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Time time time10:33 AM - Thu 8 January 2009Sorry peeps just had no time for blogging and am off again in a minute on a second Christmas to my dad's as we haven't seen each other in many months. He'll be meeting P for the first time and then we're off to meet his sister and see friends in London on Monday. I'll do pics as we're going to the Boat Show which should be exciting!I haven't forgotten everyone and I'LL BE BACK!!!! comments {3}HAPPY NEW YEAR4:32 PM - Wed 31 December 2008So guys - another whole year has passed by - unbelievable - is it my imagination or is time passing more quickly as I get older?For me it's been an amazing 2008 - the highlights have been my first grandchild Lucia safely born, time spent with wonderful friends and family on and off line, a new relationship with a lovely new man, released my album, went to lots of wondeful live music festivals and gigs, continued to play and write music, and inevitably had to sadly say good bye to one or two people along the way. 2009 looks like being exciting with a three month trip to Africa to kick it off at the end of January and then hopefully moving to be with P full time in the countryside and lots more music to record - so watch this space and keep in touch. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009! What have been your highlights this year and hopes for 2009? comments {3}Christmas Pics etc12:07 PM - Tue 30 December 2008I've had a lovely Christmas time with my new grandchild, my family and P! We spent Christmas in Bristol then I took the train up to meet P's son for the first time and then on to his brother's. We've now met most of each other's important relatives though there are still a few to go!Here's P making a delicious batch of 36 Mince Pies 
And here's a picture of me with baby Lucia! 
I'm now in Cropredy at the van and yesterday we went to a funeral of a friend of P's which was sad as he was only a young man of 42 though the celebration of his life was very touching. Tonight we're going to a gig at the Mill in Banbury and tomorrow a New Year's party locally. On Friday or Saturday we're off back to the boat in Belgium to deliver a load of batteries and hope to spend some more time in Brugge. Next week we're going to visit my dad. It looks like January will be gone in a blink then we're off at the end of the month to the Gambia, probably till nearly May to organise the Kartong Festival. I'll have to start planning soon as I'll have to rent out my house and a zillion other things to make it possible. Time flies but it's exciting times! comments {6}Happy Christmas5:28 PM - Wed 24 December 2008Just a quick line to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas if you celebrate it!I have 8 here for Christmas plus the new grand daughter which is just such a pleasure! I'll try and get some nice photos to put up in the next few days but in the meantime have a really good holiday. See you soon comments {5}Boat trip in Belgium11:41 PM - Tue 16 December 2008I've not had a minute to blog this week as I've been away then back home with P and my daughter and baby grandchild staying till Christmas - I'd forgotten how time consuming new babies are! Absolutely gorgeous though!P and I had a lovely trip over on the ferry to Belgium on the weekend and helped someone move their boat from Veurne to Brugge. They own a lovely Dutch barge which they'll use for taking people on French cruises eventually. The weather was bitterly cold but clear on the day we moved the boat and the scenery was beautiful. 
There are some PHOTOS at the link. This weekend we're having a songwriters' group re-union which should be a wonderful chance to catch up and play some music. I really must buy some presents and plan Christmas - I always leave it to the last minute every year - doh! We did put the tree up today which is a start I suppose! comments {2}Walking in the Highlands of Scotland!1:53 PM - Tue 9 December 2008What a glorious weekend I had - it was an old friend's 50th birthday and they organised a weekend in a Youth Hostel in Torrodon on the West coast of the Scottish Highlands. I flew up to Inverness then we shared a hire car and drove the couple of hours west to Torrodon.
We went on a spectacular hill walk on the Saturday - do take the time to follow the link to the PHOTOS In the evening we had real 1950's style knees up with Scottish dancing, fancy dress, party games and yummy food. Here's a picture of me in my 50s dress! 
