Tag Archives: summer

Pensioners unmoved as earthquake strikes Sussex (Rousse)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My in-laws were experienced in earthquake emergency prodedures. They simply followed the drill to lie down on the floor until the last of the shocks had passed through the West Sussex village of Birdham. Meanwhile I did all I could … Continue reading →

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Rousse longs for the beautiful south

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was the height of English summer. TPR and I stood in the country lane, short-sleeved and carefree. Over the hedge we saw a happy family play tennis in a vast garden. We could just make out the peal of … Continue reading →

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Basking sharks and a bikini malfunction (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I splashed along the Hebridean shoreline on a beautiful summer day. For company I had the birds and an occasional seal. I even spotted a few small basking sharks surprisingly close to the water’s edge. I couldn’t understand why TPR … Continue reading →

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Alan Garner time travels (Belle)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Alan Garner came to visit me in my childhood. We sat in a Morris Minor on a hot, hot day. My legs stuck to the car seat.

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Scandinavian packing essentials (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I made it to Finland with only one packing mistake: no gloves. My hosts assumed that we knew that gloves were essential all year round in Scandinavia. For this reason they had not warned us that they were a necessity, … Continue reading →

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Do you wear underwear with leather trousers? Is a tandem a useful weapon? How do you converse with the dead? Rousse investigates…

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I sat with the Spanish holiday-makers in the leaky summer house looking out at the torrential rain. It had been pouring for weeks. Would the sun ever make an appearance this “summer”? Bored with the weather, I made a dash … Continue reading →

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Promoting public libraries and chaos at work (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was super keen to show BR the publicity material that I had developed to promote public libraries. She picked up my MacBook, adjusted the settings (I had no idea that the screen was detachable), and clicked “play”. The video … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s new best friend is Princess Diana

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Princess Diana (my new best friend) and I lounged side-by-side for our girly chat. She permitted me to ask her anything I liked so long as the conversation didn’t descend into tabloid interview. I thought that I was doing OK … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s Darth Vader impersonation reaps rewards

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The all-female committee smiled and listened as I spoke. Nobody – not even LR-J or BR – challenged a single of my ideas. This was great! Normally I would be ignored. A little later the sun came out and cast … Continue reading →

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Fashion must-haves: white shorts, a purple cape and a supply of knickers – plus Elton John (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Tiny, white shorts and long bronzed legs – the hot look for summer 2011! I made this discovery on the second day of spring, observing the young women of Edinburgh make their way into work dressed as if they were … Continue reading →

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