Windy ....

10th February2022 (Thursday)    06.30 .... The wind out in the Firth is at F7


just now, and is forecast to get up to F8 -9 by midday.    The street is wet after a heavy shower o’ rain, but ‘strong winds and sunny intervals’ is our weather for today;  no mention of rain/sleet/.    As things are at the moment I will go for the paper in the car, and give the beach a miss.

14.30    If it wasn’t for the wind (F6 out in Largo Bay) we would be enjoying a bonnie Spring like day.   However it is windy,  with the threat of a shower now and again so I have been pottering around Ivy.    I made use of the wind by  washing a couple of jerseys and they didn’t take long to dry so ... ‘it’s an ill wind that doesn’t do some good somewhere’.    It has been blowy all day, in fact it was blustery, with occasional spits of rain when I was at the harbour....(and I remembered to get the paper)!    I went to the harbour to catch, what turned out to be a bonnie sunrise from a sheltered corner.  


This morning I did some computer work;  and watched the Olympics.   This morning I found the most relaxing sport to watch;   long distance ice skating.    It was the Women’s 5000 metres Final.    The competitors are completely drained at the end of the race .... it only takes them 7 minutes to skate that distance.   They compete in twos, against the clock, so;  I start watching the first pair,  then woke up when the final pair were half way through the race.   Yes .... watching long distance skating is the way for me.   It really is a relaxing sport to watch. 

 21.00    The wind has died down and the air is colder, but it will be a calmer day tomorrow.    Tomorrow we have the ‘Elie’ walk at 10.00:  I shall go for the blether before the start of the walk.   If it is calm enough, and not too cold, I’ll bike up to Elie.   I think the skiffs are going to be on the water tomorrow morning.    It could be an interesting morning.

I’ve just had a look at the weather forecast and see that we are going to have a cold


night;  down to -2C.... followed by ‘sunny intervals with a fresh breeze’ tomorrow.    Oh dear ....I’m not likin’ this cauld weather.   Orf to make the chocolate and have an early night.   Loads to do tomorrow.

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