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

[alf_Josiah]

There was a discussion on R4 today at lunch time. They in effect said, if we think Covid is going to hit the country bad financially, an hard Brexit without a deal will be far worse, with serious consequences for the rest of many of our lives.

Ahh R4, as I soon learnt many, many years ago to name it " Radio Doom, Gloom and Despondency ). Listening to their news reports drove my thoughts to almost suicidal levels, but at the time I was working in the armaments industry on some very naughty stuff, that to this day I am not proud of.

This was before I became a male provider in the ladies satisfaction industry and door to door salesman, selling implements that pleased ladies and easier on the conscience. Luckily I am now retired and far to old to think about returning to work.

 

[dunelm]

As I said in my morning post 'Time moves on' and in less time than it's taken me to put shelves in garage at daughters and renovate a set of old Avery Brass Scales found in MILs loft the arts flown in.
@gennepher A very happy if not plump cat with a bemused look saying "I'm slim why have you done this to me?" Made me smile thank you.

@dunelm Your Bamboo drawings always fascinate me they are so well drawn such A variety of brush work. Landscape dominated by that tree, brilliant as usual.

@Alien Aspie Wow, Walt Disney studios eat your heart out. When do we get the full animated feature movie?

The renovated Scales had completely black Brass, the wooden Bass was all water stained. So elbow grease on the Brass and a good sand and polishwith Bri Wax on the wood which looking at the wood dust must be Mahogany. For now they have found a home in our conservatory.
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Zoom meeting with members of the West Gallery Quire we sing in this afternoon, must get my makeup on if I'm going to look my best.

Thanks @Muddy Cyclist - I do enjoy the process of painting bamboo even though the brush stroke is quite tricky - sort of doing landings and take offs and not going too fast.
Nicely restored scales and well worth keeping. Remember, when you are weighing your gold, converting mass units from avoirdupois ounces to troy ounces, 1 oz. = 0.9114582357508 oz.tr.

 

[ianpspurs]

I don't know whether or not your end of the fen had the same rather crude sayings we had in Lincoln....
One very apt one.."They all pittle in the same pot!"

Yiss

 

[ianpspurs]

@lindisfel did you yellerbellies use the term "frez up my ninny?" LC eating frequently leaves me feeling that way so I assume up there in the Frozen Norff you must be far worse.

 

[Muddy Cyclist]

Yes - the dreaded earworm. My today's earworm is from Peter Paul and Mary's ' Where have all the Flowers Gone'.

I have had a week of the bass part from 'To God be the Glory' since singing it on Monday at my Aunts funeral.

 

[Muddy Cyclist]

This was before I became a male provider in the ladies satisfaction industry and door to door salesman, selling implements that pleased ladies and easier on the conscience.

Did you have to model or demonstrate them also?

 

[Muddy Cyclist]

My first attempt at abstract watercolour Autumn landscape, I have no idea what I am doing just wet and colour and a lot of spraying, don't know where it will go from here. Watercolour A4 so far 15 minutes. Will finish Monday have to cook dinner as Mrs MC had a scary dizzy spell ended up on the floor we hope its Vertigo but the last time this happened was 8 years ago, checked Temp, BP and BG all seemed OK although BG was 8.9 which seemed high for a non Diabetic.

 

[ianpspurs]

My first attempt at abstract watercolour Autumn landscape, I have no idea what I am doing just wet and colour and a lot of spraying, don't know where it will go from here. Watercolour A4 so far 15 minutes. Will finish Monday have to cook dinner as Mrs MC had a scary dizzy spell ended up on the floor we hope its Vertigo but the last time this happened was 8 years ago, checked Temp, BP and BG all seemed OK although BG was 8.9 which seemed high for a non Diabetic.

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Hope Mrs MC is soon back to the rudest of rude health. Would you keep us informed please.

 

[lindisfel]

Ahh R4, as I soon learnt many, many years ago to name it " Radio Doom, Gloom and Despondency ). Listening to their news reports drove my thoughts to almost suicidal levels, but at the time I was working in the armaments industry on some very naughty stuff, that to this day I am not proud of.

