A traipse around to Gorgie for acouple before joy of joys a team meeting.

So that was the morning; and then off out with J Dawg to a stake out in Morningside that proved fruitless; well for him anyway; I got a bunch done before we were hauled back in to smooth over some Silverknowes drama. EdDept FU. Had they left well alone we might have got somewhere but righteous indignation won out and an uncomfortable 45 minutes smoothing over someone else's crap is frustrating.

Still it meant a late finish so I got into writing and created a sizeable time credit before a productive evening; sorting Duncan's plumber; laundry, Spanish bean stew for later in the week, and eventually made more inroads into the Doorways of Drumorty; a belting book.

Graffiti wall is ready for Saturday's onslaught