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geefull said:
Good evening all :)

4.2 today

a scary day in some ways today. mr gee and I had to go to the 'wicked city' 35 miles away to get a car MOT and service done (had to go back to the dealer to keep the warranty).

There for 10.00 am for the MOT and then service and 'come back at 15.00pm, we'll ring you in the meantime if we find anything that needs your input' (presumably input of extra cash :hilarious: ).
The car dealer was very well organised with a one way system for dropping off the keys, 2 metre distancing and screens everywhere. Free masks and gloves available on entry and even though the mechanics were working with the workshop doors wide open they were still all wearing masks and gloves.

Last year we just walked into town and mooched about, shopped and had lunch whilst they did the job couldn't do that this time though :sorry:
The only place within distance was an out of town shopping park so that's where we spent the time, we did have some things we needed to get, like food for Katie which we often buy and get delivered directly. All screened and sanitised and 2 metre distanced :)

We also went into Costa coffee to buy some coffee beans with a voucher we got for Christmas. they were very organised with a marshall on the door and a one way queuing system, 2 meter distance behind screens from the staff, sanitise on the way in and then the marshall opens the door for you to leave so you don't need to touch anything :)

We alternated between going into one shop then takeing a break sitting in the open air away from people for a while, then on to the next. Over the five hours span we were in the car dealers and four other shops, more than we've had contact with since lockdown :( so it was surprisingly nerve wracking.

I will say that all the shops were very organised, I only saw one person approach a shop without a mask on and she was turned away. Much busier than we are used to but all the distancing and sanitising protocols were well established so I'm hopeful we will remain safe :)

Car dealer phoned us about 14.30 to tell us we could pick the car up at 15.00pm and it was finished but just being 'sanitised' ;) it had been cleaned and wiped down everywhere when we got it back.

Hope your day treats you kindly :)

@dunelm - once again a very effective bamboo painting :)

@JohnEGreen - hope Judith enjoys her 'White Nights' as much as I do :)

@gennepher - I'm so sorry to hear that you are in pain and hope that things improve quickly for you.
That's a very satisfying and stylish composition you've created with today's orchid painting :) You have a real gift for creating graceful flow in your artworks with this app.

@Muddy Cyclist - I like your 'packhorse' bridge painting very much, it has a really lovely architectural solidity and the reflections framed by the foreground plants make the composition flow nicely :)

Art bit -
mr gee kindly treated me to a tin of 12 'inktense' Derwent pencils today :joyful: so at some point I'll try them out.

this was my first small experiment with using the liquid resist, I wasn't quite sure how it would work and the 'stars' were a bit big I think but it's a learning thing :) the milky way seemed like a suitable subject for a first try ;)
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Thank you @geefull for the compliment on my orchid.

It seems you have very good preventative strategies in place.

You had a good day, but I still imagine you were pretty exhausted by the time you got home.

That liquid resist doesn’t seem easy to use. I have some, bought it for my art group, but it’s probably gone solid now because we didn’t find it easy to use. It tended to take some paper off with it.

I love your painting and the colours.
 
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Muddy Cyclist said:
Today's art is finishing the Essex Bridge a Packhorse Bridge that crosses the River Trent. It's a very long bridge this painting I did Portrait to try a get some drama, not sure it worked. A4, Watercolour about 2 hours on and off.
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Family meal virtual challenge tonight 'Solar System' so one rushed badly drawn picture A3 and a song called Solar System Blues, bright and cheerful ragtime style in the Key of D major. Chorus goes....

I'm living on this planet, third from the sun.
It's blue and like a marble, atmospheric fun.
A moon spins around it, gravitational pull.
It's very Atmospheric, here on Earth.

Then 4 verses. CHorus only sung as intro and outro. Picture....on which Mrs MC will point to the planets as I mention them in the song.

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A stunning painting - I am amazed it only took you two hours.
 
geefull said:
Good evening all :)

4.2 today

a scary day in some ways today. mr gee and I had to go to the 'wicked city' 35 miles away to get a car MOT and service done (had to go back to the dealer to keep the warranty).

There for 10.00 am for the MOT and then service and 'come back at 15.00pm, we'll ring you in the meantime if we find anything that needs your input' (presumably input of extra cash :hilarious: ).
The car dealer was very well organised with a one way system for dropping off the keys, 2 metre distancing and screens everywhere. Free masks and gloves available on entry and even though the mechanics were working with the workshop doors wide open they were still all wearing masks and gloves.

