Alberto's Hutte

19th January 2026 (Monday)     09.00 ..... It's a lovely morning, sunny with a touch of frost:  there's rime on the car windscreen.    The rime will shift quickly once the sun gets going.   There's only a light breeze so hardy any windchill;  this could be a bonnie albeit cool day.    There is a chance of mist later in the afternoon.    Myra is going to visit George (Leven Beach Care Home) and I was thinking of going with her;  but I have a cough so won't go this time.   Can't take a cough into a Care Home.   13.15    I had a short walk up to the golf course, on what is now a lovely sunny day.   It's 5.7C in the shade so pleasantly warm in the sunshine.    Bob came round for a chat a wee while ago;  and is now off to organise Ann's lunch.    That reminds me;   I'm hungry.    15.30    The Snooker Final was disappointing;...

18th January 2026 (Sunday)      09.00 .... It's not the bonniest of mornings, and the forecast is "light rain and light winds" arriving in the afternoon .... and to be with us most of the day.    A 'dreich' afternoon ahead!   I'm going to visit Alice;  it's a good day for chatting.   Do we need to go shopping?    It's shopping weather!    I'll have another cuppa.     It's the Final of the snooker today; John Higgins  v Kyren Wilson:  that should mean a relaxing afternoon/ evening.   John Higgins is Scottish!.... and Kyren Wilson is English! .... and both playing brilliant snooker.    19.30    It has been a day of two halves with the weather;  a  dry and sometimes bright morning followed by a wet and   miserable afternoon. I enjoyed my trip to Methil to see Alice, and catch up with all the Methil news.   Apparently there was "nothing ...

17th January 2026 (Saturday)     09.45 .... Although overcast and wet just now it should be drier and even brighter in the afternoon.    At the moment it's just wet and bleak;  not a morning for  pottering about outside.   I'll go out to have a look the thermometer, but that will be as far as I'll go in this weather.  This is going to be a computer and 'ousework day. 16.00    My word;   I did  more 'ousework than intended;  but I'm happy enough with that because the weather up till midday was a bit drab.    We had patches of blue sky, and even sunny spells later in the afternoon, so I had a run out in the car.   Only as far as Colinsburgh then home by Kinneuchar. 20.00    I see the POTUS is flexing his tariff muscles again, trying to get his own way (as all bullies do) with Greenland.    I hope PM  Starmer realises just what kind of person, the man he calls his '...

16th January 2026 (Friday)     09.30 .... There's touch of frost this morning:  the thermometer Low, last night,. was -1.2C;  it's now reading 0.1C .... so just above freezing!   But it's a nice,albeit cool, morning;  however there is the chance of light showers.    Luckily there's only a light breeze, so very little wind chill.   I'm going to charge 'The Buggy' battery today;  in fact I'll set that up immediately after this update.    17.00    I've been a 'busy boy' today!    The |Buggy battery is fully charged;   so, the next time I am out on it, I'm going to have a longer potter around the villages.    I'll need a good weather forecast to do that.   Charging the battery didn't involve much in the way of 'work';   only plugging it in and unplugging it when it's finished ..... that's 5 hours later. Maggie used to put the belt in the 'Hoover' (vacuum cl...

15th January 2026 (Thursday)     09.45 .... I's a gorgeous morning;  my washing is on the line, and I am about to have another cuppa before going to Methil.    I've been watching the astronauts coming home from the Space Station;  it's amazing what we humans can do when we're not fechtin' we' each other!   Of to make that cuppa. 19.00    It has been bonnie sunny day;  and an excellent 'drying day!    enjoyed my visit to Methil to annoy Alice;   we had a really relaxing few hours just chatting, having cuppas ..... and lunch.     On the way home I went into the garage to have the windscreen washers topped up;  did a bit more chatting and eventually arrived home about 14.00.   I was ready for another cuppa and a siesta by this time. When I woke up, I watched the snooker;  and brought in and ironed the washing.    Funny thing is that I am really tired tonight... and ...

14th January 2026 (Wednesday)     09.15 ..... we have a mostly cloudy sky this morning, and, though dry, with the chance of sunny spells,  drizzle is forecast for the afternoon.   However, there is a reasonable breeze, so I have hung out a washing;  I don't expect it to dry, but would like it to be dry enough before the drizzle arrives, to iron and hang in front of a radiator.     Tomorrow is a better forecast for hanging out a washing. 18.40    I have enjoyed myself today.   I went 'roond The Ferry' in 'The Buggy.... the first time this year, and the first time in 4 weeks.   It's really relaxing and I can stop to take photies on the way round:  having first checked the mirrors to see if it's safe to stop.   Today's photies were all taken from 'The Buggy'.   It's much more fun than the car;  but open to the elements!    I didn't go as far as Chapel Green because it lo...