Alberto's Hutte

29th October 2026 (Thursday)     09.15 .... It's a quiet morning in KY9;  there's a mix of light cloud and sunny spells, and.... this is the good bit...  after the past few days of strong winds, we have a light breeze.    I haven't been out yet, but I'm going to hang out the shower towels after this update. My thoughts, and prayers, this morning are with the families that have lost, or had loved ones injured in the catastrophic train collision in Spain.    And also with the people, that worked so hard rescuing those trapped in the wreckage of the two trains.  19.30    It has been good having a day with only light winds;  and , not only was the wind light, it has also been warm.    A pleasant change from the windy, and sometimes wet, weather of the past few days. This morning I went to Methil to annoy Alice;   and, do some shopping in Leven.   After a morning cuppa we went to Sainsbury's, and ...

28th October 2026    10.00 ....We have a mixed, mostly cloudy sky with occasional  blue patches, and the threat of showers.   However the wind has moderated to around F3 so it is'n as cold as it was yesterday.   I think the cloud will break up, ro five us sunny spells;  and the 'drying day I want (and need) for the washing!I will hang it out after this update and hope the showers miss us.    The afternoon should be dry!  20.30    Since the cloud cleared in mid morning, we've had a lovely, sunny intervals, day.    And it was warm! With this tempting kind of weather I decided to take the new 'hurdy gurdy'  (hereafter 'HG'') for a walk.    I planned to do the 'Rotten Row' walk, feeling adventurous I went  along the High Street to Cross Wynd and down to the beach.   I thought that the new 'HG' would be easier to walk with, but, my word, it was much better than expected;  especiall...

27th October 2026 (Tuesday)      09.30 ..... We have a sunny, and windy, morning:  the wind kept waking me last night, so it was wild.   I suspect a slight change in wind direction meant sounds from different sources.    Anyway it was wild... and, though it has moderated, a wee bit it's still wild.     I cancelled going to Alice's because of the wind;  and a migraine first thing this morning.   One of the hardest things for me to do now is get into the car when it's windy;  is keeping a hold on the car door, when getting into the car!    Another 'side effect' of old age.   Anyway I think I'll try to do some easy 'ousework today;  however, I'll end up cat napping, because the lack of sleep.    The wind is forecast to moderate in the afternoon.    16.30    After the wind moderated a bit in the afternoon, , I had a wander up and sown Ferry Road with the new 'h...

26th October 2026 (Monday)     06.15 ..... Sunrise is at 07.05 so it's still dark, with a moderate Southwesterly  breeze.   Heavy rain is forecast to move in by mid morning.  Iain set off for home at 05.50, which is why I am 'up';  however I'm going back to bed for a couple of hours, to let the central heating warm up Ivy before I have a shower! 10.45    I'm 'up'(at 07.45) and ready for some mild action!    The sky is overcast and the rain, that is mentioned in the weather forecast for KY9, can't be far away so I won't stray far from Ivy.   Oh...and, I have been watching the News! The result of the election in Brazil is a surprise;  and also good for the Amazon Rain Forest!   There's no doubt that the defeated candidate (Bolsonoro) will make governing Brazil hard, but that is expected from ultra Right Wing politicians nowadays. The Student led movement in Serbia was another surprise election result;...

25th October 2026 (Sunday).... 09.30 ..... 'Storm Boelo' gave us a wild (and wet) night;  however the rain has moved away, and we now  have a 'windy (F8 - 9) and sunny intervals' morning.   Needless to say (but I'm going to 'say' it anyway) there is wind chill, so it's cold out in the open.     With the wind direction being Westerly there is a lot of sand on the move.   High tide is at 14.06, so a lot of the sand will end up on Fountain Road, South Street and the Breakwater area.   The wind should begin to moderate in the afternoon.;  though it will still be a frisky wind... and well capable of shifting more sand when the tide goes out. 11.30    I have the feeling that the wind has started to moderate;  there are slightly bigger gaps between the gusts;  and said gusts less fierce-some.  That said it is still 'stormy' out in the open.    The temperature is 11C on the patio. The clocks have bee...

24th October 2026 (Saturday)     09.45 .... We had a quiet moonlit night, that ended with a "red sky in the morning Shepherd's warning"  sky!   Storm Boelo has yet to reach us but is on it's way;  at the moment we have a threatening grey sky with a moderate  WSW breeze but is freshening as I type.  Iain and I  haven't made up our mins about going to Kirkcaldy;  need another check on the weather.    Oh... Iain went down ro the down to take the sunrise sky! 16.30    We went to Kirkcaldy and bought a lightweight 'hurdy gurdy' (Rollator).    It's round about the same size as the one I have, but is much lighter, and I can lift it into the car boot.    The main difference with this one is that it has proper brakes,   It might be hard to believe but Rollator can 'tun away' when going down hill.     And the brakes can be 'locked' when sitting admiring the scenery ;  whic...