I think I am really lucky (actually incredibly lucky) that although I initially absolutely detested the low carb food - after the first year I began to like it and the longer I stayed on it the more it became a thing of delight that I really really enjoyed rather than something I had to endure for the sake of my health.Enjoy them, you deserve it. Talking of enjoyment, I don't see why I would be expected to enjoy LC food as it is effectively a treatment. I didn't expect to enjoy chemicals being injected via Mr Floppy I just wanted it to work.
@gennepher that is truly shocking. What on earth are they thinking of. The virus definitely hasn't gone away - yet they are acting as though it has.The pavements were packed solid. People greeting each other, hugging each other. No social distancing. None in the shops either. Cash tills back to opening up next to each other, so you are a foot away from the person queuing at the till next to you.
I am looked upon with suspicion again. I preferred it when at least a few people wear masks.
That is very interesting. I agree - masks definitely do work.I will say one thing about wearing a mask all the time (even in February and March) when I have been out since even before lockdown began, is that I haven't caught any bugs or viruses at all. I do have a compromised immune system, and I normally have caught a few bugs and viruses in this time that have laid me very low. Masks do work.
Thank you for posting your beautiful artwork today.good evening all
4.2 yesterday and 4.2 this morning
voluteering day yesterday so we were quite tired when we got home, then discovered we had a tap that wouldn't turn offat least it was one of the cold taps
mr gee and I spent most of the evening trying to stem the flow. mr gee had to go searching in his shed for bits and pieces of tap to try to fix it. This is a bit like the equivalent of a trek through the jungle by the look of itI got to be gofer and brew coffee and tea and make dinner.
Over to mum's today, mr gee shampooed the living room carpet and I cleaned out the fridge and titivated the downstairs shower room
Hope your day is treating you well
@Krystyna23040 - yay for the recovery
@jjraak - bon voyage
@Muddy Cyclist - you are correct, I didn't post yesterday, two for the price of one today then
You amaze me every day with your art, beautiful and well observed sketches both of those, I learn something from you every day
@gennepher - I like the sketch of Popeye, particularly his sly side eye at the little furry creatureyour bird is very fluid and effective and the plum blossom you've given your butterfly is lovely.
@JohnEGreen - I enjoyed the photosand I send hugs to your mrs. burns are not fun.
@dunelm - interesting quick sketch of the crags and the tree is strong, you always manage to place them in space well
@Alien Aspie - glad breathing is easier for you. I like the flame art very much and that snack, how well you know us
art bit -
brushes and sketch books have arrived this morningat mr gee's suggestion I have also bought a 1 inch pointed oval brush, the idea is to try being a bit freer and less of a fiddler (which I'm very inclined to be). I'm going to have a few goes at the zen brush style I think
I admire all of you for the 'quick' sketches you achieve, it takes me ages to get anything down on paper usually.
no 1 is a bit of a sketch done in mum's garden, there is a pot of aquillegias and primroses which are dying down now, perhaps at some stage I'll use it as the basis of a pen and wash drawing, the colours in the leaves are currently interesting. Took me about 15-20 mins with breaks for tea drinking
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no 2 is, once again, done from a photo I saw on the net.
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I have no idea @Krystyna23040@gennepher that is truly shocking. What on earth are they thinking of. The virus definitely hasn't gone away - yet they are acting as though it has.
There are LC foods I enjoy - principally salad with avocado in a tangy vinaigrette and green veg. I can't eat "the keto way" and don't achieve any decent level of bg management. A fair summary of my woe would be a huge daily salad with some form of protein and a few other bits and pieces. My journey has been almost opposite to yours. Enjoyed it to start with, probably due to weight loss and bg coming down. Now I'm pretty disillusioned with it as it is not very effective for me IMHO.I think I am really lucky (actually incredibly lucky) that although I initially absolutely detested the low carb food - after the first year I began to like it and the longer I stayed on it the more it became a thing of delight that I really really enjoyed rather than something I had to endure for the sake of my health.
Thank you for your compliments on my painting, I am humbled that you learn from it, thank you.good evening all
4.2 yesterday and 4.2 this morning
voluteering day yesterday so we were quite tired when we got home, then discovered we had a tap that wouldn't turn offat least it was one of the cold taps
mr gee and I spent most of the evening trying to stem the flow. mr gee had to go searching in his shed for bits and pieces of tap to try to fix it. This is a bit like the equivalent of a trek through the jungle by the look of itI got to be gofer and brew coffee and tea and make dinner.
