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Pink knitwear in autumn (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I sat at the vast picture window to admire the autumn colours across the valley below. Although we missed city living, I loved our new house in the country. I was also very proud of my new wardrobe. Inside it, … Continue reading →

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A view of Edinburgh Castle and a cat in the dentist’s car seat (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I didn’t miss the city when we moved to the outskirts of Edinburgh. Our house was a luxurious new-build with an extraordinary number of bathrooms. From a thin window on the top floor, we could see in the … Continue reading →

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Vintage car escapes bombing (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Dreamaticus

With the others, I observed the arrival of the Rolls Royce from my vintage Riley. It glided around the corner and parked outside the long cottage. A fleet of shiny black SUVs followed, carrying men in matching suits carrying binoculars. … Continue reading →

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Teletubbies on the toilet (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Dreamaticus

How long had our next door neighbours’ two grandchildren been observing us in the bathroom? I had never before spotted the tiny window high up in our shared wall. It was only because the children were blasting out the Teletubbies theme … Continue reading →

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Canals crowded in city blaze (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Dreamaticus

TPR shouted back to me that I should follow him up the hill to ‘See this!’ Ahead of me on the right hand side I could just make out an orange glow. As I approached it, I saw an occupied … Continue reading →

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Gymnast squirrels on a tricycle (Belle)

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was looking out of the bedroom window, wondering how a new ‘tricycle lane’ had been built in the garden without me noticing. A small girl on a pale blue tricycle was struggling to drive through the muddy flower beds. … Continue reading →

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Urban garden woodpecker and wood (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I looked out of the bedroom window and couldn’t believe my eyes: there was a woodpecker on our bird feeder! I looked out a second time and saw my old colleague BP picking up logs from the lawn. ‘Please just … Continue reading →

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House dressing (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Dreamaticus

From the outside, my sister’s flat looked pretty much the same. The only difference was the selection of handmade cat greeting cards for sale to passing tourists on the window ledge. Inside, however, a huge transformation had taken place. The … Continue reading →

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A heart attack hero and villain (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A distressed bird flew into the sitting room. TPR grumpily forced the window open to allow it to escape. Unfortunately he suffered a heart attack due to the effort, and complained incessantly afterwards. Sometimes I wondered whether my husband liked … Continue reading →

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Belle blasts Beastie Boys

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was cast as a ‘Greek Chorus’ type flatmate in a reality show. I would make strange entrances and exits and comment on what the contestants were up to. My most famous entrance was via a black shiny helicopter equipped … Continue reading →

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