Crackin' mornin' ....


21st January 2020 (Tuesday)     10.00 .... It’s a really nice morning... and
Nice pre sunrise sky this morrrrrrrning.
it isn’t as cold as it has been for the past couple of days.   I have been a semi busy boy so far today;   the washing is on the line, and I have been to the beach to catch the sunrise.    I didn’t think I’d get the bike out today but it isn’t as windy as I thought it would be so I might just go for a scuttle round the villages later.

11.30   I’m happy to see the wind freshening... it makes today a good dryin’ day!   Oh .... I have been talking to ‘our’ sign writer (nae surprise there), Mick McManus is his name and he was a professional footballer in his youth playing (on the right wing... No7 jersey in those days) for Motherwell, Hamilton Accies and Montrose in a footballing career that lasted from 1975 – 1987.  Chatting to Mick made, what had
Mick McManus redoing our street name plates.
been a ‘run of the mill’ kind of day, into an interesting one.   I have downloaded a
photo of him in his footballing days (courtesy of a Motherwell website).   It’s not the best of days for sign writing;  there's not much movement involved so it can be cold.    I remember one winter at Scone .... no ... nae mair reminiscing!

 18.30   Thinking that I would be the only one out on a bike this afternoon I set off to do a tour of the villages but ... oh my word .... I met George ‘haring’ along towards the Royal Burgh.   We went to Ivy for a cuppa .... and had a good catch up chat.   After the cuppa I escorted George back to South Street (on my way to the ‘Paper Shop’).    It was a ‘nae bad’ day for being out on the bike though the wind had freshened.... but not enough to dry my washing completely.... but perfect for ironing.    That reminds me .... I have an ironing to do.
22.30     Er ... the ironing will be done tomor... in the near future;  being that I have been busy doing stuff on the computer most of the evening.    Tomorrow I will be going
Golfers on the 12th fairway - Earlsferry Links.
to the Guild Burns Lunch in the Kirk Hall so I won’t need to bother with making dinner:  the Burn’s Lunch is tomorrows ‘plan’.   Tomorrow’s weather forecast is ‘nae bad’ so I’ll have wander to the beach before breakfast.... then have a wee potter around the garden;   I actually did a bit of pottering around the garden this morning.    Thursday I intend having my haircut and visiting Jim. 

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