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

An extract and a sonnet to share for Wednesday. Firstly, an extract from the long Nosce Tiepsum : The Light which makes the light which makes the day John Davies. The quoted verse sums up, for me, why I'm having so much trouble properly assessing what LC and IF are doing to my body. It is all a bit dark in here. A secular modern version is, I believe, known as the Johari window

To judge her self she must her self transcend,
As greater circles comprehend the less;
But she wants power, her own powers to extend,
As fettered men can not their strength express.

Secondly, St Patrick's day by Malcolm Guite
 
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Evening everyone. After dinner, tonight it was braised pork, greens, and pak choy, I've entered late night mmol at 5.8 ...

Sitting outside, foggy humid night - over 24°C...

Heading indoors to grab a cold glass of white wine...

Hope things are fab all points west
 
6.40am FBG 5.5
Off to have breakfast having discovered that just a cup of coffee, even with cream, does not do the job. Although I am using single cream, which is the nearest equivalent to the French Crême Entier.
Perhaps with double cream it might work.
 
It's goodnight from the East. A very foggy humid East. Had a lush 2 glasses of incredible dry white wine - a Brokenwood Semillion, worked hard, sat in the sun till a Foggy Night in Taipei Town came along without Ella Fitzgerald, spoke to the family, heard about a Guinness stew at home and a mirror image in Glasgow...

Read the fab posts here...and now time to see if Mister Sandman will ease me into slumber


Happy Wednesday evening all and if you're entertaining socially bubbled leprechauns this St Paddy's Day, have a blast. Sláinte!
 
I have coffee and slather crème fraîche on top...I like it...seems quite decadent at 0645
 
That is appalling. Good that you bought her a new one.
Just jaw dropping. She's also suffered verbal abuse when she was in Emergency. And all she and her colleagues were doing is simply trying to help...

Still has a fab sense of humour she said "Imagine going to Cash Converters with a Littmann stethoscope and asking how much for this chief"? !
 
You must have spread a lot of happiness, gennepher, writing to friends over the years.
D.
 
Thank you Alf, I must have developed an impervious pacadermis!
D.
 
Thank you Ian, we prefer a low profile.
 
Congratulations to you and Mrs L - I’m sure that you will celebrate in some way.
Thank you dunelm.
We took a trip our to Caldbeck Commons and Carrock this pm.

Its a great day to be out with blue skies appearing at lunch time.
Quite a lot walkers out up the Northern Fells, judging by the parked cars.
We were birdwatching at the base of Carrock.
A pair of Stonechats back but no Wheatears yet. A Buzzard flushed a Goshawk from a fir tree where it was resting. No Peregrines seen.
M. could hear Skylarks but my hearing must be shot at.
Two women came back with dogs,
Turned car round to drive off and promptly fouled the car up on large rock sticking out the ground. She just backed off and drove straight off without getting out to look.
By the noise it made I would have wanted to look. I guess she was put out with me watching.

Even on a nice day it must have been an hard life for the stone age Brits living in the hill fort on top of Carrock.

The narrow back roads in Cumbria are in a terrible state with loads of pot holes.
D.
 
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Over resting? Joints seizing up? We do have to keep moving don’t we. Still, some free entertainment today with the Leylanii removal - sounds expensive though - suggestions of more garden furniture coming in your direction.
Thank you. I gave in on taking it easy and went out fence painting. Apparently next dooor neighbour says it's next Wednesday for lumberjack show.

Only 6 panels left to paint. Shed now repaired replaced rotten wood and now painted a nice shade of grey, not my choice I like my wood looking like wood. Mrs MC wants everything grey some gardener on TV says it's the way to go.

Also the exercise worked, aches gone, head ache gone and I can add things to my done list, winner all around.

Like them Mountain tops bursting out of the misty valley, good art from your good self.
 
Congratulations, I'm sure you will find a great way to celebrate at home.
 
Almost All the mythical creatures in one creative piece of art. I keep our Griffin on a chain, he seems quite happy and I know where he is, I always wish him good day as I pass.
 
Busy day in garden and so two quick watercolour skies ready for more places I have enjoyed paintings. Both A4 watercolour....
Will complete Thursday after getting more fence painting done....


 
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