Tag Archives: ring

A regenerating man in Highland holiday accommodation (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Our Highland holiday accommodation was more like a hostel than a hotel, full of young people who signed up for activities each day. I quite fancied joining them on the morning that they floated down the rapids of the nearby … Continue reading →

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Rubies for Rousse

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My sister SEH blew into our flat like a hurricane, dumping her belongings in the study and demanding food. I noticed that she was wearing a lot of gold jewellery, including several ruby rings across both of her hands. Were … Continue reading →

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Escaping a war zone by leaky raft (Rousse)

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Dreamaticus

As the bombs dropped on the city, we raced to the port. Here all sorts of vessels lined up to evacuate the population. I hoped that we would be assigned to one of the sturdy blue fishing boats, but by … Continue reading →

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Tadpole hunting with a fishing rod (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dreamaticus

GK sheepishly walked back into my life when his marriage came to an abrupt end. I knew this immediately, the evidence writ large across the tan line on his wedding ring finger. It seemed that GK regarded my parents’ house … Continue reading →

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Flood, theft, and burglary (Rousse)

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Dreamaticus

It rained so heavily that the entire garden turned into a massive, muddy, swamp. Our tandem was stolen in front of our very eyes. When I stepped out of bed onto the rough surface of an inferior replacement for our … Continue reading →

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Jewellery thieves of Pitlochry (Rousse)

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Dreamaticus

SC warned me about the jewellery thieves of Pitlochry. They came from out of town, armed with nothing but a strong grip. Their modus operandi was to force a victim against a wall, reach for their hands, tug off all … Continue reading →

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A happy heiress and Nottingham University fraud (Rousse)

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Dreamaticus

My greatest delight in inheriting my maternal grandmother’s house was that I now owned a proper pantry. The battered and beautifully engraved silver napkin rings left in a kitchen drawer also fascinated me. Which of my ancestors was born (or … Continue reading →

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A bigamous bride-to-be (Rousse)

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was distraught when my husband TPR declared that he no longer loved me, and that I was to be ‘donated’ to a new fiancé – my ex brother-in-law NMcC.  The pair of them tried to placate me with a … Continue reading →

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Late news of an elopement (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

A was in town with fiancée number 4. With a claim that they were eloping, they announced that their wedding was on Thursday. HW was agog as she admired the engagement ring, but she would have known all about A’s … Continue reading →

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Bubble ring valuation (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Incorrectly identified as a jewellery expert, I was asked to value a bubble ring.

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