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

Greetings one and all from Forest Heath and this ersatz Forest Gump. We arrived back in this country and house safely yesterday evening. That's all I've got to say about that. @gennepher, what a wonderful story about the wildlife in your domain and thank you so much for the creative. Would you label this your black sequence of works? @dunelm, splendid day yesterday young sir and my thanks for the artwork. A day of endings in many ways here. The hols have gorn and this is the last Sunday of this Liturgical year. If ever a gent needed to be a touch less reflective he may well be sitting in my seat but life is like a box of chocolates and my Ma and Pa mainly populated that variety for both my layers. Proper Assam made with leaves, Spurs on TV and maybe even some NFL later - my blessings are very real and I'm properly thankful. Fortunately, I was not shot in the bootocks whilst on my sojourns nor stabbed in the finger. I will abstain from decorating my arm with Swipey until Nov 26th which should give time to complete the compulsory COVID test, receive results and carry out some Lat flow ones of our own. Now I must go looking for Captain Dan.
Edit: @Krystyna23040 my very best wishes for Mr K - will Deliveroo be able to offer cheer with emergency sausage roll deliveries? Best wishes for the MRI @dunelm - I have one booked for Sunday Dec 12th.
 
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gennepher said:
Fbg 6.6

Creative today...
Black calligraphy pen drawing sprayed with water...

I have a juvenile female blackbird in the garden. She is still quite young. Also, several male blackbirds have been visiting. One of this year's male blackbirds seem to have won the position to partner young Miss Blackbird.

He has discovered, however, that there is a flock of Sparrows to contend with at every twist and turn. Finally he gave in (not so gracefully) when he discovered the flock of Sparrows along with one Bluetit the Sparrows appear to have adopted (it seems to have happened when AH neighbour chainsawed into my garden cutting down bird nests earlier this year), as well as one male Robin and one Wren, all come as a package with young Miss Blackbird.

But yesterday might have been a bit much for him. Mr Blackbird flew down to the path and was hopping up it, when he turned to see ten sparrows following him (like ducklings following their mum). This is a true story.

'What the blazes is going on here?', he said to the Sparrows.

'Hi Dad!' The Sparrows replied....

I think Mr Blackbird has discovered (instead of just the nookie he was hoping for) that he is going to be guardian of this whole garden...

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What a tale, or tail, or a row of tails. Smashing stand of trees. These experiments are bearing fruit - or will do come next year.
 
ianpspurs said:
Greetings one and all from Forest Heath and this ersatz Forest Gump. We arrived back in this country and house safely yesterday evening. That's all I've got to say about that. @gennepher, what a wonderful story about the wildlife in your domain and thank you so much for the creative. Would you label this your black sequence of works? @dunelm, splendid day yesterday young sir and my thanks for the artwork. A day of endings in many ways here. The hols have gorn and this is the last Sunday of this Liturgical year. If ever a gent needed to be a touch less reflective he may well be sitting in my seat but life is like a box of chocolates and my Ma and Pa mainly populated that variety for both my layers. Proper Assam made with leaves, Spurs on TV and maybe even some NFL later - my blessings are very real and I'm properly thankful. Fortunately, I was not shot in the bootocks whilst on my sojourns nor stabbed in the finger. I will demure from decorating my arm with Swipey until Nov 26th which should give time to complete the compulsory COVID test, receive results and carry out some Lat flow ones of our own. Now I must go looking for Captain Dan.
Edit: @Krystyna23040 my very best wishes for Mr K - will Deliveroo be able to offer cheer with emergency sausage roll deliveries? Best wishes for the MRI @dunelm - I have one booked for Sunday Dec 12th.
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I am not sure @ianpspurs
I will have to see...
Thank you :)
 
5.5 this morning. Off to work shortly. Mr K feels OK today. He was surprised that the booster jab affected him so much as his first two jabs were ok.
 
Good morning everyone on a beautiful yet overcast morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of cauliflower, broccoli and black pudding cheesy bake came in at 5.2 this am

Confined to barracks yesterday - rain, rain, rain, rain and more rain. Phone calls to make this morning to arrange quotes for a new garage door and the installation of a conservatory with a solid roof. We then need a painter and decorator for both inside and outside work so had better sort out that as well. A friend of ours is over from LA and will be heading our way this afternoon to stay for a couple of days. It will be good to catch up before to heads off to Frankfurt to tie up some business and then back to LA. All the best for your MRI scan @ianpspurs - will you be taking your own muzak?

