What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

ianpspurs

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Thanks @ianpspurs

My garden is very busy...and I had no idea pre the wildlife trail cameras...

Enjoy that lupin flour!
We await amazon delivering that and a few more goodies tomorrow. One of the freedoms from my deal with JKP. Hopefully we will be able to build the Elsie diet back better and level up my menu.
 

Annb

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This rat avoids the cat, the fox, and the badger. Here, he is timing his moves to evade the cat, Midnight.

Rat & Cat (I'm sure I smell a rat...)


How did Midnight not smell that rat to the side of him? He walked past it! Does Midnight have a sense of smell?

Or is he guardian to all creatures in my back garden....

Creative is a digital painting in Procreate of autumn!

Time for a cuppa.

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Is that haar coming in from the sea, soaking the remaining vegetation? There must be some sun behind it somewhere, it is so bright. Another winner.
 

alf_Josiah

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Good national bin day afternoon ladies and gentlemen and those who breath, but not politicians and those who decide on what depressing items that make it into the media, blunt and to the point, now that’s enough of that.
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Blood sugars this morning were a head scratching 4.8, causing a 15 minute calculation frenzy to establish my insulin dosage, it is time to admit I ended up guessing, my steam driven sliderule cooled down ticking nicely, I had to drink the tea in the mug for the tea bag reading, ah such is life.
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Now I must confess me, me’s and myself got stitched big time yesterday by an expert, Mrs J, I have to admire the skill with which Mrs J did it, not like, admire.

Firstly Mrs J trimmed my beard, not a pleasant experience, Mrs J mutters about attacking my hair, but didn’t attack my hair lulling me into a false sense of security, then she drove into the grand metropolis of Reading for my plinky plonky lesson, with the promise of being picked at the usual place. Never has Brahms been played so badly perhaps I should have been Liszt.
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Now here comes sting upon being picked up, Mrs J said we will make a minor detour on the way home, yep you guessed, the dreaded garden centre, I was deposited in the café told to buy my own koffy and be quiet or I would be walking home with sore appendages, Mrs J being of Welsh and Irish extraction is no stranger to using her fists and or feet hence I sat quietly crying into my koffy, cursing those dreaded words all those years ago. “I do”.
Stay safe all.
 

gennepher

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Is that haar coming in from the sea, soaking the remaining vegetation? There must be some sun behind it somewhere, it is so bright. Another winner.
Yes @Annb
Thank you.
We get that coastal fog here dawn and dusk, the time between worlds, and I often 'see' J and my little dog Meg then, on their walks along the shores of Hilbre Island ...
 

ianpspurs

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Good national bin day afternoon ladies and gentlemen and those who breath, but not politicians and those who decide on what depressing items that make it into the media, blunt and to the point, now that’s enough of that.
.
Blood sugars this morning were a head scratching 4.8, causing a 15 minute calculation frenzy to establish my insulin dosage, it is time to admit I ended up guessing, my steam driven sliderule cooled down ticking nicely, I had to drink the tea in the mug for the tea bag reading, ah such is life.
.
Now I must confess me, me’s and myself got stitched big time yesterday by an expert, Mrs J, I have to admire the skill with which Mrs J did it, not like, admire.

Firstly Mrs J trimmed my beard, not a pleasant experience, Mrs J mutters about attacking my hair, but didn’t attack my hair lulling me into a false sense of security, then she drove into the grand metropolis of Reading for my plinky plonky lesson, with the promise of being picked at the usual place. Never has Brahms been played so badly perhaps I should have been Liszt.
.
Now here comes sting upon being picked up, Mrs J said we will make a minor detour on the way home, yep you guessed, the dreaded garden centre, I was deposited in the café told to buy my own koffy and be quiet or I would be walking home with sore appendages, Mrs J being of Welsh and Irish extraction is no stranger to using her fists and or feet hence I sat quietly crying into my koffy, cursing those dreaded words all those years ago. “I do”.
Stay safe all.
https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/owned Top gel that Mrs A J. Another version is she tore you a new one - a new what I wouldn't venture to opine here.
 