Last year we just walked into town and mooched about, shopped and had lunch whilst they did the job couldn't do that this time though :sorry:
The only place within distance was an out of town shopping park so that's where we spent the time, we did have some things we needed to get, like food for Katie which we often buy and get delivered directly. All screened and sanitised and 2 metre distanced :)

We also went into Costa coffee to buy some coffee beans with a voucher we got for Christmas. they were very organised with a marshall on the door and a one way queuing system, 2 meter distance behind screens from the staff, sanitise on the way in and then the marshall opens the door for you to leave so you don't need to touch anything :)

We alternated between going into one shop then takeing a break sitting in the open air away from people for a while, then on to the next. Over the five hours span we were in the car dealers and four other shops, more than we've had contact with since lockdown :( so it was surprisingly nerve wracking.

I will say that all the shops were very organised, I only saw one person approach a shop without a mask on and she was turned away. Much busier than we are used to but all the distancing and sanitising protocols were well established so I'm hopeful we will remain safe :)

Car dealer phoned us about 14.30 to tell us we could pick the car up at 15.00pm and it was finished but just being 'sanitised' ;) it had been cleaned and wiped down everywhere when we got it back.

Hope your day treats you kindly :)

@dunelm - once again a very effective bamboo painting :)

@JohnEGreen - hope Judith enjoys her 'White Nights' as much as I do :)

@gennepher - I'm so sorry to hear that you are in pain and hope that things improve quickly for you.
That's a very satisfying and stylish composition you've created with today's orchid painting :) You have a real gift for creating graceful flow in your artworks with this app.

@Muddy Cyclist - I like your 'packhorse' bridge painting very much, it has a really lovely architectural solidity and the reflections framed by the foreground plants make the composition flow nicely :)

Art bit -
mr gee kindly treated me to a tin of 12 'inktense' Derwent pencils today :joyful: so at some point I'll try them out.

this was my first small experiment with using the liquid resist, I wasn't quite sure how it would work and the 'stars' were a bit big I think but it's a learning thing :) the milky way seemed like a suitable subject for a first try ;)
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I.love this - very dramatic.
 
Fbg 6.8

Temp 35.6

I had a better night. I got some sleep. I feel more human today.

I was in a bad place yesterday. The pain was scary. I have not been in that much pain for many years. All my alternative therapies and treatment I explored and I went for, and my own strategies, all contributed to my pain being manageable for me. I have been doing this since the 1990s. Because conventional medicine and therapies didn't do much for me.

There were times when I got to the edge, or even slightly over the edge with all the physical pain.

I do treat myself, I'm a trained therapist in a few things. J was trained in the same things, so we treated each other, as well as receiving treatment from other people. But after he died, I went to other people for my reiki and reflexology. And this helped to manage my pain as well.

But since lockdown, none of this kind of diect treatment was possible from others. It took me a long time to find practitioners here, that I came away feeling good after the treatment. Not every practitioner is the same.

What happens now with all the different alternative therapies and treatments? I am asking this as a general question.

I think I have some more researching and exploring to do.

I have some links for some more stuff this weekend, an online conference, so I will be busy trying to get my Android phone to transcribe some of these talks into captions. But that depends on the quality of the speech, how fast they talk, their accents etc. And maybe half of the captions are useless, so I get gibberish captions. If I find a clear speaker who doesn't talk at the rate of an express train, then the Android transcribe might give me 80% accuracy. I have to guess the rest, but that is a bit hard with a new (to me) specialized subject. I do think it's ridiculous when they don't provide subtitles or captions with their videos.

Right, coffee now.

Take care.

Be kind to yourselves.


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Good morning everyone on this Lesser Festival for Benedict of Nursia. My fbg was shown as 4.4 on two different devices which scanned the libre sensor. Super salmon avo salad will do that to a body. Obviously that is fine if accurate. I would very much like to "get with" the whole LC/keto test thoroughly program but I'm missing the external validation. I need a couple of "good" A1cs and full blood counts first. My idea of beauty in nature and a very good idea of what makes me as I am was brought home last night in an excellent TV programme https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000kjrl/a-wild-year-series-1-2-the-fens *- terroir is all it seems. @geefull that wicked city sounds hopeful and @gennepher I'm glad you slept better.. Have yourselves a (safe, sanitised, masked) merry little lesser festival
*1st 5 and last 5 mins is enough
 
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gennepher said:
Fbg 6.8

Temp 35.6

I had a better night. I got some sleep. I feel more human today.

I was in a bad place yesterday. The pain was scary. I have not been in that much pain for many years. All my alternative therapies and treatment I explored and I went for, and my own strategies, all contributed to my pain being manageable for me. I have been doing this since the 1990s. Because conventional medicine and therapies didn't do much for me.

There were times when I got to the edge, or even slightly over the edge with all the physical pain.

I do treat myself, I'm a trained therapist in a few things. J was trained in the same things, so we treated each other, as well as receiving treatment from other people. But after he died, I went to other people for my reiki and reflexology. And this helped to manage my pain as well.

But since lockdown, none of this kind of diect treatment was possible from others. It took me a long time to find practitioners here, that I came away feeling good after the treatment. Not every practitioner is the same.

