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A floppy disk photograph of Trump’s London parade (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

President Donald Trump was in London to visit the Queen. I watched him parade up the Mall in a black armoured car, accompanied by mounted members of the Queen’s Guard. I was not there in person, but saw this all … Continue reading →

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George Clooney and a Sisters of Mercy lookalike above the snow line (Rousse)

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

We were going camping with our French friends above the snow line in the north west of Scotland. Access to the site was via Forestry Commission trails, first on the dirt track along the shoreline of the loch, then up … Continue reading →

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Charity shop Whimsies and a sand slide bring joy to the office (Rousse)

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

My new office space was appalling. I was shown to a tiny table with a computer at the end end of a long narrow room that accommodated around a dozen academics and research students. On the blue desk next to … Continue reading →

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Uninsured charity shop burglar escapes to the seaside by tricycle (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2017 by

I noticed that my donation was still not on display several days after  I left it for sale at the charity shop. In fact, it looked like the shop was possibly out of business. I was pretty sure that the … Continue reading →

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Love at the cosmetics counter (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

My young charge and I ran a cosmetics counter in a department store. Customers were few so we enjoyed a lot of free time to get to know each other and – eventually – fall in love, despite our 36 … Continue reading →

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Unsatisfactory Austrian holiday experience (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2017 by

It was a difficult flight. On several occasions the plane nose-dived and we feared for our lives, so we were relieved when we spotted the helicopter escort that would lead us into the Austrian village. It wasn’t too difficult to … Continue reading →

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A charity donation goes ‘missing’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

They were really donations to a charity shop, but when I saw that the so-called trays were really nicely-decorated placemats, I took them out of the bag and popped them into my pigeon hole.

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