Alberto's Hutte

30th December 2025 (Tuesday)     11.15    We have a lovely, bright and sunny morning:  it is cold right enough, but there's only a light NW breeze so hardly any windchill.   It's a lovely morning for walking, with or without a dog!   A few colourful Joggers have passed down (and up) Ferry Road;  it's brilliant morning for jogging.   Brings back happy memories seeing them pattering up the road. Me?     Well I didn't waken up until 08.45 after a good night's sleep.   However, I've been sneezing for the past few of days, and now have a cold that's going round;  the the Nurse was recovering from it when she came round the other day;  but she was past the'spreading' stage.   Anyway, I have a cold and will lie low for a couple of days; until I'm past the spreading' stage.   I'm glad that I did that shopping yesterday; I don't have to worry about food!  I had hoped to g...

29th December 2025 (Monday)      09.00 ..... We have light cloud with a gentle Northerly breeze;  and the chance of brighter spells in the middle of the day.    There's a cold air, and it's to be colder, with snow on high ground by New Years Day.   Maybe even on the Lomonds and Largo Law.    'Flap On' this morning;  got to go to the Skeith Centre;  and  also 'The Store' when I'm in Anstruther. 17.15    It had been a nice day (for this time of year);  although it has been cold all day, it is turning bitterly cold now so we're in for a cold night. My 'mission' to Anstruther went almost as planned:  all I had to do at the Skeith Centre was pick up the bits from the front desk.   I'd written a list for 'The Store' with seven items on it, and ended up with 23 items;  including a packet of 6 Blue Riband wafer biscuits.   If they (the manufacturers) keep making things smaller, in 20 y...

28th December 2025 (Sunday)    10.40     I've been for the paper (and remembered to get it); met, and chatted to Dave;  exchanged 'news' then went our separate ways.   Dave went off home;  where did I go?.... where else but the harbour!      I though it would be quiet;  but the local swimmers (the 'Blue Tits')  were  getting ready to go in for their morning dip.   I went to my usual corner  overlooking the bay, and took a few 'today's weather' photies, then came home by way of Balbuthie and Kinneuchar.   The girls were swimming around in the harbour when I passed. As was forecast we have an overcast morning with a cold breeze from the Northeast;  I won't be going to Nana's Seat until the sun breaks through;  which I'm hoping it will do in the middle of the day... as it did yesterday.    It has been a quick morning;  it's ''morning coffee' time! 19.45  ...

27th December 2025 (Saturday)      09.30 ....  The weather is much the same as it was at this time  yesterday;  except for the temperature!   It is bitterly cold this morning, with a light breeze from the Northeast.   The patio thermometer is at 4.2C.    I won't be going out on 'The Buggy'!   I might wrap up well and have a short walk later.   Sunny spells?    I'm ever hopeful that we'll have \a few 'nearly sunny spells' in the afternoon.  It's time to put the kettle 'on'. 19.30    We had a nice, bright spell of weather in the middle of the day, so I went for a short walk;  up to the golf course, then to Rotten Row Rotten Row, Ferry Corner and home.    The almost sunny spells weather didn't last long:  the next time I went out the street was wet so we must have had a shower.   This was disappointing, because I went out contemplating going down to Nana's ...

26th December 2025 (Friday)     10.30 ..... When I first went out this morning  (08.15) we had a breaking sky with blue patches, and a clear sky to the South of the Firth.   Since then light cloud has drifted in on the NE breeze.... with nae bloo bits in sight just now.   However, I'm hoping for sunny spells in the afternoon.   The 'plan' was to get 'The Buggy' out and have a turn 'round the Ferry', but I'll have to see how the weather develops.    It's time for morning coffee and some 'nibbles'.   22.30     We had a short spell when the cloud had some blue patches late in th afternoon, but I don't remember having any actual sunny spells.   Any time i went out the cold air hit me so I never went further than walking to the car to have a run up to Kinneuchar.   When I got there I discovered that I'd forgotten to pick up the camera:  now that was very annoying.    The o...

25th December 2025 (Thursday)    I wish you all "Merry Christmas", full of  love, happiness, and lots of laughter. 09.45   We have a lightly overcast sky, with a light breeze off the North Sea this Christmas morning:  it's 2015 nippy on the lugs, so wrap up if you're going for a daunder.   I always hope for 'sunny spells, and the sky does have a look like we could be lucky in the middle of the day!  It's about time I "put the kettle on".... and then open my presents. 18.30    I've had a busy and enjoyable Christmas.    We have had video contact via Messenger, but it took a lot of getting together:  we still have to have a Group meeting.   That might happen in the evening  now that everything is calming down after Christmas Lunch/Dinner.   Julie and my next door neighbour, added me to the 'family' Dinner, with Sophie, Thomas.... and Archie bringing a full Christmas  Dinner round to me....