Alberto's Hutte

9th February 2026 (Monday)     07.45 .... It's damp after overnight rain, but the sky, though mostly cloudy is showing the promise of 'sunny spells' with light rain /showers.     I'll have another cuppa then get of to Methil.    Looking forward to getting my hearing aids. 20.00    My hearing aids are amazing;   I can hear with both ears;  for the first time  in many years.   I can't believe the difference;  I didn't think my hearing really bad.... but it is ... oops ... was!   The technician said that they weren't fully charged, and that I'd have to charge them sometime this afternoon.    I managed to get the charger set up and plug the hearing aids into the charger.   Getting the aids  back in the lugs is a bit tricky but I'll get the hang o' that.   It takes a week or two for the brain to accept the new hearing;  but it does.     Oh .......

8th February 2026 (Sunday)   11.45 .... We have a 'lovely morning:  it's not windy and wet!    Mind you; when I see how much rain there has been other places, what we've had has been a bit of 'dampness'.   That said it's good to see the sun, even if it is only in short spells;  and there' only a light breeze (E) so this is a 'play day'. I started my morning with a good sleep in and didn't extricate myself from bed until 08.45.   By the time I'd showered, had breakfast, and checked the News, it was nearly 10.00.    It's great to get out with the camera again;  I've been down to the harbour (in the car) and have a batch of local photies to 'play' with this evening.   I am a 'happy boy'.   The villages are busy!  Down at the harbour holidaymakers were wandering around like it was summer.    Compared to the weather we've had this is 'like summer';  or would be if it was warmer.  ...

7th February 2026 (Saturday)    10.15 .... The weather is the same as it has been for the past week so that takes care of the weather report.   What will I be doing?..... we have the Winter Olympics on BBC 2, so I'll be watching that on and off most of the day.    I might have a run round 'The Ferry' in the car later to see what happening, but it's not a day for being out.    This could be a good 'rest day'.   Oh... nearly forgot;  all the Fife Weather cams are showing 'overcast with rain'. 16.00   The rain stopped in the early afternoon, and we had a brighter spell of weather;  if fact we almost had a proper 'sunny spell'.    Hopefully this means a better spell of weather on the way.   I went up to the golf course, for a bit of exercise, and could see some blue(ish) sky towards the North.    I've had a relaxing kind of day, watching the Olympics Curling on (BBC2).   Team GB wo...

6th February 2026 (Friday)     10.00 .... We have another windy and wet morning;  Photographs courtesy BBC 2 and is  forecast to be thus all day.    Not a nice morrrrrrning to walk the dog.   In fact it's not a nice morning to go out;  with or without a dog.without a dog.    I am am watching the curling from Italy (Great Britain v Sweden,    Actually the weather is unlikely to bother me much at all today, as I have  the Winter Olympics from Italy, and work to do on the computer.  I switched the kettle 'on' before I did this update so you cab guess what I am going to do next.   Wash the breakfast dishes?    No;  t hey are already in the dish washer.    It's morning coffee time.  13.45    Bob came round in the morning and we had a long chat about the problems of today's World.  I think the main conclusion we reached was that our generation  enjoyed a...

5th February 2026 (Thursday)     09.45 .... It's overcast, with a fresh wind (E) and light rain at the moment.  "Strong winds with heavy rain is the forecast" for KY9, .....with a chance of sunny spells.   Even one short sunny spell would be a boost.   I'm hoping to go to Leven and Methil, but that depends on how the weather develops in the next half hour or so. 18.05   Morning time was the best of today's weather;  the roads were almost dry driving to Leven and Methil ....  in fact I enjoyed driving for a change.   At times the sky looked like breaking up but that never actually happened.   Alice and I had a cuppa, and a quick catch up wi' the Methil news, before going to Sainsbury's to do some shopping.    There's been  a few changes in Sainsbury's;  they've 'squashed' the newspaper bit  to make room for a big coffee machine and a Vape counter.   Vaping must be as addict...

4th February 2026 (Wednesday)     10.00 .... we have yet another day of 'wet and windy' weather;  I probably won't go out today.   It's not just Fife, the whole of the UK has had rain, at dome point, in the first few weeks of 2026.   On a positive note;  there isn't any dust to get in our eyes.   Not outside anyway.   'Plan' for today?... probably computer stuff, numerous cuppas (got to keep up the liquid intake), some 'ooverin' and dustin', and  a few cat-naps.  Need to put the kettle 'on'.... it's morning coffee time.   And, I must give 'Blob' his morning snack.   Busy day ahead;  I feel tired already.   Oh... the weather forecast?.... "light rain and a fresh Easterly breeze". 16.30     It had been windy, wet and gloomy, nearly all day:  there was a short period around midday when the greyness was paler, and the light rain, not quite stopped;  I began ...