tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post115678298677762717..comments2023-11-02T11:43:27.297+00:00Comments on Scraps in Progress: Lake DistrictFionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378836466869691917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-44383633899161892212006-12-01T21:54:00.000+00:002006-12-01T21:54:00.000+00:00Just being pedantic, but Vindolanda is in the coun...Just being pedantic, but Vindolanda is in the county of Northumberland. Northumbria is the more nebulous concept of the North East in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-1157116641879722022006-09-01T14:17:00.000+01:002006-09-01T14:17:00.000+01:00I used to read a lot of historical romance novels,...I used to read a lot of historical romance novels, and I seem to remember that couples used to go to Gretna to elope.<BR/>My visual of the Lake district is of rolling green hills, sunshine reflecting off the dewy grass. How far off am I?<BR/>Hope the holiday was all you wished for.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791592886458322904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-1156935822330695552006-08-30T12:03:00.000+01:002006-08-30T12:03:00.000+01:00With parents who lived in West Cumbria until recen...With parents who lived in West Cumbria until recently and a very close friend who lived in Dumfries and Galloway for a good while I also know the area quite well - glad you got up there for a break - no short journey from Leicester but at least the traffic does tend to thin once you get above Manchester - as for the inhospitable weather for archeology in winter I think there'll be some summer days that they'd need their thermals on too :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-1156875847297345952006-08-29T19:24:00.000+01:002006-08-29T19:24:00.000+01:00Wow is that beautiful. I'm sad to say I never got ...Wow is that beautiful. I'm sad to say I never got to the Lake District when my sweetie lived in England.Lois R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01248538379641320038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-1156808395519687682006-08-29T00:39:00.000+01:002006-08-29T00:39:00.000+01:00Sounds just wonderful, and so historic! Every time...Sounds just wonderful, and so historic! Every time I hear the words 'lake district' I always think 'Pride and Prejudice' for some reason? I'm going to have to watch it again and remind myself.<BR/>*hugs*<BR/>Tazzie<BR/>:-)Tazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872390174069150617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-1156790982830498632006-08-28T19:49:00.000+01:002006-08-28T19:49:00.000+01:00Lovely and green--so much history in your country....Lovely and green--so much history in your country.Linda Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585942908710656032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685457.post-1156788990661641502006-08-28T19:16:00.000+01:002006-08-28T19:16:00.000+01:00What beautiful countryside. I would want visit th...What beautiful countryside. I would want visit the in-laws very often *s*Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872055894285312153noreply@blogger.com