Chilly air .....

17th April 2024 (Wednesday)     09.30 .... It's a nice enough morrrrrrrrning but there's a chilly

breeze from the North.   Anyway today is going to be a 'relax and unwind' day;  and it started well .... I slept until 07.45.   I must have been a tired boy after the stress of the last couple o' days.   No 'plan' for today.... though I might go round the villages on the bike if the air warms up.     

14.30   There's little chance of me going out on the bike;  the air is colder that it was this morning, due to the wind freshening and we've had a heavy shower o' rain.   I've been working on the computer generally relaxing.   Myra left a message to remind me that the Friendship Lunch was at Colinsburgh today, but I was outside and by the time I picked up the message Myra would be at Colinsburgh.   Imagine me missing out on lunch;  sadly the car is in 'dry dock'.   I won't go out on the bike today, but I might take a walk up to the seat at the 17 th green later; it's protected from a North wind.

20.30    It was hot in the back garden this afternoon (where the patio is going to be) so I am hoping that the weather is kind tomorrow so that I can start painting the shed you see in the photograph.   Funnily enough painting the shed and the Hutte is one of the few jobs I can comfortably do...slowly.  I 'set up my 'scaffolding'' this afternoon!   

Lovely evening ... but cold!
I haven't heard from the garage: but I'm hoping they will manage to do the car before the weekend.  The forecast isn't bad for the weekend.... more or less typical April weather..... so I could get around on the bike.  I didn't go out on the bike today because of the cold wind....  and the chance of heavy showers.

 

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