Art bit - why, it’s trees. I hope that this day is kind to you. Time to sample some koffy.
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Felicitations on being here for this feast day of St Cecilia 2021 - whether you give a flying whatsit for that info or not. I give a flying whatsit for my fbg but that can wait until I've carried out and reported my compulsory day two COVID Swipey, Wipey woo test. IMHO, checking bg levels is only of value for monitoring the effect of those variables one can influence, chiefly food and drink. The rest is so much white noise unless aforesaid food and drink have amped up the volume of the white noise. Spoiler alert, I'm quite confident imprudent versions of Elsie would, do and have done me more harm than good. Now, I insist that you fine examples of Homo Diabeticus have simply splendid days whilst I attend to my test and master the art of making and drinking the finest Assam I can afford/obtain. [insert music here]
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a beautiful yet overcast morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of cauliflower, broccoli and black pudding cheesy bake came in at 5.2 this am

Confined to barracks yesterday - rain, rain, rain, rain and more rain. Phone calls to make this morning to arrange quotes for a new garage door and the installation of a conservatory with a solid roof. We then need a painter and decorator for both inside and outside work so had better sort out that as well. A friend of ours is over from LA and will be heading our way this afternoon to stay for a couple of days. It will be good to catch up before to heads off to Frankfurt to tie up some business and then back to LA. All the best for your MRI scan @ianpspurs - will you be taking your own muzak?

Art bit - why, it’s trees. I hope that this day is kind to you. Time to sample some koffy.
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Best wishes for finding tradies these days. Our experience has been that one can find rocking horse manure more readily and far more reasonably priced. Muzak? I am enjoined to take nothing remotely metallic - sorry Ozzy and co. Back to rote learning poetry, times tables etc - only so much time my Catchechism will use up. Thank you so much for the artwork. My scan is intended to see if or by how much this frankly shonky body of mine has deteriorated. Serious test of my humility just now. Compulsory COVID tests were both all clear. Nose swizzle only and all made/assembled in China - which gives one pause as they say.
 
22.11
8.10am FBG 5.8
MrSlim has taken the new-to-us car back to the vendor, under guarantee, waving the damning and horrendously expensive (>€1000) list of neccessary repairs as diagnosed at a local garage. The vendor and MrSlim went to a CT station, where two mechanics checked and rechecked the suspension, before deciding the only repair needed was an anti roll bar bush.... which would cost approx €45. They then explained that the garage (naturally never to be used again) had mis diagnosed and then double charged MrSlim. Listing an entire new suspension pack and then adding in all the items individually.
For those who dont know - a CT station issues a government controlled equivalent to an MOT test and is entirely separate from any garage.
Mouse invasion of the kitchen continues.
Although I have not heard the little beasties since I bought a mouse trap, just seen evidence of their activities. We are stepping up the campaign and actually setting the trap now.
@dunelm so sensible to keep the cafetiere safe and immediately accessible. Hope you are able to be reasonably comfortable in the new house tonight.
@ianpspurs welcome home. Cold weather might be a bit if a shock after Paphos, does this mean you will be abandoning shorts and sandals?
@gennepher great story about the birds in your garden.
 
SlimLizzy said:
22.11
8.10am FBG 5.8
MrSlim has taken the new-to-us car back to the vendor, under guarantee, waving the damning and horrendously expensive (>€1000) list of neccessary repairs as diagnosed at a local garage. The vendor and MrSlim went to a CT station, where two mechanics checked and rechecked the suspension, before deciding the only repair needed was an anti roll bar bush.... which would cost approx €45. They then explained that the garage (naturally never to be used again) had mis diagnosed and then double charged MrSlim. Listing an entire new suspension pack and then adding in all the items individually.
For those who dont know - a CT station issues a government controlled equivalent to an MOT test and is entirely separate from any garage.
Mouse invasion of the kitchen continues.
Although I have not heard the little beasties since I bought a mouse trap, just seen evidence of their activities. We are stepping up the campaign and actually setting the trap now.
@dunelm so sensible to keep the cafetiere safe and immediately accessible. Hope you are able to be reasonably comfortable in the new house tonight.
@ianpspurs welcome home. Cold weather might be a bit if a shock after Paphos, does this mean ou will be abandoning shorts and sandals?
@gennepher great story about the birds in your garden.
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That sounds interesting the CT station @SlimLizzy
That initial repair diagnosis was a near heart attack...
But the repairs sound reasonable now.
It is interesting how different countries do things.

