Alberto's Hutte

13th August 2026 (Thursday)     10.00 .... It's hot already, and is to be hot all day;  so I won't be going very far from Ivy.   I'm going to hang out a small washing, and open up The Hutte;   then have morning coffee.  I might sit in The Hutte, but suspect that it will be too hot.   Iain is coming down tomorrow, for the weekend, and we're going to organise things;  for when I'm 'auld'.  Such as the Community Alarm.    That reminds me;  I'm going to put the mobile on charge. 14.30     It's uncomfortably hot and humid just now;  25.4C on the thermometer.    That's definitely in the shade, because the sun is behind clouds.   I was out checking how the washing was doing and it's nearly dry.   I'll bring it in about 16.00.... after this oppressive heat drops a few degrees.   I've got the fan on beside me;  and a glass of cold water.    T...

My favourite view of Ferry Corner. 12th August 2026 (Wednesday)      10.15 .... It's already warm out, so it's going to be hot this afternoon:  a lovely day for the beach... or golf course.    Me? ..... I'll potter around Ivy.    I've taken the pills, so now ready to 'work';  work on the computer, because it will be too hot for me outside.   I've been as far as the gate, and will open The Hutte up after this update;  but won't be sitting in there very long!  13.45     I've been a busy boy on the computer:  dealt with a couple of official emails, and had a browse in the Alberto Archive.    I'm now going to have something to eat. 20.00    It has been too hot for me today;  I opened up The Hutte but never spent any time sitting out there.   That reminds I must remember to close The Hutte door after this update. 'Then'. I've had someone trying to get me on the mobile phon...

11th  August 2026 (Tuesday)      09.45 .... It's a lovely morning;  there's a bit of light cloud about with loads of sunny intervals.   Perfect weather for the beach.   I'm planning on having a 'rest' day;  then I remembered the last time I was on Prednisolone Tablets!   That time (10 years ago), I took them with my evening meal.    Later on in the evening I decided to 'Spring' clean the bookcases.    I began to do that at 21.00,  enjoying myself so much that I kept going until after 03.00 next morning.   My cousin Jimmy up in Aberdeenshire was on them at the dame time, and he also couldn't stop working!   So I'm taking them (the pills)  at breakfast time.  If I do go into 'work mode', I don't think I'll be tackling the book cases!   With this pill,  'Work Mode' starts on Day two. 20.30   I've had a quirt, relaxing day.   Alice came alon...

Elie 10th August 2026 (Monday .... At last I've got round to updating The Hutte;  after an eventful night;  and  things to do this morning, because of the eventful night.     Anyway, I called out the Para Medics, in the middle of the night, because I had a really bad breathing event,  when I went for a 'pee' at 01.00.    And I didn't have my Blue Inhaler with me!  Having this 'bug' and asthma is not a good combination when it comes to the breathing tubes.  I went back to bed thinking it would calm  but it didn't so I eventually  dialled '999' about 02.00!    Three lady NHS Para Medics (from Glenrothes) arrived about 02.30:  and they were absolutely brilliant   Not only did they arrive much sooner than I expected, but they gave me a really good check over.   The result of all this is that I have an appointment with Dr Miller at Elie Surgery this afternoon.    I'm going to have ...

9th August 2026 (Sunday)     09.15 .... We have light rain on a moderate Westerly breeze;  but the overcast sky has pale bits in it;    we could have brighter afternoon.     At the moment it's dull and wet!    But the 'wet' didn't bother the two joggers that went down Ferry Road a wee while ago.   I might have a wee run in the car later.   20.15    The  rain  had moved away by mid morning, but the cloud stayed around  until early afternoon.    Since then we've had sunny spells with a moderate breeze.    It's a lovely evening now, but  was busy doing a hard Soduko. A lot of my time this morning was taken up making 'Mince and Tatties':  that was dinner for tonight, and will be tomorrow.    I might freeze one meal. A few minutes ago, I accidentally elbowed the 'mouse' off it's pad, and went to pick it up.    I couldn't see it:   i...

8th August 2026 (Saturday)      10.30 .... There's a lot of light cloud;  but there are patches of blue sky, so we should have sunny spells.    The air feels cooler to me, but that's probably because the sun is behind the cloud at the moment.    I'm going to be lying low again;  hoping that the sun does break through, so that I can spend time in The Hutte.   I got up at my usual time this morning, but haven't actually been outside.   I'll have morning, in The Hutte, coffee after this update. 17.00    It has been a mostly overcast kind of day;  we did have a sunny spell  around lunchtime, and that brought out some Large White butterfly's  but it was too windy to photographs them.    I've been 'resting' in The Hutte most of the time, doing Soduko's.   It was warm when the sun was out, but it turns much cooler when the sun disappeared again;   so I have abandoned be...