Alberto's Hutte

1 2th November 2025 (Wednesday)     08.45 ..... There's a chillier air this morning, but it's dry  and we should have sunny spells once the sun is higher.   Actually this could be a good drying day so I'll  do  a washing while waiting for the boiler engineer.   He's due in the afternoon.    Ferry Road is starting to get busy with traffic.    I was thinking of taking  'The Buggy' out but the cold wind has put me off that idea. 17.15    The time given to me for the arrival of the  boiler engineer was 14.30;  and that is 'iggzactly' when he arrived.   That's the best timing ever!    I just left him (actually there might have been two) get on with the job, while I sat down to watch something on the tele.   I was asleep in 'nae time' and only woke up when the engineer called to let me know that he'd finished and needed a signature.   Normally I offer them a ...

11th November 2025 (Tuesday)      Armistice Day "We shall remember them".  09.30 .... We had a red sunrise (bonnie....not a good weather sign) but we now have a grey gloomy looking  sky, with a brisk SW breeze, and Light rain forecast.   The late afternoon might be brighter with 'sunny spells'. 19.30    The weather has been wet and gloomy all day, but I have been busy.   I organised a boiler service;  which is going to take place tomorrow afternoon, so that gave me some work to do,, emptying shelve in the boiler cupboard. I watched the Armistice Day Commemoration  on BBC, then did some stuff on the computer;  including catching up with my emails.  My afternoon siesta was longer than usual, but that would be because I am still tired after yesterday.   I had hoped for 'sunny spells' so that i could go out for a short walk... but, as I've already mentioned, the sunny spells never happened.    I...

10th November 2025 (Monday)      07.45 .... We've had some rain overnight, but the sky, although mostly cloudy, has some clearer patched.   'Light rain' is forecast' so I'm looking for sunny spells later in the afternoon. I'm ready for the trip to Kirkcaldy... and even remembered my hearing aids.    Ans the car keys.   I'm feeling 'bright eyed and bushy tailed' this morning.    It has taken a while but the good news is;   I think the bug has gone. 19.00     This has been a busy day;  and an interesting one.   Sandy came for me at 09.00, we then went to Alice's where we had a cuppa, before going on to the Victoria Hospital.  Sandy dropped us off at the hospital (in plenty of time) then went off home.    I got booked in, then Alice and I walked from Main Reception to the scanning dept, where patients are injected with thee radio active stuff.   We then had three hours t...

9th November 2025 (Sunday)      10.15.... We have a 'dreich' start to Remembrance Sunday.   It's a day for thinking of those that gave their lives on the battlefields of WWI, WWII.... and  the many wars that have taken place, since WWI, the "War to end Wars".    "Man's inhumanity to Man make countless thousands Mourn!". Due to the weather I didn't go to the War Memorial Service at Elie,.  Instead I watched the National Service from the Cenotaph, on BBC1.   It's always a poignant Service;  and the weather was fine.   The photograph of HM The King was taken from the BBC News Channel. The weather here has been rain most of the day;  however it ended with a promising sunset.   When I saw a big patch of blue sky coming over, I grabbed the camera and had a short walk up to the golf course.    A couple of golfers were plying the 18th, and a dog walker on the 5th fairway.   It was warm for ...

8th November 2025 (Saturday)      09.00 .... We have a damp morning, with mist coming in from the North sea on a light SE breeze;  not a bonnie morning;  but it's warm, and could brighten up later.   If it does, I  might get 'The Buggy' out;  as long as it's not actually raining.    I'm going to have an early morning coffee.   Kirsty is picking me up at 10.00 and we're going to see her new house up in Elie. 13.30    I've had a browse round Kirsty's new house;  one of her neighbours is Maurice, Maggie's cousin, whom I haven't seen for a good number of years.  It's a roomy house (it needs a name) with plenty off street parking,, and a huge garden.    The 'Team' will have to do some stripping of old wallpaper;  then again 'The Team' might have too many tea breaks to be of much use.   I used to have a steam stripper which would be invaluable for that wallpaper stripping job.  ...

7th November 2025 (Friday)      09.40 ....  We have a lovely, sunny and warm, 'Autumnal  mists' kind of morning ;  absolutely gorgeous.     I've been busy hanging out a washing but there isn't much of a drying breeze just now, so I don't think it will dry very fast;  unless the wind freshens.    I'll have another cuppa before going up to Elie to pick up my prescription.... and a paper!   Might even go to the harbour! 15.15    My word .... this has been a really gorgeous ' Indian Summer' like day.... and I have enjoyed it.  As planned Im went to Elie to get a paper and pick up my prescription.   Of course, with it being a bonnie day I went down to the harbour. and enjoyed myself with the camera.      Steve was there sorting out one of the yachts.   I enjoyed chatting about the boats:  and he was saying that the yachts active on the water  last summer and he t...