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.
First window condensation of the season!
September 28, 2026 at 6:32 AM
First window condensation of the season!
It's that time of year when the house cools a tad too much, later in the day.
I think Annie agrees...
I think Annie agrees...
September 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's that time of year when the house cools a tad too much, later in the day.
I think Annie agrees...
I think Annie agrees...
I must be getting nesh in my old age! Only 10th Sept, and I've sparked the stove up.
(Mind you, the sweep came yesterday and it's had a right going over, including a new set of fire bricks. I also seem to have a slight cold...).
(Mind you, the sweep came yesterday and it's had a right going over, including a new set of fire bricks. I also seem to have a slight cold...).
September 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I must be getting nesh in my old age! Only 10th Sept, and I've sparked the stove up.
(Mind you, the sweep came yesterday and it's had a right going over, including a new set of fire bricks. I also seem to have a slight cold...).
(Mind you, the sweep came yesterday and it's had a right going over, including a new set of fire bricks. I also seem to have a slight cold...).
It's finally arrived!
My Witches of Scotland tartan scarf: hand-woven to order.
It's fabulous quality.
(Now thinking of saving up to order the wrap, which would not arrive until next year if I ordered it now!)
My Witches of Scotland tartan scarf: hand-woven to order.
It's fabulous quality.
(Now thinking of saving up to order the wrap, which would not arrive until next year if I ordered it now!)
September 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It's finally arrived!
My Witches of Scotland tartan scarf: hand-woven to order.
It's fabulous quality.
(Now thinking of saving up to order the wrap, which would not arrive until next year if I ordered it now!)
My Witches of Scotland tartan scarf: hand-woven to order.
It's fabulous quality.
(Now thinking of saving up to order the wrap, which would not arrive until next year if I ordered it now!)
Just beautiful!
I've a harvest maiden one that's about 35 years old, and I treasure her.
I've a harvest maiden one that's about 35 years old, and I treasure her.
September 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Just beautiful!
I've a harvest maiden one that's about 35 years old, and I treasure her.
I've a harvest maiden one that's about 35 years old, and I treasure her.
No cheating. Share the last picture of the sky from your camera roll.
August 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
No cheating. Share the last picture of the sky from your camera roll.
Back at Whitby for the week's folk festival.
Already shattered, and I'm not even dancing.
Currently sitting in the foyer of the Spa Complex, listening to the ongoing music session.
Already shattered, and I'm not even dancing.
Currently sitting in the foyer of the Spa Complex, listening to the ongoing music session.
August 22, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Back at Whitby for the week's folk festival.
Already shattered, and I'm not even dancing.
Currently sitting in the foyer of the Spa Complex, listening to the ongoing music session.
Already shattered, and I'm not even dancing.
Currently sitting in the foyer of the Spa Complex, listening to the ongoing music session.
Got held up coming away from my massage session in Cornhill on Tweed: the annual Flodden Ride out from (I think) Coldstream, over the Tweed, to the site of the battle (1513).
The last time a monarch was killed on English soil (James IV of Scotland).
There must have been a couple of hundred riders.
The last time a monarch was killed on English soil (James IV of Scotland).
There must have been a couple of hundred riders.
August 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Got held up coming away from my massage session in Cornhill on Tweed: the annual Flodden Ride out from (I think) Coldstream, over the Tweed, to the site of the battle (1513).
The last time a monarch was killed on English soil (James IV of Scotland).
There must have been a couple of hundred riders.
The last time a monarch was killed on English soil (James IV of Scotland).
There must have been a couple of hundred riders.
Would have been rude not to pat a visit...
July 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Would have been rude not to pat a visit...
There's a similar one up our way,in Northumberland, in Ford:
July 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
There's a similar one up our way,in Northumberland, in Ford:
Hit the Paxton House antique fair again, a few days ago.
Somebody needs to put a restraining order on me to keep me away from the wonderful Rowan Cottage Antiques stand!
Hard paste this time, and it's isn't a pastille burner, despite the chimney.
Somebody needs to put a restraining order on me to keep me away from the wonderful Rowan Cottage Antiques stand!
Hard paste this time, and it's isn't a pastille burner, despite the chimney.
July 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Hit the Paxton House antique fair again, a few days ago.
Somebody needs to put a restraining order on me to keep me away from the wonderful Rowan Cottage Antiques stand!
Hard paste this time, and it's isn't a pastille burner, despite the chimney.
Somebody needs to put a restraining order on me to keep me away from the wonderful Rowan Cottage Antiques stand!
