Tag Archives: room

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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Monster tuna fish washed up in massive Hebridean tidal wave (Rousse)

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My sister JMH and I shared a small double bed in a tiny hotel room positioned high above an Outer Hebridean bay. Others, including my old school friend HP, used our room as a thoroughfare. One morning when we looked … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Borders river walk (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could have visited the M family when I was at the conference in Paris, but instead I decided to go out for a walk with some of the other delegates. These included two retired nurses, one of whom know … Continue reading →

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Pink-faced Plug lookalike embarks on a spring clean (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

There was room for about a dozen of us in BW-H’s massive new house. Most of us had our own rooms. Those who did not were comfortable enough, including B’s friend John who slept on a sofa bed on the … Continue reading →

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Late night drinking buddies ordered to their beds (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I woke at 3:30am to find that TPR was not in the bed next to me. I found him in the sitting room, cradling a bottle of whisky, talking to a running pal of old. (This man was somewhat larger … Continue reading →

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Lodger lover’s identity uncovered (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were staying at the flat that my cousins S and L had recently bought in London. It was not ideal. The layout was such that only one bedroom had direct access to the bathroom. So if you were sleeping … Continue reading →

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Party highs and lows (Rousse)

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Finally reunited, it was going to take more than looking after a bunch of party guests to prise me away from my comfortable position wrapped around XY on the sofa. He was wearing me like a stole and I loved … Continue reading →

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Too few cables and an ancient operating system (Rousse)

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I was happy to share an office with GW, but we really needed to do something about the IT facilities in our new room. We didn’t have enough cables to provide power to all our computer monitors, and those few … Continue reading →

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Canadian island adventure (Rousse)

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We had to get off this doomed Canadian island. We’d already caused offence by taking over the sitting room of a family at prayer, and now the island itself was starting to sink. Our only hope was rescue by a … Continue reading →

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Wedding gatecrash (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My new flat was somewhere near Arthur’s Seat in a run-down corner of Edinburgh. I struggled to cycle there due to forgetting the route and thus turned a short ride into a mammoth journey. When I saw a coach come … Continue reading →

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