Tag Archives: shoe

Adulterer caught with Loake shoes (Rousse)

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Dreamaticus

First a brand new suit, then three pairs of brown Loake shoes to be delivered to his city apartment… I had no option but to force TPR to confess to his affair.

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Prince Harry and high heels (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I travelled to locked down London for training as a new member of the British Secret Service. England’s capital city looked, and sounded, very quiet. I could even hear bird song through the closed top deck bus windows. Soon I … Continue reading →

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Locating lost shoes (Rousse)

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Dreamaticus

All I needed was a pair of shoes. I could find singles scattered all over the place, but no individual shoe matched another. Eventually my style-obsessed neighbour confessed that he had raided my wardrobe for footwear. Odd shoes of mine … Continue reading →

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Strawberry-growing, shoe-designing Rousse

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Dreamaticus

We had great success growing strawberries under our flourishing redcurrant bush. Our only mistake was to harvest the early fruit to ripen elsewhere while making room for the next crop. KT told us that doing so would ruin the soil, … Continue reading →

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Theresa May’s penchant for red (Rousse)

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I helped Theresa May select some new shoes. Her preference was for red wedged sandals.

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Is Dr Who to blame for a shrinking world? (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When the elevator doors opened I was disappointed to see that the lift was minuscule. How would we all fit in there? ‘Just go in one at a time’ my colleague suggested. It was clear that she could not see … Continue reading →

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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the strange shoe switch (Rousse)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were staying temporarily in a small rented apartment along with DTJ and her toddler son JJ, who slept in a curtained off area at the far end of the sitting room. On a day when I should … Continue reading →

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Disco dancing in only one shoe (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Dreamaticus

A huge mix of people came to the end of term disco. Many were my current work colleagues (e.g. KT and AD), and amongst them were friends from undergraduate days (e.g. JG, GW). I found the whole set-up rather uncomfortable. … Continue reading →

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Highland hotel murder mystery quiz mistaken for Dr Who rehearsal (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

We recognised the ghillie as the one from the Ardushiane Hotel. He had once asked on the last evening of a weekend trip to the Highlands whether we would be shooting the next day. At the time I had been … Continue reading →

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A dull metal sparkle dress for the White House Ball (Rousse)

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The other two women in the dressing room had attended balls at the White House on many other similar occasions, but this was my first time. I had no say in my outfit. It was delivered with the gowns for … Continue reading →

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