Tag Archives: Virgin

An insane love (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Now there were three men in my life: My husband, who barely tolerated me. My stunningly handsome, wealthy, on-off lover, who resembled Jonah Hauer-King crossed with a young Hugh Grant. A friendly, tubby Irish lad in his twenties, who was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dumfries and Galloway, health, Hugh Grant, husband, insane, insanity, Irish, Jonah Hauer-King, lie, love, Virgin | Leave a comment

Early funeral arrangements (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Dreamaticus

With very poor knowledge of the geography of the south of England I had hoped for more help from the red-uniformed staff on the newly-appointed Virgin East Coast service. The overweight guard pulled out a section of an Ordnance Survey … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arrangement, arrangements, coast, dead, Dorset, early, east, England, funeral, geography, guard, knowledge, Lyme Regis, map, north, Ordnance Survey, overweight, pocket, red, ring binder, service, south, staff, Suffolk, twon, uniform, Virgin | Leave a comment

Virgin TV disappointment (Rousse)

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I had two homes in Edinburgh. The first was a basement flat with excellent storage. The other was a bright, airy Newhaven apartment with open views across the Firth of Forth. Whenever we were in one we decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, basement, circle, Edinburgh, elite, estate agent, favour, Firth of Forth, flat, home, homes, idiot, meal, media, Newhaven, professor, professors, project, research, schedules, sell, storage, television, TV, Virgin | Leave a comment

Talents of a child “very advanced for his age” rub off on Rousse

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We’d barely known him an afternoon, yet bit by bit Gwen was already revealing himself to be one of the most fascinating people that we had ever met. When he invited us to his 40th birthday party that evening in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 40th, advanced for his age. dinner, baby, bird, birds, birthday, child, class, classes, cuckoo, cuckoos, cutlery, dirty, dishwater, dry, Edinburgh, ethical, ethics, fork, forks, fortieth, fun, games, guest, guests, kitchen, knowledge management, meal, module, modules, Northumbria, Omni Centre, ornithology, party, private, prodigy, psychologist., puffin, puffins, research, son, song thrush, song thrushes, spoons, study dishwasher, super powers, talk, university, Uri Geller, Virgin, Virgin Active, vocabulary, walk, wash, washing up | Leave a comment

Andy Parsons turns to kids’ comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Given Andy Parson’s hairstyle (or lack thereof), it was somewhat amusing that we first met properly through a hairdresser. We had, of course, crossed paths for real before. This was on the day that we shared a lane in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Parsons, bar, Brighton, children, comedy, compensation, corporate hospitality, drink, Dunfermline Athletic, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Fringe, Elm Row, Gruntled, gym, hair, haircut, hairdresser, kid's comedy, Leith Walk, performance, pool, post-it, salon, script, stand-up, swimming, taxi, taxis, trim, Virgin, Virgin Active | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Virgin

An insane love (Rousse)

Early funeral arrangements (Rousse)

Virgin TV disappointment (Rousse)

Talents of a child “very advanced for his age” rub off on Rousse

Andy Parsons turns to kids’ comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse)

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