The tip that is Nosher's office
The BBs at the Park Hotel, and Christmas in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland - 25th December 2006
In a major contrast to the previous year, Nosher heads off to cook Christmas dinner for Isobel's family in the Dublin suburb of Blackrock. Isobel had intended to be there a few days earlier, but her Ry-unfair flight had been cancelled at the last minute as the aircraft was elsewhere at the time (due to fog, allegedly) and so we both ended up outbound "togevver". At least the food that we ordered on-line from Superquinn was already there, and so it was straight in to preparing for the dinner - which was not without its challenges as the oven was barely working and could only just about manage Gas Mark 3. During the morning there was also a visit to the nearby coast so that a couple of Isobel's siblings could partake in the annual Christmas swim, in memory of Maurice, followed by a scattering of ashes on the grey, calm sea. Before all that, in Diss on the previous Friday, the BBs are playing at the Park Hotel. Nosher and Isobel sneak out after the sound check for a couple of hours to attend a Carol service at Thrandeston's church of St. Margaret of Antioch.
next album: The Christmas Markets of Brussels, Belgium - 1st January 2007
previous album: Qualcomm Cambridge's Christmas Do, Jesus College, Cambridge - 20th December 2006
There's a world map on the office wall
Paul in the church at Thrandeston
Isobel and The Boy Phil slurp mulled wine
The stage at the Park Hotel
Nosher pokes around
The BBs do a sound check
More sound checking
Rob invites members of the audience on stage
Flying over the Irish Sea
In the Breffni pub in Blackrock
Isobel and Jen
Rockford House on Stradbrook Road
Evelyn (seated) and Isobel by the fire
Oscar gets a treat
Betty chats to Evelyn
Noddy opens a present
Noddy inspects a plastic dashboard Jesus
Louise installs some irises by the window
Louise arranges flowers by the window
Jimmy stands by the fireplace
We head off to the sea
Heading over the park towards the sea
On graffiti vridge
Noddy and Phil cross Graffiti Bridge
Seven geese on Dublin bay
Evelyn prepares for the swim
Evelyn descends into the sea
Swimming in Dublin Bay on Christmas day
Noddy gets in too
Isobel passes a towel to a returning Noddy
Oscar mills around
On the seafront
Oscar peers over the railway wall
Louise comes prepared with the Jameson
Oscar sticks his nose in
Noddy gets dressed again
A eulogy is read out by Jimmy
Graffiti on the bridge
Isobel's Ma looks at DVDs
There's another round of presents
In the lounge
Isobel peels sprouts
More sprout action
Isobel peels potatoes down in the kitchen
Nosher does some kitchen stuff
It's starter time
Nosher stands by
Nosher and Isobel
It's turkey-carving time
Noddy lunges for a roast potato
Isobel's got something in a food processor
A Christmas pudding is tipped out
Louise prepares the Christmas pudding
The Christmas pudding is well and truly on fire
Noddy reaches out
Nosher's purple hat matches his purple hair
Jen Mac comes around
A game of Balderdash occurs
Games in the lounge
The 'Trotts Tractor' at Dublin Airport
Cattle load up
A lone figure and the temporary terminal at Dublin
A long exposure of the lights of Dublin City
Back at a foggy Stansted Airport
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The tip that is Nosher's office
The tip that is Nosher's office
There's a world map on the office wall
Paul in the church at Thrandeston
Isobel and The Boy Phil slurp mulled wine
The stage at the Park Hotel
Nosher pokes around
The BBs do a sound check
More sound checking
Rob invites members of the audience on stage
Flying over the Irish Sea
In the Breffni pub in Blackrock
Isobel and Jen
Rockford House on Stradbrook Road
Evelyn (seated) and Isobel by the fire
Oscar gets a treat
Betty chats to Evelyn
Noddy opens a present
Noddy inspects a plastic dashboard Jesus
Louise installs some irises by the window
Louise arranges flowers by the window
Jimmy stands by the fireplace
We head off to the sea
Heading over the park towards the sea
On graffiti vridge
Noddy and Phil cross Graffiti Bridge
Seven geese on Dublin bay
Evelyn prepares for the swim
Evelyn descends into the sea
Swimming in Dublin Bay on Christmas day
Noddy gets in too
Isobel passes a towel to a returning Noddy
Oscar mills around
On the seafront
Oscar peers over the railway wall
Louise comes prepared with the Jameson
Oscar sticks his nose in
Noddy gets dressed again
A eulogy is read out by Jimmy
Graffiti on the bridge
Isobel's Ma looks at DVDs
There's another round of presents
In the lounge
Isobel peels sprouts
More sprout action
Isobel peels potatoes down in the kitchen
Nosher does some kitchen stuff
It's starter time
Nosher stands by
Nosher and Isobel
It's turkey-carving time
Noddy lunges for a roast potato
Isobel's got something in a food processor
A Christmas pudding is tipped out
Louise prepares the Christmas pudding
The Christmas pudding is well and truly on fire
Noddy reaches out
Nosher's purple hat matches his purple hair
Jen Mac comes around
A game of Balderdash occurs
Games in the lounge
The 'Trotts Tractor' at Dublin Airport
Cattle load up
A lone figure and the temporary terminal at Dublin
A long exposure of the lights of Dublin City
Back at a foggy Stansted Airport