This week I'm trying to get the spare room finished in time for Christmas as I have a lot of vistors coming... Guess how many presents I've bought so far......... Yes - you're right - not one! Ahhhhhh! And finally - a short fun clip from the return leg of the climb! MVI_9346 from http://chandramoon.vox.com/ comments {8}Frozen11:24 AM - Wed 3 December 2008I've had a lovely time but no time to blog. Last weekend we did the sabar workshop in Walberswick - Suffolk - where it all began in 2005. It was wonderful going back there. Modou (our teacher) has been sick though and had to go to hospital but he's coming out today.I'm in P's van by the canal which is frozen solid - I've never seen that before. There's no running water as the source is frozen so they've gone with some containers to get water from the village! I'm going back to Bristol today for a couple of days then off to Scotland for someone's 50th in Inverness - it'll be bitterly cold up there so I'll have to go very well prepared - I'll be playing a set for them at the party. I played a small gig in a local pub in Hook Norton last night - it was good to do something in this area for a start although there was hardly anyone there - which strangely made me feel more nervous than a larger crowd ha ha! Next week I'll be off with P to see a boat he's been working on in Belgium then we'll call in to see my daughter and lovely new grandchild again. Anyway - that's it for now. comments {5}Beryl begat Chandra begat Andrea begat Lucia..................7:11 PM - Wed 26 November 2008
FOUR generations of females........how wonderful! comments {5}Breather, baby, gigs and carbon footprint!10:01 PM - Tue 25 November 2008Wow what a whirl life has been recently - my odometer tells me that I've driven well over 1,500 miles in the last 4 weeks! My drumming, my lovelife and now my new grand-daughter is making my carbon footprint very bad - I'll never be able to accuse anyone else of not being green again without being a total hypocrite!I've just driven down with my mum to visit my daughter and new baby so she can see her while she's still tiny - she's so beautiful and my daughter and husband are doing very well - of course she's tired out as she's recovering from the Caesarian. My gig last night went well and I really enjoyed playing - I felt confident despite not having the bass player and Paddy played really well and for the first time he did three of his songs within the set and I played flute. We finished off with one of mine. We had visuals with our set too as Ruth who did the visuals for the album launch came and did them again plus she's done a new set for Shadow Puppets which was brilliant! P came down for the gig and stayed and this coming weekend we'll be away for a long weekend in Suffolk drumming with Modou by the seaside (another very long drive!). The following weekend I'm flying to Scotland to an old friend's 50th birthday party. Somehow in between I manage to get my various essential work and home commitments done! Anyway - we had loads of photos taken at the gig last night so I'll try and get some decent ones posted soon. Bye for now! comments {4}Sack the bass player8:32 AM - Fri 21 November 2008I've been fretting a bit about a gig I have on Monday. I've had a bass player and a keyboard player in my little band for some time and the bassist has let me down a couple of times recently. At the last proper gig we had he actually went off before we played and left us in the lurch - this was because we weren't exactly sure of the time we'd be on and he had to listen to some of the other music first. It was a benefit gig and the other music was mainly African stylie and a really good atmosphere. We had to play only ten minutes after he'd hoofed it and I had to re-jig the set on the spot and it was very disconcerting.And he's missed a couple of pratices including this Wednesday evening even though we have a gig on Monday with no explanation - I've sacked him leaving just me and the keyboard man who's really good. I feel bad about it as he's a bloody good bass player and seems a nice guy - but even if he was the best in the world he's no use to me if I can't rely on him! Grrrrrr - life is never simple. I'll have to try and find a new bass player in the New Year but it takes ages for someone to learn all the tracks........ comments {4}Photo of Lucia4:30 PM - Wed 19 November 2008I'm back in Bristol for a few days after visiting my daughter and her hubbie and the lovely new grandchild Lucia - she is absolutely beautiful. Here's a link to some photos..Luciahttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...=637503707 They went home today after a few days in a lovely unit where her husband was allowed to stay while they learnt all about breast feeding etc - we're so lucky in the UK - the NHS were absolutely brilliant - she had to have a Caesarian in the end and the treatment was excellent and the aftercare good too. They get so much of a knocking but compared to other countries we are still very fortunate. And here's one for those who haven't clicked the link above 
comments {4}Baby Lucia2:51 PM - Sun 16 November 2008After a protracted labour my daughter finally had her baby by Caesarian section in the early hours of this morning.Thankfully she's fine and the baby is absolutely gorgeous (7lbs 2oz) and is called Lucia. I'm on someone else's computer and will be home on weds. Photos to follow later in the week. Thank goodnes they're alright now! How exciting to be a grandparent for the first time - it's an amazing feeling! comments {12}Waiting..........9:46 AM - Mon 10 November 2008Just had a lovely couple of days with my son in London at his new warehouse live/work space.
