Dreich November morning ....
17th
November 2016 (Thursday)
.... 08.45 Oh dear .... it’s wet, windy,
and cold this morning, ... proper November weather really. Towards the East, blue holes appear in the
general greyness now and again, so we might end up with brighter, and drier, weather
by lunch time: my only venture outside
has been as far as the back
door to feed “Blob”! There’s an ironing to do... this is the
perfect day for that kind of ‘job’.
Before that I’ll have a cuppa, then go for a run round the villages in
the car.
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| Elie Harbour beach this morning. |
21.30 Although the rain went away, to annoy
someone else, we never had much in the way of ‘sunny spells’.... but it did
turn colder. The Lomond Hills have a
light covering of snow; they are, more
or less in the middle of Fife, and are the first to wear the ‘winter look’. Maggie and I used to climb them regularly
.... in the summer months.
When
Jimmy arrived thus morning we decided to go to Leven; Jimmy wanted some messages; and a change of scenery. Not there is was much in the way of ‘scenery’
around this morning, but it did get us ‘out’ .... and it passed the
morning. I bought toothpaste.... and
Yorkshire tea: at a considerably lower
price than I would have had to pay in Sainsbury’s. However, I have an especial attraction in
Sainsbury’s; the lassie with the glossy
black hair.... and the Cafe ... and the self service checkouts, so
Sainsbury’s
will always be the ‘main’ destination for my shopping expeditions. But is not where I’ll buy my toothpaste, nor
the Yorkshire tea.
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| Interesting sky over the Firth of Forth. |
We
had the ‘Drop in Cafe’ in the afternoon, which, after a slow start, became
quite busy , and noisy: very
enjoyable. As per usual after the ‘Cafe’,
Jimmy and I went down to the harbour: I
wandered around with the camera .... Jimmy stayed in his car, out of the cold
wind. The late afternoon ‘light’ was ‘bonnie’
.... in a cauld November like way.
The
‘postie’ delivered my annual ‘insurance’ cover for the boiler today; I am not pleased by this; but it has to be done. What do I get for my £238? A thirty minutes service once a year, and
someone to fix the boiler (and only the actual boiler ... not the peripherals)
if it goes wrong. I suppose it’s ‘peace
of mind’ .... nearly... or would be if
if it wasn't such a 'rip-off'!
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| Elie Harbour at high tide time this afternoon. |
The
weather is predicted to be ‘sunnier and cold’, and not so windy, tomorrow; a good drying day I’m thinking. I don’t have any ‘plans’ for tomorrow,
though I shall make a point of going out for a walk in the sun.
Photographs
: Top – Elie Harbour beach this morning, Middle – interesting, busy sky, over the Firth, and Bottom – Elie Harbour
at High Tide this afternoon.
