Tag Archives: washing

Laundry lunacy (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Dreamaticus

As I hung out the washing on a large expanse of beach, I considered myself a genius. The onshore wind would soon dry everything. Why had nobody else ever thought of using the sands as a vast drying green? Of … Continue reading →

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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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Noisy clothing (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

There was such a loud rustle every time that I budged in my seat that the other cinema goers were leaning over to tell me to shush. I couldn’t understand why my jacket would make such a racket until someone … Continue reading →

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A freezer door, dirty washing, a herd of elephants, greyhounds, a dead dog, and £100k of ruined camera equipment (Rousse)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was over at RR’s flat helping out with a few things, including an open freezer door. TPR came along for the ride with his guitar and a couple of amps. It was our last day before heading off on … Continue reading →

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A posh yacht passenger and a PhD (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I ran up to the deck when I heard that the CalMac ferry was stopping in the Minch to collect the dirty washing from a posh yacht. Helpful as ever, I lent a hand to winch the bundle of clothes … Continue reading →

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Advantages of going to college close to home (Rousse)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I signed up for (yet another) degree. This time I would be studying at the Hexham campus of Northumbria University. As I started planning how to arrange my belongings in my tiny hall of residence room, I congratulated myself on … Continue reading →

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Dreadful words from a strange child (Belle)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

As I walked through the garden I noticed a mother and two children had set up camp there.  While the mother hung her laundry – on my washing line – the small boy grabbed both of my wrists and we … Continue reading →

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Con-woman cleaner confuses clients with ridiculous rates of pay (Rousse)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The plump red-headed woman offered her services to us as a cleaner. What made her work superior (so she claimed) was her approach to doing the laundry, and the sliding scale for each type of service. I didn’t buy into … Continue reading →

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An unfortunate house guest (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d turned their spare bedroom into a teenage tip and now I’d managed to destroy the whole plumbing system by attempting to hand-wash a hanky. As I pulled the sitting room basin away from the wall, torrents of cold water … Continue reading →

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The battle of the laundry basket (Rousse)

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Before TPR had pegged even a single item on the line in the garden of our holiday cottage a local woman appeared at his side, super-keen to take charge of the laundry basket. “Let me do that” she said. TPR … Continue reading →

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