Monday 16 June 2025

The first video edit from Thursday’s Glad Cafe show…

USUAL Monday routine – sourdough in the oven, admin, breakfast then an online guitar session.

The local community trust chair is stepping down at tomorrow’s (Tuesday) AGM and I’ve offered to make a wee commemorative brass coin. I begin by designing something suitable.

In the studio I finish off some video edits of a coupla songs from Thursday’s show to spin into tonight’s Wildcats’ Facebook livestream.

I also have some video footage of Shug so edit up a song and send it off to him.

After finishing the artwork for the brass coin I decide to run a small version to check it’s gonna work out.

While it’s processing my afternoon guitar student and her mum rock up.

There’s time for a wee wander up the lochside before I prep for the livestream and go live…

Sunday 15 June 2025

AFTER breakfast Margaret gets Auntie Glo packed and takes her to the airport.

I get busy editing video from Thursday’s show then some tidying up outside.

There’s various other bits and bobs needing done in the studio then we have dinner and watch our pal Bill’s monthly livestream.

Saturday 14 June 2025

Mikey and Auntie Glo enjoying some grub outside

BEFORE breakfast I get outside and put up a gazebo before the rain starts.

The kids are all coming later on for a cook out and family day with Auntie Glo.

It’s not long before the rain comes. Big style… but it goes off by the time folks start arriving.

We have a grand afternoon of food, drink, laughs and chat.

Friday 13 June 2025

Missy and Judi drop by for some lunch

FEELING pretty burst when I wake up but need to get in the shower and get going.

I manage to get the gear unpacked at the studio and the merch in the office/store before breakfast.

There’s time to get a little work done before Missy and Judy arrive. They head back to the ’States on Sunday after a month-long tour of Scotland…and my Glasgow show last night.

I get the pizza oven fired up and we have some pizza, a chat and show them round the village.

We’re having bacon-wrapped pork loin for dinner tonight so I get the smoker going and process underway.

Next, we make a batch of burgers for tomorrow (Saturday) – all the kids are coming to see Auntie Glo so there’ll be a bit of a cook-out party.

Finally, a batch of Alabama White BBQ sauce for the pork then we go along to Betty’s for an aperitif. I nip back home when the met reaches temperature and get to off the smoker and into a faux cambro to keep warm ’til dinner time. Then back along to Betty’s for another glass of wine 🙂