Another beautiful morning ....

8th September 2021 (Wednesday)    10.00 ....we have another bonnie start to


the day ....with some mist and cloud giving it that autumnal look;  perfect morning for getting out and about.   I have been for the paper(s), and to the harbour.... actually I could have stayed there a lot longer, it was so calming.   I got a load of photos to play with later;   I was lucky again this morning.... a lady walked the beach, all the way from the Ferry, to the ‘loch run burn’ at the harbour, bringing ‘life’ into the photos.   By the time I left the harbour there was quite a lot of people out enjoying the early morning sunshine.



21.30   Well I have had a great day.   The weather was ‘bright sunny and warm/hot, I finished cutting down a cupboard so that it fits below the new boiler.... and today’s stage (around Wales) of the Tour of Britain was as exciting as any on ‘le Tour de France’.   The final climb to the Finish at the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno was amazing and ended up with Wout van Aert edging out Julian Alaphilippe.... both got the same time;  and both lay down on the grass.... totally empty, after a gruelling stage, with the

last 400 metres being horrendous.    The last hour was so exciting I had to watch it, more or less non-stop:  apart from the advert, so I have had a busy but enjoyable day   and I still have to check out half of the photographs I took this morning.   That will be a relaxing way to end the day.

Emma Raducanu, the young tennis player, has reached the semi-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.   She wisnae supposed to reach this stage but continues to surprise everyone;  especially her opponents.

There’s the ‘chance of light precipitation’ tomorrow.... more likely in the afternoon.   I hope ‘JB’ disnae have to drive through too much wet weather:  cloudy is better than sunny for driving, but rain can be make ‘orrible driving conditions.   He is dropping his Mum off at Carlisle on the way, where he’ll have a cuppa, before setting off for Fife; hoping to miss the Edinburgh rush hour.   We’re having an Ardross steak pie for dinner tomorrow, so not much preparation required.... only tautties and vegetables.

It’s time to have the bedtime chocolate;  I suspect I won’t read much of my book tonight.


Popular posts from this blog

Pittenweem swimming pool....

Image
20th September 2017 (Wednesday) ... 13.30    When I went along to Elie for the papers this morning, I got slightly diverted and ended up along at the old Pittenweem tidal swimming pool.  Pittenweem  swimming pool.    Unfortunately we have a, mostly overcast, with occasional spits and spots of rain, morning.     I must go back on a ‘bright and  sunny’ morning... this will show up the different colours of the sandstone rocks etc better.    It is an interesting spot, and would have been busy in the 1930’s , 40’s and 50’s.        20.30     My day has been spent pottering around Ivy... including baking a batch of wholemeal scones.    Note to self .... I must remember to freeze some of them this time;  rather than feed them to Blob and his pals.     It has been a grey and sometimes damp day;  not a day for bumbling about outside.    The ‘cold’ that I had last night didn’t come to anything.... I must have been tired after Solid infrastructure at Pittenweem swimming pool. my wand
Read more

Cold and overcast ....

Image
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
Read more

Quiet morning ....

Image
 5th October 2023 (Thursday)     09.30.... The crock pot has been fired up with a batch o’ Scotch Broth, George’s bucket has been put out for tomorrow morning....I have had breakfast, and now on my third cuppa of the morning; hoping for a stress free day.   The past two days were not stress free. Yesterday began really well.... I got the car insurance sorted, and was   settling down to check FB.    I saw a photograph captioned ‘Seal on a floe .... or was it?’   Being inquisitive I ‘clicked’ on it;   and that   was it .... flashing warnings all over the computer screen.     I’d been hacked.   A small window appeared purporting to be from Microsoft Security so I clicked on that and got an 0800 number to phone;    which I did and was answered by an Indian.     That’s when I should have pulled the plug on the computer.    However, h e as very   plausible so I began to follow his instructions for a few minutes... then  began to get suspicious;   especially when he began to insist that I
Read more