Thank you.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a beautiful yet overcast morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of cauliflower, broccoli and black pudding cheesy bake came in at 5.2 this am

Confined to barracks yesterday - rain, rain, rain, rain and more rain. Phone calls to make this morning to arrange quotes for a new garage door and the installation of a conservatory with a solid roof. We then need a painter and decorator for both inside and outside work so had better sort out that as well. A friend of ours is over from LA and will be heading our way this afternoon to stay for a couple of days. It will be good to catch up before to heads off to Frankfurt to tie up some business and then back to LA. All the best for your MRI scan @ianpspurs - will you be taking your own muzak?

Art bit - why, it’s trees. I hope that this day is kind to you. Time to sample some koffy.
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This art bit is very effective @dunelm
I like I very much...
 
SlimLizzy said:
22.11
8.10am FBG 5.8
MrSlim has taken the new-to-us car back to the vendor, under guarantee, waving the damning and horrendously expensive (>€1000) list of neccessary repairs as diagnosed at a local garage. The vendor and MrSlim went to a CT station, where two mechanics checked and rechecked the suspension, before deciding the only repair needed was an anti roll bar bush.... which would cost approx €45. They then explained that the garage (naturally never to be used again) had mis diagnosed and then double charged MrSlim. Listing an entire new suspension pack and then adding in all the items individually.
For those who dont know - a CT station issues a government controlled equivalent to an MOT test and is entirely separate from any garage.
Mouse invasion of the kitchen continues.
Although I have not heard the little beasties since I bought a mouse trap, just seen evidence of their activities. We are stepping up the campaign and actually setting the trap now.
@dunelm so sensible to keep the cafetiere safe and immediately accessible. Hope you are able to be reasonably comfortable in the new house tonight.
@ianpspurs welcome home. Cold weather might be a bit if a shock after Paphos, does this mean you will be abandoning shorts and sandals?
@gennepher great story about the birds in your garden.
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That car issue sounds like a Gallic scam. Glad we didn't move to The Perigord Noir now (who am I kidding? :bigtears:) Yes, returning to this sceptic Isle does mean more layers than anyone should be forced to endure - (especially shoes and socks:bigtears::bigtears:) and trying to find hot food from Elsie's laughable repertoire. No one, as yet, has ever convinced me that such a thing as a suitable LC/Keto casserole exists. All I have tried should be marked unfit for human consumption. Oh Cassoulet I miss thee - no, you can't "swap" the beans. I have the food fairy has the swede puree orf pat. I do so enjoy autumn and winter:angelic: and most of spring. You take care.
 
Fbg6.4

Creative today...
A tree drawn with a black calligraphy pen.
Sprayed with water.
And here it is.

It is about time I set off my dog bark alarm again. Either side of me, the neighbours dogs are barking a very loud agitated conversation.

And then I need a nap...

Grumpy old lady has been awake since 3am...

A good bark might clear the air...

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gennepher said:
Fbg6.4

Creative today...
A tree drawn with a black calligraphy pen.
Sprayed with water.
And here it is.

It is about time I set off my dog bark alarm again. Either side of me, the neighbours dogs are barking a very loud agitated conversation.

And then I need a nap...

Grumpy old lady has been awake since 3am...

A good bark might clear the air...

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A rather splendid looking tree young lady. Have a power nap.
 
SlimLizzy said:
22.11
8.10am FBG 5.8
MrSlim has taken the new-to-us car back to the vendor, under guarantee, waving the damning and horrendously expensive (>€1000) list of neccessary repairs as diagnosed at a local garage. The vendor and MrSlim went to a CT station, where two mechanics checked and rechecked the suspension, before deciding the only repair needed was an anti roll bar bush.... which would cost approx €45. They then explained that the garage (naturally never to be used again) had mis diagnosed and then double charged MrSlim. Listing an entire new suspension pack and then adding in all the items individually.
For those who dont know - a CT station issues a government controlled equivalent to an MOT test and is entirely separate from any garage.
Mouse invasion of the kitchen continues.
Although I have not heard the little beasties since I bought a mouse trap, just seen evidence of their activities. We are stepping up the campaign and actually setting the trap now.
@dunelm so sensible to keep the cafetiere safe and immediately accessible. Hope you are able to be reasonably comfortable in the new house tonight.
@ianpspurs welcome home. Cold weather might be a bit if a shock after Paphos, does this mean you will be abandoning shorts and sandals?
@gennepher great story about the birds in your garden.
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Oh dear and what a good job that MrSlim had palpitations about the initial CT test. Yes, my cafetière is what makes the world wake up in the mornings - very, very essential although in the 60’s my mother just used to use an ordinary jug and a tea strainer used specifically for koffy.
 
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