Alberto's Hutte

17th April 2017 (Monday) ..... 08.00     Our weather is, “overcast, but dry, with the chance of a few showers later” .... not a bad morning for doing things, even if Our 'local' Branch of RBS -  Rosslyn Street Kirkcaldy. it is cool in the Westerly breeze.      I’m feeling ‘fresh and playful’ this morning, but, I have things to do so the ‘playing’ will have to wait.     Must ‘go’ ... “slight flap on”;   the kettle will be boiling.    21.00     I have a hectic day, and will be glad to get to bed to read a bit more about Yorkshire circa 1938.    My ‘mission’ for today was to ‘scrap’ Sooper Buggy, then get the ‘new’ car taxed and insured ;  and this has been done. I began by phoning ‘Noble Re-Cycling (Kirkcaldy)’ to see if they were open today;   they were, so I promptly jumped into ‘Sooper Buggy’ and drove her along to the scrap yard....

16th April 2017 (Sunday) .... 07.30    Welllll... it’s overcast but dry, and cold in the brisk North westerly wind;     a nice enough morning but you have to be well Rev Iain Hamilton this morning at Elie Harbour. wrapped up.    I’m ready for the Easter Service at the harbour; which is held in the lee side of the Sailing Club, but even then it will be cold.    Everyone will be well ready for the warming breakfast rolls, and cuppa, up at the Kirk Hall. 20.00     I’d say that today’s ‘Elie Harbour Easter Service’ was the best one yet;   The Minister, The Rev Iain Hamilton was excellent... and using a potato and golf ball to get the  Easter Message across was original and brilliant.     The weather was fine, grey but dry, and, it wasn’t too windy.    The‘Breakfast, bacon and egg rolls, in the Church Hall was, as always, very tasty ... and welcome. ...

15th April 2017 (Saturday)  .... 09.30    Oh my word .... it’s cold out there this morning;   a definite touch of winter in the air.     I’ve been up to Elie  on the bike; Elie.   Okay going  East .... hard work coming back into the West wind.     In spite of the drop in temperature I’m feeling ‘brighter’ this morning .... almost frisky in fact.    I’ll go out and do some more stuff in the garden .... after another morning cuppa.      20.00     I’ve had a busy day.... a busy day that included doing some work in the garden.    After my morning cuppa (mentioned above) Jimmy arrived needing to go to Leven to get the car washed;   so that was the first mission.     It’s one of the few times that we’ve been to Leven without going to any of the shops to buy vitally needed ‘stuff’;   and instead...

14th April 2017 (Friday) ..... 08.30    It’s overcast and cool this morning, ... Elie Deli building site. which is, more or less, what  the weather is going to be for the whole of the ‘Easter Weekend’.     I’m going to spend most of ‘Good Friday’ pottering about in the garden.... but I will find time to go out on the bike.    Having said all that, I’m actually feeling lethargic;  I need a cuppa. 16.30     In spite of 'the leth', my ‘day’ has been productive re the garden,....  and I managed to fit a  quick bike run up through the Estate.    On reflection it wasn’t that quick;  a couple of folk out jogging, were moving faster than I was biking;  I was glad when I saw Stuart, and was able to stop for a blether ... a good excuse to let the joggers past:     quite embarrassing really.     I’m thinking this growing older is challenging...

13th April 2017 (‘Drop in Cafe’ day .... formerly Thursday) .... 08.30    we have “cloudy with bright spells and a brisk wind” this morning;   looks like being a Earlsferry (part of) this morning. nice day though the wind chill factor will affect the temperature.    I’ve hung out a washing.... now I’m having a cuppa and contemplating the garden;   but I think I’ll go for a walk along the beach before I tackle something as dangerous as weeding in Ivy garden!     There are some strange looking things out there that end up in “Blob”;   he eats anything that moves.    22.30     When I checked the tide tables and found that low tide was around about 10.30 this morning I decided to go down to the beach:   the top of the former sewage pipe looked inviting, so I went out to the end of that and pottered about on the wee beaches.    It was a really lovely ...

12th April 2017 (Wednesday)..... 09.00  “Friendship Lunch Day”.    There’s a brisk, cool wind from the Northwest this morning... a really fresh morning, and a Immature swan taking off ..... good one for getting ‘out and about’;   which I’m going to do after I finish my cuppa.   The bike is ready to ‘go’ and I’m feeling ‘fresh and frolicsome’;   I’ll take a flask of coffee with me, and have a’ coffee break’ on the estate.    ‘Flap on’ .... got to ‘top up’ the ‘stern’ tyre.  21.30      It has been a bonnie day and I have been ‘out and about’;   I biked into a quiet corner of Elie estate for a change of scenery.    It was actually cold at that time, though not too bad when sheltered from the wind.   When I got back to Ivy Jimmy was ensconced in the Hutte awaiting his morning cuppa!    We had a cuppa and ate some biscuits while discussing h...

11th April 2017 (Tuesday) .... 08.30    Mmmmm .... ... it’s overcast and breezy, with the chance of light rain now and again by the look of it, but it may Jim and Myra. brighten up by midday.     I haven’t got a plan for today;  if it stays dry I’ll go out to the garden and do some more tidying up.... there’s plenty to do out there. 18.30    It has been windy, and cold, all day.     Jimmy gave me a run along to Elie so that I could  post a letter at the main post box,  and  I walked home, via the beach;  the beach was not the place to be.    I met Jim and Myra out for a romantic stroll,.....  they were up on the high Street sheltered from the wind.   Jim told me that he had been tired after our day out at Loch of the Lowes.... that made two of us. Siskins on the Niger seed feeder. I had an appointment at the surgery this morning (blood test) and I...