Tag Archives: school

A misremembered Loughborough childhood (Rousse)

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

BP took to holding staff meetings on Saturday mornings. I was first this week, so I left TPR in bed and wandered off to my appointment, curious to know what was on the agenda. BP and I shared experiences of … Continue reading →

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Drunk Police fan and dead grandmother responsible for multiple car crashes (Rousse)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dreamaticus

With my sister J at the wheel of the Fiat Panda, we turned off the main road and drove past a country pub packed with Eton schoolboys dressed in their school uniform. They couldn’t take their eyes off A, next … Continue reading →

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Beyond the spiral staircase (Rousse)

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

JW led me up the secret spiral staircase to the famous hilltop where all the great and good were gathered. I’d known of the existence of this exclusive sunbathing spot for some time, but because I had never been invited … Continue reading →

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A level results anxieties (Rousse)

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was only when the young man in our party on holiday in the highlands announced that he was going to phone in for his A level grades that I realised that (a) he was a school boy, and (b) … Continue reading →

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Call me doctor, and please support the pandas (Rousse)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I never thought that I would be forced to encounter sixth form bullies Nasty N and Crafty C after I left school, but here they were, just across the room. It was over thirty years too late, but now – … Continue reading →

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Early autumn encourages Stockton vandals into the trees (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The spell of good summer weather came to an abrupt end when the trees turned brown overnight and the media announced that it was now autumn. If further proof were needed, a riot of unruly boys from Ian Ramsey School … Continue reading →

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Rousse and the dreamkeepers

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Two boys from my class at school came to collect my dreams. “Please be careful with them” I begged as I handed them over to ST and PN. “They’re very precious, and I need to remember them for my blog”.

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Diversionary tactics and the ugly child (Rousse)

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Although long-divorced, P and G put on a cheery show when they brought their two children to the party. I’d met the little boy before, but was unsure as to the parentage of the girl named Chloë. I wondered whether … Continue reading →

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New business model for raising charitable funds rakes in thousands (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

This woman was a genius! She’d developed a new business model for raising funds for charities and was raking in thousands. The way it worked was that she would set up shop in the house of the recently deceased, then … Continue reading →

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Inside Rousse’s five year diary

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Dreamaticus

KJR came to tell me that her mother was writing her life story and that I featured in it. “She’s reached the bit where three of us stayed in a cottage in the highlands during the school holidays”, she explained. … Continue reading →

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