Made it to the office before 8 for the first time in living memory. A crisp cool start. And piled into the work; head down.

Tempered by the no show of her; she needs this coming week off an no mistake.

Eventually she showed, I wrote the letter as asked and then out at lunchtime to post; and a stroll around; Holyrood Road, up to Regent Road and then back around Leith Street and Calton Road.

And in; more work and out at 5 to gather the boys up from school; home and fed them and a lively evening of nonsense before interview prep came to a juddering halt at 2030 with the onset of migraine; Tom to bed, and I collapsed into a deep sleep.