Tag Archives: TPR

A trespasser and a rapist (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Dreamaticus

We sold our beautifully proportioned Georgian garden flat and now lived in a narrow town house in a shabby part of town. We had been persuaded to move by the ‘potential’ of the vast cellar at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Babysitting at Elizabeth Archer’s request (Rousse)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Elizabeth Archer asked me if I could look after Ben and Daniel Graham for the afternoon, then take them to East Linton to spend the night with their grandmother (ED). Aged 8 and 6, these two boys were quite a … Continue reading →

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A return to a simpler time of four TV channels (Rousse)

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Principally so that my mother could operate the television, but also to make her feel more at home, TPR switched all our sitting room furniture for mid-century items that he had kept in storage since his grandparents had died. He … Continue reading →

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From new born to Mappa Mundi (Rousse)

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Dreamaticus

TPR enjoyed fostering so much that he decided to adopt an eight year-old boy and a toddler. This was a great surprise to me, but I if he were to become a parent late in life, so would I. I selected … Continue reading →

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Thirty unexpected minutes in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Rousse)

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Dreamaticus

An announcement came over the tannoy when the train drew into Newcastle Central railway station: ‘Due to circumstances beyond our control, this service will wait here for thirty minutes. Please could all passengers disembark and return after supper.’ By the … Continue reading →

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Lost Middle Earth maps (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I let the precious loose-leaf atlas of Middle Earth drop from my hands at just the wrong moment. The fragile leather binder that held Tolkein’s hand-drawn maps fell to the floor of the railway carriage. It slid along the parquet … Continue reading →

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Beggar bleeds to death in gutter (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Dreamaticus

This was going to look very fishy in court, especially since a witness overheard my instructions to TPR: ‘He was begging. You thought he was going to attack you, so you struck first. It’s not your fault that his head … Continue reading →

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Shaft jumping in Exeter (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Dreamaticus

SY and I were more adventurous than the others during our holiday. While NY, AH, CS and TPR stayed indoors at the cottage, SY and I drove all the way along the coast and then inland as far as Exeter. … Continue reading →

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Gifts and guests shattered in Sunderland (Rousse)

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Dreamaticus

M and AP hosted their joint 60th birthday and ruby wedding anniversary party in Sunderland – a place with which they had no connection whatsoever. I travelled most of the way there by car up the A1, finishing the journey … Continue reading →

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Holidays for widows (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Out of earshot TPR’s earshot, DJ told me that he and his wife FB were making plans for future holidays with me. ‘What about TPR?’ I asked? ‘He’ll have died of stress by then’, he responded without emotion.

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