Alberto's Hutte

4th November 2026 (Wednesday)    10.15 .... It's a lovely morning, mostly sunny but cool when the a cloud obscures the sun;  and the NE breeze is cool  on the lugs.    I have a shower towel washing to hang out after this update.    Oh.... I'm feeling better than I thought I'd feel after the jabs yesterday;  the Nurse said that some folk feel like they have a mild dose of Flu', but I'm hoping to miss that.   I've been drinking plenty fluids to keep hydrated;  and taken a couple of paracetamol.    I might go for a short walk after morning coffee. The Democrats have done better than expected in the USA midterm elections... which is good;  but President Trump is still 'The Boss':  And he has the power of Veto.   However The World should be thankful that the Americans have voted for 'Change'.    Unfortunately, the Democrats, like the different factions in the UK Labour Party, spend a lot...

3rd November 2026 (Tuesday)      09.15 .... At the moment the sky is overcast with the occasional spit of light rain.    There are brighter bits in the low cloud so we could have 'sunny spells'  by midday.     I'm ready to go to  Methil to visit Alice, and go shopping, before going for the COVID booster, and the Flu jabs.    Must  'go' , slight 'Flap On'... need another cuppa! 20.30     Shopping done, Alice 'annoyed', and Winter vaccines done;  this has been a mission(s) successfully accomplished day!    Both COVID booster and the Flu jabs in the same arm so I could lie on the other side in bed, id necessary.    I didn't feel the COVID one at all but the Flu one was 'nippy';  I didn't feel the needle, only the nippy sensation as the vaccine went in!   Anyway, that's me ready for the Winter.     The weather has been mixed today, with sunny spells, and so...

2nd November 2026 (Monday)    09.30 .... I got 'up' early to go down to the beach at sunrise time;  but missed the actual sunrise by about 5 minutes.    However it was a beautiful morning (still is) so I wandered along the bents to the bottom of Cross Wynd, moored up the 'Hurdy Hurdy', and sat sown to enjoy the morning.     The early morning swimmers were out;  I could hear them but couldn't see them for the sun.  Anyway they sounded like they were enjoying themselves;  and it was a nice morning for a swim.   15.30    This is the COVID (booster) and and Flu vaccine time of year;  and I had to change my appointment, because it clashed with another one I have.    Anyway I get the  'jabs' tomorrow at the Randolph Wemyess.   The original date was the 13th, at the Randolph Wemyess..   I tried to do it online ,but that turned out to be complicated;  it was probably me that ...

Balcarres Estate road. 1st November 2026 (Sunday)     09.00 ....  Although cloudy just now, with the chance of a light rain;  the sky is brightening up and we should have 'sunny spells' once the sun breaks up the loud.    I'm going to have short walk after morning coffee, by which time it should be sunny.   It's actually quite warm for this time of year, but there's only a light breeze ,so hardly any wind chill.  17.30   It has been another lovely Autumn day, but it was chillier than I expected out in the open.    I know that because,  with it being a bonnie  Autumn day, I went for a run in the cat to get a few photographs of the local, KY9,  countryside in Autumn colours.   I only did Kinneuchar, and then through Balcarres Estate.   Being in the car, meant I was limited as to where I could stop to take photographs.    Anyway I enjoyed my run out;  but it was frustrat...

31st October 2026 (Saturday)     09.15 .... I didn't get to the beach to catch the sunrise sky.  I woke up in plenty of time;  but made the basic mistake of thinking to myself, "och, you can have another half hour in bed"! .... then woke up again an hour later.    and missed the colourful bit of the sunrise .... again!     It's a nice morning, mostly cloudy with only a light breeze, and warm(ish).  The sun has yet to break through the cloud but we should have 'sunny intervals' by morning coffee time.   I'm going to have another cuppa, then take the 'hurdy gurdy' for a walk. 19.30    We have enjoyed another, mostly sunny, pleasant Autumn day;  that said the three jerseys I hung out yesterday, and again today weren't completely dry when I brought them in.   So, it's not good drying weather! I  did some 'ousework in the afternoon, including ironing;  that was to stop me feeling guilty beca...

30th October 2026 (Friday)     08.45 .... We have a lovely, peaceful kind of morning here in KY9;   thin,  high cloud and sunny intervals.   There was a bright red sky at sunrise;  a "red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning" sky actually!     At the moment we have a bonnie start to the day.    That reminds me I have three jerseys for washing.   I'll do that after this update.   20.15    It has been another lovely, warm Autumn day.   Having said that;  it wasn't a good drying day;  the jerseys I hung out in the morning didn't dry!   I'll hang them out again tomorrow morning, because the forecast is, for us to have another nice, 'sunny intervals' kind of day! Shona came down in the early afternoon, so we had a sandwich lunch;  and I caught up with all the Kinneuchar news.   And we sorted out the problems of the Word;   again!  ...