Over to mum's today, mr gee shampooed the living room carpet and I cleaned out the fridge and titivated the downstairs shower room
Hope your day is treating you well
@Krystyna23040 - yay for the recovery
@jjraak - bon voyage
@Muddy Cyclist - you are correct, I didn't post yesterday, two for the price of one today then
You amaze me every day with your art, beautiful and well observed sketches both of those, I learn something from you every day
@gennepher - I like the sketch of Popeye, particularly his sly side eye at the little furry creatureyour bird is very fluid and effective and the plum blossom you've given your butterfly is lovely.
@JohnEGreen - I enjoyed the photosand I send hugs to your mrs. burns are not fun.
@dunelm - interesting quick sketch of the crags and the tree is strong, you always manage to place them in space well
@Alien Aspie - glad breathing is easier for you. I like the flame art very much and that snack, how well you know us
art bit -
brushes and sketch books have arrived this morningat mr gee's suggestion I have also bought a 1 inch pointed oval brush, the idea is to try being a bit freer and less of a fiddler (which I'm very inclined to be). I'm going to have a few goes at the zen brush style I think
I admire all of you for the 'quick' sketches you achieve, it takes me ages to get anything down on paper usually.
no 1 is a bit of a sketch done in mum's garden, there is a pot of aquillegias and primroses which are dying down now, perhaps at some stage I'll use it as the basis of a pen and wash drawing, the colours in the leaves are currently interesting. Took me about 15-20 mins with breaks for tea drinking
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no 2 is, once again, done from a photo I saw on the net.
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Could not agree more, so frustrating.Apologies for saying this but your medical relatives should know better. I
But you have stuck with it - even though you don't enjoy it anymore - which I think is highly commendable.There are LC foods I enjoy - principally salad with avocado in a tangy vinaigrette and green veg. I can't eat "the keto way" and don't achieve any decent level of bg management. A fair summary of my woe would be a huge daily salad with some form of protein and a few other bits and pieces. My journey has been almost opposite to yours. Enjoyed it to start with, probably due to weight loss and bg coming down. Now I'm pretty disillusioned with it as it is not very effective for me IMHO.
It's actually quite scary that they can behave so recklessly.I have no idea @Krystyna23040
Thank you for your comments. A nice sketch of aquillegias and primroses and then a really good mountain scene showing great depth and colour choices. I particularly liked how you detailed the foreshore with your planting.good evening all
4.2 yesterday and 4.2 this morning
voluteering day yesterday so we were quite tired when we got home, then discovered we had a tap that wouldn't turn offat least it was one of the cold taps
mr gee and I spent most of the evening trying to stem the flow. mr gee had to go searching in his shed for bits and pieces of tap to try to fix it. This is a bit like the equivalent of a trek through the jungle by the look of itI got to be gofer and brew coffee and tea and make dinner.
Over to mum's today, mr gee shampooed the living room carpet and I cleaned out the fridge and titivated the downstairs shower room
Hope your day is treating you well
@Krystyna23040 - yay for the recovery
@jjraak - bon voyage
@Muddy Cyclist - you are correct, I didn't post yesterday, two for the price of one today then
You amaze me every day with your art, beautiful and well observed sketches both of those, I learn something from you every day
@gennepher - I like the sketch of Popeye, particularly his sly side eye at the little furry creatureyour bird is very fluid and effective and the plum blossom you've given your butterfly is lovely.
@JohnEGreen - I enjoyed the photosand I send hugs to your mrs. burns are not fun.
@dunelm - interesting quick sketch of the crags and the tree is strong, you always manage to place them in space well
@Alien Aspie - glad breathing is easier for you. I like the flame art very much and that snack, how well you know us
art bit -
brushes and sketch books have arrived this morningat mr gee's suggestion I have also bought a 1 inch pointed oval brush, the idea is to try being a bit freer and less of a fiddler (which I'm very inclined to be). I'm going to have a few goes at the zen brush style I think
I admire all of you for the 'quick' sketches you achieve, it takes me ages to get anything down on paper usually.
no 1 is a bit of a sketch done in mum's garden, there is a pot of aquillegias and primroses which are dying down now, perhaps at some stage I'll use it as the basis of a pen and wash drawing, the colours in the leaves are currently interesting. Took me about 15-20 mins with breaks for tea drinking
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no 2 is, once again, done from a photo I saw on the net.
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Good morning everyone from a very quiet and pleasantly sunny morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of hake with pan roasted broccoli and a few podded beans came in at 4.7 this am
An uneventful trip down the motorway yesterday, delivering the ninky nonks back to their parents and then a quiet evening at home attempting to recover from a week of charging about like demented loons with not a care in the world.
Anoushka Shankar at the Proms on the Beeb last night, not sure about all the electronic accompaniment during the first half.
Hope everyone has a pleasant day whatever you have planned - I only have koffy planned - the rest of the day will unfold in it’s own good time (other times available, apart from that broadsheet nonsence).
Oh - clouds, hilltops and a few trees today
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