Tag Archives: TPR

A bendy bus trip to Diagon Alley, but Harry Potter nowhere to be seen (Rousse)

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dreamaticus

What was it with TPR and clothing? Here he was cycling towards town along Morningside Road in Bruntsfield on a sunny day wearing a navy blue T shirt – and nothing else! His response to a request to please put … Continue reading →

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Household marvels and a late puppeteer (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dreamaticus

P and S had now settled into their new house and we were so honoured to have been invited over for lunch. I marvelled at the waterfall and lagoon that had been landscaped into their back garden. In the kitchen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Kev F Sutherland, kitchen, lagoon. food, late, London, lunch, smoking, TPR, waterfall | Leave a comment

Rousse to star on reality TV

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dreamaticus

There was a straightforward reason why I slipped through customs unnoticed and TPR was held back: I had lied about our trip, whereas he had admitted to the farm visit. Now I had to intervene to persuade the airport official … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airport, babies, bathroom, Christmas, cows, customs, farm, flying, make-up, milking parlour, nappies, present, reality TV, shower, television, toiletries, TPR | Leave a comment

Removal, Radley handbags, monster Range Rovers and another rescue for Rousse

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dreamaticus

The Institute was moving into less costly premises. As we crowded round the door of the new office ES snapped at the suggestion that the staff clock-watched at work: “Eight days a week is the norm here!” he declared. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cereal, desk, handbag, Institute, library, London, Navigating business information sources, pub, Radley, rescue, running, teeth, TPR | Leave a comment

Tweeting, blogging and all that comes between (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I burst with pride on two counts: first that Damon Albarn had chosen my pal SJ as the lead singer in his new virtual band; and second that I had worked this out all my own when “Rod Patterson” started … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 30th birthday, A level, bed and breakfast, blog, cartoons, computer, Damon Albarn, daytime television, Dreamaticus, exam, hackingHamlet, launderette, linen, mouse, party, Pollock Halls, redundancy, sofa, TPR, Twitter, University of Edinburgh, WordPress | Leave a comment

Rousse, a reptile and rubies

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Dreamaticus

My thought processes raced through four distinct stages: (1) Is that a snake curled around my ankle? (2) And that scrap of grey cloth, what’s that? (3) Ugh, dead mouse! (4) Yikes, the mouse is dead because it’s been attacked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ammonite, bed and breakfast, car, dog, fossils, mouse, red brick, rubies, snake, tartan, taxi, TPR, warehouse, Worcester | Leave a comment

Rousse’s relationship entanglements

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dreamaticus

Although I was yet to admit it, our marriage had long been dead. My husband, kind to the end, was simply waiting for me to form another relationship before raising the question of how we could untangle ourselves from almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American, arithmetic, cupboard, flipchart, hopscotch, love, marriage, neighbours, noise, referencing, snow, TPR | Leave a comment

Disappointing Caribbean climate (Rousse)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Dreamaticus

It looked like a last minute decision to take my heavy brown coat to Antigua was sensible. Our flight from Glasgow at 14:00 was delayed several hours, and the Caribbean weather forecast was for a fortnight of wind and rain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Antigua, bus station, coat, flying, rain, telex, TPR, watch, wind | Leave a comment

Rousse misses out on the miracle of childbirth

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Dreamaticus

Mother-of-four SY took charge of the six women seated in silence around the long wooden table. She instructed me to wash my hands and help when necessary. If I doubted SY’s qualifications in midwifery, my own experience of childbirth was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged babies, car, children, Chinese, cliff, death, Isle of Skye, kittens, mother, PhD, pregnant, puppies, thesis, TPR | Leave a comment

Rousse abandoned at breakfast, and a new business idea

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I’d never heard of “costering” until I lost TPR to a guest house owner on the Isle of Lewis. The islanders had adopted this process of shearing seed from long grass stalks as their favourite outdoor hobby. My husband was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged car park, charity, charity shops, Christmas, costering, crotchet, decoration, door, Facebook, fields, graduates, grass, housekeeper, Lewis, manhole cover, sequins, shopping, Stornoway, TPR, tunnel, witch's hat | Leave a comment