Tag Archives: squirrel

A garden corpse hunt (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Dreamaticus

All that I wanted to do was to see if there was any frogspawn in our pond. It was raining a little, but that didn’t bother me. So when I stepped into the garden and saw the massive hole in … Continue reading →

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Sell-by dates and shoe walls (Belle)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was up a long ladder cleaning the top of my grandmother’s kitchen cupboards while she supervised. Mostly I was checking sell-by dates on food items, and lying to her about them. When I found a box of ‘Apple-Cinnamon Breakfast … Continue reading →

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Gymnast squirrels on a tricycle (Belle)

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was looking out of the bedroom window, wondering how a new ‘tricycle lane’ had been built in the garden without me noticing. A small girl on a pale blue tricycle was struggling to drive through the muddy flower beds. … Continue reading →

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Squirrel zoo escapee helps with hopeless antique car (Rousse)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dreamaticus

BM and RG ditched their Morris Minor for a very early black motor car. They filled their new vehicle with random passengers including a toddler, a sheepdog, and an exotic rare squirrel ‘acquired’ from the zoo. Whenever they reached a … Continue reading →

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Badger captures squirrel (Rousse)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A badger sped past with a grey squirrel (most likely dead) in its mouth.

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Super-friendly furry animals, early blooms, and stolen chocolates (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Four grey squirrels, each accompanied by a tiny rust-coloured baby kit, leapt from the treetops into my coat as I passed through the market. I managed to shake the squirming animals out of my clothing by the time I reached … Continue reading →

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Disappointing reunion and relatives (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was rather disappointed with the table setting at the big reunion party. Surely this kind of occasion deserved proper table linen and glasses? The paper napkins and plastic cups were simply not good enough. I would have to have … Continue reading →

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Unappreciative Christmas guests (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The flat was bursting with visitors, the majority of whom were students with nowhere to stay over Christmas. There were two shy Chinese girls and one Chinese boy, a Korean boy sporting a huge mop of jet black hair, a … Continue reading →

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Camera software update problems (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Dawn was breaking when I heard the strange noises outside. I drew the curtains and opened the shutters to investigate. Our garden had transformed into an urban wildlife park. My father was there playing the role of zoo keeper, busy … Continue reading →

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