Alberto's Hutte

22nd March 2026 (Sunday)     09.15 .... It's a nice morning;  slightly mistier than it has been, but 'sunny spells' will come once the sun gets going.  I've had o phone Iain and Jackie, and put them off until later in the week;  I'm choked up with a cold.      I was sneezing a couple of days ago,  so should have guessed it was the start of a cold.   I'll spend the next couple of days pottering around Ivy;  and, I've got a book to read!   Luckily I managed to get most of the 'work' stuff done;  only got to run round wi' the 'oover and flick things wi' the feather duster.   I'll do that on Tuesday.   In the meantime I'm going to feed the 'Blob' and 'Blobette' team. 20.00   It has been a nice, sunny day, but the cooler air that is forecast had arrived at KY9.    As planned I stayed in.   I did some research on the computer;  and watched 'Bridge on the Rive...

21st March 2026 (Saturday)     "Happy Birthday" to Iain.   He will be 6?.... oh, my word;  that is auld! 10.15 .... we have a bonnie, sunny mornin;  and warm, with a light breeze.   There is a light mist ;  I cannae see the 'Sooth side o' the Firth (East Lothian), but it's a good drying day so I have a small washing out.    'Blob' is definitely 'in love';  he, and 'Blobbette' seems to be thinking of nesting in the Ivy bush.   I might get 'The Buggy' out later;  once the temperature gets up a bit.   I was thinking of going to the harbour but the roads will be busy.... so, Chapel Green it shall be!    Ferry Road is busy.  17.15    It has been a nice, sunny day, and although warm on the patio, folk coming up from the beach were well wrapped up.  There has been a chill in the air all day; so it would be cold on the beach and the harbour.   I didn't go out on '...

20th March 2026 (Friday)    09.45 .... The sun is burning off the early morning fog and we should  have  lovely, peaceful, sunny and warm day ahead.    I'll get 'The Buggy' out in the afternoon, if the roads aren't busy.   It's not the best kind of ;drying day' but I might do a washing;  KY9 could be warm later.   'Blob' was twittering happily this morning;  it could be that he is 'in love'.   Spring is definitely in the air.   That said it is March, and the weather can be varied;  even snow, as in 1947!   Off to do some 'work'!   After I put the kettle 'on'. 16.15    This has been a beautiful Spring day;  sunny and warm, with only a light breeze.     I actually did 'work' things this morning:  the single bed has been stripped and the bedding.   A bit more breeze would have been better for drying the bedding, but I'll iron it later and ha...

19th March 2026 (Thursday)    09.30 .... We have a lovely morning...."sunny with a light, Easterly  breeze" (8.8C) on the patio thermometer at present).   I have washed another two jerseys;  it should be a good drying day;  that said, light cloud could come in from the North Sea.   Don't want that to happen!    As planned I got up early to go out on the bike, but the chilly air at the time made me change my mind about that.    Ferry Road is busy now.  14.15    My word.... Spring has sprung right enough;  we have a gorgeous sunny, and warm, (17.3C on the patio thermometer) day at KY9.   I went to the paper shop, and to the harbour;   even down there it was comfortably warm.   I got a good selection of photographs to play with.   Unfortunately GIMP crashed on me so I can't 'play' with them until Iain comes down at the weekend.   He will reload GIMP....

18th March  2026 (Wednesday)     09.30 .... We have a lovely sunny, and warm morning;  in fact it could be the warmest day of the year so far down in 'Sunny Sussex':  unfortunately for us there's a cold front moving in.  That said,  it' a lovely morning just now.  I was looking forward to going to the Friendship Lunch at Colinsburgh today,  but I'll have to put that off as I'm feeling under the weather.    It's an interesting ailment is asthma (frustrating but interesting), yesterday was a brilliant day for me;  today? .... not so brilliant.  Probably the cold front already moving in!   I'll stay 'in' most of the day, but might go for a run in the car in the afternoon.   Must remember to phone Myra. 19.00    My word ... it has been a beautiful Spring day;  the temperature on the patio was at 15.2C at one point;  the warmest day patio this year, so far.   I'm looking d...

17th March 2026 (Tuesday)     St Patrick's Day.    09.15 .... It's a nice morning; and. although windy ,it's a warmer wind than we had for the past few weeks.  Actually strong winds are forecast, for the middle of the day.   I've hung out a washing;  it's certainly a good drying day.   There's low chance of a shower in the morning, but I'm feeling positive.    I'll have another cuppa then got ready to go to Methil and Leven. 19.00    It has been a nice day;  and a pleasantly warm one.   I enjoyed my morning 'annoying' Alice;  and the bit of retail therapy in Sainsbury's.   As is normal nowadays the roads were extremely busy:  I don'tb think I'll ever get used to just how busy the roads are now compared to not that many tears ago.   I suppose the fact that the East Neuk has a lot of Air B n B properties will account for some of the increase. As you can see in the top p...