Alberto's Hutte

13th July 2026 (Monday)      09.15 .... We have fluffy clouds meandering across the sky, giving us sunny intervals just now:  however the sun should burn the cloud off to give us another hot day.     It is 17C on the patio at present.    There's a moderate (cool), ENE breeze;  but there's something in the air that is disagreeable (probably traffic fumes);   pollen levels are  Medium, pollution Low.    20.00   There has been a cool breeze off the North Sea that kept the air cooler, so we've had a lovely, sunny day, albeit hot on the patio..   Taking advantage of this spell of 'drying days' weather, I did a woollen wash;  and detached a few weeds from Mother Earth. Shona arrive about 11.30, so we made a cuppa, hen went out and sat in The Hutte,  chatting and putting the World to rights.    She had parked her car on Park Place (Elie) then went down to the beach to walk along ...

12th July 2026 (Sunday)     08.30 .... It'a a quiet, peaceful, kind of morning;  there's a layer of light cloud but it is starting to break up, so I'm expecting 'sunny spells' later.     I got 'up' early this morning  to watch a recording of the England v Norway World Cup Quarter Final, on BBC2 ..... it was on too late last night for me to stay up and watch 'live'.   An evenly matched game; England eventually won 2 - 1.      I have no 'plan' for today: after after a busy day yesterday, I think a 'rest day', pottering around the garden,  is a good idea. 22.45    It has been a lovely, sunny and warm day;  and an eventful day!    My Great Grandson,  Austen (Rushton), was christened  in Somerset, and Michael sent photos (25) of Austen's christening, to my Frameo.     The Frameo is set to random, so taking photographs off the Frameo is a restful kind of 'job'.  It wor...

11th July 2026 (Saturday)     09.30 .... It's foggy just now, but the sun should break through to giveus a sunny, and warm, afternoon.    This is a quick update before I go to Alice HQ, have a cuppa, then go down to Leven to so some shopping.  20.00     Everything went as near enough as planned today!   The Temporary traffic lights in upper Largo  caused some delay, but that was all.   Sainsbury's was busy;  with some heavily laden trolleys at the tills.  We were lucky;  the till we used had, what I'd call 'normal trolley loads.   I imagine that the heaped up trolleys were folk starting (and stocking up for) their holidays.    The lady in front of us was in a Mobility Scooter, so Alice gave her a hand to pack her shopping in the scooter basket and pannier bag.   Alice's friend, Barbara, fell and broke her arm in two places, so we went over to cheer her up.  Unfortunat...

10th July 2026 (Friday)     11.00 .... We have another sunny and hot start to the weekend;  there is  bit of a change on.... the breeze is from the Easterly direction so fog/haar could drift in from the North sea later in the wvwning.  Today's plan?..... it's another day of 'hiding from the heat' for me.   Luckily we have the tennis (Wimbledon)  on BBC, so I'll watch that;  Arthur Fery is playing Alexander Sverev, for a place in the Final!    16.15    Arthur Fery lost his semi final match with Alexander Sverev;  I think that this is the first time he has been this far in The Championship.    He (Fery) is young, and should make it to the Championship Final in the next year or so. I got The Buggy out of it's 'nest' this morning and charged  the battery, but, by the time I'd done that and cleared the 'runway' the 'heat of the day was on'  (and the tennis) so I decided not to go out today.  ...

9th July 2026 (Thursday)     11.00 ..... The patio thermometer was at 19C this morning (at 08.00);  and that was before patio was in the sun.  I've already had a litre of water, and a cuppa, because I have the feeling this is going to be a 'long siesta' day:  watching the Tennis and pottering around inside.   It will be too hot to sit in The Hutte. The temporary traffic lights on Ferry Road have been moved, to cover a new site up at the phone box;  I'm assuming it's to protect workers at the Junction Box next to the phone box.   12.45    There's fresh breeze now so I am thinking of going out to 'The Hutte';  after an active morning doing housework.   The patio temperature was 22C an hour ago.   The Hutte will be comfortable with the door wide open. 15.15   The temporary traffic lights were working for about three hours, then taken away;  Ferry Road is clear, and operating smoothly....

9th July 2026 (Wednesday)     09.45 .... It's sunny and warm, but there's a cooling SW breeze so not too not out in the open:   the patio? ... er... cosy!    In fact I might have my morning coffee  out there.   It's a perfect drying day, so the washing is on the line:  and there's a cat in the garden!    The local Crow is not happy.  20.00    My word;  it has been a bonnie, sunny and hot day; it was still 25C on the patio thermometer at 18.00.    Up till about 13.00 it was comfortably warm, but the afternoon was hot.   I went inside and watched the tennis.    It must have been horrendously hot for the competitors;   and uncomfortable for the spectators sitting in the sun. I went down to get a few photos of the progress re the new telegraph pole;  there has been a lot going on there since morning time.   And we have lovely, freshly painted Lines all ...