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Quiet morning .....

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19th April 2024 (Friday)    08.45 .... There's a cool Northerly breeze taking a bit off the temperature but, other than that we have, we have a lovely morning.   I've been for the paper.... and set off for the harbour but the crane was manoeuvring it's way down, so I diverted up Admiralty Lane then home by way of Kinneuchar.   It's a good morning for 'Crane In'. 17.30    It was a perfect day for 'Crane In'... apart from the cold North Westerly breeze.   I was on the bike so well wrapped up;  in fact the only bits of me that felt cold were the points of my fingers, because I had to wear fingerless gloves for the camera.   I was surprised to find that Nosebag (café) wasn't open;  and I'd taken money with me to buy a bacon roll for lunch.   Anyway hunger got to me eventually and I had to go home, before the yachts were craned in.   On the way home I stopped at 'Hyde Park' to take a few more photographs.   It was much warmer sitting on one o
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Cold and overcast ....

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18th April 2024 (Thursday)    08.00 .... The Fife Weather cams are all showing an overcast sky:  rain hasn't reached Fife so far, but is expected to arrive by mid morrrrrrrning...."light rain and a fresh Westerly breeze" being the forecast until later in the afternoon;  but we're going to end the day with a bonnie evening.  Hmmmmm .... I don't think I'll be painting any bits of the shed today; and that was my project to take my mind off the car.   Computer stuff it will have to be:  I'm actually in a writing mood so this might not be a wasted day. 09.00   Forget the heap oops... car (it's in the 'bad car' corner);  I'm excited because the workmen are here to begin work on the patio. They arrived a wee while ago;  unfortunately spits and spots o' rain arrived at the same time and, if  the rain is heavy and prolonged they won't be able to do much.   Showers are OK but not prolonged rain.  Must 'go' got to have another cuppa
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Chilly air .....

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17th April 2024 (Wednesday)     09.30 .... It's a nice enough morrrrrrrrning but there's a chilly breeze from the North.   Anyway today is going to be a 'relax and unwind' day;  and it started well .... I slept until 07.45.   I must have been a tired boy after the stress of the last couple o' days.   No 'plan' for today.... though I might go round the villages on the bike if the air warms up.      14.30   There's little chance of me going out on the bike;  the air is colder that it was this morning, due to the wind freshening and we've had a heavy shower o' rain.   I've been working on the computer generally relaxing.   Myra left a message to remind me that the Friendship Lunch was at Colinsburgh today, but I was outside and by the time I picked up the message Myra would be at Colinsburgh.   Imagine me missing out on lunch;  sadly the car is in 'dry dock'.   I won't go out on the bike today, but I might take a walk up to the seat
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Peaceful morning .....

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16th April 2024 (Tuesday)     07.30 .... Everything is quiet and peaceful just now.... but it's early "RNLB Robert and Catherine Steen" and the various workers vehicles have yet to arrive.   Having said that.... some of the workers vans  might have started on their journey from the likes of Edinburgh etc. With the amount of work that's going on, living in Elie and Earlsferry is a lot like living on a building site.  Actually when I think of it .... I am living on a building site!    The villages will look bonnie when it's all done, but the change is happening awfie fast nowadays;  too fast for me.   I'm ready for breakfast.  11.30   I got a big surprise on my way to the surgery:  our new Anstruther Lifeboat, the "RNLB Robert and Catherine Steen" was out in the Firth on exercise.   The car didn't start but I wasn't that bothered and have phoned the RAC, who say they'll contact me by text.   That should be interesting because I only gave t
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Bright and breezy .....

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15th April 2024 (Monday)    08.00 .... the wind is nippier than I'd like, but apart from that it's a bonnie start to the working week:  not that I'll be doin' much 'work', but I hope to do a bit of tidying up.    This cold spell (the wind feels wintry this morning) is not biking weather for me nowadays.   I've been watching the new Anstruther Lifeboat, RNLB "Robert and Catherine Steen", being manoeuvred onto it's slip this morning..... the action being caught on the Fife Weather Camera  that's on the Fisheries Museum, and  directly across from the lifeboat slip.   The cold spell of weather  meant that I wasn't able to see her arriving at Anstruther yesterday. 12.45   It's a cracker o' day for the beach;  and that is where I have been!    I went out in the car to have a break after morning coffee.... got some photos of the 'David Ward'  flower tub, then went to the Breakwater to get a few photographs there.    When I we
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Nice morning....

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14th April 2024 (Sunday)    08.00 .... It's a lovely morning;  it's not as windy as it was yesterday but there's a cold feel to the air.   Light showers are forecast for the afternoon.    After all the excitement of yesterday this is going to be a 'rest' day for me;  however if the temperature rises (20C would be nice) I'd get the bike out..... but it's not going to do that:  and the bike won't be coming out!   Actually I fancy a wander round the Balcarres Woodland walk.   Right now it's breakfast time. 11.00    The air is warmer now that the sun is higher, but the wind has freshened so there's some wind chill.... and the sky is beginning to cloud over.  That said .... it's still a bonnie day.  After breakfast I louped into the car and went for the paper (Sunday Post) then down to the harbour.   The 'Bloo Tits'(local swimming group) had been in for their morning dook (I think it's called 'wild swimming' now); and the row
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Quiet morning .....

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13th April 2024 (Saturday)    08.15 .... it's a quiet kind of morning with the weather being a mix Very tasty.... and nae greasy fingers! of sunny intervals and fluffy clouds, with the clouds coming over on a light Westerly breeze:  the 'light breeze' is going to freshen up to 'strong winds'  (F5 - F6) in the middle o' the day, bringing the chance of showers.  It could be an 'interesting sky' day. 20.00    This has been an exciting kind of day.   Alice's daughter Izzy organised a ' Old Folks Lunch' trip to an Art Gallery Restaurant in Glenrothes for Alice, Joyce, and Alberto.... Izzy being the driver.    I motored along to Methil for morrrrning coffee before Izzy came to pick us (Alice and Albert) then on to Thornton to get Joyce.    We then had a 'mystery tour'  through Glenrothes (which I thoroughly enjoyed) before arriving at the restaurant.   We browsed the pictures dangling on the walls, and had a fleeting glance  at the price
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