Pottering on
By frances r
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
May 15, 2016 6:25am CST
It seemed a while since I've written on here, and looking at the date on my last post it is 
not that I've done anything exciting.
My week has been a mixture of work and getting jobs done, I've mowed the lawn and started to weed my strawberry bed.
The U.K. Weather didn't let me down, by the time my day off came it was windy and cooler, and on Friday just gone I was wrapped up with a scarf 
it's still dry though, just with a cold wind.
The Friday before last we went on a treasure hunt to the near by town of rothbury, which was good fun. Rothbury is a lovely little town, unfortunately famous for floods and a local manhunt which ended with a murderer being shot there. It's a very pretty little town though and we had a nice time.
not that I've done anything exciting.
My week has been a mixture of work and getting jobs done, I've mowed the lawn and started to weed my strawberry bed.
The U.K. Weather didn't let me down, by the time my day off came it was windy and cooler, and on Friday just gone I was wrapped up with a scarf it's still dry though, just with a cold wind.
The Friday before last we went on a treasure hunt to the near by town of rothbury, which was good fun. Rothbury is a lovely little town, unfortunately famous for floods and a local manhunt which ended with a murderer being shot there. It's a very pretty little town though and we had a nice time.13 people like this
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@ison_1 (1240)
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18 May 16
@Dragonairy1 I had a golf match at Romney Marsh - it was brilliant!
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
18 May 16
@ison_1 hmfffffff I'm glad you enjoyed it 
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 May 16
Unfortunately so do I, and as is typical I worked most of it 
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 May 16
I know Rothbury, we rented an apartment there one week years ago, it was over an antique shop on or near the green. It really is a lively little town and we drive all over Northumbria from there.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
16 May 16
It's a small world it is quite a busy little town, where there loads of bikes on the Sunday?
it is quite a busy little town, where there loads of bikes on the Sunday?1 person likes this
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 May 16
@BelleStarr no, that was a strange day, on a Sunday lots of motorbikes go there.
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@celticeagle (159221)
• Boise, Idaho
15 May 16
A treasure hunt does sound fun. We are having rainy weather here today. I am enjoying it though because it will soon be hot and I will wish we had days like this. Haha
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@celticeagle (159221)
• Boise, Idaho
18 May 16
@Dragonairy1 ...Here we need it before the hot weather so we don't get the fires so bad. Last year's fires was the worst we have had.
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
18 May 16
If we had more hot weather I wouldn't mind the rain 
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 May 16
i adore this photo! looks like ya caught'im'n mid-quack :D i'm comin' to help ya with those strawberries ;) my patch purty much got destroyed last year by the grasshopper invasion, only 4 plants survived their onslaught.
i'm wonderin' what treasures ya found'n rothbury? glad'ja'd a nice time whilst there.
big hugs! i'd send'ja some warmth, but fear the thermometer aint cooperatin' this weekend. i've doubts we make't to the predicted high today'f 55 degrees. a far change from the 89 degrees 'n sunny skies'f friday, lol.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 May 16
I see your weather can't quite make up its mind like ours.
There wasn't treasure as such, more an answer to a puzzle
I'll save you a place in my garden, the strawberry plants are just starting to flower 
I'll save you a place in my garden, the strawberry plants are just starting to flower 1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
18 May 16
@Dragonairy1 no ma'am we're blustery, grey skied'n bone chillin' 'gain today. 'pposed to be back into the high 80's/low 90's by friday.
most interestin' :) i presume ya got the answers ya were'n search'f?
aw thanks! i've got 'bout 15 berries that're startin' to show promise. i'm hopin' that all the biological control myself'n the neighbor 'cross the road put out last year worked to curb the massive grasshopper onslaught we've'd the past couple'f years. sure'd make me most unhappy to've the need to share with 'em 'gain this summer, lol.
big hugs!!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
15 May 16
That sounds ssooo interesting ... a treasure hunt.... did you find it...?? Nice photo..., and glad to see you....
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
16 May 16
We found the answer, but you don't actually get anything
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 May 16
We seem to be going from hot to cold and back again, we even had some very light ice this morning.
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 May 16
We've not had much rain, it just keeps going from hot to cold, we even had a little bit of ice this week.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
15 May 16
I love the duck. It sounds like you are enjoying life and that is important, I've never been to England, maybe some day or in my next life! My ancestors came from England.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
18 May 16
Thanks, I think you'd enjoy it here, especially in the summer and there's lots of nice places to camp
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
18 May 16
It's a shame we can't swap for a couple of days.
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