I’M just finishing tidying up the studio when Elaine arrives. We’ve been chatting about co-writing a song and messing around online….we thought we should have a session in person.

We have a grand morning and get a strong outline for. song together. Some chords, lyrics and a rough recording.

After lunch I get busy in the studio trying to select bits and bobs of live footage for the new ‘introduction to Dave Arcari’ video taking a break when my afternoon guitar student arrives,

Margaret has to go to Balloch for some shopping ad drops me off at Kilmaronock for a walk home. I keep my eyes peeled for mushrooms as I wander through the woods and spot loads thanks to developing my eye at the weekend’s foraging event in Doune.

I have an evening session with a physio at the local village hall…an initiative set up by a local and part-funded by the community hydro scheme. Turns out I know physio Shona’s husband and the session is really good.