10.12.2020
7.00am FBG 5.7 am astonished after yesterday's indulgences.
Really hungry at lunch time, decided to have two slices of toast, got it cooked, then thought better do BG. Eek it's 6.4. Why is that? Had almost zero carbs today. Slightly stressed though, out of gas AGAIN. Got lost in the country lanes on the way back as well. Would that push BG up?
Errant came back home soaked and filthy yesterday afternoon, no idea where he had been but he had black stuff all over his paws, legs, and chest. Thought it was motor oil, but seemed to be more akin to coal dust or charcoal. Anyway, wrapped him up in the pink towel, which he seemed quite happy with, then spent considerable time cleaning off the worst with a damp micrfibre cloth. Was amazed at his patience and apparent enjoyment of this treatment. He is not usually keen on me touching his feet.
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Headache better thank you. Yes very pleased with the floor, still a bit of house sorting to do but will all be straight Friday. All we need now is visitors to be allowed.good evening all
4.8 this morning
We went out for lunch but no volunteering run for us today because the charity depot is closed. The long awaited new drainage and tarmacing of their car park, which was supposed to be finished yesterday, has hit a humungous snag. The tarmac was already finished across half the car park when they had very heavy rain at the beginning of the week and discovered the newly laid land drainage didn't work at all
the contractors dug a test pit and discovered that when the industrial gates were put up at the site (dating to before the occupancy of the charity), they had put one of the gateposts through the main land drain, it's bedded in concrete, the contractor reckons about 12-14 foot run of drain is blocked. They've ended up having to rip up some of the new tarmac and part of the street and road surface outside. Glad it's not my drains
Hope your day is treating you well
@Muddy Cyclist - hope your headache improves swiftly, I must say your new flooring is gorgeous, you must be so glad it's finished
@dunelm - if the christmas meal is fancy dress mr gee says he's going as a grumpy old f*rt
really like today's scene, the human interest adds scale and the 'backwashing' has really worked for you
@Alien Aspie - glad the HR has settled, hope the pain isn't anything too serious
@gennepher - that's a lovely picture and I like the subtle tree silhouette in the foreground, it has worked very well
@ianpspurs
looks like we have more cases but our 'per 100k' rate is lower
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art bit -
inspired by the work of an artist called Michal Jasiewicz, I like the way he handles backlighting.
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John Keats one of my favourites. Tonight I turned to Thomas Hardy and came across his Wessex Tales, started with The Three Strangers, amused as in the first few pages a Serpent Musical Instrument was mentioned, I play one on occasions in the West Gallery Quire, strange instrument. A good glass of Remey Martini Brandy, fine champagne of course helped with Thomas Hardy.Tonight's poem (in before the football) In drear nighted December by John Keats. I like Keats, I understand about trees in winter. I miss pruning apple trees in December and stacking 4 tons of logs. Malcolm Guite's analysis ties in to Advent in an overtly Christian way but the secular ideas here work well. @geefull very apt piece for the poem.
Wonderful. Sadly I agree with you re Europe Holidays it's going to get even busier than Cannock Chase in the lakes. Sad days.Some more picts from the other day from the Keswick bypass and south facing slopes of Skiddaw plus mountains to S.W. of Keswick.
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Get a brace of pistols and steed from your son and you would pass for **** Turpin.It seems some members have had dreadful days, some great days and ot
Headache better thank you. Yes very pleased with the floor, still a bit of house sorting to do but will all be straight Friday. All we need know is visitors to be allowed.
What a lovely painting, I do like that light and colour amazing and very well painted.
Regarding your Christmas lunch I love dressing up so can I come instead of Mt Gee, I can either come as Slasher in my Mummer costume or as a Georgian gentleman.
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Whatever you do, don't read, Jude the Obscure! I think it depressed me for three months.John Keats one of my favourites. Tonight I turned to Thomas Hardy and came across his Wessex Tales, started with The Three Strangers, amused as in the first few pages a Serpent Musical Instrument was mentioned, I play one on occasions in the West Gallery Quire, strange instrument. A good glass of Remey Martini Brandy, fine champagne of course helped with Thomas Hardy.
Bizarre censorship!Get a brace of pistols and steed from your son and you would pass for **** Turpin.
I walked through Wymondham in Norfolk dressed so, we were at a music workshop, I stopped a lot of cars and had some strange looks. I have some fun with passer byes askeing "Excuse me sir/madam can you tell me which year of the Lord this is?" And when they respond I reply "Goodness it worked!"Get a brace of pistols and steed from your son and you would pass for **** Turpin.
I walked through Wymondham in Norfolk dressed so, we were at a music workshop, I stopped a lot of cars and had some strange looks. I have some fun with passer byes askeing "Excuse me sir/madam can you tell me which year of the Lord this is?" And when they respond I reply "Goodness it worked!"
These are absolutely beautiful @lindisfelSome more picts from the other day from the Keswick bypass and south facing slopes of Skiddaw plus mountains to S.W. of Keswick.
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Definitely my sense of humour....I walked through Wymondham in Norfolk dressed so, we were at a music workshop, I stopped a lot of cars and had some strange looks. I have some fun with passer byes askeing "Excuse me sir/madam can you tell me which year of the Lord this is?" And when they respond I reply "Goodness it worked!"
A real feel of an oil or acrylic painting and it feels flood lit, I like the strong swirling greens.Fbg 6.2
Okay, I should be doing paperwork to take out by today. I procrastinated yesterday, by doing a painting, so never got it done. Cat left me alone this morning for his favourite hobby of radiator hugging. So I decided on a painting. I am writing out some postcards for my postcrossing activities, and I don't want to send some of them off. I want to keep them!
So this one was of Pontcysylite Aqueduct Llangollen, and the original postcard I used for inspiration, is going to Russia.
It's taken me an hour and a half. I got too engrossed again.
It is in Procreate. And I was experimenting with a couple new brush strokes. And like I said a few days or week ago, you can put a piece of thick card on the screen to get a relatively straight line. Hence the aqueduct is not on shaky wobbly legs, which it would have been otherwise.
I must go and complete my paper work. Will peek in later.
Enjoy life. Have a good day.
Edit: Forgot to post my painting. Losing my head here...
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