Tag Archives: scarf

Stitching scarves and a super-rich stranger (Rousse)

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I took advantage of the stately home’s in-house sewing team and handed over my enormous scarf with the request that it be cut down to a manageable size. When I came to the end of the self-guided tour of the … Continue reading →

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Selecting ski clothes (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I was in the most expensive, and snootiest, dress shop in town, selecting ski gloves and a scarf. The staff hovered over me, giving the impression that they thought I might leave without paying. Afterwards I went to the gym … Continue reading →

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Mobility scooter road hog emigrates to Canada (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR finally confessed that he had been unfaithful to me for years, having slept with numerous women from the very start of his career. I was not entirely surprised, but it was a real shock that he was leaving me … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canada, Edinburgh, emigration, marry, mobility scooter, Paisley, Princes Street, Rebecca, road hog, scarf, silk, TPR, unfaithful | Leave a comment

Junkie Genesis journal article theft (Rousse)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I pushed past the junkies in the dark alleyway at the top of Edinburgh’s Broughton Street to enter Crombies’ temporary butcher’s shop. The butcher business taken over the halal meat emporium/paperback library/convenience store while its main shop several yards down … Continue reading →

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Jackpot Jack and the Beanstalk (Belle)

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JB, AL and I were off to the pantomime in Catford. We took in a pre-show drink in the beautiful red velvet bar. It all seemed odd. The show was meant to start 30 minutes ago, and where were the … Continue reading →

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Lost in the airport with David Beckham (Belle)

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

A scatty older friend had mislaid her glasses and scarf and I set off to retrieve them. What should have been a simple task was complicated by my unfamiliarity with this airport. Every escalator seemed to take me further away … Continue reading →

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From the Greek massacre to rioting on the streets of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

G and LE started a fashion for building houses half way up the crags of Holyrood Park. My parents planned to do the same. In the meantime we lived in a small caravan in a car park next to Holyrood … Continue reading →

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A bargain cashmere cache (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I found an old-fashioned hand-knitted royal blue cashmere cardigan inside the envelope sent to me by BB. The price-tag on it said £25. Although it was tiny and wouldn’t fit me, I thought that that the cardigan might be suitable … Continue reading →

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Katie Price returns to work as earnings drop (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Katie Price (AKA Jordan) was offering her services as a beautician at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. “Why would anyone with your wealth be waxing other people’s legs?” I asked her. “I only earn £300,000 a year”, she replied as she called … Continue reading →

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Perspectives from a plinth (Rousse)

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My elderly neighbour Mrs Frazier was dying of a deadly disease, and for this reason I was helping her with her walled garden. I half expected that she would leave it to me, along with her tiny mews house. I … Continue reading →

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