Tag Archives: shirt

Helicopter rescue for fashion disaster (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was really struggling with my work wardrobe. Everything I liked was unsuitable; everything suitable I disliked. Meanwhile my sister J was having much more success – largely because she had gone on a shopping spree before the start of … Continue reading →

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A French affair (Rousse)

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The only way to get into the French hall of residence was to balance on wobbly podiums attached to the outside of the building, then leap from there into the dodgy lift. Once inside the lift you had to perform … Continue reading →

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An ear-less shirt (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Dreamaticus

SL lived in a flat attached to the back of her school. When I visited she showed me a pretty pink patchwork shirt. ‘Where are its ears?’ I asked.

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Teacher tickles semi-naked student in class (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR was very efficient with his packing. I was less so, scattering the hotel room with my belongings, and wondering how on earth I would get back from the room to the lab by 11:00 for my special class on … Continue reading →

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Bare-chested business (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I’d dressed in such a rush that I had accidentally ended up in a shirt that did not match the rest of my outfit. I’d also forgotten to put on my bra. I could not possibly make an appearance in … Continue reading →

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Colin Firth’s tatty affair (Rousse)

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Colin Firth dressed rather tattily for a banker. I told him so as I pulled off his worn striped shirt while he was trying to dress. He didn’t seem to mind – nor did his wife Julia, who dutily tidied … Continue reading →

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Economical in-flight entertainment (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We hadn’t quite finished packing for our trip for Australia. We were so excited at the prospect of heading to the warmth of a late Antipodean summer, leaving the bitter cold of a British January behind. I reminded TPR to … Continue reading →

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Madonna advises against A list celebrity friendships (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The Indian manager of the charity shop had fallen in love with me. He begged for a date, offering to pay for both the coffee and my time with him in the cafe at the rate of £5 an hour. … Continue reading →

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Fearless kayakers ignore shark in Scottish waters (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

On the day that we packed the car and crossed back over to the mainland we discovered that X and Y had also spent their summer holiday on the Isle of Mull. It was a pity we hadn’t known earlier … Continue reading →

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Unappreciative Christmas guests (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The flat was bursting with visitors, the majority of whom were students with nowhere to stay over Christmas. There were two shy Chinese girls and one Chinese boy, a Korean boy sporting a huge mop of jet black hair, a … Continue reading →

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