Alberto's Hutte

30th January 2026 (Friday)    09.45 ..... At the moment we have a windy and overcast morning;  and light rain with a fresh wind is forecast for the whole day.  I haven't given much thought to a 'plan' for today;  I suspect any 'plan' will involve switching the kettle 'on' a few times.    I'll have a run up to the 'Paper Shop' sometime, but right now the kettle is about to be switched 'on'! 19.30    This has been another day of uninspiring weather;  although we didn't have many spells of rain ,it was windy and grey.    We need a spell of sunny weather!    I set off to go to Leven to do some shopping, but I noticed that the sky was much greyer in that direction, so ended up going to 'The Store'.   I never see anyone I know in 'The Store';  in fact I have more chance of seeing someone I know in the Leven shops. I did the wee bit shopping I wanted and (plus a couple of extras that fell into the trolley....

29th January 2026 (Thursday)     09.15 .....  It's cloudy, with occasional light showers, and a frisky breeze this morning;  the thermometer was reading 5.5C half an hour ago so it feels cold out in the open.   We had a shower when I was feeding 'Blob'.    'Drizzle' is mentioned in the weather forecast.    The Fife Weather cans all show a grey sky:  although the Kinghorn one had a broken sky with a 'sunny spell'!  'Sunny spells'?   We might get lucky. 16.45   I got to Leven this morning to find the town bathed in sunshine;  s was Methil when I arrived at Alice's.   At the time, I could see that the the East Neuk was under a layer of heavy cloud.   Mind you;  it was cold, exposed to the brisk wind, in spite of the sun.   We had morning cuppa and caught up with all the Methil 'News':  there wasn't actually very much for Alice to report. We were going to have lu...

28th January 2026 (Wednesday)     09.45 .... "Sunny with a light breeze (E)" is a most welcome change of weather;  a nice morning for walking; ....with, or without a dog!  There's a chill in the air but it's not frosty:  it should be a nice day for being out and about.   It's a 'play day'!    I'm going to have another cuppa then go up to Elie to make an appointment Lorraine to get a haircut.   Slight 'Flap on'.... got a bonnie morning to contend with! 17.00    We've had an absolutely gorgeous, sunny day;  and it was warm in the sun when I came out of the hairdresser after having my haircut.   It felt like a Spring day, so I went down to the harbour, and got myself a load of photographs to 'play' with tonight. David was working on his boat;  he told me that 'Crane in' is on the 13th April, so loads o' time to get things done.   The villages were looking bonnie in the Spring sunshine;...

27th January 2026 (Tuesday)           Holocaust Memorial Day. 10.00 .... we have a wild morning;   the wind is freshening just now, but should begin to moderate in the middle of the afternoon.   It is not a nice morning to be walking dogs.   It's not as cold as I thought it would be, but it is going to turn colder later.    Anyway, "strong winds with heavy rain" is the weather forecast for today!... so let's enjoy it the best way we can.    Kirsty, Myra and Albert, are going somewhere for lunch today, to celebrate Kirsty's 24th birthday.   It's not a great say for going far.     17.15    We, ('The Team' )Kirsty, Janet Myra and Alberto, eventually set of for Leven Golf club for lunch;  but found it 'Closed'  and ended up having lunch at 'Blacketyside', a Farm Shop/Restaurant, between Leven and Lundin Links.   It is always a popular place no matter what ...

26th January 2026 (Monday)     09.45 ..... Although overcast, windy with occasional rain, there's a more promising look to the sky this morning;  signs of the cloud breaking up to give us some brighter weather.  The Fife Weather Cams, show cloudy with brighter bits;   I do believe we will have sunny spells today!  The air feels slightly colder than of late.... but hey ho;  I'm feeling positive.   I must not forget the PO van at 11.30!    Oh;   "light rain and a fresh breeze" is the weather forecast for KY9. 14.15    I can't say that we've had a lot of 'sunny spells;  but we have had a a few short blinks so sunshine.  Definitely a more enjoyable than the weather we'be had for the past couple of days. When I went up to Elie to the Post Office van it was raining quite heavily, but it was only a shower so I sat in the car until the worst of it had passed over.   The PO van was quiet;...

25th January 2026 (Sunday)    267th anniversary of  Robert Burns birth (1759). 09.30    We have a windy but dry start to the day.... and the roads are dry.    "Light rain with a moderate Peeling neeps for Burns Super in Uckfield. wind (E)" is forecast.... with a chance of sunny spells.   The barometer has moved away from pointing at 'Rain':  he first decent move for a couple of weeks.  I expect we'll have showers in between the sunny spells.   That said we have yet to actually have a sunny spell! 20.00    The weather has been disappointing;  nae 'sunny spells'.   Tomorrow's weather is going to be much the same.   There's a chance of 'sunny spells' but I'm not going to get the dun cream out! I enjoyed visiting, and chatting to  Alice;  and we went to Sainsbury's to do a wee bit o' shopping.   That was probably when the weather was at it's best....'almost a sunny spell'...