With no OT, I sauntered leisurely to school with Alex and then set to with - stuff. There's a pile of stuff to sort through, materials to tidy away, presents to wrap, shopping, parents to phone etc.

So I ploughed through various end of year lists; I'm still captivated by Kelly Lee Owens (Middleman - I blame you for this one) and Warmduscher (technically last year, but I found it this year; it's been an immense find) as I went about my morning.

To Porty in the afternoon -I managed to sneak in another Cigs before I went to meet Baz after he finished work; a hound walk ensued along the beach. I also spotted another hound I recognised from blip (Yula) and it was the first time I'd seen Yula's owner in - 18 months? Good to say hi.

As darkness fell, I dragged myself into town; a blipper from oop north phoned me; I'm not sure he hadn't been at the cooking whisky. Again - good to catch up; although a bit like the blip narrative, the phone call took many unexpected turns.

I also took an unexpected turn - to Mainline to see about supplying them with the Cigs book (due early Jan - a 3 volume set) and to see if they would hold a complimentary set for the artist himself. (They said it was likely they could get a haud of him to let him know)

Finally to Hers; she was finishing up for the day; present wrapping skillz were called upon again and after a failed Cuban sandwich / taco dinner, we settled on steak sandwiches with jalepenos and tomatoes. 

An early departure ahead of an early start / long Saturday...