Catslide Party 2009

Our theme was to come dressed as a character from a cartoon or book.

As usual, the night before sees a flury of costume making activity

louise helps with THE HAT

louise the hat and Pat the scarf

Get the scarf right

Preparing the food

Putting on the final touches in the morning

Missee Lee gets ready too

For some this is as much painful as difficult

Good job Dorothy keeps the Duck tape handy

Luckily, the Tin Man has his own oil can though what sort of lubricant it contains is debatable

Little Noddy meets Mini Mouse

Mike and Jason aka Denis the Menace and Fred Flintstone

Tubs

Pete, finds it surprisingly easy to pick up an abandonned costume at The Gunbarrels

Other arrivals: Ann and Jim as Little Red Riding hood and the fierce Wolf;

Pete, the narrow striped Denise the Menace

with Alex, aka Miss Minnie Mouse

and now it gets really confusing with more Flintstones, Tom and Elaine, Eda and James

Meanwhile, the spit has been turning for some time

When it is kept wound that is

The bell rings

and you wind it again

After all that effort, it better be worth it

Miss Marple [Ali] and Red Riding Hood are glad of their tweeds/riding hood

Superwoman arrives

Time for photocalls

It was Honda all along!

Somewhere quiet

All the better to drink you with

Tubs tries to look aluring

The tin man demonstrates his flexibilty

Is it his brain or his outfit he is adjusting?

Next day starts with 'a nice cup of tea'

Recovery in the Sunday garden

A surprise visit from Jordi, Paulo and baby Eron

Time to pack up the tents for another year