Tag Archives: TPR

A romantic, faraway wedding venue with beautiful vegan bed and breakfast (Rousse)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Dreamaticus

DTJ transported all her friends and family to a romantic faraway venue for her wedding. (It was a pity that her groom KJ was obliged to pop back to Edinburgh from time to time for work.) She (in her wedding … Continue reading →

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A French language refresher course in Paris (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I accepted the offer of a place in Paris to undertake a six-month long refresher course in French. Although downhearted at the prospect of a long time apart, TPR kindly accompanied me to France to help me settle in. The … Continue reading →

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Miniature schnauzer makes a hopeless guard dog (Rousse)

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The burglar worked his way around our room helping himself to bits and pieces from the dressing table and cupboards. Meanwhile our miniature schnauzer lay happily on our bed with his legs in the air, willing us to tickle him. … Continue reading →

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Wooing by old rowing boat (Rousse)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I remembered IK best from hogmanay parties in the late 1980s. It came as something of a surprise when he popped up in my life again, super-keen to win me over as his next romantic conquest by showing off his … Continue reading →

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The black-haired fake Beatle (Rousse)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My sisters-in-law had given my husband a make-over. His hair was now dyed jet black and flopped over his ears Beatle-style. He looked ridiculous, but nobody was allowed to say so out loud.

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Full moon in seaside spectacle (Rousse)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Dreamaticus

TPR was impatient that we leave as soon as possible so as not to miss the spectacle of the full moon over the sea. I packed my bikini and a spare jumper then jumped into the back of the car … Continue reading →

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Cocaine addiction and twins (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Dreamaticus

We helped out at a party in a top floor apartment hosted by two gay friends. Inevitably one of the young women became addicted to cocaine that very night. We drove home in TPR’s brand new black Golf GTi with … Continue reading →

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The secret bigamist (Rousse)

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Until I considered what might happen if I died before TPR, I thought it perfectly acceptable to have secretly married my 35 year old ‘boyfriend’. In practice we hardly ever saw each another, and I wondered if he actually remembered … Continue reading →

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The shame of the husband who shames his wife in public (Rousse)

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Dreamaticus

TPR had fallen into the habit of shaming me in public. For example, he made lewd remarks about his choice of life-partner to our widowed bed and breakfast host. Then I caught him laying bets on the outcome of Wimbledon … Continue reading →

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Middle-aged errant husband enjoys ‘space’ in the arms of a 21 year old student (Rousse)

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

TPR announced that he needed some ‘space’ so he moved out of our marital home and into a shared flat in Bruntsfield with a bunch of undergrads and some young professionals (one of whom had just been offered a lectureship … Continue reading →

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