Bright and breezy ....

25th March 2026 Wednesday)     08.45 .... The patio thermometer is at 3.9C just now... and there

a frisky wind from the NNW so it's chilly when out in the open.    I was thinking of going to Leven to go shopping, but the temporary traffic lights at the bottom of Largo brae will be a nuisance:  I imagine there will be queues at busy times, over the Easter holiday break.   I'll probably end up going East;  to 'The Store' in Ainster.

17.00    We've enjoyed a nice, sunny day;  albeit with a cold Northerly wind.    I  went to 'The Store' and did a bigger shopping than I meant to have;  however it was all vital, with very few 'goodies'.     The roads were quiet on the way along, but the back road was busy on the way home.    That said I actually enjoyed driving today.    This is Easter weekend so our wee villages will be busy.   

I've been reasonably busy;  I pottered around in the kitchen for a while. after I put the messages away.  Iain is going to phone in the evening to let me know what the 'plan' is.   I 'm clear of the cold now, so they can come down anytime.  I even bought Earl Grey tea bags.  

Two people just went up Ferry Road on bikes;  and they looked cauld.   Actually they would be cold because they were biking into the wind,   I'm away to turn up the heating;  and have some kind of food.   I bought a Co-op 'ready meal' Chicken Pie so I'll have that with vegetables.

22.30    I'm a happy boy tonight:  I finally got the kitchen looking good.  I have to do is the floor but that will be done in the morning.    
Today's photographs:  Top- Colinsburgh Kirk pulpit area, and Bottom -  Andrew Reekie and Bill Anderson, two Earlsferry Thistle members, sadly no longer with us.  I'm tired  and well ready for bed;  off to make the Horlicks.

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