Tag Archives: unit

Chilled illicit love (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The hideous truth was that members of staff were meeting for trysts inside the care home mortuary refrigeration unit.

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A dangerous friend (Rousse)

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My friend created an elaborate shelving unit by balancing blocks of wood upright on bare planks. As might be expected, it fell apart the moment that it was nudged. Then one day the same friend took us swimming in a … Continue reading →

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1970s bed linen, out of reach kitchen appliances, and a gift of £1000 (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were staying with KLX at his London flat while the rest of his family spent the summer in Ireland. KLX admitted that he wasn’t the best of housekeepers and asked me to help make up the beds … Continue reading →

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Paris holiday con (Rousse)

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We thought that we were staying in a luxury hotel in Paris, but it was a complete con. The façade of the building was genuinely in the French capital, but as soon as we exited the glass lifts on the … Continue reading →

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Rousse reviews the retired and retro

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Dreamaticus

“What a coincidence, Struther Arnott was here just yesterday”, I commented to Brian Lang as he took a seat on the big green sofa in our sitting room. “I wonder what it is with retired principals of St Andrews University? … Continue reading →

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Flat conversion plans (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We inspected the damage the morning after the night before. I thought we’d picked out all the sleeping bodies amongst the debris of my parents’ post-party house, but my mother said that we should also check “the flat”. Until this … Continue reading →

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