Blawin' a hoolie ....


21st February 2020 (Friday)     08.00 .... there’s a hoolie blawin’ this mornin’,  it’s starting to rain.... and is isn’t ‘iggzactly’ warm so not a mornin’ for the beach:   there could be some bonnie clouds  though.     Iain is coming down from Auchnagatt  to upgrade the computer set up after he finishes work (in Aberdeen) so that will brighten up the weekend.    At the moment the wind is F8 out in the Firth but is forecast to increase for a spell later in the afternoon.   Sunday looks like being the best day of the weekend.    The kettle is ‘on’. 


22.00    Iain arrived bang on time.... just as the macaroni cheese was bubbling away nicely.   We’ve had our food.... and a cuppa;  now we are making plans for tomorrow.     We will probably go to Kirkcaldy to get a couple of bits and pieces.
Today has gone as per ‘plan’.... that I can assure you is surprising.    I had morning coffee with the ‘Troops’ then went to ‘The Store’ in Anstruther, came  home and had lunch then went to visit Jim in the afternoon..... Jim was in fine form but disappointed because I didn’t have ‘goodies’;  however one of the Carers made us a cuppa and Jim was happy.   Nancy’s (Nancy is a resident who whistles ‘Auld Lang Syne’ all the time) husband was visiting today and I discovered that they come from Windygates and go to the Fiddle and Accordion evening in the Hall.    Maggie and I went to a few of those.... we were right ‘teuchters’ and enjoyed Scottish music.

I can’t put photos up today as the main computer has been disconnected... however everything should be back to normal tomorrow.    I got some bonnie photos on the beach this afternoon;   I was pleasantly surprised to find that very few of them were OOF  because it was blawin’ a gale down there.   I will put them up tomorrow once we get everything organised;  it will be later in the afternoon before we get back from Kirkcaldy and Dysart.

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