Tag Archives: TPR

Shabby Sheffield living (Rousse)

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Dreamaticus

TPR still lived part-time in a shabby Sheffield terraced house. He bought it as a temporary measure several years ago when he moved to the city to join a new firm (which made him redundant within a year). How anyone … Continue reading →

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Return to handsome Redcar (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I shoved the shopping list into TPR’s hand and said that I would meet him at Tesco. Then I jumped on the train. Settled in the carriage, I was enjoying the company of my former colleagues AT, JB, and MG … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh to Australia via Perth in a House of Bruar cashmere coat (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The long haul flight took an interesting route. Its first stop after leaving Edinburgh was the city of Perth, 32 miles north of the Scottish capital. The plane travelled here by road, and collected extra passengers from the High Street. … Continue reading →

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Womble mask victim’s corpse encased in concrete (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dreamaticus

One of MH’s new American students dropped dead during a game of ‘Womble mask’. How embarrassing, we thought – and what were we supposed to do with the body? With the help of builder Brian, TPR and I came up … Continue reading →

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Pasadena Roof Orchestra tunes, yellow Crocs, and an unsuccessful job application (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Dreamaticus

On the basis of his sudden disappearance, it was obvious to me that TPR had been lying when he said that all he wanted in life was to have me to himself. I wandered around the Manor House reunion on … Continue reading →

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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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