ELAINE’S full of the lurgy so not coming to the studio this morning for our co-writing session.

I make use of the time to record a banjo song and mess around with the mix/production then go back to the house to do a little fact-finding on what we REALLY have to comply with to stay within the conditions of the Home Energy Scotland (HES)/Energy Savings Trust grant and loan. I’m not convinced we’re getting the choice/options from the heat pump installers.

I call HES and get the lowdown from a very helpful operator. However, she wants to double-check the facts so someone will call back asap.

My pal Alister’s coming to stay tonight. I do some more work in the studio until he arrives then we have a grand evening catching tip…