hi everyone,

just a wee update on what we’re up to.

since monday, we’ve been staying at a beautiful house on the island of martha’s vineyard, just off the cape cod coast.  ridiculous i know, but true.  and stranger still, it seems to suit us!   andy (producer) and ruddy (engineer) have rigged up a studio for us, where we’ve been polishing off the songs for the album - a bit of guitar here, some keyboard business there and a lot of singing.  we’re going to get some photos to you, just as soon as we get our camera shit together.  meanwhile, the 5th trashcan album is taking shape.  naturally, as the singer, i am falling ill every day with some bug or other and feeling very sheepish about it but despite these self-indulgences, work is being done; carbon is being pressed into diamond.  we’ve got 13 songs recorded (i could list them, they’re that close to being finished, but i’ll hold off for now) and well, it’s just a really wonderful record.  hopefully everyone who hears it will fall in love with it and to it.

recipe for really good eggnog, from my sister barbara:

whip 6 eggs, two at a time until light, add 3 pints of milk and 0.75 cup of sugar (no, i don’t know what a cup is either) and mix until sugar dissolves.  put a quarter-pint of rum and the same of scottish whisky and american bourbon into a measuring jug, add the three-quarters of a pint of hard booze gradually and stir it into the mixture.  in a separate bowl, whisk a pint of heavy cream until it’s thick (but not stiff) and mix that into the whole shebang.  let it chill in the fridge till very cold and serve in a cold glass with a sprinkle of nutmeg.  takes about 10 minutes if you have a food mixer, and it’s DELICIOUS!  if i’ve forgotten anything, i’ll update this recipe.  and let me know if anyone tries it.

lots of love to you all,

frank xxxxxxxxxxxxx