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

[gennepher]

Missed today so posting this tomorrow which of course is now today, I think.

I revisited Yesterday's painting or was it the days before? Any way I had given up on it then dabbled with it once daughter and family had left and here it is, better than yesterday but not my favourite....
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Beautiful @Muddy Cyclist
Amazing.
Dramatic!
I usually go for a drive round the coast this time of years, and down the Conwy Valley where there is the amazing sight of Autumn colours. But alas not this year. I am just looking at the deciduous greenery in my back garden. This garden is quite exposed up this hill. Before my trees grew I could see over the river into England and Hilbre Island...

 

[mojo37]

Ooh you are awful, but I like you. Brunch
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looks lush

 

[RFSMarch]

(Libre) 5.7
Up early for golf... so best not to do my blood pressure when I get back hahah!

Forgot to pick up new compeed blister plasters so unless I have the wherewithall to get it from Sainsbury’s on the way back I might have to skip tomorrow until I go get some (allergic to adhesive).

This has been my most stable sensor in a long while... went through an expensively bad patch of them and thought I had managed to pull this one off its moorings thanks to an aggressive door frame that attacked me!

 

[dunelm]

Okay. Not been in the best of moods today.
Was trying to set up to do Chinese painting, but got backache so need to sit on the couch with feet up.
Then a friend sent me a picture of the most amazing face mask (the design on it) that I have ever seen. I said I loved it. Then next text message was details of when the mask will be delivered to me. Wow! That put a smile on my face

So I got my Chinese paper, my Art-Kure brush pens, my water spray,
This is 'Autumn'. My painting for today.
I was in a bright colour mood. It is still sopping wet! So there is the strong possibility it will dry lighter. I don't possess a hair drier, so it will have to dry by itself!
So it could be that I will carry on working on it at a later time!
Not a traditional Chinese painting today!

See how this idea of painting develops...

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Definitely autumn - moving over the land like billowing autumnal clouds

 

[dunelm]

good evening all

4.2 today

a quiet day doing some more wardrobe sorting, too much 'stuff' stashed in the spare bedroom

A very cold wind here today but we managed a walk around the village.

Hope your day is treating you well

@ianpspurs - petition signed thank you, hope your MIL's situation is sorted soon.

@RFSMarch - hugs for the rotator cuff injury, tore part of mine a good few years ago lifting a box (subscapularis ), felt like it took forever to heal.

@gennepher - sheesh! not even underwear what a c*ckup Fortunately our lockdown here is not so draconian, (and also fortunately I bought some new 'items ' last week )
Litte acts of kindness can make our day can't they? Love your bright autumnal painting, very cheering

@Muddy Cyclist - we seem to specialise in transformations here

@Alien Aspie - felicitations on the safe arrival

@dunelm - hugs for the cramp session, hopefully the walk has settled things down
A fine and subtle landscape today, you have a way with rocks

art bit -
got my new waterproof black ink pens I ordered them so I could have a go at pen and wash drawing.

Hopefully @lindisfel doesn't mind me using a lovely pic he posted as inspiration
some details were finished off after the main wash was dry

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Thank you @geefull, walking certainly helps. A fine pen and wash drawing. I like the way you have drawn the stone wall. the subtle hints of detail in the hedgerow bordering the woods and the autumnal leaves starting to fall.

 

[lindisfel]

Beautiful @Muddy Cyclist
Amazing.
Dramatic!
I usually go for a drive round the coast this time of years, and down the Conwy Valley where there is the amazing sight of Autumn colours. But alas not this year. I am just looking at the deciduous greenery in my back garden. This garden is quite exposed up this hill. Before my trees grew I could see over the river into England and Hilbre Island...

I can see you in your habitat now Gennepher, overlooking the Dee estuary.

That's the way we used to get into Wales, cutting through to Bala and then on to the coast and down Cardigan bay to Pembrokeshire and Newgale.

How we enjoyed those holidays when the family was young.
D.

 

[dunelm]

(Libre) 5.7
Up early for golf... so best not to do my blood pressure when I get back hahah!

Forgot to pick up new compeed blister plasters so unless I have the wherewithall to get it from Sainsbury’s on the way back I might have to skip tomorrow until I go get some (allergic to adhesive).

This has been my most stable sensor in a long while... went through an expensively bad patch of them and thought I had managed to pull this one off its moorings thanks to an aggressive door frame that attacked me!

