Tag Archives: Darlington Road

A miracle landing, and donkeys and surfers in Stockon-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Despite all the warnings BP, EH and I all elected to take a flight during the terror alert. I should not have been surprised when about an hour from our destination the cabin lights went out and the air supply … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged air, alert, cabin, Darlington Road, death, destination, disembark, donkey, flight, forgive, hand, hold, land, landing, lights, lorry, miracle, photograph, safe, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, supply, surfer, surprise, terror, unscathed, warning | Leave a comment

Unexpected wedding guests: surprise dinosaur crocodiles and Africans (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were at yet another wedding and I had completely lost the plot. I’d left the invitation, card and present at home and couldn’t remember who was getting married this time. The only clue was that the reception was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged card, celebration, celebrations, clue, crocodile, crocodiles, Darlington Road, dinosaur, dinosaurs, friend, Graham Matthews, guest, guests, home, hotel, invitation, job, married, name, plot, present, reception, school, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, surprise, unexpected, wedding, welcome | Leave a comment

Tour of the hotspots of Hartburn misses the White House (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

As the bus came down Greens Lane I considered pointing out Hartburn Primary School, but I wasn’t convinced that my fellow passengers would be interested. At the T junction we turned right on to Darlington Road, then first left into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bus, conversation, corner, countryside, Darlington Road, dating, disabled, disembark, Elmwood Community Centre, enounter, execute, face-to-face, girlfriend, Greens Lane, Hartburn, Hartburn Primary School, Hartburn Village, hotspots, luck, passengers, prosecute, site, stroke, T junction, tour, trespassers, village, web, White House, widow, widower | Leave a comment

Early autumn encourages Stockton vandals into the trees (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The spell of good summer weather came to an abrupt end when the trees turned brown overnight and the media announced that it was now autumn. If further proof were needed, a riot of unruly boys from Ian Ramsey School … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, branch, branches, brown, chase, collapse, conkers, crawl, Darlington Road, doorbells, elderly, good, horse chestnut, houses, Ian Ramsey, job, naughty schoolboys, path, residents, school, Stockton, summer media, tackle, teenagers, traffic, trees, vandal, vandals, weather | Leave a comment

New CalMac service covers land and sea (Rousse)

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We caught the new CalMac service that travelled to the Outer Hebrides via Hexham. It was a very special boat that could cover both land and sea. I very much enjoyed riding along beside the dolphins, even though trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boat, Caledonian Ma, Calmac, camera, Darlington Road, dolphin, dolphins, drama, Edinburgh, Elmwood, family, fete, film, garden fete, Hexham, historical, land, Leith Walk, north, Outer Hebrides, photograph, ride, route, Scotland, sea, seat, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees | Leave a comment

Chasing Rupert Grint in the dark (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My sister J and I walked along the middle of Darlington Road as far as the junction with Kenton Close. The houses were spaced out more widely than we remembered, in a landscape of lush green fields and rolling hills. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chase, corridors, dark, Darlington Road, door, dream, fields, green, Hartburn, hills, houses, Kenton Close, landscape, lush, pursuit, Rupert Grint, snow, Stockton-on-Tees, White House | Leave a comment

Amazing animal life at Ayers Rock (Rousse)

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

“Ayers Rock next stop!” shouted the driver. The message was relayed from passenger to passenger along the length of the 224 bus until it reached our gang on the back seat of the single decker. Our leader JS doubted this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 224, ancestor, animal, animals, Australia, Australian, Ayers Rock, back seat, black, bus, cattle, country, County Durham, cow, cross-breed, cross-breeds, Darlington Road, dinosaur, elephant, experiment, experimentation, genetic, hair, horse, lane, North Yorkshire, passenger, passengers, pig, prehistoric, rhino, rhinoceros, single decker, snout, Stockton-on-Tees, throw-back, Uluru | Leave a comment

Greedy guts Rousse eats her way round Hartburn

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Hartburn had changed. The corner shop at the junction of Darlington Road and Hartburn Village that used to be a newsagent now sold electrical items, as did all the other small businesses located near to the Stockton Arms. Hartburn Village … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bungalow, business, businesses, Darlington Road, electrical, Elmwood, family, greedy, guts, Hartburn, Masham, mobster, mother, newsagent, Parkwood, Stockton Arms, Stockton-on-Tees, village | Leave a comment

Stuck in stilettos in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I took twenty pairs of stretchy nylon Marks and Spencer knickers in flesh tones to the event, just in case anyone needed a pair. Nobody did. Afterwards my father paid the bill then we all wandered off to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bill, bus, Cadbury, Darlington Road, father, flesh, Hartburn Lane, heels, knickers, Marks and Spencer, nude, pants, purple, Richard Hind, Stockton-on-Tees, underpants, Yarm Road | Leave a comment

Top wedding style and a most unusual gift (Rousse)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

My parents laid on the party at the White House as a combined hen and stag night for SB and fiancé AG. The date was chosen to take advantage of the ceilidh on the beach, a short walk along the … Continue reading →

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