This was before I became a male provider in the ladies satisfaction industry and door to door salesman, selling implements that pleased ladies and easier on the conscience. Luckily I am now retired and far to old to think about returning to work.

Yes I read your post on the subject and it shocked my puritan soul before it shocked the censor!

 

[ianpspurs]

t shocked my puritan soul

Blimey, Derek. I never knew you were on The Mayflower. You've aged amazingly well and cope splendidly with modern technology. Respect

 

[Muddy Cyclist]

Hope Mrs MC is soon back to the rudest of rude health. Would you keep us informed please.

Will do, Mrs Mc does suffer with vertigo so fingers crossed. We did manage a short walk with our Labrador this evening so hopefully a one off. Thank you for the concern.

 

[alf_Josiah]

Did you have to model or demonstrate them also?

Client confidentiality firstly and thirdly.

 

[Krystyna23040]

I have had a week of the bass part from 'To God be the Glory' since singing it on Monday at my Aunts funeral.

Hope it is a song you like. I wonder if all the emotion you felt at your Aunt's funeral has caused the song to get stuck in your head.

 

[Krystyna23040]

Mrs MC had a scary dizzy spell ended up on the floor we hope its Vertigo

Hope Mrs MC is OK.

 

[geefull]

good evening all

was 4.6 this morning

my arm muscle is a bit tender after the jab yesterday, but neither mr gee nor his mum seem to have any after effects so that's good

dinner at mum's today then home again for the evening
Tried feeding Katy some of the chicken left over from dinner and she wouldn't look at it, bit worrying until I realised it was because she was very suspicious of the sticking plaster on my finger

Hope your day is treating you kindly

@Alien Aspie - that's a nicely done bit of animation especially for a first shot at it with that app.

@gennepher - hope the tech. is responding better today. Popeye looks large and in charge today

@dunelm - some lovely especially delicate bamboo for today and I like the building just peeping out from the foliage, adds a nice sense of scale to your landscape

@JohnEGreen - nice set of photos, very autumnal. Hope your son Adrian continues well

@Muddy Cyclist - an interesting start to your new picture, look forward to seeing it's progression.
Hope mrs MC soon feels better and has no further ill effects

art bit - thank you all for your kind comments on my art you're so supportive to us

I didn't do any art yesterday , the sticking plaster made controlling the brush a little awkward, I shall have to try to do two now to catch up

Need to get the scanner out to scan the next batch of art soon too

this was a darkish day with light on the far hills

 

[JohnEGreen]

I have had a week of the bass part from 'To God be the Glory' since singing it on Monday at my Aunts funeral.

For me it's "I Watch The Sunrise" one of the hymns I chose for my mum's funeral service don't think there is a day since that it has not played in my head at some point.

I do hope Mrs MC is feeling much better now.

 

[JohnEGreen]

@geefull Your art work is as always of high quality and delightful thank you for posting it.

 

[lindisfel]

@lindisfel did you yellerbellies use the term "frez up my ninny?" LC eating frequently leaves me feeling that way so I assume up there in the Frozen Norff you must be far worse.

No, but I have heard worse.

I can remember the 46/47 winter and going sledging for first time down the edge of the limestone escapement.
I did actually get slight frostbite in my fingers on a motorbike in the 62/63 winter, after I joined Auntie.
D.

 

[lindisfel]

Blimey, Derek. I never knew you were on The Mayflower. You've aged amazingly well and cope splendidly with modern technology. Respect

Yes, I often think I have had two lives!

 

[JohnEGreen]

It would seem our illustrious leader is having to self isolate after coming into contact with some one who subsequently tested positive for covid 19.

And that person it would seem was our MP unfortunately his wife also has tested positive.

And no matter what you think of Lee Anderson his wife is a very nice person who also happens to have CF and had a double lung transplant two years ago so testing positive is no small thing for her.
They do both have covid symptoms.

And so I shall say a prayer for them tonight.

And my blood sugars which I have just tested are at 11.5 after a dinner of roasted chicken leg quarters a few cherry tomatoes with broccoli and garlic butter and being at 8.2 at 19:51 I am I must admit a little mystified.