Tag Archives: station

Advice for a NQT? Don’t go into teaching! (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I bumped into my school friend KC (wearing a hideous pale blue fake satin 1980s style ballgown) and her daughter K at a service station on the M5. The daughter explained that she had just finished teacher training. She asked … Continue reading →

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Sleep, stations, Swindon, and Southampton (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It was our second day back in the UK after our transatlantic trip and I was due to chair a meeting in Swindon. I caught the train from London and took my seat – then, suffering from jet lag, I … Continue reading →

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Finding a job in Bristol (Rousse)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

DM (again – the school friend of my sister) showed us the way to the station. From here we took the local train to York. During the short journey I handed over my MacBook Air and iPhone to TPR. Although … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bristol, device, find, friend, iPhone, job, journey, life, local, MacBook Air, Manchester, north, pain, school, sister, station, TPR, train, treasure, York | Leave a comment

A disputed opinion of Brooke – and another lost suitcase (Rousse)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It was probably just as well that I was leaving town. The last few meals with NP, GB and JLW had been rather awkward. Somehow I kept saying the wrong thing. The last straw came when one of the others … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, awkward, black, Brooke, conference, day, departure, dispute, forget, friend, glowing, Haymarket, impolite, job, last straw, leave, long-hand, lost, meal, opinion, pack, pair, PowerPoint, presentation, problem, programme, report, rescue, school, slides, slot, stage, station, suitcase, teach, Tesco, TPR, trousers, twon, vouchers | Leave a comment

Gold accounts released for high worth Twitter users (Rousse)

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Dreamaticus

NP was granted one of the first exclusive Gold Twitter accounts. She was merrily tweeting from it as she rode into the stadium on a massive Harley Davison motorbike. Meanwhile JM lingered in the bath. He wouldn’t miss the train … Continue reading →

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Smoking menthol cigarettes to lose weight (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

As was the tradition, my colleagues were in Glasgow staffing the National Museum of Scotland on 2nd January so that the museum staff could take an extra day off. Already there was trouble at the entrance. One of my colleagues … Continue reading →

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Snow and stovies on election day (Rousse)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When we tried to go outside we found a metre of snow banked up against the back door. I asked TPR not to touch it while I made a dash for my camera. He disobeyed me, and immediately got started … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged body, brown, camera, door, duvet, election, face, father, jovial, leggings, pint, pints. beer, polling, portion, queue, sculpture, smile, snow, station, stovies, TPR, vote, voter, voters | Leave a comment

University of Birmingham stages reconstruction of Manor House fire (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The Manor House reunion served several purposes. First, it was a chance for old undergraduate friends to meet up again. Second, it gave the fire service an opportunity to stage a reconstruction of the recent arson attack. Third, senior female … Continue reading →

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Strathpeffer: highland holiday destination (Rousse)

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My mission was to restore Strathpeffer to the glory of its Victorian status of sought-after spa town and top holiday resort. Braving the midges I set off along the river to the ornate former railway station, which I heard had … Continue reading →

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From a cliff top penthouse to a pokey Glasgow bedsit (Rousse)

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I lived in a tiny, but gorgeous, penthouse suite perched on a cliff with beautiful views of the blue sea crashing onto the rocks 100 feet below. We liked to leap from the cliff edge into the water, … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: station

Sleep, stations, Swindon, and Southampton (Rousse)

Finding a job in Bristol (Rousse)

A disputed opinion of Brooke – and another lost suitcase (Rousse)

Gold accounts released for high worth Twitter users (Rousse)

Smoking menthol cigarettes to lose weight (Rousse)

Snow and stovies on election day (Rousse)

University of Birmingham stages reconstruction of Manor House fire (Rousse)

Strathpeffer: highland holiday destination (Rousse)

From a cliff top penthouse to a pokey Glasgow bedsit (Rousse)

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