Early morning mist ....

13th August 2022 (Saturday)       06.00 .... it’s misty with a cool breeze off the


North Sea just now, but should clear up by mid morning, to give us another sunny day;  that said there will be a breeze off the sea... and the threat of haar around  now and again... especially in the afternoon. 

Janice and Michael are going to visit their friend in Dunfermline for a couple of days....and I am going to prepare the gate for staining.    Mostly it’s going to be a rest day.   Actually I might do a washing.

08.00    The villages were quiet when I went for the paper (in the car ‘cos I had to get milk) with not much happening anywhere.   Tom was at the harbour, (where I had a walk on the beach), unloading his early morning catch on what is a very peaceful morrrrrrrrning.


15.00     Wellll... I am now the owner of a 750 ml tin of  Ronseal ‘Rosewood Gloss’ Woodstain that set me back £22.  Never mind;  at least I can finish the gate tomorrow... and it is Ronseal.... a reliable name, but expensive.   I’m going to wash the inside of the gate after this update;  then get a coat on it in the evening.   There’s a ‘Yellow’ warning out for Thunder storms in Fife, from 09.00 tomorrow through to Monday 23.59 on Monday.... so I need to get at least one coat on before they arrive... if they arrive.   Thunderstorms are hit or miss so we could get lucky.   At the moment the nearest storms are brewing up in the  the Bay of Biscay.

20.00    As per ‘plan’ I washed the gate but haven’t painted it yet due to this being a bad breathing day... outside.   I don’t know what’s in the air but it has been there most of the day.   I suspect it’s a weather thing.    Anyway the gate is ready to be stained so I might get it done first thing in the morning... the stain is touch dry in 30 minutes....  an hour longer to be rain proof:  according to the blurb on the tin.

With the ‘Troops’ being at Dunfermline today (and tomorrow) Ivy Cottage has been


awfie quiet, though I have managed to keep myself reasonably busy... in spite of the ‘mauchless’ air.   The plan is to get up and out early tomorrow, then paint the gate when I get back.   Weather permitting it (the gate) should be finished tomorrow.

Popular posts from this blog

Overcast with light rain .....

Image
6th October 2024 (Sunday)    "Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary"  to Brian and Moira". 09.00 .... All the Fife Weather cams are showing overcast skies.   The Anstruther cam looks the bleakest!..... the Lochgelly the least bleak.  The Easterly breeze has brought the weather in from the North Sea.... and  'sunny spells' are not mentioned in the weather forecast, but ... sometimes the sky looks promising!   It's a good day to be inside.  Luckily I, (and all the other guests), are celebrating Brian and Moira's Golden Wedding Anniversary in the Lindsay Room at Kinneuchar Castle. 10.30     It's still raining, but the sky looks promising now and again;  the sun might break though in the afternoon.  I had a walk round the patio in the light rain; very refreshing.    I'm having morrrrrrrrrrrning coffee before I start to get organised for Kinneuchar Castle. 20.30    We had a really pleasant family and f...
Read more

Nice morning ....

Image
16th August 2024 (Friday)  08.30 ...It's a lovely morning but a layer of thin cloud is taking the Jackie. edge off the temperature so we have a chilly start to the day;  hopefully the sun will burn off the cloud to give us a sunny and warm(er) day soon.    The Auchnagatt 'troops' are expected to arrive about 10.30:  and I am organised .... and looking forward to seeing Jackie, Hazel, Catriona and Iain in one photograph.... a rare occurrence nowadays!  20.30 .... I got the photograph that I wanted... all four (soon to be five) of the Lawrie Family of 'Backhill of Inkhorn' (Auchnagatt) in one place!   It has been a most enjoyable day.  We had lunch at the very popular Cupar Garden Centre Restaurant (it was busy) followed by a browse round the garden centre:  the 'troops' did proper browsing:  I had quick browse followed by a catnap in the car.   The middle of the afternoon is my siesta time; and especially so after a good l...
Read more

Lovely, fresh morning ....

Image
6th August 2024 (Tuesday)    10.30 .... it's a beautiful morning, with a nice fresh breeze.... if only I Aldershot 1958. could go out on the bike!   Anyway... forget dreamin';  today is my appointment with the Consultant, at Queen Margaret Hospital (Dunfermline);.... and I'm hoping to find out what the 'plan' is.   Michael and Janice are out in the car.... shopping.   They should be back in about an hour or so.    I've tidied up the kitchen and will now have a cuppa while watching some of the action from Paris.  22.00    This is more like summer.... in fact I could get to like this weather.      Michael and Janice went up to Cupar in the morning, while I got myself organized  for the Queen Margaret appointment.   Michael and Janice arrived back with lunch, Fisher and Donaldson macaroni pies, with FD's for sweet.   We set off for Dunfermline in plenty of time and arrived with t...
Read more