Andrea Robertson
@mrsrobbo.bsky.social
Geriatric fcbd®️ tribal belly dancer and former morris dancer. Hand drum fan (especially frame drums), and very mediocre melodeon player.
Based at the top end of Northumberland, UK.
Based at the top end of Northumberland, UK.
Been to York today for a meet up with a daughter and a bit of buying from a few places.
(Eg: new socks from M&S, and s bottle of salted caramel "Pudding Rum" from the market).
Imagine my delight when just before my train home pulled in, this beauty turned up, just as I came out of the waiting room.
(Eg: new socks from M&S, and s bottle of salted caramel "Pudding Rum" from the market).
Imagine my delight when just before my train home pulled in, this beauty turned up, just as I came out of the waiting room.
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Been to York today for a meet up with a daughter and a bit of buying from a few places.
(Eg: new socks from M&S, and s bottle of salted caramel "Pudding Rum" from the market).
Imagine my delight when just before my train home pulled in, this beauty turned up, just as I came out of the waiting room.
(Eg: new socks from M&S, and s bottle of salted caramel "Pudding Rum" from the market).
Imagine my delight when just before my train home pulled in, this beauty turned up, just as I came out of the waiting room.
Swung by The Book Loft in Berwick-upon-Tweed on Saturday afternoon to pick up a book I'd ordered when they first opened.
Seems they were having the official opening party!
(There's no hiding in that coat!)
Seems they were having the official opening party!
(There's no hiding in that coat!)
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Swung by The Book Loft in Berwick-upon-Tweed on Saturday afternoon to pick up a book I'd ordered when they first opened.
Seems they were having the official opening party!
(There's no hiding in that coat!)
Seems they were having the official opening party!
(There's no hiding in that coat!)
Dipping into the left hand one (annual purchase), and continuing to do the same with the second
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Dipping into the left hand one (annual purchase), and continuing to do the same with the second
Picked up the joannechocolat.bsy.social book I ordered from the new, small, but perfectly formed bookshop (The Book Loft) in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Also seemed to coincide with their official opening party, so I got a free Dostoyevsky too!
Also seemed to coincide with their official opening party, so I got a free Dostoyevsky too!
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Picked up the joannechocolat.bsy.social book I ordered from the new, small, but perfectly formed bookshop (The Book Loft) in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Also seemed to coincide with their official opening party, so I got a free Dostoyevsky too!
Also seemed to coincide with their official opening party, so I got a free Dostoyevsky too!
It's chutney time!
(Cranberry and clementine).
(Cranberry and clementine).
November 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It's chutney time!
(Cranberry and clementine).
(Cranberry and clementine).
A blessed Samhain to all who celebrate, and Beltane blessings to all in the southern hemisphere.
The wheel turns.
The wheel turns.
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A blessed Samhain to all who celebrate, and Beltane blessings to all in the southern hemisphere.
The wheel turns.
The wheel turns.
Just finished reading their book
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Just finished reading their book
Just put the heating on during the day for the first time.
Someone is warm.
And the stove's going too.
Someone is warm.
And the stove's going too.
October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Just put the heating on during the day for the first time.
Someone is warm.
And the stove's going too.
Someone is warm.
And the stove's going too.
The new book shop that is about to open in thd middle of Berwick-upon-Tweed!
I am so looking forward to this!
I am so looking forward to this!
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The new book shop that is about to open in thd middle of Berwick-upon-Tweed!
I am so looking forward to this!
I am so looking forward to this!
Season of mists and mellow (big band) music to chop 1½ kg of green tomatoes to.
Green tomato chutney stage 1 completed!
Green tomato chutney stage 1 completed!
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Season of mists and mellow (big band) music to chop 1½ kg of green tomatoes to.
Green tomato chutney stage 1 completed!
Green tomato chutney stage 1 completed!
The middle pages are loose, and the Christmas cake page is well splattered!
And yes, it's sepia.
And yes, it's sepia.
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The middle pages are loose, and the Christmas cake page is well splattered!
And yes, it's sepia.
And yes, it's sepia.
Hafla night. Much fun has been had with like-minded people. Someone has actually taken a back view shot of me that I like! (I'm nearest the camera).
45 minute drive home up the A1 in pouring rain was a bit of a mare, though...
45 minute drive home up the A1 in pouring rain was a bit of a mare, though...
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hafla night. Much fun has been had with like-minded people. Someone has actually taken a back view shot of me that I like! (I'm nearest the camera).
45 minute drive home up the A1 in pouring rain was a bit of a mare, though...
45 minute drive home up the A1 in pouring rain was a bit of a mare, though...
That's my afternoon activity sorted: leg up, cat on lap, Women's Rugby World Cup on tv.
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
That's my afternoon activity sorted: leg up, cat on lap, Women's Rugby World Cup on tv.
Another fair - another Staffordshire figure (the smaller one), although the dealer's label says it's Scottish - it could be.
Having blacksmith ancestors does prompt me into some odd purchases...
Having blacksmith ancestors does prompt me into some odd purchases...
September 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Another fair - another Staffordshire figure (the smaller one), although the dealer's label says it's Scottish - it could be.
Having blacksmith ancestors does prompt me into some odd purchases...
Having blacksmith ancestors does prompt me into some odd purchases...
Is just after 8am a tad early for the window cleaner..?
September 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Is just after 8am a tad early for the window cleaner..?
I think the temperature may have dropped during the night...
It's Grade 2 listed, so I can't just replace it with a modern unit, but it has the original wooden shutters, which I use, and a very long pair of heavy curtains.
All my front windows are the same, but I don't use the downstairs shutters.
It's Grade 2 listed, so I can't just replace it with a modern unit, but it has the original wooden shutters, which I use, and a very long pair of heavy curtains.
All my front windows are the same, but I don't use the downstairs shutters.
September 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I think the temperature may have dropped during the night...
It's Grade 2 listed, so I can't just replace it with a modern unit, but it has the original wooden shutters, which I use, and a very long pair of heavy curtains.
All my front windows are the same, but I don't use the downstairs shutters.
It's Grade 2 listed, so I can't just replace it with a modern unit, but it has the original wooden shutters, which I use, and a very long pair of heavy curtains.
All my front windows are the same, but I don't use the downstairs shutters.
Just picked this up again after a break to finish "Grounded" by James Canton.
September 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Just picked this up again after a break to finish "Grounded" by James Canton.
She's at it again...
August 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
She's at it again...
I've just bought the Summer Ghosts book!
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I've just bought the Summer Ghosts book!
Well it was the 60s counter-culture at the 60th Whitby folk festival themed ceilidh...
August 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Well it was the 60s counter-culture at the 60th Whitby folk festival themed ceilidh...
Beautiful and unusual spider web near the edge of Cally Woods, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway.
August 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful and unusual spider web near the edge of Cally Woods, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway.
I visited the one in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, yesterday. There was a wool festival in and around it.
July 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I visited the one in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, yesterday. There was a wool festival in and around it.