Tag Archives: shop

Musselburgh: bike repair capital of Britain (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Musselburgh boasts the highest number of bike repair shops in Britain. This is due to its large resident population of retired cyclists.

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CPD trainer at Edinburgh University struggles with workload, Apple iOS7, and an unwelcome photograph (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

SR came out of retirement solely to summon JB and me to a meeting. He passed on a message that our colleagues thought that we were slackers. It was high time that the pair of us made a serious effort … Continue reading →

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Billy Connolly and his kids trick tourists while the Queen keeps track of village crime (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Billy Connolly and his kids tricked tourists by hiding behind the sea wall in the west coast fishing village and jumping out whenever anyone passed by. Not far from the tricksters we tried to park our metallic green mark 4 … Continue reading →

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The cost of milk and kittens (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dreamaticus

They’d been messing around with our office accommodation again. My temporary desk at the side of an enormous public room was the first port of call for any student enquiries. The latest question to come my way was ridiculous. A … Continue reading →

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Searching for stationery in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

What a joy it was to be back in Stockton-on-Tees searching for stationery! The high street had barely changed in 40 years. I loved the old-fashioned 1970s shop frontages. I hoped with all my heart that Dressers still be there … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970s, Dovecote Street, dread, Dressers, frontages, High Street, hunt, Paperchase, search, seek, shop, shopping, stationery, Stockton-on-Tees | Leave a comment

A hen party goes shopping (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

From the bus stop on York Place I travelled just two stops. Nearing my destination, the grumpy bus driver scraped the vehicle down an incredibly narrow street and pulled up next to the main of St James Centre. Here I … 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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New Zealand miracle hair regrowth (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

While TPR tried on a pair of pink and orange flip-flops, the rest of us admired my cousin S’s red pigtails. How astonishing that S’s hair grew back the moment that he and fiancée L opened up a shoe shop … Continue reading →

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News for the Broughton Spurtle (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Encouraged by the crowd gathered in the street below, a naked man leapt to his death from a top floor window in Melgund Terrace. Later the same day I noticed that Crombies’ butcher’s shop was still open at 8pm at … Continue reading →

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When the Shop of Curiosities is out of stock (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The most curious thing about the Shop of Curiosities was that it held no stock. Once through the door all you found was a series of dark rooms containing a few sticks of old furniture and a couple of well-worn … Continue reading →

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