Renovate.

The old Sony CD/Radio that we bought in Avignon in 2004 has stopped working. The radio function still works perfectly but the  sliding door that opens to let you pop in a CD no longer slides. Replacement CD/Radio models exist but they tend towards the inner city 'Boom Box' look . Usually, we'd just get on Amazon and order a new one but this time we'll try to be environmentally conscious and search out a 'make do and mend' electrician to repair it. A quick Google search hints that finding an electrician willing to look at old appliances is going to be difficult. It will probably also be more expensive than buying a replacement.  

We're down by the Old Course at break of day. The hotels are suddenly full. It's winter graduation time. I have no idea why there's a winter graduation. In our day they only had summer ceremonies.  All the parking spaces in town are taken with large  expensive London registered cars or rental vehicles from Edinburgh airport. Parent transport. Although not as busy as the summer graduation there's enough incomers to fill the restaurants and enable the hotels to  raise their prices for a couple of days. The owner of a large hotel chain once told me there are only three places in the UK that can support labour intensive 5 star hotels throughout the year - London, Edinburgh and ( surprisingly ) St.Andrews. Golf and the parents of students are good reliable sources of revenue. 

Where the fresh water burn comes down to the shore a group of ducks are thoroughly enjoying themselves. A solitary young gull looks on wondering whether they've found anything good to eat in the grass that lines the stream.

As it gets close to seven the rising sun makes its presence known. The sky turns orange and then salmon pink. This morning light show is enjoyed by us and a dozen or so  early rising dog owners . Sunrise and sunset in this remote northern town are in their own ways quite remarkable. They bring a touch of Florence to Fife.

The golf club has put up a huge Christmas tree next to the flag poles. We are now entering the time of the year when the restaurants start offering seasonal menus.  So far we've not heard any Christmas music being played but give the stores another couple of days and the sound of  Good King Wenceslas will be accompanying us everywhere. This morning the golf club car park is full of white vans. Their usual parking spaces in town have been taken by an inrush of 'graduation' vehicles.

Back at The Last Wee House before Denmark the sea is working itself into a fury . A storm must be on its way in from Jutland. The news broadcast says that London may get a dusting of snow. When snow arrives down south  the BBC adopts a tone of imminent  Weathergeddon. Those of us  further North carry on and wonder what all the fuss is about.

Saw this on dog life extension. Have no idea whether its real or not :https://loyalfordogs.com/posts/loyal-announces-historic-fda-milestone-for-large-dog-lifespan-extension-drug

We're buying more clothes than ever - but this doesn't apply to shoes :https://www.cato.org/publications/globalization-fashion