What happens now with all the different alternative therapies and treatments? I am asking this as a general question.

I think I have some more researching and exploring to do.

I have some links for some more stuff this weekend, so I will be busy trying to get my Android phone to transcribe some of these talks into captions. But that depends on the quality of the speech, how fast they talk, their accents etc. And maybe half of the captions are useless, so I get gibberish captions. If I find a clear speaker who doesn't talk at the rate of an express train, then the Android transcribe might give me 80% accuracy. I have to guess the rest, but that is a bit hard with a new (to me) specialized subject. I do think it's ridiculous when they don't provide subtitles or captions with their videos.

Right, coffee now.

Take care.

Be kind to yourselves.


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Winner for your spirit, hug for the situation.
 
Good Morning and 5.7 today.

Muddy Bike Ride calls as the sun is shinning, I will go early to miss the weekend mayhem. Then try and rescue a very rain and wind damaged garden from the last three days of battering.

Hav ethe best day you are able. Keep safe.
 
ianpspurs said:
Artwork looks fantastic. Granddaughter well disciplined. Now, that bread. Did you guess ratios or follow a recipe, did it turn out like bread and, if eaten, how did your bg react please? If you are a good boy I'll let you enjoy your coffee:angelic:
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@ianpspurs - thank you for the art compliment.
Bread - I had a large fat slice, toasted and smothered in butter, at 1400, reading was 5.1. My bs went up to 5.7 and after two hours down to 5.2. Recipe was from a friend:

Low(er) Carb Sunflower & Chia Seed Loaf

(You can make this using just FibreFlour, but I find it a bit “cakey” and prefer the 50/50 mix for a better texture.)

250g FibreFlour
250g strong white bread flour
14g dried yeast
10g wheat gluten
3 tbsp olive oil
300g tepid water (you may need a little more - dough needs to be quite soft)
Salt
Sunflower seeds
Chia seeds

Sprinkle a handful of sunflower seeds, chia seed and FibreFlour into a proving basket.

Mix dry ingredients and seeds, add oil and water, mix to form a dough. Knead on a lightly floured board for about 8 minutes. Form into a ball and press into proving basket.

Cover and prove for 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Set (fan) oven to 170 degrees C. (You may need it a little hotter if you don’t have a fan oven.) Placek an empty baking tray on the floor of the oven.

When fully proved, tip dough gently onto a baking tray lined with silicone paper, with the seeds on the top. Spritz with olive oil spray.

Put in oven, add a cupful of cold water to the hot empty baking tray and bake for 30-45 minutes. (45 min to an hour if just using the fibreflour).

Sprinkle a light dusting of flour over the finished loaf and cool on a wire rack.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
@dunelm thats another impressive Bamboo Drawing, seems like you are getting the hang of the Zen App. Thanks for you kind appreciation of my oil painting.
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Thank you and yes, I am quite enjoying the app. I send the drawings to my mother and she gives me feedback, which is useful.
 
dunelm said:
@ianpspurs - thank you for the art compliment.
Bread - I had a large fat slice, toasted and smothered in butter, at 1400, reading was 5.1. My bs went up to 5.7 and after two hours down to 5.2. Recipe was from a friend:

Low(er) Carb Sunflower & Chia Seed Loaf

(You can make this using just FibreFlour, but I find it a bit “cakey” and prefer the 50/50 mix for a better texture.)

250g FibreFlour
250g strong white bread flour
14g dried yeast
10g wheat gluten
3 tbsp olive oil
300g tepid water (you may need a little more - dough needs to be quite soft)
Salt
Sunflower seeds
Chia seeds

Sprinkle a handful of sunflower seeds, chia seed and FibreFlour into a proving basket.

Mix dry ingredients and seeds, add oil and water, mix to form a dough. Knead on a lightly floured board for about 8 minutes. Form into a ball and press into proving basket.

Cover and prove for 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Set (fan) oven to 170 degrees C. (You may need it a little hotter if you don’t have a fan oven.) Placek an empty baking tray on the floor of the oven.

When fully proved, tip dough gently onto a baking tray lined with silicone paper, with the seeds on the top. Spritz with olive oil spray.

Put in oven, add a cupful of cold water to the hot empty baking tray and bake for 30-45 minutes. (45 min to an hour if just using the fibreflour).

Sprinkle a light dusting of flour over the finished loaf and cool on a wire rack.
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Thank you very much. You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.
 
After working magnificently for a couple of days my pancreas collapsed in an exhausted heap this morning.

4.5 last night. 6.2 this morning and 8.2 after breakfast. It will be interesting to see just how long it takes to get back to working properly.

Am relaxing with a coffee. Have got a three hour lecture on the Psoas muscle - am really looking forward to it
 
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