In spite of the previous night I was actually OK come the morning; and availing ourselves of a day saver we hit Leith for a charger cable for Tom. (And a small supermarket sweep in the Kirkgate)
Home to charge the phone and feed the boys before Tom went off to Coatbridge for Gaelic football action. Alex and I went to ra Granton Hub and found a wee red dot under the photo, and chatted a while with a couple of folks, ( never knew Max' s dad drew) and then sped off to meet Her at Haymarket for a tea. Sunny and windy it was a toil in but a erm breeze back. Sadly I'd missed Magi +1 at Madelvic House but rendezvous was had outside Pensioners hoose and we strolled along in the sunshine to Starbank Park where there was a Halloween thing for kids... no electronic devices in sight.

Back home,  Tom came in before we boarded a bus to town, and a difficult evening of support and tough love ...between the tea and dinner things had unravelled.

This narrative may run awhile.

*sighs*