Tag Archives: reunion

Yoga every morning (Rousse)

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

At (yet another) University reunion JS told me that practised an hour of yoga every morning, even at weekends.

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Excess body hair and changes in the weather (Rousse)

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The reunion brought together folk from my family (my sisters J and S), school (GB and JB now divorced, but at least willing to attend the same event even if they would not acknowledge one another), and university (JS with … Continue reading →

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Couple transform modest semi into feline zoo with big cat pet collection (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

P and S sold their place in the country as they moved nearly all their investments out of property. They were now living in a modest 1970s semi on a small housing estate. P invited a bunch of school friends … Continue reading →

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Flight must-haves: noise cancelling headphones and a pashmina (Rousse)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The school reunion plans got more and more ambitious each year. This time we were all flying to Los Angeles. On the coach to the airport I told AM that I was furious with myself for forgetting to pack my … Continue reading →

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School reunion dress disaster (Rousse)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Dreamaticus

In my enthusiasm to share my expert knowledge of sanitary products with my former classmates, I forgot to pack a dress for the school reunion. Our hostess JB came up with a solution for my dress dilemma: to raid her … Continue reading →

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Toronto school reunion disco (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Toronto was not the obvious place for a school reunion, and the mix of people at the party was most peculiar. I saw JD, but where was JT, for example? And what were AB and HS doing there? NP was … Continue reading →

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From St Albans to south London by ancient orange Volvo estate (Rousse)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

How we came to be in St Albans, I had no idea, but it was still great to bump into JB and GB there. They had also booked their anniversary meal at the same restaurant as us. Indeed, it looked … Continue reading →

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What happened at the school reunion? (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

At the Teesside High reunion I knocked over the pot plant that RL brought for our hostess, VH turned up as a surprise, and I caught HD-B working her way through a plate of chocolate brownies.

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Ghost and new-born compete for attention at school reunion (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I was now so familiar with the T twins that I could tell that it was L (and not H) in the old-fashioned wedding dress. “I am not dressed as a bride”, she said. “This is a nightie. I am … Continue reading →

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A kaftan and Kew (Rousse)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At the school reunion I whirled around in a huge brown tent of a kaftan dress. Then I sat down next to AH who told me all about her job at Kew. She was in charge of all media and … Continue reading →

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