Tag Archives: summer

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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A cave holiday with a two-husband trip to Edinburgh Zoo (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR booked an unheated cave for our summer holiday in the far north of Scotland. Although compact, its floor-space was still greater than our first house in Birmingham. Red curtains at the ‘door way’ mouth provided adequate privacy. When my … Continue reading →

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Viking ship spotted off the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

On a far northern shore of the Isle of Lewis the locals built a snowman – the size of a house. They saved it from melting over the summer months by topping it up with ice from their domestic freezers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic, bag, car, coast, freezer, Hebrides, ice, island, isle, Lewis, local, military, ride, road, ship, snowman, summer, trip, Viking | Leave a comment

Scottish island cycling skeleton surprise (Rousse)

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Cycling in the Scottish islands in May is always a pleasure with the lengthening summer days and low likelihood of rain. However, it is not so enjoyable when your wheels take you over a massive seaweed-covered midden where the skeletons … Continue reading →

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Dr Who companion travels back in time in vain attempt to stop Brexit (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I travelled back in time, unseasonably dressed in furs, to a country fair on a warm summer’s day in 2010. I found the yellow and white striped stand at which I was to deliver my message. I leant over the … Continue reading →

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Weymouth from air and shoreline (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The flight was not full so we all had plenty of space in the cabin. TPR kept switching seats, mainly for the best views from angle of the plane. When I saw Weymouth from the air for the first time … Continue reading →

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Distracted by next season’s fashion must-haves and Harry Potter in French (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

At the height of summer I was living in North Berwick and working in Edinburgh, desperate to finish the data analysis and write-up of my second PhD. On the days that I couldn’t cadge a lift along the by-pass with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged by-pass, commuting, concentrate, data analysis, distract, Edinburgh, fare, fashion, fortune, French, Harry Potter, lift, mother, must-have, North Berwick, novel, PhD, season, summer, train, wardrobe, work, write-up | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: summer

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

A cave holiday with a two-husband trip to Edinburgh Zoo (Rousse)

Viking ship spotted off the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Scottish island cycling skeleton surprise (Rousse)

Dr Who companion travels back in time in vain attempt to stop Brexit (Rousse)

Weymouth from air and shoreline (Rousse)

Distracted by next season’s fashion must-haves and Harry Potter in French (Rousse)

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