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School reunions: beware the ex (Rousse)

It was difficult to establish my role at this reunion. For example, when KP and I disappeared to the ladies for an hour we felt terribly guilty, believing that we would be missed. However, when we emerged again afterwards, nobody … Continue reading

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Secret military airbase at Edinburgh airport harbours unexpected relations (Rousse)

I knew that it was too good to be true, but this didn’t stop my enjoying the company of my long-dead aunt, uncle and grandmother when I stumbled across them living happily together in a small house on the edge … Continue reading

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The running club birthday party and plans to ruin Rousse’s reputation

It was a huge effort to sandpaper the silver coating off the polystyrene cake rounds but I wanted everything to be perfect for the running club birthday party. We started promptly at 07:30 with all the familiar faces around the … Continue reading

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Girls get a raw deal in Italy (Belle)

Half way throuugh the school trip to Italy, we girls began to realise that while the boys were staying in penthouse suites, we were sleeping in cupboards. When we raised the issue at the evening meeting the (female) teachers mocked … Continue reading

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‘Friends’ the movie airs on hotel TV channel (Rousse)

Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow were all instantly recognisable. I had accidentally stumbled across the unknown Friends movie on an obscure hotel TV channel. A few years on, the scenes portrayed Rachel … Continue reading

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A suitor, a mugger and a midget (Rousse)

A chatty hippy woman accompanied me up the hill to the Business School building. The golden lozenges that hung from her coat like medals distracted me so much that I didn’t hear a word that she said. As soon as … Continue reading

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