Tag Archives: TPR

A holiday cottage and wedding invitations (Rousse)

I was worried about the safety of the family’s holiday cottage. Although the front door to the building that we shared with the neighbours was secured with a Yale lock, the door to our porch and the second one from … Continue reading

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Parking scam at the University of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Bold as brass, TPR pulled into a ‘visitors only’ parking space outside Edinburgh University’s Informatics building. A parking warden immediately scurried over to us to ask about the nature of our visit. TPR guessed at the name of a host … Continue reading

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Public displays in public school toilets (Rousse)

TPR was forced to return to school. This meant wearing the red and black Stewart’s Melville College uniform. Although his trousers were a little short in the leg, he still looked very handsome. When LM and I visited the school, … Continue reading

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Hacked by Laurence Passmore (Rousse)

To kill time before my dinner date with TPR, I wandered around the huge Tesco store. I admired the massive suitcases, and the extensive collection of huge tents and other camping equipment. When I exited the shop and started to … Continue reading

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University fees scrapped for state-educated students (Rousse)

The University of Birmingham revealed the institution’s innovative widening access policy at the launch of a spanking new hall of residence. All incoming students who had attended state schools would no longer be liable for fees. Those privately educated, however, … Continue reading

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An octogenarian nun, a mysterious discharge, and a handsome school teacher (Rousse)

A kind nun working in Accident and Emergency treated my mysterious discharge. As we were thanking her, she made a surprising revelation. She was a former school mistress, having completed teacher training in the 1960s alongside TPR’s father. She felt … Continue reading

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Cheese dishes for ‘scolding’ season and cycling by cargo bike (Rousse)

The ‘scolding’ season was upon us again. All my friends were preparing the special scolded cheese dishes, marking the age-old tradition of housewives using up excess dairy products at the end of spring. DTJ proudly showed me her two creations … Continue reading

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Brand new bike giveaway (Rousse)

A woman opened the shed door, pulled out my bike, and rode away on it. TPR explained that he had given it away to her because I hadn’t been using it. ‘That’s because it is winter’, I responded, doing all … Continue reading

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Lost in the Paris RER (Rousse)

I lost TPR and LF in the maze of a Paris RER station on our way back to the main venue of the incentive holiday.  When they boarded the train heading in the right direction, I went the opposite way. … Continue reading

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Washington and back in a day (Rousse)

TPR couldn’t wait for the delivery of his computer part so he flew to Washington and back in a single day. This seemed rather excessive to me, especially since the value of the part was only £3.

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