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A helicopter ride and Prince William’s patchwork Harris Tweed flat cap (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Dreamaticus

The big treat at BR’s decade-late retirement party was a helicopter ride for his closest colleagues. Since I’d worked with him for a decade and a half from the late 1990s until mid twenty-teens, I was welcomed aboard as one … Continue reading →

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Renovating in Ripon (Rousse)

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Dreamaticus

JMH and MCF bought a fourth house, this time near Ripon in North Yorkshire. Like their previous property purchases, it was in need of a lot of attention to make it a comfortable home. Poor MCF had his work cut … Continue reading →

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Ape World attractions (Rousse)

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I took the coach to Ape World with a bunch of school friends. All were in the same form as me, but with the exception of KM, they were in a different class. Amongst my travelling companions were Dippy Dawn … Continue reading →

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Unwelcome guests and a Christmas party assault (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Two of the most popular guests were missing from our super-early Christmas party. Instead of joining us in person for sausages and Champagne, BP and her new husband SF communicated to us (and the world) from their bedroom as they … Continue reading →

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US citizenship test queries in Colorado (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The train set off in the wrong direction – or rather we had joined the west-bound train to Hawaii via Texas, rather the service heading east. We managed to alight at the first stop in rural Colorado, where it was … Continue reading →

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Darts and death with Prince Charles (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When Charles, Prince of Wales challenged TPR to a game of darts, I wandered out into the damp garden. The peace was interrupted when a woman ran across the terrace screaming ‘He’s dead, he’s dead, David is dead!’ Then a … Continue reading →

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Escalator screams in Sweden (Rousse)

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could just make out from our conversation at the dinner table that JM had so far enjoyed the conference in Sweden, although his girlfriend had not found it quite so interesting. After the meal one of the organisers asked … Continue reading →

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Victorian television stands enhance bedtime TV viewing experience (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My colleague explained that the televisions mounted on Victorian-style stands at waist level in her office allowed for the broadcast of instructional material to students who could watch it from the comfort of their beds. ‘From the comfort of their … Continue reading →

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Railway level crossing death averted (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The excitement in the car was palpable. Out of the window we could see the island in the distance, and shiny, smiling seals frolicking in the bay. TPR, KA and I were very much looking forward to this long-overdue holiday … Continue reading →

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From drinks in Ambridge with the Aldridges to an open air party on Princes Street (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I met the illegitimate man of Thomastown at Brian and Jennifer Aldridge’s drinks party. He had thoughtfully brought with him a 3D paper model of Thomastown complete with an impressive representation of the Catholic church, and it didn’t take long … Continue reading →

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