Oh dear, sounds like Dylan he has bad car sickness but his mum did as well. The pups will grow out of it.Big problem is these 2 don't do cars. Horses work to get them in and at least one has issues at both ends. Learnt a lesson taking them to Holkham beach last yearOnce there, they loved the beach and sea but the clean up on the way and afterwards was a nightmare. Brandon Country Park and our local woods are ideal if we can cure their car phobia.
so I missed posting yesterday then it was Sunday lunch today at Mum's.). and then says 'oh no you can't have that can you?' - it's only been about 5 years
part two - the saga continues
@gennepher - a hug for the gridlock, we are all looking forward to being able to have a bit more freedom even if we do have a suprising amount of trepidation
two lovely paintings since last I was here, the first has so much sun and light in it, are those foxgloves?
and your strongly felt 'Rhapsody in blue', such a striking composition
Painting can be so therapeutic sometimes can't it?
@dunelm - as ever I really admire your brushwork, both of those paintings are wonderful, the first with it's perched buildings has such a wide sense of space and I'm so struck by how much you have managed to get into your waterfall painting, you always have such an awareness of composition
@Mrs T 123 - keeping my fingers crossed for good fortune
@jjraak - well done
@lindisfel - The vista of the icelandic volcano is impressive isn't it? I was watching it yesterday and it was snowing over the volcano, so striking
@Muddy Cyclist - I like the tall silvery tree trunks, some of my favourite trees, beech and silver birch, the colours in the distance are lovely too and I look forward to seeing what direction you take it in
art bit - this one took me a couple of sessions, done from a photo I found on the net
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Freedom Monday in the UK is likely to be abused by a substantial minority as the country eases itself out from a lockdown which wasn't well observed by a substantial number anyway. I'm sorry @gennepher the hordes are going to descend...the same will be true in Bath, literally ½ mile away from the front door.
Sixes are better than sevens...sending solidarity from my very own 6.4 seven hours ago...
The custard btw sounds yummy.good evening all
4.6 yesterday and 4.3 today
we went over to Mum's to do some bits in the garden since it had finally dried up a bit and then we came home and I fell asleep
As far as mr gee, myself and the question of LC eating @ianpspurs mr gee has been very supportive of my diet change though he hasn't completely changed his own diet (even now he has also been diagnosed as T2D).
He has generally cut right down on any potato etc. and given up sweet biscuits, he will mostly eat the same meals as myself during the week with a small pudding indulgence to keep his mum company on Sunday's. He's quite happy for me to make some substitutions there too, I usually make things using LC ingredients and sweetners. Today was my LC custard made with double cream, water, egg and sweetened with Truvia. He hasn't given up his oatcakes/Ryvitas completely but has cut down a lot. We do tend to eat one slice of homemade bread a week each with buttery scrambled eggs and bacon.
As you know I do Lowish carb not Keto (usually about 65 -80g per day), and at the moment I can usually manage my bg with that, (I did have the advantage of being able to shed half my body weight to help me though and yes pictures are available
I try to keep my OCD about measuring and weighing everything under control now and not sweat the daily variability too much
Mum hasn't quite got the knack of my diet yet, never a week goes by but what she offers me a biscuit or a piece of cake at least once
Hope your day is treating you kindly
better split this post into two bits
AHH. I'll have ask the Bath based Lauren to change her name so my confusion is not so transparent...Well you know how Lauren likes to talk...yada yada
My Lauren's a fake name
But it suits me on here.
She's one of the lucky ones,
The faintest hint of sun and she browns
I get the delights of a paddy skin.
White, then red, a tad redder, then peel,
Then back to white like I never been away.
Anyway make your own mind up.
Lauren of Arabia
And Gandalf.
That year's holiday hog.
Your drawings are very Oriental to me. I realise I'm an ignoramus artistically, but these speak to these them there parts. Fab
Hi Patsy! Hope all well. 3.8 - is that low? My DSN once told me anything under 4 is in hypo territory and needs a quick fix. I could be wrong of course, I frequently am.
Hi @BRSBRI - my paintings are done with Chinese ink on rice paper using traditional Chinese and Japanese brushes. When we went into lockdown, my mother, an artist and teacher of Chinese brushwork, sent me a parcel of supplies from her studio in France and we did a couple of online lessons on Chinese brushwork and Japanese sumi-e brushwork. Since then I have completed a minimum of one piece every day - it helps to keep me sane. At some point I will be able to get out and about on my motorcycle so painting may take a bit of a back seat although I will endeavor to continue with one each day. I now need to think about a traveling kit!Your drawings are very Oriental to me. I realise I'm an ignoramus artistically, but these speak to these them there parts. Fab
I miss sticky rice...sigh. Avoiding rice here has been difficult as it's on every plateful generally...despite diabetes being even more common than back home.
Thank you. There's plenty opportunity on this wee island for snapping. Our tech partner is a testimony to how the island of Formosa has flourished in the shadow of big red across the Straits. They have operations too of course in the PRC, where I have also been, but their locales on the mainland ain't as picturesque...lots of grey...
