Tag Archives: snow

A Yorkshire woman in Canada (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

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 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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A white Christmas in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dreamaticus

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 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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How to go sledging – without a sledge (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Dreamaticus

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 Dreamaticus

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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Snow go in Worcestershire – but all’s OK in Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The big challenge when driving in Birmingham was the quantity of traffic. TPR skilfully managed to avoid a crash as he weaved in and out of the lanes of the huge highways that passed through the city centre. Then we … Continue reading →

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Transatlantic flight upgrade (Rousse)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dreamaticus

This was going to be a fun flight. I’d already teased the party of three lads (two of whom who looked like twins) by ‘guessing’ correctly that they came from Carlisle. I was not, however, psychic. I had discovered this … Continue reading →

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Locked in the loo at Summerhall (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I slept for the two hours that I was locked in the ladies at Summerhall. When I woke I climbed over the top of the cubicle door and made my escape into the street. Although by now it was 11:30pm, … Continue reading →

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Wedding gatecrash (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My new flat was somewhere near Arthur’s Seat in a run-down corner of Edinburgh. I struggled to cycle there due to forgetting the route and thus turned a short ride into a mammoth journey. When I saw a coach come … Continue reading →

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