title	The BBs at the Park Hotel, and Christmas in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland - 25th December 2006
intro	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.
imgp0211	The tip that is Nosher's office
imgp0213	There's a world map on the office wall
imgp0217	Paul in the church at Thrandeston
imgp0222	Isobel and The Boy Phil slurp mulled wine
imgp0228	The stage at the Park Hotel
imgp0229	Nosher pokes around
imgp0230	The BBs do a sound check
imgp0236	More sound checking
imgp0244	Rob invites members of the audience on stage
imgp0253	Flying over the Irish Sea
imgp0255	In the Breffni pub in Blackrock
imgp0259	Isobel and Jen
imgp0261	Rockford House on Stradbrook Road
imgp0263	Evelyn (seated) and Isobel by the fire
imgp0264	Oscar gets a treat
imgp0266	Betty chats to Evelyn
imgp0269	Noddy opens a present
imgp0271	Noddy inspects a plastic dashboard Jesus
imgp0274	Louise installs some irises by the window
imgp0275	Louise arranges flowers by the window
imgp0276	Jimmy stands by the fireplace
imgp0279	We head off to the sea
imgp0282	Heading over the park towards the sea
imgp0284	On graffiti vridge
imgp0285	Noddy and Phil cross Graffiti Bridge
imgp0286	Seven geese on Dublin bay
imgp0288	Evelyn prepares for the swim
imgp0290	Evelyn descends into the sea
imgp0294	Swimming in Dublin Bay on Christmas day
imgp0295	Noddy gets in too
imgp0298	Isobel passes a towel to a returning Noddy
imgp0300	Oscar mills around
imgp0302	On the seafront
imgp0304	Oscar peers over the railway wall
imgp0308	Louise comes prepared with the Jameson
imgp0315	Oscar sticks his nose in
imgp0319	Noddy gets dressed again
imgp0320	A eulogy is read out by Jimmy
imgp0322	Graffiti on the bridge
imgp0323	Isobel's Ma looks at DVDs
imgp0328	There's another round of presents
imgp0330	In the lounge
imgp0334	Isobel peels sprouts
imgp0341	More sprout action
imgp0343	Isobel peels potatoes down in the kitchen
imgp0347	Nosher does some kitchen stuff
imgp0353	It's starter time
imgp0359	Nosher stands by
imgp0360	Nosher and Isobel
imgp0366	It's turkey-carving time
imgp0368	Noddy lunges for a roast potato
imgp0373	Isobel's got something in a food processor
imgp0378	A Christmas pudding is tipped out
imgp0381	Louise prepares the Christmas pudding
imgp0387	The Christmas pudding is well and truly on fire
imgp0391	Noddy reaches out
imgp0392	Nosher's purple hat matches his purple hair
imgp0398	Jen Mac comes around
imgp0404	A game of Balderdash occurs
imgp0415	Games in the lounge
imgp0416	The "Trotts Tractor" at Dublin Airport
imgp0418	Cattle load up
imgp0421	A lone figure and the temporary terminal at Dublin
imgp0429	A long exposure of the lights of Dublin City
imgp0432	Back at a foggy Stansted Airport