We visited friends, went to cafes, walked in the park, went to see a hilarious new film callec Burn After Reading (new Cohen brothers production), went to a yoga class, chatted and played music. Now I'm just in a state of limbo waiting for my grandchild to make an appearance in the world - it's due on Wednesday but could come any time! P's been working in Belgium for over a week and I miss him.........he's back today but not sure when we'll be able to meet up depending on his work, babies etc ha ha! I'm practicing for a gig on Nov 24th in Bristol and have to sort out the set list, visuals and publicity etc. So the over-riding feeling right now is waiting, tapping fingers and toes, waiting, waiting.................. PS - here's another pic for Slayerbarbie - the studio is used for dance and yoga workshops - you can just see the edge of the mirror! 
comments {5}Congratulations America10:13 AM - Wed 5 November 2008Congratulations to America for voting for change - for hope for the future - for equality and aspiration for ordinary people!Exciting times. comments {5}Normal Life ha ha!2:10 PM - Tue 4 November 2008I'm back home after 10 days away with P first at Cropredy then a weekend in Nottingham with his daughter.
Chris McDonald Band We went to a great gig on Halloween evening then on Saturday night a Samba and capoeira evening in Nottingham. P's gone off working in Belgium for a week fixing a crane onto a barge and this week I'm going to catch up with all the things I've neglected here (naughty me). I've got to practice for an upcoming gig, sort out the set list, send out invites and fliers plus we're organising a load of drumming workshops round the country for Modou Diouf who's coming from the Gambia for a month in the UK. I've got to organise getting my rental properties decorated and sorted and a load of other stuff called normal life ha ha! comments {6}Pumpkinned out!10:55 AM - Sun 2 November 2008
comments {8}Nottingham7:18 PM - Fri 31 October 2008I'm in Nottingham for a couple of nights at P's daughter's place. Tonight we're going to a Halloween gig at a local pub which should be a laugh.My daughter's baby is due on Nov 12th but the head's engaged and it could be any time so I'll be a granny soon! Exciting...... Have a good weekend everyone! comments {0}Hello from Cropredy8:40 PM - Mon 27 October 2008I've been away with P since my gig on Thursday night when he turned up unexpectedly in Bristol to support me.The gig itself was pretty ropey - the venue was one of those pubs where people aren't really there to listen to the music but to get really drunk! I didn't feel I played particularly well but they've offered me more gigs there and at other pubs organised by the same bloke so I'll think about it I guess! 
P stayed Thursday night then we came to Cropredy on Friday for one night before going off to Nottingham for a night at his daughter's. Yesterday we went to a brilliant party at friend's place - the sort of party that starts in the afternoon with a Sunday roast then carries on till the last person's standing! It was really pleasant and I was able to join in a couple of good music jams with my flute and also some people jammed along to my tunes as well. Today we went for a lovely walk while the sun was out and jumped on a friend's narrowboat for a short boat trip to Cropredy for a bit of shopping. That's it for now....... comments {4}Mish mash9:36 AM - Tue 21 October 2008Well I thought it was about time I sat down and actually posted something!This week I've been slack about blogging as I've had no energy whatsoever with a low level cold/chest that won't go away. On Saturday I played flute for my friend Suzy Condrad at a gig supporting Katey Brooks - both are very good singer songwriters and apart from some awful problems with the sound system it was a successful evening. 
There are lots of other photos of the gig at G I G < CLICK Sunday and Monday I just mainly loafed about trying to get my energy going but apart from a practice for a gig on Thursday I've not been able to get anything much done due to complete depletion of vitality. I'm just listening to my body and chilling out to get my strength back up for Thursday. I have a half hour set to play at a busy pub in Bristol - thank goodnes that people aren't allowed to smoke in pubs any more or I wouldn't be able to do it! I was tagged by Mothman but I'm not in the mood for memes so forgive me for just posting this. comments {3}The Haven7:00 PM - Fri 17 October 2008
A picture of me with both my kids at a lovely place in Bristol called the Haven yesterday. comments {5}
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