Bonnie morning ....

24th August 2024 (Saturday)     07.00 .... This is the first morning I've been up and active, at


what I call my normal time (05.30) for about three months;   and I'm feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed.   It's a pity I can't go biking!    Anyway, though I haven't been anywhere, I've put on a washing and even contemplated going to the beach, but decided to leave that until another morning .... and I'll use the 'hurdy gurdy' cos it has a seat!   Unfortunately the sun isn't high enough yet, so too cold to have breakfast outside.

20.00    I've had a long and busy day:  'long' because I got 'up' at my 'normal time'.... and busy because I went to Elie picked up my prescription, went to the 'paper shop' and got the paper, then decided needed to go to B n Q's (Leven).  So I set off for Leven immediately after I left the paper shop. Instead of going to B n Q's I went up to Methil to see how Alice was (she had been baking),;  we had a cuppa then went to Sainsbury's and B n Q's, then back to Alice's to catch up with all her 'local' news.... and scoff the lunch that Alice had prepared earlier.    A mug o' coffee and another blether, and I was soon on my way home to Ivy.  I arrived home 13.50) as the edge of a shower passed over but it didn't last long.   With the messages away in their appropriate places, I was soon sound asleep in front of the tele!


The  next couple of days are going to be spent catching up with the bedding washing that I couldn't do because of the short washing lines.  That said the weather forecast for the next few days is mixed;  sunshine and showers mostly.   Anyway I hope to do the big downie cover tomorrow (it takes up a whole line) and other bits and pieces.   If I get up early and get the downie cover out early, it could be dry before the light rain, mentioned in the weather forecast, arrives in the afternoon.

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