Tag Archives: reception

Car theft, breast milk, and a bump (Rousse)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I screamed at TPR that it was not our car, but he was so determined to catch the “crooks” that he did not hear me. He leapt on top of the driver at the wheel of the red MGB to … Continue reading →

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Unexpected wedding guests: surprise dinosaur crocodiles and Africans (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were at yet another wedding and I had completely lost the plot. I’d left the invitation, card and present at home and couldn’t remember who was getting married this time. The only clue was that the reception was in … Continue reading →

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A trophy wife (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My cousin B was due to marry J. There were some doubts as to whether or not he would turn up at the ceremony. Rather than go directly to the church with everyone else, I held back with the bridal … Continue reading →

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Never too late for law (Rousse)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I caught up with HJ just as she was leaving the party. Looking rather bedraggled in a long, bright red, lace dress, she complained that there were too few people there for it to be any fun. I agreed, and … Continue reading →

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A post-REF ghost train ride around Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I picked the DVD up from reception at Queen Margaret University’s Corstorphine campus and carried it down to the staff room. I needed someone to help me proof the multimedia excerpts that had been added to my most recent publication … Continue reading →

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British Airways’ abandoned brides (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We were just boarding the plane when it became obvious that the passenger in tears was not alone in her predicament. Two women in this queue were the victims of heartless men who thought nothing of dumping their fiancées just … Continue reading →

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Hotel thefts in Hawaii (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Very soon I would be heading home from Hawaii. In the few hours before my flight I planned to sunbathe in the hotel grounds. I couldn’t risk lying on the beach. The waves were too unpredictable. That morning they’d already … Continue reading →

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Sir Paul McCartney sings for information scientists (Rousse)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Dreamaticus

BC organised an evening reception for all the summer information science interns based in the US. I was delighted to be invited: I’d been getting very lonely living in a shed in my hosts’ garden. I was beginning to feel … Continue reading →

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Watching Wimbledon with wool and whelks (Rousse)

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was an intern for a large multinational company. They didn’t really know what to do with me, so I ended up staffing the main reception desk with a team of young men dressed in black trousers, dark grey shirts … Continue reading →

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Ronnie Corbett and Helen Mirren to star in Four weddings remake (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I pulled myself through the yellow painted railings and dropped to the level below to join the queue for the reception. Our host JT was straight ahead of me, with his colleague and father-in-law GM just behind. The event itself … Continue reading →

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