Tag Archives: walk

Tackling Scottish ridge walks in winter (Rousse)

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Dreamaticus

NP was seriously considering TW’s suggestion that they walk ‘The needle’ in January. Neither had the fitness nor skills to tackle this treacherous ridge near Ullapool under winter conditions. I hoped that my pleas would put them off such a … Continue reading →

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Frenchie the bulldog is a rebel (Belle)

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Dreamaticus

It was the middle of summer and I was walking a French bulldog whose history was unknown to me. We were walking with a pack of humans and dogs and Frenchie was angry about everything. I thought I heard him … Continue reading →

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Passion with a business partner (Rousse)

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Dreamaticus

PMF and CA worked for the family firm in Stockton-on-Tees. One day, when I was looking for a dress* in a cupboard in my parents’ bedroom, I heard CA arguing with my father and his business partner. A few hours … Continue reading →

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Moral opposition to second homes (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Setting off on a hill walk in yellow Crocs was a bad idea, but not as stupid as buying a modern three storey house on a remote Scottish island with an unpronounceable name that sounded like a sneeze. We’d only … Continue reading →

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Making gravy (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Our new neighbours were BP, SF and their two daughters. Amongst the upgrades to their new flat, they completely renovated the kitchen, putting in the most enormous range oven. When my sister J called in, BP served her a plate … Continue reading →

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A mountain ban (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Dreamaticus

On holiday in the far north of Scotland, I joined a walking group. Each day the leader took us a different route across the moorland, up the mountains, and along the beaches. It was wonderful. One morning we climbed a … Continue reading →

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Mid-summer’s Day in Cornwall – with curry (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was super-early on Mid-summer’s Day in Cornwall and I was lucky enough to observe the locals and a selection of animals march up the hill in the annual sunrise procession. I could not fathom how they managed to persuade … Continue reading →

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Illegal gazebo sausage rolls (Rousse)

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR was so hungry that forgot his manners completely and fingered one of the sausage rolls on a plate inside the gazebo. None of us had permission to enter the riverside property after our long walk, let alone picnic on … Continue reading →

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The lost and a linguist in Toronto (Rousse)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and my cousin N both left the shopping mall before I had a chance to put my change into my purse and gather my bags. When I eventually followed them out into the Toronto streets I could no longer … Continue reading →

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Encounters with chartered surveyors (Rousse)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had encounters with two chartered surveyors on the same day. The first – RA – spoke to me of his ‘elephantine’ features as contrasted with my ‘beauty’ as he walked me to a tube station in London. I did … Continue reading →

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