Alberto's Hutte

5th July 2026 ( Sunday)      This is Maggie's Birthday,  she would have been 85 today, so; "Happy Birthday to 'The Boss'.xx  I've no doubt that she will be busy, Hooverin and Dustin her way round Heaven!     10.00   We have a nice, peaceful, kind of morning;  but the sky started to cloud over in the past hour, and light rain is forecast.    I have some Hooverin' and dustin' to do this morning, I'll get that done after this update, and before morning coffee! 20.00    Jackie arrived round about 16.00, unloaded the car then went  and found  a parking space.   We then had a cuppa and catch up chat before dinner.   Jackie is having a walk round the village, so I am going to update 'The Hutte'. As you can see from the top photograph things are going to happen on Ferry Road this week.   Eight enough;  it's a few months since we've had traffic anything happening on Ferry Roa...

4th July 2026 (Saturday)      11.30 .... I've taken a chance wi' the weather and hung out a washing;  light rain is forecast, but I'm hoping it will miss us.  Anyway the afternoon is going to be brighter so the washing should dry, even if it does get another light rinse.     The local  crow is telling me that there's a cat around, and he (the crow) is not happy with that.    Not only that, the Rowan tree got a serious pruning overnight;   something heavy (Wood Pigeon?) must have landed on it, because a few of the branches have been broken off!   12.45   The sky is breaking up, with loads o' blue bits;  with, and, this is the good bit, a moderate drying wind.   John (JB) and James are back home after their pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela;  and I have another nine photographs on the Frameo to photograph.    I'd better find something to eat;  I'm hungry .  ...

3rd July 2026 (Friday)     10.00 .... It's a nice morning, with a sky that has mix of clouds and blue bits (5/8 clouds) clouds coming over on a moderate NW wind (some of the clouds look like healthy shower clouds);    drizzle is mentioned for later in the afternoon evening.  Joggers have been  noted, going down, and up, Ferry Road;  plus a wheen o' cars going down Ferry Road.    It's a morning to be doing things;  in my case 'doing' is limited tae no' very much, but is enjoyable just the same.     20.30    I often wonder why I am tired by evening time;  but when I think about it, I 'potter about',  more or less, all the time, from when I get up, until lunchtime, then have a rest until 16.00 then begin all over again until 18.00. when I have dinner then settle down to watch the TV. 21.45    'JB' and a friend (I'll get the details later) have been walking the last part of the 'English Way P...

2nd July 2026 (Thursday)    09.30 .... We have a 'bright and breezy' morning;   with a mix of clouds  and sunny spells coming over on a moderate WNW breeze.   I'm ready for action;  that means I'll be making my way to the Skeith Centre, after an early morning coffee!   And possibly 'The Store' bottle bank;  it all depends on which direction I take when I leave the Health Centre:  I might turn right, and go to Crail for a run.    20.00     The trip to the Skeith Centre was enjoyable;  but, with  Bob Hanley's Garage  demolished, and the house, more or less, gutted for renovation. passing the site is hard.    'Yesterday's' East Neuk will soon only be happy memories.    On leaving the Skeith Centre I made for The Store bottle bank.   I didn't do any shopping as I'm still working my way through the food that Janice and Michael left.    Crail?....the roa...

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...