Tag Archives: TPR

Redneck American tourists impressed by British physique (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My mother-in-law’s step-parents – elderly, redneck Americans – and their extended families blew all their savings on a trip to visit their relations in the UK. We organised a boat trip for their entertainment. The women instantly fell in love … Continue reading →

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Motorist caught driving backwards through Edinburgh city centre (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR interpreted the ban on cars on Edinburgh’s Princes Street as applicable only to vehicles that travelled forwards. This gave him a clear conscience to put his black BMW into reverse and head west along Princes Street with his eyes … Continue reading →

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A dance and a devil in the dark (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Although we shared the same living space, our marriage was over, and TPR couldn’t care less if I went home with a strange man after the dance. My ‘man’ wasn’t that strange, although it had to be said that his … Continue reading →

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Naked karaoke (Rousse)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Naked karaoke was all the rage. Hordes of people queued for the chance to perform in a special booth. TPR was always the first in line, keen to flaunt his body at any opportunity.

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Party crashers (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a small gathering of my immediate colleagues, but the invitation had  spread much further than intended. Now I found myself serving food and drinks to a wide range of staff. I was so overcome that … Continue reading →

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Climate change and a secret love affair (Rousse)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A rag tag mix of former colleagues and students – including ED, LG, DMcA, and JC of the National Library of Scotland – formed a loose company of actors. We gathered for ‘rehearsals’ in the mews building of my childhood … Continue reading →

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Compost and electric cars (Rousse)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Dreamaticus

With the addition of another batch of spent grain from brewing, our compost heap sprang to life as a hot mass of food waste. TPR guarded the bubbling barrel. Meanwhile I got trapped in the far north east corner of … Continue reading →

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Cyclist motorway menace (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Drivers hurled insults at cyclist TPR, and for good reason. He endangered everyone as he pedalled in elaborate loops across all three lanes of the motorway.

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A husband murdered over metal gates (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I left the theatre after enjoying a play that starred Mathew Baynton (Thomas Thorne in Ghosts). On our way back to the station, we took a short cut through a multistorey car park. To enter it just as … Continue reading →

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A flat in Cardiff (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR found our new flat in Cardiff through the personal ads in a local paper. If I were still a student in the 1980s, I would have been terribly impressed with all the space, but the swirly patterned carpets and … Continue reading →

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