Alberto's Hutte

28th February 2026 (Saturday)     09.30 .... There's a chilly air this morning, but there's hardly any wind, so very little in the way of windchill.    The weather forecast for KY9 is "light cloud with light showers";  so no woollen wash today.    I've only been as far as the gate;  but might make it as car as the car later in the day.   I'm feeling positive and expect 'sunny spells' between the light showers.   Oh .... I got out of bed at 07.15 this morning;  but was disappointed when I saw the grey sky;  I'd been thinking 'bright and sunny'. 16.30     I had a wander up to the phone box to get a few 'today' photographs;  and got lucky!  Barbara came out to do some gardening.... with Skye and Rhum her dogs. It has been a bonnie, sunny day, but cold.   I thought about going out on 'The Buggy' but the air was too cold;  not a good day for being out.   There has bee...

27th February 2026 (Friday)     11.00 .... We have a beautiful, sunny morning, with a light breeze.   A couple went down Ferry Road with their dog just now and they were well wrapped up so it must be cool!   Me? .... I slept in;  didn't get out of bed until 08.45... and I have been chasing my tail ever since.   However I have put a washing through the machine, which I'll hang out after this update.   It looks like being a good drying day. I've seen the result of the by-election in Manchester;  both the 'big' parties must be looking forward to the local elections in May!    There could be some interesting results then.   I'm going to put the kettle 'on' (again), then hang out the washing! 14.30    The washing ws out on the line by 11.00;  that's three hours later than I intended it to be when I went to bed last night!   However,  all is looking good;  we have sunny spe...

26th February 2026 (Thursday)     10.30 .... There's lot of 'light cloud' just now,  but it has the look of sunny spells and light showers.    There's only a light breeze  so it's warm with hardy any windchill.   A nice morning for doing the Coastal Path. I've had to put of going to \visit Alice as I have a mild 'bug'.... sometimes known as 'a cold';  I'm staying in and warm, but might go out in the car at some point.   I prefer going out on 'The Buggy', but not when there's the threat of rain. I've been studying the photographs that Iain .... oops Boris took the other day of the sea damaged wall at Chapel Green House.   You can see on the photo that the original 'Black Wa', as it was called by the older generations of Ferry folk, was built atop the cliff;  eventually being replaced (and hidden) by the present wall.   It was called the "Black Wa" because the Ferry Fishermen hung their newly tarred hem...

25th February 2026 (Wednesday)     09.45 .... It's cloudy and dry at the moment, but there's a chance of light rain, at any time throughout the day.    No mention of sunny spells;  but we might get lucky later in the afternoon.    I have to go to the Skeith Centre today sometime, so I'll have a wander roond 'The Store' when Anstruther.    No other activity planned for today.... yet. 15.30    The trip to the Skeith Centre was  actually quite a pleasant trip out (and a successful one);   the traffic was normal for the East Neuk nowadays, and the weather amenable.   There was some light rain when I was at the Skeith Centre, but it didn't last;  in fact it had passed over by the time I got to 'The Store'.    Ah ...'The Store!   I went in for a browse and enjoyed myself going round the aisles.   The 'browse' cost me just over £59.    That included Fairy Wash...

 24th February 2026 (Tuesday)    4th Anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 10.00 .... We have light cloud with a moderate breeze from the SW;  so, feeling positive, I have hung out a  washing.    The breeze was negligible when I went out first this morning, but it has freshened a bit and I expect the washing should be near enough dry by the end of the day.   Sometimes the sky looks like breaking up a bit to give us ''sunny spells'. 16.30    I've been busy!    My trip to the Surgery went  as planned;  and I met  Jimmy's daughter June, whom I haven't seen for a while.   June is looking well;  she never seems to change, but she must be about 32 now!    I didn't have long to wait before Laurie (Nurse) appeared, and did my blood test.    I was in and out within 5 minutes. As usual when I go to the Surgery, when I come out I take a run out to Woodhaven to get a few ph...

23rd February 2026 (Monday)     11.00 .... I've been a busy boy this morning;   done the ooverin', and will do the dustin' (not overly keen on dustin') after this update.   We have an lovely Spring like morning, it could even be a 'play'day;  but it's  cool in the brisk wind just now.   I might get 'The Buggy' out it the wind dies down a bit.   What I will do; is charge the bike battery and see how the bike has survived the damp weather.   'Slight Flap on' ... got to find the bike battery charger!   And it's morning coffee time! 15.30    I set off in the afternoon intending to go to Methil and have coffee with Alice, but when I got to the top of the hill it started to rain (shower) so I abandoned that idea, and ended up pottering my way to the harbour, then along to St Minnins, Abercrombie, then home by way of Robin Gray's and Kinneuchar.    The top photograph is the one I took when...