Dreich ... but bonnie
9th
December 2016 (Friday)
.... 11.00 It’s overcast with spits
and spots of light rain now and again;
in one word ‘dreich’. Having
said that I’ve been
on the beach, up at the shop, and down to the harbour, and,
in spite of the dreich-ness Elie and Earlsferry is looking lovely: we don’t need sunshine to be that especial
place!
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| Elie this morning |
I
am in ‘medium flap on state’ this morning;
the ‘boy’ (that’s me) has been busy since dawn cracked. I’ve been on the beach to watch the sun
rise: it didn’t... well it did but
behind clouds, then I went up to the shop to get the paper, met Primrose, went
down to the Harbour.... and arrived back at Ivy at 10.35. Jimmy has just arrived so I’m updating the
Hutte while he reads the ‘newness’ oot o’ the east Fife Mail! We’re going along to the Windmill to visit
Chris, after lunch.
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| The Toft, Elie. |
21.00 Iain arrived at 18.20 (ish), and brought
with him my new tripod: the tripod will
allow me to take photos 24/7! Not that I intend doing that, but I want
to take photographs in the earlier morning, and at ‘gloaming’ time.
As
per ‘plan’ I drove Jimmy along to the Windmill to visit Chris; it was there that we amended the ‘plan’. I went to visit Eleanor and Sandy, who have
one of the new houses being built on the nearby estate in Cellardyke. We had a grand reminisce about ‘Craw’s Nest
days, and ... knees! The three of us,
Eleanor, Sandy and I, have had knee operations. Eleanor’s
sister, Elizabeth has a house a few doors away from Sandy and Eleanor, so I had
a wee chat with her too. Elizabeth has
a new Mini Cooper, a convertible.... the
perfect car for Elizabeth. All three, Eleanor, Elizabeth and Sandy haven’t
changed, though they will be older: it
doesn’t show.
I
got back to the Windmill in time to join Jimmy and Chris, before the tea
trolley came
round. I ended up sitting
between ‘Dot’ and ‘Wilma’; both of whom
were in a good mood. Dot likes ‘arguing’
about anything, while Wilma was singing at times.... I think. Chris was very unsettled this afternoon,
and kept wanting Jimmy to take her ‘out’ for a walk; this meant that Jimmy was well tired by the
time we left.... even though ‘out for a walk’ only meant wandering along the corridors.
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| Earlsferry and Williamsburgh from Elie pier. |
The
weather forecast for tomorrow is ‘windy with long sunny spells’ ... and slightly
colder. I’m happy with that: I was happy with today... dull as it was.
Photographs
: all taken from the Elie Harbour pier this morning.
