Farm, Ambridge (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

While a guest of Pat and Tony Archer at Bridge Farm I supervised some final year undergraduates as they completed a maths and genetics project. The assessment task involved the breeding of super-strength ladybirds and storing them in jars. In … Continue reading →

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A beaver in a non-speaking role (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Earlier I’d overheard the dogs speaking English to one another with Teesside accents, so when they scampered down the sand dune I saw this as my opportunity to ask them where they were from. They suddenly turned very shy and … Continue reading →

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Nursery rhymes, a British Library refit, and a forgotten computer (Rousse)

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I sang nursery rhymes to toddler A under the watch of her adoring parents J and N. Then I set off to London to do some work. On arrival at the British Library GW and I were very confused by … Continue reading →

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A disputed opinion of Brooke – and another lost suitcase (Rousse)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It was probably just as well that I was leaving town. The last few meals with NP, GB and JLW had been rather awkward. Somehow I kept saying the wrong thing. The last straw came when one of the others … Continue reading →

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Northumberland to Newbury the roundabout way (Rousse)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Perhaps it was a mistake to allow the youngest member of our party to drive? The small, slim woman made so many navigational mistakes that we ended up travelling from Hexham to Corbridge via Norton. It took three hours to … Continue reading →

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Kitchen makeover decisions (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Others found our living arrangements somewhat unconventional. TPR and I lived in the apartment on one side of the building, and MSB and her husband DB the other. We shared the massive kitchen. It only became a problem when I … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s problem weight loss

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Dreamaticus

“Rousse has had her problems too, just like DT” mentioned KJ to the stranger. “What kind of problems?” I thought. I wasn’t aware that anything had been wrong with me. It slowly dawned on me that he was referring to … Continue reading →

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Maths for engineers (Rousse)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Although I considered it a complete waste of time, I politely ploughed my way through CT’s Maths for engineers workbook. I told her that my favourite problem concerned household energy efficiency, the solution to which was to close the nursery.

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Christian boyfriend problems (Rousse)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I knew in my heart that we could never be together, even if TPR were despatched elsewhere. In spite of everything else in my suitor’s favour, I could never accept his Christian faith.

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