Hi @RFSMarch - I use these, one sheet, cut in half for each application - I wonder if they would work?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07VBZV791/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[dunelm]

So, I messed about with that last piece of art and ended up with this. Leaving it at that even though it's too dark to see the wing

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great aspect of the moon and the hint of those feathers from before

 

[Krystyna23040]

5.1 this morning. We are off to Blickling Hall this morning - it looks like it might even be sunny.

The extra hour has been lovely. Reading, relaxing and coffee and more coffee.

 

[mojo37]

I am cross...
My neighbour and his wife, the not very nice objectionable man, has got his daughter and her partner and grandchildren over today. Plus an additional two cars with more members of their extended family over for lunch. The tantalising smells of a roast wafting over to mine alerted me, as did the incessant barking of their dog which has been chucked out due to their bungalow being overcrowded. The only have the same size bungalow as I have and it is difficult even for me and cat to social distance in a room.

My horrid neighbour didn’t think the rules of the last lockdown which went on for a few months applied to him and constantly flouted the rules on a weekly basis.

We are on first full day of the Welsh Firebreak, and yet again he doesn’t think the lockdown rules apply to him and his extended family.

I have just been in my garden and castrated two tall Budliah trees. Normally I have difficulty cutting more than one branch at a time. But I was more than angry. Until the rain drove me in, otherwise the whole garden would have been levelled...

Lying on the couch now...

Nasty as this will sound I think that you should report them it's ridiculous that some people still are not listening and this impacts on all of us re the prologing of this state of affairs.

 

[dunelm]

Melody shared another of her photos with me I think it is quite a nice photoView attachment 44875

It's obviously not a raw photo she has worked on it a little.

Nice work - would make a good card.

 

[dunelm]

Missed today so posting this tomorrow which of course is now today, I think.

I revisited Yesterday's painting or was it the days before? Any way I had given up on it then dabbled with it once daughter and family had left and here it is, better than yesterday but not my favourite....
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Very dramatic, lots of movement, and then those thunder clouds closing in.

 

[mojo37]

8.1 but expected due to indulging in the saturday takeaway in work

 

[gennepher]

I can see you in your habitat now Gennepher, overlooking the Dee estuary.

That's the way we used to get into Wales, cutting through to Bala and then on to the coast and down Cardigan bay to Pembrokeshire and Newgale.

How we enjoyed those holidays when the family was young.
D.

It is interesting to 'see' where each of us live

 

[karen8967]

5.7 for me have a good day everyone

 

[lindisfel]

Out for a walk yesterday afternoon in our hamlet after heavy rain.
Skiddaw broad end always somewhere on the skyline. Here it is just between the trees over the sheep.

The river had a lot of brown water from the fells.

 

[Muddy Cyclist]

Beautiful! It looks like my backyard.

Thank you and you are so lucky to have that as a view.

 

[dunelm]

Good morning everyone from a bright and breezy start in the dark and dangerous north

the wonder wheel of my famous Chinese influenced One Pan Thing - this episode featuring lardons, chorizo, some green and sliced radish (they do fry well) then dropped on top of home made low carb bread with a dollop of home made green tomato chutney came in at 4.9 this am.

Not a lot happening today, at least hereabouts. It’s turning into a very lazy weekend but I have managed to get stuck into my latest book. Today is a bridge over very untroubled water with just a light wash. Hope everyone has as good a day as you can. Must get more koffy today.

 

[Muddy Cyclist]

Beautiful @Muddy Cyclist
Amazing.
Dramatic!
I usually go for a drive round the coast this time of years, and down the Conwy Valley where there is the amazing sight of Autumn colours. But alas not this year. I am just looking at the deciduous greenery in my back garden. This garden is quite exposed up this hill. Before my trees grew I could see over the river into England and Hilbre Island...

Thank you. I know the valley well sad it can't be visited.

 

[gennepher]

Nasty as this will sound I think that you should report them it's ridiculous that some people still are not listening and this impacts on all of us re the prologing of this state of affairs.

I get you. Completely @mojo37
I have been wresting with this all day yesterday in my mind. It made me really tired.
It is one thing I think (depending if it is drug dealing or something, then yes I do) that is a slippery road once you do start reporting people.
I just don't want to go down that path.
But in this case with his blatant disregard of lockdown, last time and this, I am so close to reporting him.
I emailed a Welsh friend last night for her views on this. I know she will help me and support me if I go ahead with this.

Anyone else on here can give me input on this, if they want to. I welcome it. I don't mind what your opinions are. Because this is a very divisive issue.