THERE’S some merch orders needing packed up and postage printed. Alas, I miss the collection from our local postbox and Monday’s a holiday, so they won;t be picked up ’til Tuesday. Ah well….

After breakfast I prepare some Napa cabbage for another batch of kimchi. it’s gotta sit in slate water for a couple hours before I can do any more…so I slice up some beef and make a marinade for tonight’s Vietnamese beef.

I take Margaret to the village to meet Catriona and the kids – they’re all off to Drymen show.

Back in the studio I have some work to do one a video for Key to the Highway, some other pre-release prep and some guitar to work out for an NHS charity single I’ve been asked to play on. I also have the smoker shelter roof to paint and the office to clear out.

Alas the Mac in the studio throws a wobbler…as soon as I try and sign in after startup it restarts…and the loop continues. When it eventually (luckily?!?) starts up I decide to act while the going’s good and get a backup…but I don’t have any drives with enough space.

That means only one thing – I need to get things going on the server. Takes time.

Meantime, everyone’s back form Drymen how. I have a coffee and play with the kids for a while. It’s now too late and midgie to do any outside painting so I start working on some scratchplate ideas for the Acoustasonic.

Once the kids are in bed I light some charcoal for the grill and before long we’re enjoying Vietnamese beef and a blether.