Feeling friskier again ....
28th
April 2020 (Tuesday) 06.30 .... There was a red sky at sunrise
time
and it is a bonnie morning though the red sky probably means rain tomorrow
.... right now we have sunshine with a light northerly breeze, and it’s
cool. The top temperature is going to
be around 10c today ..... not that warm for this time of year.
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| Swimmers on the beach! |
My muscles are beginning to feel less stiff
after my couple of days twisting around behind The Hutte. I must ‘invent’ a adjustable brush holder
that will allow me to paint the high bits without the need for a set of steps
etc. I remember seeing a plasterer (on
a building site in Glenrothes) with a set of eighteen inch or so ‘stilts’ so
that he didn’t need a trestle etc when plastering the rooms. He’d brought them (the stilts ... not the
rooms) back from Canada. He seemed to
get around easy enough.... but I have no
intention of trying that.... though it would be interesting to see the world
through the eyes of a seven foot high painter.
Must go .... got a paper to buy.
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| Peaceful Elie Bay. |
20.00 I go
to the harbour after the ‘paper shop’ stopping at my usual viewpoints to get a
photo; when zooming in to take a
picture of the beach I noticed people on the beach so I zoomed in to the limit
and realised it was folk who had been swimming. My word they must have been brave ‘cos there
was a cold easterly breeze at that time ... 07.10. I steadied the camera and got the shot you
see. I then scuttled orf home
desperate for a hot cup o’ chocolate!
Most
of my day has been spent painting the Hutte:
this is going to be a long job.... to be honest it’s more like occupational
therapy than work. I am finding it
relaxing. By the time I have given it,
the Hutte, five coats I’ll be in a very very relaxed. I was waiting for a delivery if ‘Parsley
Box’ ready meals. They don’t need to be
kept in a freezer; and stay edible for
six months in a food cupboard. It has
something to do with the way they are packed.
The delivery arrived bang on
schedule.
Alan
arrived with a huge haddock fillet that I am going have for dinner
tomorrow; in
fact I might make two meals
out of it. If I make a success of this
I will ask Alan to get me four fillets so that I can freeze them. Up to now my fish diet has involved opening
tins and no cooking.
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| I loved that sky. |
Andrew
stopped on his way past when out for his walk this afternoon. Irene was going to Sainsbury’s: I wonder how she got on? I have another order ready for Tesco ... I
might have a look for a delivery slot later :
this will be my second delivery and after it I will feel more confident,
and comfortable, with online supermarket shopping.
I
am not sure if I’ll get any painting done tomorrow ... rain is forecast to move
in from the Southwest later in the afternoon.
If it’s warm in the morning I might take a chance.
