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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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A Yorkshire woman in Canada (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

My cousin NT steered the tiny green car through the snowy Canadian landscape. I doubted that it would make it up the hill without snow chains, but NT was prepared to give it a go. In the end, however, we … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 11, 2018 by

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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A white Christmas in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by

We spent the afternoon watching old films on television in the sitting room. Fortunately nobody sat on the green-threaded needles that KT found at my end of the sofa. Then, when we saw that snow had fallen late in the … Continue reading →

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Disco dancing in only one shoe (Rousse)

Posted on November 3, 2017 by

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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How to go sledging – without a sledge (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

I should have been revising for my finals, but instead accepted SC and TM’s invitation to go sledging. I knew that I was risking my degree and that it was likely that I would come bottom of the class. However, … Continue reading →

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Surprises in the snow (Rousse)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

It was snowing – and I was clod in socks and sandals. My companion PM was worse off with bare feet. We sat in the square planning our next move. It was early evening and PM needed to be in … Continue reading →

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