Further Adventures of Stan

By jeand

 

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The further adventures of Stan -2

By jeand on Sat, 10 Oct 2015

I won't go into great detail about those first days after Stan moved in. He settled in very easily, and my life was so much happier, so much less...
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The further adventures of Stan -3

By jeand on Sun, 11 Oct 2015

It was during the following week that I had an email from my daughter, Sarah. It said: “Mother, I know that you expressed your wishes that I not...
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The further adventures of Stan -4

By jeand on Tue, 13 Oct 2015

After Christmas my life, and Stan's went back to our normal routine. However, I couldn't help thinking about what Angela had said about how limited...
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The further adventures of Stan -5

By jeand on Wed, 14 Oct 2015

Now that I am getting into this writing business, I can hardly stop myself. It was Stan who got me going. He said that all the time he was living at...
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The further adventures of Stan -6

By jeand on Thu, 15 Oct 2015

As well as my church related activities, I also play bridge several times a week. There are way more women players than men – and going through a...
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The further adventures of Stan -7

By jeand on Sat, 17 Oct 2015

Saturday came before I knew it, and in preparation for my exciting night, I made a pineapple upside down cake, and some brownies. And I made sure we...
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The further adventures of Stan -8

By jeand on Mon, 19 Oct 2015

It was my weekend forvisiting my daughter Sarah and her family in Sheffield. I was a bit anxious as things between us had been uncomfortable since...
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The further adventures of Stan -9

By jeand on Tue, 20 Oct 2015

After my disasterous bridge party attempt at seeing if I could get back in the dating game, I decided that there was no point in trying to...
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The further adventures of Stan -10

By jeand on Wed, 21 Oct 2015

Stan said he has never been out of Britain. When I talk about various countries I have visited, he seems to find the idea of going abroad as a sort...
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The further adventures of Stan -11

By jeand on Thu, 22 Oct 2015

Stan, good to his word, spent hours on the computer, researching our potential holiday. His passport, which he can do on line, will take six weeks to...
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The further adventures of Stan -12

By jeand on Fri, 23 Oct 2015

October 20 I called a taxi to pick us up at the ungodly hour of 6 a.m. Everything went smoothly at the airport, but each new thing, which is so...
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The further adventures of Stan -13

By jeand on Sat, 24 Oct 2015

Upon arriving at Dubrovnik airport in Cilipi, we were met at the bus station by Pavo, the owner of the apartment we had booked. Several others from...
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The further adventures of Stan -14

By jeand on Sun, 25 Oct 2015

On Friday, we caught the bus, which was very crowded with locals as well as tourists, no doubt from many people going into Dubrovnik for work. It...
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The further adventures of Stan -15

By jeand on Wed, 28 Oct 2015

I had always wanted to go to an island near Dubrovnik since my bridge friends went on a bridge holiday there, and I missed out on going. So this was...
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The further adventures of Stan -16

By jeand on Fri, 30 Oct 2015

Our plan for Monday was to meet Sven at our beach, and then we would go together to Cavtat which was only a short bus ride away. He was already there...
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The further adventures of Stan -17

By jeand on Sat, 31 Oct 2015

We were tired from our trip to Cavtat and I would have appreciated just a small quiet meal in the apartment, but Stan had other ideas. He had met a...
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The further adventures of Stan -18

By jeand on Mon, 02 Nov 2015

I woke up quite late, not having set my alarm, and I knew I wouldn't be making the boat. I caught the click of the outside door as Helen let herself...
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The further adventures of Stan -19

By jeand on Wed, 04 Nov 2015

During last week, I viewed each of the houses that I had pinpointed as being suitable, and found that there was one that I felt I just so much wanted...
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The further adventures of Stan -20 - penultimate chapter

By jeand on Fri, 06 Nov 2015

I returned the call from Stan's step-father. “Stan was worried sick about you,” he said. “He has been trying to contact you all day. Are you all...
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The further adventures of Stan -21 -the end

By jeand on Mon, 09 Nov 2015

January 25, 2016 I haven't written anything more since Stan left. I haven't felt like writing – and didn't feel there was much to say. I guess in...
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