Alberto's Hutte

17th July 2016 (Sunday) ... 09.30    It was windy, spittin’ rain, and not exactly warm, when I went down to the beach;   however the rain never got beyond the ... all we need is some sunshine! “spits and spots” stage  so I meandered about for half an hour .    There are brighter spots in the clouds, suggesting that it will brighten up later.    By the time I finish the scones that I’m going to bake this morning, it might be ‘bright and breezy’;  which (in spite of the onset of autumn ..... about six weeks early), is how I’m feeling this morning.      23.30     This has been a dreich kind of day mostly;   cold with rain at times.    It  brightened up enough in the evening, for me to do the ‘roond the Chapel’ walk;  I needed exercise after watching the golf most of the afternoon.     The sun very nearly broke through for a few m...

16th July 2016 (Saturday) ..... 08.30     Hmmmm .... we have a ‘bright and breezy’ morning, and it feels quite ‘autumnal’;   a nice morning for being ‘out and about’.     Which I haven’t been.... ‘out and about’ i.e.   While Michael and Janice took Heron (by Michael) Bonnie along to the Cockstail Rocks at 06.00 .... I was sound asleep.   I did look over the gate at 04.30 but it was windy so I went back to bed:    I prefer ‘flat calm’, and reflections on the water, at that time of the morning.   The ‘troops’ are away  to ASDA, in Kirkcaldy, to get some shopping;   leaving “Bonnie” in charge at Ivy.   She, “Bonnie” is sound asleep!     Today’s ‘Master Plan’  involves going down to the Harbour to take in some Elie Fayre Day ‘fun’.   Unfortunately the sky is beginning to cloud over .... which means we might have some showers by af...

15th July 2016 (Friday)  .... 11.00    ‘Sooperior Dawg’, a 14 year old Westie, arrived in The Royal Burgh at  10.00.... she was accompanied by Janice and Michael, the ‘troops’.    “Bonnie” will want to let everyone know that she is in Elie Bay - this morning residence... and I have a funny feeling that everyone, within a half mile or so, will, definitely, know that she is.... somewhere around.    We’ve had a cuppa, and the ‘troops’, accompanied by Bonnie are orf up to Chapel Green to the ‘Boss’s Seat’.     I originally intended going out on the bike at 05.00, but it was spitting rain at 4.35, when I got ‘up’ and went out to the front gate, (in my pj’s) to check on the weather,.....  I went back to bed.     When I did, eventually, get ‘up’, at 06.30, it was dry so I went for a walk along the beach.    It is ‘quiet’, with hardly a breath of wind so we have one of those placid F...

14th July 2016 (Thursday) ... 10.00     Oh my word .... I have been a busy  ‘laudie’  this morning, having done a quick ‘orbit’ of the villages on the bike, and got Elie at 06.45 the washing out.    I’ve even made another ‘washing line’ so that I can hang out the ‘downie’ cover at the same time as the sheets etc.    Talking about... actually writing about downie covers;  it was a real fecht getting the downie into the new cover this time.      Usually I get it ‘nae bother’, but, today  got the corners mixed up and it all ended up in one big tangle .... I was even inside the downie cover at one time.    However it’s done now, and I’m having a, much needed, celebratory cuppa.    22.00     I’m ready for the ‘troops’ (Michael and Janice) arriving, though still not sure when that will actually happen.     I think they may be d...

13th July 2016 (Wednesday) .... 08.45    We have a bonnie, ‘autumnal’ feeling, morning;   but, it’s cold on the hands when out on the bike.   I’m feeling ‘active’ and have been since I got ‘up’ at 05.45.    There’s a washing out on the line Cruise ship "Wind Surf" leaving the Firth last night (it’s a perfect drying day), and,.... pulled  a couple of weeds when I was out there.    Since then I’ve been along for the paper, and had a run down to the harbour..... where I was surprised to find someone else out for some morning exercise.    It is a really good morning for being ‘active’... there’s a  fresh breeze from the Northwest... but it is cool... however, it should warm up, when the sun gets going.  22.00     It did turn out to be a nice, warm day, though heavy showers in the afternoon dampened it down ... just a bit.  However after the showers had passed over,...

12th July 2016 (Tuesday)  .... 09.00     We have a lovely ‘autumnal feeling’ morning..... overcast, dry and chilly on the hands.    I noticed rain showers over towards the West, but they won’t bother us ‘cos I have a washing on the line.   I’ve Elie High Street (for the next eight weeks) been round the villages on the bike, and was surprised by the number of folk out jogging, dog walking... and dog jogging!    I eventually ended up sitting on the Boss’s Seat;  and came away full of ‘instructions’, one of which was ‘bake some scones this afternoon’.    Elie High Street has been ‘coned’ into two lanes width, for eight weeks, while the ‘Deli’ is being demolished.    It will be good watching the ‘new’ shop slowly grow out of the ashes of the old .... like the mythological ‘Phoenix bird’.    I’m hoping the ‘Deli’ facade will survive, if it does, the street front will loo...

11th July 2016 (Monday) .... 10.00    Jings;  I retired thirteen years ago... and, out of the blue, this morning, I have the ‘Monday’ feeling!   This is worrying me Leaving Elie ..... .... have I been working too hard lately?   I did pull a few weeds yesterday .... but, only a handful, surely not enough to cause the ‘Monday morning’ blues?    I’ll have to do some relaxing things today!  It’s a nice enough morning, but there are clouds around so we’ll probably catch a shower later.    When I was out on the bike I met Alan, at the Breakwater, with his dog.   We chatted, about various ‘local’ things including the  fact that the vintage Bentley is not conveniently parked for taking photos of this morning!   Alan took orf along the beach ;  I set of for Elie Estate, but went down to the harbour instead.    I reckoned that the Estate road would be wet after all the r...