Thanks to everyone who voted for us on Radio 3's CD review: we got 13 minutes of prime Saturday lunchtime airtime today as a result. This morning's mail brought a cheque from the SAC and a contract from Linn for the Kellie disc. Not bad for a Saturday morning.

I've come away with lots of ideas from last night's ConCal board meeting, including an excellent stunt to publicise the Kellie on its official release in March or thereabouts. Dinner was very good too (thanks Noel). We hope to have delivery of Kellie product in time for our concerts in February, so for a month or so the only way to get a copy will be to come and hear us. While I was in Edinburgh last night, I dropped in on Ursula to let her hear bits of the second edit: she's working with Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila from time to time, which makes me rather jealous. Earlier in the week I had a chance to catch up with Mary Ann Kennedy about possible vocal overdubs on the Lion CD.

But today I've mostly been concerned with buying food ('this week I are been mostly eating ...'): let's hear it for scallops, Cumbrae oysters and Pink Fir Apple and Ratte potatoes. New Year resolution no.2 was to buy less food in supermarkets. 

Well, I've now got two weeks to prepare for four weeks solid of being a performing musician. It's just as well I'm feeling better.