New Camera! Some snaps around home of us all in some crisp, spring day.
Misc 2003 / 04
A mixture of photos generally from 2003 and early 2004, including Andrew and Denise’s visit, and our short break in Keswick and trip up Skiddaw in Lily’s new pram! The thumbnail to the left shows an image of a young Katie as a lily lookalike!
New Year 2003/4
Fancy dress at New Year with the Pixtons, Lily having a bad hair day.
December 2003
Christmas 2003 with the Dalkins at our house, a walk up Blencathra with Matthew and the dogs, and Lily’s Xmas party at todddlers.
September 2003
A trip to London around the time of Lily’s first birthday. Staying with Rachel Andrew and Bea, and stopping off to see Dippy, Jane and Libby on the way.
August 2003
A family trip to Devon in a hot period in August. Lily and Angis playing in high chairs, Matthew paddling, and all of us overheating.
May 2003
Camcorder stills of Lily and Katie – including a bit of a toe close-up and some bouncing on the baby bouncer.
March 2003
Some pics of Lily and Katie playing on the bed.
February 2003
Some camcorder stills of Lily’s head looking large and round, playing on the floor.
CD: “Living with the Pond Life”
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After a long break, the fouth collection of Minnellium tunes comes just in time to avert the US war against Iraq and the other countries who are members of the ‘axis of evil’. President George Bush the second of the United States of America is believed to have said that this music is the only chance of world peace. Tony Blair then added that world peace is possible and that this album is the only chance of it.
Gone are the days when Minnellium have collaborated with other artists. For a change, very little on this fourth album has been stolen under the guise of sampling. Well, apart from a whole track from Frou Frou remixed by the minnellial hands themselves.
Downbeat and a times down-right lazy.
12 tunes which would sit as easily in the ‘dining room’ category as ‘lounge’ are held together by a plastic compact disc which is housed in a free case. Continue reading “CD: “Living with the Pond Life””
September 2002
Photos taken after the birth of Lily; family viasiting in hospital and some very special days afterwards.
CD: “The Great Egg Race” (2001)
The third album is always a tricky one to pull off. But the plucky lads at minnellium have managed it with calm assurance.
At least as strongly themed as “Comfy”, “The Great Egg Race” scores over its older cousin in the variety of influence and variety of input used. The work of other contributors has been folded in to the mix effortlessly.
Featuring for the first time, some bass by Richard Hannaford and some Harmonica from Phil Haygarth.
‘Minnellium found a bucket load more freshness and spontaneity from working with other people and sparking ideas’
Whether the other people concerned agree is not known. Continue reading “CD: “The Great Egg Race” (2001)”