Crispycat Recordings: Home made...

Friday, December 17, 2010

Home made...

Playlist

Monteverdi - Scherzi Musicali

Monteverdi - L'Orfeo

Various - Last 12 Months on Shuffleplay

Not the best night's sleep I've ever had...

Didn't help that I didn't go to bed (I say "bed" I mean Pam's sofa) till 2:30am and that Pam came down at 8:30 and whacked the TV on...

Post breakfast, Pam - suitably dressed...

..and Sheila made their way to Tesco for provisions...

Mum and I stayed at home and mum read this blog for the first time...

The snow was coming down and it took an age for my sisters to return...

Mum snoozed while I watched Julia Bradbury and Al Murray's programmes on the BBC 4 Germany season via the I-Player...

The snow continued...

Sheila made soup for lunch and, post this, for some light relief from our rather too close knit family situation, I took a walk along the snowbound streets of Hemel Hempstead...

As I approached Pam's house again, I spotted chum Julie emerging from her car for a welcome visit...

This broke the day up nicely and, just after she left, Suzanne's husband Chris arrived to fit Pam's new banister - and an excellent job he made of it too..

Meanwhile, your correspondent was cooking diinner, Leek & Pancetta Risotto, as first concocted back in January this year...

Turned out nice and tasty - the finished article looked a lot better than the above...

In the evening we relaxed in front of the telly, mum and Pam catching up on Eastie and Corrie while I watched "Dirk Gently" and "The Drake Equation" on the I-Player and Sheila baked some lovely scones..

At 10, post "Have I Got News For You" and "Live at the Apollo" and with Sheila already snoring on the settee, I declared it time for bed and kicked them all upstairs, leaving me to enjoy another fairly sleepless night on the sofa...

Highlight of the Day : Home made stuff...

2 comments:

Mitch said...: That pic of your mum reading the blog is a classic!; 11:19 am
Cloudland Blue Quartet said...: Just read your comment to the ladies - howls of laughter - cheers Mitch!; 12:27 pm

Crispycat Latest Release

"I know I produce an awful lot of music, which can make it hard to keep up. But, at the end of each year since 2021, I've produced a tasty compilation ("The Originals") featuring one track from each release. So, every year, if you're only going to buy one CBQ album, make it that one!" "Twentytwentyfour: The Originals" is a 130 minute selection of tracks from the fifteen 2024 releases by Cloudland Blue Quartet. The collection is issued in anticipation of (and includes a track from) the fifteenth and final record of the year, "Twentytwentyfour", a multi disc compilation of rare and previously unreleased recordings made by CBQ throughout 2024, which is due on 31 December.

Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection

In a one-man crusade to encourage the world to broaden its musical horizons, David has been broadcasting a weekly Eclectic Selection of music from across his vast record collection since 2014. On the programme each week, you'll hear 25 Tracks, kicking off with David's LP of the Week, followed by his six other LPs of the day, three or so CBQ, or CBQ related, tracks, a single of the week (if there is one), a couple more singles (if there are any) and a further eclectic mix of other things new into the collection... It's eclectic!