Alberto's Hutte

14th May 2026 (Thursday)     09.45 .... It's nice, fresh morning, with a mix of clouds and sunny spells;  the wind is from the NNW do it isn't warm out in the open.   It will be cosy in The Hutte!    There was a strong smell of 'kippers' in the  this morning;  I assume it was coming from the smoke house in St Minnins..  This was early in the morning when the breeze was lighter with East in it. It seems like the Labour Party MP's are determined to have a Leadership contest.    Floundering around looking for a new leader is plain daft;  give the present Leader, and his team, the five years that they deserve after the  2024 Election victory!   Anyway, do any of of the 'Leadership' contenders have the qualities needed to lead the country? ..... or represent us at the International Table?   I think the MP's should think again, because they are getting close to the cliff edge! 13.30    The...

13th May 2026 (Wednesday)     10.00 .... We have a bright morning, with a lot of sunny spells  between  the clouds, that are scuttling over of a brisk NNE wind.   It's good drying wind so I hung out a small washing:   it's not as cold as I expected it to be in the garden.    I imagine it will be chilly on the beach.   This will be a 'rest day' for me, after the excitement of the past few days. 20.00    It has been a good say for watching the television;   which was lucky for me because, with the wind being from the North and cold, I have to stay in and warm.  I did have a short walk down to Ferry Corner between  showers in the afternoon, and had a spell in The Hutte, but I didn't go 'out and about'. WE had the King's Speech in the House of Lords in the late morning, so that was interesting;  and, with the pomp and Ceremony that goes with it also very colourful.   In the meantime...

12th May 2026  (Tuesday)     16.15 .... Although, breezy (NW) with a few showers, it has been a lovely, mostly sunny day; and it hasn't been cold.    I went to Methil as planned, dropping into Alice's HQ to have morning coffee before going to Methil Library Library to have my hearing aids 'services'.   The servicing is done by hearing aid wearers, that have been  taught how to do the servicing.    In fact the gentleman at the table was having his hearing aid serviced by a trainee.    I was next in the,  and, (after filling in a form) all that I had to have done was have mew tubes that connect the aid(s) to the ear mould(s) replaced;  they harden and become inflexible and have to be replace approximately every 4 months. By the way Methil Library is a  lovely, Art Deco building, on Wellesley Road.   I'll take a few photographs (of the outside) the next time I'm along there. Alice and I then went bac...

11th May 2026 (Monday)     09.00 .... The first thing that hit me when I went outside this morning was the chilly NW breeze;  there's a wintry feel to it.   The sun occasionally finds a hole, in the broken cloud, to brighten things up,    But not often enough.    Me? ..... I'm going to tun round then 'man cave' with the hoover:  and give things a flick wi' the feather duster.   After I've had another cuppa!    The Hutte should be cosy in a wee while so I'll go out there and ponder.   Pondering is good.   One of the sunny spells has come over;  what a difference that makes.    In weather terms you wouldn't describe President Trump as a 'sunny spell'!     He's more like the dull, overcast ,damp and depressing  weather we get around the year's end.    17.00    Colin and Sue arrived (on their bikes) t 14.00, and we've had a great catch up with...

10th May 2026 (Sunday)     09.00 .... It's a lovely sunny morning, with hardly any breeze;  what wind there is is from the Westerly direction, and warm in the sun.   However, if the wind freshens it could be chilly.   Ferry Road has been quiet so far;  I haven't seen a single jogger pass the window this morning.     19.45    It has been a lovely, sunny and warm, day;  but it has clouded over in the past hour or so.   A band of rain is going to pass over us overnight;  which is handy when it comes to watering the tubs.    I've had a lazy day:  playing with the new hoover  was tiring 'work'.... as I found out today.   Anyway I know how to  put it together now, and I enjoyed using it once it was operational.    My morning started with a migraine, so most of 'today' has been spent resting in The Hutte;  the only 'work'  was watering the tubs, and ...

9th May 2026 (Saturday)     09.45 .... We have a cloudy sky with light drizzle now and again. and a moderate, cold, Northeasterly wind.   However there's a low pollen count so as far as I'm concerned it's a lovely morning:   And, we should have sunny spells by morning coffee time (11.00).    Me? .... I'm staying in and warm;  waiting for the sun to break through and warm up the Hutte, so that I can go out to 'work'. 16.30   I've been a busy boy today.    The cloud broke up around lunch time so I went out to the Hutte to 'work'.    However it wasn't warm enough so I came back in and ended up 'playing' with the new Hoover.   I wanted to try out the accessories!     The first thing I did was read the 'rools'.    That was a mistake, because the graphics missed out some of the bits I wanted to look at.   "Forget the 'rools' , says Alberto to himself, "take the 'hit or ...