Reasons to be cheerful, 1, 2….
It’s been a cold and murky old week here in the north east of England, but are we down-hearted? Reasons to be cheerful this week include a stroll through the back streets of Durham, and a trip to Newcastle-on-Tyne to meet up with a lovely friend. I came across a few Numbers along the way.
Share your ‘reasons to be cheerful’ with Cate at Six Word Saturday. Have a good weekend and I’ll see you on Monday for a cool, English walk.
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There are always good things to make me smile, Annalisa. Sometimes I scowl too! 🙂 🙂 Un baccio!
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Such a good attitude you have Jo! Here’s to looking for the sunshine through the clouds.
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You should catch me on the days when I’m kicking the cat, Sue (or Mick- we don’t have a cat 😦 ) I don’t go Johnny Public with those.
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Haha we all have days like that. 🙂
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I’d like to live at a place named Hoppetty House Jo – it sounds so cheerful!
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Doesn’t it? And that lovely red too 🙂 🙂 Happy Sunday, Meg!
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I just love the door handle at Hoppetty House, Jo – I want one! 😀
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Did you spot the cobwebs? It hasn’t been dusted for a decade or so 🙂 🙂
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Lovely shots, despite the dismal weather. We are in desperate need of rain here in southern Ontario . Not complaining as the sun has been glorious but the grass & the plants could certainly use a good soaking!
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Climate! No pleasing everyone, is there, Lynn? 🙂
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I think the Hoppety House sign is my favorite.
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I like that one too, Mlissabeth 🙂 Happy weekend!
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Even the Bryans are chilly while playing the Open doubles final: they’re wearig leggings! And Serena didn’t have her jacket off for the whole tournament.
I loved your number pictures.
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Thanks, Viv. 🙂 Didn’t Mugarutha do well? I didn’t intend to watch but was ‘drawn in’. It’s perishing here too. Will be glued to Andy tomorrow.
Nothing from Cate yet? I haven’t checked since lunch time. I think we’ve come to the end of the road.
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Yes, it’s up.
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Thanks 🙂
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I like that clock, but who’s on top of it and what’s she up to? It was decidedly naff in Hampshire and nice here while I was there. Not complaining now though x:-)x
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Trust you to ask! It’s outside a jewellers- Northern Goldsmiths- and has been there as long as I can remember. No idea of the history but I expect I could Google it, if you’re desperate to know. 🙂 I usually get dull shots of her but I liked that one. The Laing Art Gallery was where I was headed, but ran out of time. Another day! I know, Gilly- I’ll reply this evening. Hugs, darlin’.
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I’ve got a friend who just came back from a week on the shores of Loch Ness and said it was scorchio. Isn’t weather a strange thing?
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I know! I’ve heard the same 😦 And Jude said Cornwall has been lovely too. Think I need to move. Sun is trying now but there’s a cold wind. Bring on Summer! 🙂
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If I were a bunny rabbit I’d have to live in the Hoppety House!
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I know! Irresistible 🙂 Funnily enough I’m on a page about Whitey the Rabbit right now. How strange is life? Hugs, Kathe!
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A cheerful weekend to you, Jo!
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Thanks sweetheart. You too 🙂 🙂
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Thank you, Jo! My warmest and sunniest wishes are on the way to you!
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Sorry you’re weather has been dreary, Jo. We’ve had high heat and humidity, which I like, but many don’t. I’m cheerful because I was blessed with seeing your lovely photos. Have a a great weekend! xo
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Hiya darlin 🙂 No good being mopey, is it? Doesn’t make you any friends. A little bird did tell me we might have sunshine tomorrow, but I hardly dare believe it. 🙂 Thanks- you too!
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Sorry to hear that it’s been a rather cold week, but good to hear that you caught up with a friend. Hope you had a great time and the company was great. Lovely set of shots for this challenge, what a coincidence you happened to snap photos of numbers 🙂 Hoppetty House. That is a nice name that rolls off the tongue 😀
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I have loads of shots that never get used, Mabel. I take them mostly for my own pleasure, and if they work for a challenge, fine. I do find chasing challenges a bit of a pain sometimes. I’d rather just tell a story, in my own way. But having said that I’ve been doing 6WS forever! 🙂 🙂 Happy Sunday to you!
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I am like you, Jo. I take many, many photos each time I’m out and some of them I tuck them away forever. Currently I have about 20,000 shots on my hard drive, I think… 😀
Always love your Six Word Saturday. They always seem so effortless, and love to see where you’ve been 🙂
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Thanks, sweetheart 🙂
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Oh, no earworm warning! I shall not get that song out of my head now! Love the 19 and a half – only ever saw a half number once and that was in Chinatown district on Vancouver Island. Maybe I’ll look it up for the challenge. Seems like the east has had a grey and wet week, reversal of what happened at the beginning of the month when you lot were in the sun and heat and we were hidden in a cloud! Wishing you some sunshine, as long as you don’t pinch ours 😀
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I’m struggling to remember any sunshine. Was I in Poland? 😦 😦 No, I do remember 2 breakfasts in the garden. 🙂 Sorry about the song. I have the feeling I’ve used it before in 6WS, but it’ll be 200 next week so there must be a bit of repetition in there somewhere. I’m planning a retirement bash 🙂
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You leaving the 6WS? I always like those posts.
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Oh, I love that door knocker! And a house with a number and a half. A post that made me smile.
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In among the gloom, Meg 🙂 I have a fabulous dragon doorknocker gleaned on the same wanderings but sadly, no number 😦
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Fling it in anyway! Be a rebel.
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That’s Jude’s job 🙂 🙂
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Such diverse photos Jo – the door knocker on that red door- very unique and kinda classic – the 19 1/2 felt like one of those photos that tell a thousand words – the different feel to the lines in the iron to the number to all that background stuff – happy Saturday to u
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The back streets of Durham yield some lovely finds, Yvette. It was the doorknocker I was drawn to first but it was a bit cobwebby 🙂 I have a lovely dragon one but it doesn’t fit with ‘numbers’. Me being random in amongst all my Polish posts. And 19 n a half made me smile. 🙂 As did the Ian Drury song, always. Hugs, sweetheart!
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Half made you smile – bah! You are so witty with your word play restless one.
Thx for the hugs – more rain here in town this week – but sun is in the forecast – peace
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Love it – put me in the mood of playing hopscotch!!
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Hop away, Becky! 🙂 We need something cheerful here till we catch up with the rest of the country (or spread the gloom 😦 ) All ok with you?
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All ‘hoppy’ 😊, am in Essex visiting extended family having taken my mum away for a week’s respite.
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Ah! ‘Working’ holiday 🙂
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Doubled edged reasons to be grateful. Great work Jo. 🙂
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A bit of fun on a glum Saturday morning, Miriam. Hope you’re doing a bit better 🙂 Thank you!
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Cold, wet and gray here but otherwise all good. 🙂
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Stunning shots Jo and definitely lots of reasons to be cheerful. You gave us all a laugh for sure. Thanks for sharing darling and have a wonderful weekend. 😀 ♥
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I know you love cool and misty weather, Sonel. Please take some of ours 🙂 🙂 Thanks, hon. You too!
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Ha! You know I do Jo and anytime. 😆
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