Alberto's Hutte

3rd February 2026 (Tuesday)    10.30 ..... We have a wet, windy, and cold (3.9C) morning!    I have no doubt the villages, and the East Neuk, will look bonnie, even in this weather;  but I don't intend going out to admire the local scenery.   The first thing I noticed, when I went out to feed 'Blob' at 07.30, was the drop in temperature.   It's 'stay in and stay warm' day for me.    18.40    Today's weather has been of the 'damp' kind;  and tomorrow is going to be, more of the same.    I went out in the car in the middle of the afternoon;  in fact the top photo was taken from the car just before I set off.   The car is pointing North do I went to Kinneuchar, then home by Elie and Earlsferry.   Apart from the work sites, all was quiet. What did I do today?     Not very much really.    I did a wee   bit o' tidying up in the kitchen;  sort of de - man...

2nd February 2026 (Monday)     10.00 .... It;'s a grey, damp morning;  but there is the chance of brighter spells now and again;  maybe even a 'sunny spell'.   It's unlikely that The buggy will be coming out today;  so I'll frolic around wi' the Hoover and do a wee bit o' housework;    Photographs?..... it's not a day for going out wi' the camera, but I might take a turn round the villages in the car later.    Funnily enough, in spite of the drab weather, I feel sort of 'playful'. 15.00    As you can see from the top photo, the weather had been cloudy with occasional short spells of light rain.   We had a 'brighter spell, but no blue sky. I had a run round the villages, and up to Kinneuchar to take a few 'Today' photies;  they gives me something to 'play' with later.   Apart from building  work going on, at various sites. around the villages, and a few folk out with their dog, the villag...

1st February 2026 (Sunday)     09.00 .....  There's a brighter look to the clouds this morning.... and the Fife Weather cams are showing broken cloud:  dare I suggest 'sunny spells?    Yes...lets go for it;  we could have a few 'sunny spells' this morning!    And there's better air this morning;  I might get out for a short walk later.  Right now it's kettle 'on' and organise the cafetiere time;  then settle down to watch  Laura Kuenssberg (BBCLauraK). 14.30   The sun broke through about 10.30, and we've had long sunny spells, with a gentle breeze ever since!    This is the best weather we've had for a while so I thought I'd venture down to Nana's Seat.   The first thing I noticed was that a lot of sand has blown up from the beach into the dunes;  as you can see in the top photograph.   I met Chris (Mennie), coming home from walking the  dogs (Skye and Rhum), and he m...

31st January 2026 (Saturday)     11.20    I'm a bit behind schedule this morrrrrrning due to the fact that I didn't wake up until 09.25.   I've showered and had breakfast, done a washing (now hanging in front of a radiator);  and it's already morning coffee time.   The sky appears to be breaking up a bit.... and, I'm looking forward to 'sunny spells .... sometime!    At the moment we have the weather that is forecast for KY9;  "windy with light rain".    20.00   The sunny spells never came to anything, but, though overcast we didn't have a lot of rainy spells.  I have actually enjoyed myself today;  and I never went further than the gate.   I did a wee bit housework, and a bit of computer stuff;  and a lot of thinking.    It is good to see the UK and The EU seeking closer relations with China and India.  We need a few more different, 'baskets to keep our eggs in'...

30th January 2026 (Friday)    09.45 ..... At the moment we have a windy and overcast morning;  and light rain with a fresh wind is forecast for the whole day.  I haven't given much thought to a 'plan' for today;  I suspect any 'plan' will involve switching the kettle 'on' a few times.    I'll have a run up to the 'Paper Shop' sometime, but right now the kettle is about to be switched 'on'! 19.30    This has been another day of uninspiring weather;  although we didn't have many spells of rain ,it was windy and grey.    We need a spell of sunny weather!    I set off to go to Leven to do some shopping, but I noticed that the sky was much greyer in that direction, so ended up going to 'The Store'.   I never see anyone I know in 'The Store';  in fact I have more chance of seeing someone I know in the Leven shops. I did the wee bit shopping I wanted and (plus a couple of extras that fell into the trolley....

29th January 2026 (Thursday)     09.15 .....  It's cloudy, with occasional light showers, and a frisky breeze this morning;  the thermometer was reading 5.5C half an hour ago so it feels cold out in the open.   We had a shower when I was feeding 'Blob'.    'Drizzle' is mentioned in the weather forecast.    The Fife Weather cans all show a grey sky:  although the Kinghorn one had a broken sky with a 'sunny spell'!  'Sunny spells'?   We might get lucky. 16.45   I got to Leven this morning to find the town bathed in sunshine;  s was Methil when I arrived at Alice's.   At the time, I could see that the the East Neuk was under a layer of heavy cloud.   Mind you;  it was cold, exposed to the brisk wind, in spite of the sun.   We had morning cuppa and caught up with all the Methil 'News':  there wasn't actually very much for Alice to report. We were going to have lu...