Tag Archives: TPR

A wet campus nude (Rousse)

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Dreamaticus

While TPR found a parking space for our red Peugeot 205 near the World’s End pub in Edinburgh’s Old Town, I retreated to the Merchiston campus of Edinburgh Napier University. On arrival in the department, I stripped off all my … Continue reading →

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Boredom relieved by bore (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Dreamaticus

My summer project was to swim all the rivers of Scotland from the sea to source. On a very hot day, I started with the River Forth. Other than a minor tidal bore which surged up the stream mid-afternoon, this … Continue reading →

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A secret child and fake deaths in Welsh seaside resort (Rousse)

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Dreamaticus

I landed in Wales for a holiday with my in-laws. Amongst the others first to arrive at the vast hotel were TPR, his sister JLR, and his mother and step-father. I detected a strange atmosphere, particularly around my mother-in-law and … Continue reading →

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American chain hotel escape room code-cracking (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Dreamaticus

Admittedly wandering in and out of the bedrooms of other guests in the massive American hotel was not normal behaviour, especially when dressed in your pyjamas. However, I believed that I had special privileges. I was, after all, a long-term … Continue reading →

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Peter Rabbit, Harris Tweed, and a dodgy charity shop manager (Rousse)

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Dreamaticus

TPR took my mother back to the car while I continued to root around the charity shop. I paused over a Peter Rabbit china set. This would be a perfect present for my second cousin T’s wife S, but how … Continue reading →

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Bus fatalities on the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I gave up walking and caught the 38 bus – bang on time at 17:01 – for the rest of our journey. I sat at the back with a young Polish man who marvelled at the standing stones … Continue reading →

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Falling for a romance scammer (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Dreamaticus

He was tall, dark, handsome – and impeccably dressed in a starched white shirt adorned with gold cufflinks that peeped out of the sleeves of his sharp dark grey suit. When JM introduced him to me, I believed that I … Continue reading →

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Babysitting the bodiless (Rousse)

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Dreamaticus

When I agreed to look after two 5 year-olds for a colleague, I expected a couple of fully-formed human beings. It was TPR’s old work colleague LF who found the pair of them for me at the end of a … Continue reading →

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Black knickers and see-thru skirt wows fashion photographers at run-down chain hotel (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Dreamaticus

TPR booked us into what he believed to be a posh, family-run, hotel. While the fabric of the building, with its enormous rooms and a beautiful old oak staircase, hinted at a more majestic past, now it was just part … Continue reading →

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Social worker shops for supplies for strangers in hospital (Rousse)

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Dreamaticus

As soon as TPR was discharged from hospital, I was admitted to the ward. The friendly family of a woman who was in for facial reconstruction offered to buy me supplies for my stay. I added toothpaste, a tooth brush, … Continue reading →

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