Tag Archives: wife

Husband regrets land speed record attempt (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was still alive. Yes, I was definitely alive – but what was all that wailing? TPR was beside himself with grief. I struggled to force out the words “It’s OK, I’m still here” while trying to make sense of … Continue reading →

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Perfecting the poached egg – in a tin bath (Rousse)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Dreamaticus

While my family was sunbathing on the beach, I decided to cook a stack of poached eggs. I cracked the eggs into a tin bath of boiling water following a technique learnt from my Canadian friend WR. The cooking, however, … Continue reading →

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Last words of tragic crash victim two days before silver wedding anniversary (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was two days before my silver wedding anniversary and things were not going well at work. GR accused me of spying on him. I argued back that anyone sensible would put their job application into the post inside an … Continue reading →

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Shoe shops, a suitcase, and a dodgy taxi ruin travel plans (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was a real rush at the end of the Turku conference. Poor GW did her best to get me to the airport in time for my flight to London Heathrow (and onwards to meetings in Swindon), but I got … Continue reading →

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Ménage à trois shocker (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

RG was executor of ECM’s will. Finally there was someone who could explain the controversy over my school friend’s lifestyle. Apparently everyone disapproved of E and her husband P’s domestic set-up in which their housekeeper Jane was counted as one … Continue reading →

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Rolf Harris mon amour (Belle)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Rolf Harris was my new boyfriend! For him it had been a coup de foudre which he described in interviews with tabloid journalists. I was now the object of derision and loathing. After all, Rolf had left behind his wife … Continue reading →

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Class-conscious Cotswolds offers mixed welcome (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Everyone* we knew had moved to the Cotswolds. We drove down to see if life there would suit us too. My sister J set up an introduction for us with the vicar’s wife, also newly arrived in the village. The … Continue reading →

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Gay marriage shocker eclipsed by enemy bomb attack on UK airports (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I met my gay friend at Edinburgh airport. After he showed me his scars he introduced me to a tall, slim and beautiful African woman, her mother and two children. These were his “wife”, “mother-in-law”, and his own son and … Continue reading →

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The mystery of canoe man John Darwin’s lottery win (Rousse)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dreamaticus

“And this, ladies and gentlemen”, announced the tour guide, “is the mug that Anne Darwin was holding in her hand the moment she heard that her husband had won £5 million on the lottery”. Surely he was mistaken? “Didn’t Anne … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens’ wife ponders the impracticalities of the Victorian sex scene (Rousse)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

By now I had completely lost track of the characters in this Victorian melodrama. I was mixing up the real lives of the actors with those of the people that they portrayed. As Charles Dickens’ wife you’d think that I’d … Continue reading →

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