Alberto's Hutte

1st July 2026 (Wednesday)     10.00 .... There's light cloud, with sunny spells at KY9.  However, and this is good news;  light showers are to be with us most of the day.    That's the flower tubs taken care of.... we have a 'Happy Boy' at Ivy!   I'm going to do the ironing after this update, have morning coffee, then take a trip to the bottle bank at Woodhaven.    I thought there might be a bottle bank at Sainsbury's, but there isn't. 21.00    It has been a strange day for me;  I was busy until midday.   After midday I completely ran out of steam.    I'd done most of the ironing in the morning, and will do two sheets  still to do, after this update. I had organised my day round watching the England v DR Congo World Cup game on BBC1!   After the kick off I decided to pit the kettle 'on' and make myself a late afternoon coffee.   I missed the first goal!  It was 1 - 0 ...

30th June 2026 (Tuesday)     15.00 .... There's a heavy shower over Levenmouth Just now, and I am  hoping it will come this way and do the needful to the flower tubs!   When I think about.... hoping for that is naughty;  the folks on holiday won't be wanting rain!    Spots of rain are hitting the slabs now so I am a 'happy boy';  apologies to the folk on holiday.   Anyway I only need a short, but heavy shower! I've been at Levenmouth this morning.    Methil to have a cuppa with Alice before going shopping.    We went to Sainsbury's because we can get all the bits and pieces under the one roof.   Roof?.... the Sainsbury's leaky roof problem has been fixed at long last.    The barricades and strategically placed buckets that we had become used to seeing, were conspicuous by their absence! !5.30    The rain shower did come our way, but, and I'm sorry about this;  it didn't la...

29th June 2026 (Sunday)      10.00 .... We have clouds scuttling over on a fresh, Westerly, breeze this morning.   At times it looks like we could get a light shower;  but showers aren't expected until later in the afternoon.    The air is healthier, with the pollen count at Medium;  so It's a nice morning for the joggers, as long as they aren't bothered by hay-fever.   Me? ....I'm going to have a 'rest' day. 19.00   It has been another, warm sunny day;  but we did have a cooling Westerly breeze  and clouds that obscured the sun now and again. So it has been bearable; but I can well understand why the folk in the Middle east have a siesta.     This was going to be rest day but I did 'ousework in the morning, and pruned a rose bush that has been interfering with my string of patio lights.   The lights lit up the patio just perfectly for having a late evening coffee, until a week or so ago ...

28th June 2026 (Sunday)     10.30    We have a nice morning;  sunny and warm with a moderate, cooling, Southwesterly breeze.    It was uncomfortably hot last night, so the fan was 'on' near enough all night.    Me? .... I've taken the pills, and ready to do things.    The first thing I'll do is hang out the  washing going through the machine just now.   18.30    Although there's a fair amount of cloud now, we've had another sunny day;  and a hot afternoon, even though we had a nice cooling SW breeze.    It's the kind of weather that the holiday makers are looking for.    And, going by the number of folk going up and down Ferry Road, the holiday season has well and truly started.     The air is cooler this evening, especially when the sun is behind the clouds.  Sleeping should be easier tonight;  that said, since I started using the tower fan I haven't ha...

Photo taken on 21st June by Michael.  27th June 2026 (Saturday)     10.00 .... We have light cloud with blue patches;  blue patches = 'sunny spells'.   There's a light Southwesterly breeze, and the pollen count is 'high'':  a nice day, but it will be uncomfortably warm  (for me anyway) in the middle of the day.   I'm going to have another cuppa then go up to the shops.    Got my prescription to pick up. Thank goodness I have the cooling fan;  I woke up all hot and uncomfortable at 02.00;  had a drink of water, the switched the fan on 'Low', started a Soduko and fell asleep about 20 minutes later and woke up at 07.00.   During this hot spell the fan has certainly done it's job!   "Thank You Michael and Janice"! 13.15    I've been up to Elie to pick up my prescription and bits and pieces from the paper shop'.    Elie was busy, with Park Place lined with cars on both sides....

26th June 2026 (Friday)      10.00 .... We've just had a (very welcome) thundery shower, that has cleared the air;  at a guess I'd say that the pollen count is 'Extremely Low' just now!   There was a rumble of thunder, and a blip with the electricity that switched everything 'off' for a couple of seconds.  Everything is working again;  except me.  I won't have to water the flower tubs this evening!   The nearest lightning strike was in the Arncroach /Carnbee area. The sky is clearing after the heavy rain, and we should have sunny spells, with the chance of  light(er) showers from now until evening time.    Right now we have a lot of blue bits in the sky giving us sunny spells'. 19.30    It has been a nice day since the rain this morning;  in fact hung out a washing, including shower rowels.... and it dried.   There has been thunder around us but that missed us;  I only know there has bee...