Hard paste this time, and it's isn't a pastille burner, despite the chimney.
Out with Rag Bag morris yesterday evening (playing, not dancing). I forgot how hot it can get under a black bowler hat!
They're in my village on Sunday afternoon for the arts festival, so I will probably join them: their main (loud) musician's away and they need a more volume in the band.
They're in my village on Sunday afternoon for the arts festival, so I will probably join them: their main (loud) musician's away and they need a more volume in the band.
July 9, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Out with Rag Bag morris yesterday evening (playing, not dancing). I forgot how hot it can get under a black bowler hat!
They're in my village on Sunday afternoon for the arts festival, so I will probably join them: their main (loud) musician's away and they need a more volume in the band.
They're in my village on Sunday afternoon for the arts festival, so I will probably join them: their main (loud) musician's away and they need a more volume in the band.
A photo from Sunday's performance in Amble.
I'm the white haired owd biddy second from the left with the turquoise drape.
I'm the white haired owd biddy second from the left with the turquoise drape.
July 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A photo from Sunday's performance in Amble.
I'm the white haired owd biddy second from the left with the turquoise drape.
I'm the white haired owd biddy second from the left with the turquoise drape.
Here are Tribe Zuza in a group shot from yesterday, beside the Coquet river at Amble harbour.
Nobody fell in!
(FYI - I'm second from the left at the back)
Nobody fell in!
(FYI - I'm second from the left at the back)
July 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Here are Tribe Zuza in a group shot from yesterday, beside the Coquet river at Amble harbour.
Nobody fell in!
(FYI - I'm second from the left at the back)
Nobody fell in!
(FYI - I'm second from the left at the back)
Yes I know it probably refers to one of the earlier ones, as nothi g is official until sfter a vote, but I still found it amusing.
June 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Yes I know it probably refers to one of the earlier ones, as nothi g is official until sfter a vote, but I still found it amusing.
A happy little bee on one of my roses.
(Eye of the Tiger, should you wish to know)
Use sound for it.
Any background noise may be a train on the East Coast Main line, probably doing about 100mph...
(Eye of the Tiger, should you wish to know)
Use sound for it.
Any background noise may be a train on the East Coast Main line, probably doing about 100mph...
June 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A happy little bee on one of my roses.
(Eye of the Tiger, should you wish to know)
Use sound for it.
Any background noise may be a train on the East Coast Main line, probably doing about 100mph...
(Eye of the Tiger, should you wish to know)
Use sound for it.
Any background noise may be a train on the East Coast Main line, probably doing about 100mph...
Summer solstice blessings to all!
(Winter solstice blessings to all in the southern hemisphere)
(Winter solstice blessings to all in the southern hemisphere)
June 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Summer solstice blessings to all!
(Winter solstice blessings to all in the southern hemisphere)
(Winter solstice blessings to all in the southern hemisphere)
I feel seen...
Pictured is this last week's stash.
All added to the TBR pile(s).
Pictured is this last week's stash.
All added to the TBR pile(s).
June 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I feel seen...
Pictured is this last week's stash.
All added to the TBR pile(s).
Pictured is this last week's stash.
All added to the TBR pile(s).
The foot recovered and is still okay. Only did the one dance so it got rested, and I did get s bit of drumming in at the end
June 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The foot recovered and is still okay. Only did the one dance so it got rested, and I did get s bit of drumming in at the end
The mulberry is flowering...
June 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The mulberry is flowering...
Wearing the appropriate hoidy today, especially as it is truly "just up the road" from me - can see it from the top of the village.
June 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Wearing the appropriate hoidy today, especially as it is truly "just up the road" from me - can see it from the top of the village.
A day for this hoody, I feel!
You can see Lindisfarne from the hill at the top of my road, and I can be on the Island quite quickly (tide permitting). Only drawback is that I have to drive a way north first to reach the causeway.
You can see Lindisfarne from the hill at the top of my road, and I can be on the Island quite quickly (tide permitting). Only drawback is that I have to drive a way north first to reach the causeway.
June 8, 2026 at 7:18 AM
A day for this hoody, I feel!
You can see Lindisfarne from the hill at the top of my road, and I can be on the Island quite quickly (tide permitting). Only drawback is that I have to drive a way north first to reach the causeway.
You can see Lindisfarne from the hill at the top of my road, and I can be on the Island quite quickly (tide permitting). Only drawback is that I have to drive a way north first to reach the causeway.