Tag Archives: TPR

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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Secret service operatives Geoffrey Palmer and Joanna Scanlan pursue jilted women (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Dreamaticus

The groom visited his bride the day after they married to ask her to return the puppy that he had given her as a wedding present. He also let slip that he had already started divorce proceedings. Meanwhile TPR had … Continue reading →

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Partying in an Elvis jumpsuit and discussing sugar beet production in Cyprus (Rousse)

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Dreamaticus

My former colleague JB strutted around the party in a white leather, silver-studded, flared Elvis-style jumpsuit, taking our calls of ‘Rocky Raccoon!’ and ‘Davy Crockett!’ with good humour. In short, he looked amazing and he knew it. I was delighted … Continue reading →

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Rousse beheaded

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Dreamaticus

Cutting my own head off was easier than reattaching it. TPR was furious when I asked him to accompany me to the hospital for professional help to sew it back on again. He had intended to go shopping that morning, … Continue reading →

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A thieving work placement student (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Dreamaticus

When TPR asked me about a mystery £1000 transaction that featured on our latest credit card statement, I thought back to the day when one of the students ‘kindly’ offered to use my card to make a minor purchase on … Continue reading →

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