Tag Archives: TPR

David Bowie imposter financial scam (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t believe my luck when David Bowie befriended me on holiday. We sat at a picnic table in the sunshine to leaf through his sketchbook while discussing his musical influences. He was so caring that he even arranged for … Continue reading →

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Silver body graffiti (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I soon worked out that TPR had been up to no good on New Year’s Eve – thanks to the messages in silver body ink that his new lover had penned across his impressive torso.

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Inhospitable hospitality (Rousse)

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

It was only when we woke up in the morning that I discovered that TPR had refused his cousin entry to our (huge) bed. Instead GP had slept on the floor, next to his son EP in a cot.

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Escaping a war zone by leaky raft (Rousse)

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Dreamaticus

As the bombs dropped on the city, we raced to the port. Here all sorts of vessels lined up to evacuate the population. I hoped that we would be assigned to one of the sturdy blue fishing boats, but by … Continue reading →

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UK-Australia: best two-for-one return flight ticket deal (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Dreamaticus

After rejecting membership of a new running club, and the designs by a pair of old women for our new bathroom, TPR and I walked up to the Australian embassy to organise a day return trip to the other side … Continue reading →

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References essential for employment (Rousse)

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Now that we had decided for certain to remodel the back of our house, TPR set to work emptying all the rooms of furniture. He soon discovered that this was too big a job for one person, so put a … Continue reading →

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Dangers of hitch-hiking in London (Rousse)

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Dreamaticus

As soon as we settled into the back of the car, I realised our error. ‘I know this from a movie plot’, I thought. ‘The driver is monster. After giving us a lift to our named destination this evening, he … Continue reading →

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Riverdance outdoors! plays in Finland (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I neatly parked the car in a Finnish municipal car park. From here we watched the setting of the stage for Riverdance outdoors! I was very excited to see the performance itself, but instead TPR and I felt obliged to … Continue reading →

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Arty party ends in dreadful drowning (Rousse)

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

While we were out, my sister S invited an entire year group of art students to our Edinburgh flat. She had captured them on the promise of a workshop on the interpretation of lived experience of mental illness in creative … Continue reading →

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Murder at the Scottish Parliament and a ‘hot date’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I promised TPR that I would join him in the sea, but first I needed to console CI. With further news of the murder at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood the previous night, we were shocked to learn that the … Continue reading →

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