dunelm

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Good morning and I hope you are all sitting comfortably, especially you Derek. @dunelm good to hear that you slept well and seem to be on the road to full Dunelmness. I'm sure Mrs Miggins will be delighted to see you back to normal for you. Thanks for sharing the latest development of your art. @gennepher thank you for the creative and video. A whole other nighttime social life in that garden previously hidden to yourself and us. @Krystyna23040 great fbg and good news on the dry start. Our son sent us some video and photos of the concert so not totally missed. School pickup yesterday was cold and wet but good to have the two grandchildren here. Today should be dry but grandson's class is always about 20 minutes later than his sister's. Hers are the youngest and always ready waiting outside just before 3.00. Long cold wait for most who also have older siblings. Today is US Thanksgiving so very quiet here and plenty of turkey and pumpkin pie consumption. I like turkey but the pumpkin pie I tried didn't float my boat. Today I will mostly be persuading JKP lupin flour is the latest must have ingredient to clog up cupboards, waste money, time and hope on. At the price of the attached much less than most items the Avon lady delivers. Not that I ever notice you understand but knowledge is power and best to be well briefed for PMQs. Have a great day if at all possible.
Thanks @ianpspurs and for steering me away from lupin flour, no body building in this house and look at those abs - oops - carbs. Pumpkin pie - no, no, no, no although I expect that my two sisters and their families over that pond will be bigging it up large and trying to smile.
 

dunelm

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So glad that you are feeling better and getting over the after effects of that pneumonia jab. Odd how these jabs affect different people different ways. I had no ill effects when I had mine last year (I think it was). I rarely seem to have ill effects from jabs, I save my efforts for foods and ingredients.

That long open topped corridor is shaping up impressively.

Edit: fixed typo.
Thank you @Annb and I usually don’t suffer much from jabs either - although I did when milling as a young whipper snapper - ouch! Ooch!
 

ianpspurs

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Thanks @ianpspurs and for steering me away from lupin flour, no body building in this house and look at those abs - oops - carbs. Pumpkin pie - no, no, no, no although I expect that my two sisters and their families over that pond will be bigging it up large and trying to smile.
I thought you'd wolf the lupine flour down but very quietly, au pas de lupin as the fenboys say. I'm a little worried about the potential anti social side effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsène_Lupin
 
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lindisfel

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Good morning everyone on a bright and sunny start to bin day here in the dark and dangerous north. Took to my bed early yesterday having slept for most of the day and didn’t wake for 10 hours. Thank you for your kind thoughts but after lots of rest and drinking water I think that I am over the nastiness of it. Arm still hurts but apart from that, so far, so good. Luckily a pneumonia jab is only a once in a lifetime event - and no wonder! Sadly I missed the demolition of the blast furnace over in Redcar and had to watch it on the beeb: Demolition derby.
Dentist at lunch time - just a follow up but I bet hard cash will be involved.
I did though manage to do a bit of art so here it is so far. Have a great day if you can. I am hopeful that a tasty brew of koffy will soon be mindfully made and consumed.


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An inviting staircase into the lair of Shelob!
 

gennepher

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On the wildlife trail camera in my back garden, the big fox is wary of the cat, Midnight, who is often asleep on the swing, and the fox keeps checking for the whereabouts of that cat.

Meanwhile someone else is checking on the whereabouts of the foxes...

Fox & Rat (have those foxes gone)

Rained all day, so damp and cold. Put some stuff on the swig to keep Jade warmer. Cut up a long sleeved wool jumper to make leg warmers. If I crocheted them from scratch, it would be months before I finished a pair (arthritis in my fingers). Put them on. Haven't taken them off. I'm even wearing them in bed....it actually helps with the diabetic pain in my feet.

I need to cut sleeves off more jumpers....

Creative is autumn, a digital early morning painting in Procreate.
I would so like some sunshine...


Time for a cuppa!

And a nap!

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