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Krystyna23040 said:
@ianpspurs definitely a gold star for Mr K. I have a lot of photos and videos of Archie that I have taken with my Kindle fire and I was worried I had lost them. Must do a backup in case it is in it's way out. Did you get your new Chromebook?
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Chromebook arrived Wednesday/Thursday and all working fine thank you. Two or three improvements on the old one and probably cheaper than the excess and extra insurance premium so overall annoying but a reasonable outcome. Nice sunny day here, how is North Norfolk?
 
Good that the new Chromebook is working well and arrived quickly.
It was lovely and sunny here but I didn't finish until 5.45pm as I have a 4.30pm Zoom class when I get home from my Norwich classes.

Rather annoyingly Zoom seems to have updated since last week and it took me a while to work out how to start the class as my class link had disappeared.
 
Wonderful times in the garden and another smashing kaleidoscopic
 
Good morning everyone from a bit of a damp squib of a day in Scotland. Yesterday, walkers walked, pram pushers pushed prams up the river path and I wandered into town and had a smashing cooked breakfast that included haggis to remind folk where they were. A quiz was held last night, compared by my brother in law. Mrs Miggins’ team won but she did load it with know it alls in a spread of know it all topics. We are supposed to be having a BBQ this afternoon, which should come off despite the overcast gloom up there in the sky. You come all this way and nobody decided to consult John Kelley or Micheal Fish - get that song banned forthwith.
Art bit - a couple of dwellings and some mountains. Have a smashing Sunday if you can. Don’t venture to Upton, my son reports mass Morris dancing. Time for some koffy.

 
5.2 this morning. Off to Blickling shortly to see the bluebells. Hopefully they have fully flowered as the carpet of blue in the woods is really stunning.
 
Fbg 6.6

Shadow, as usual is first in line with me for food this morning. She has come to realise I cannot hear her miaow (generally I cannot hear cats miaow), and initially (some time ago, before Xmas) she got very cross with me not responding to her miaow and sunk her teeth in my arm (luckily it was cold that day and I had many layers on my arm so no blood was drawn, but it still hurt). How do you let a stray cat know that was not acceptable? I said a sharp no, and ignored her the rest of that day (I still put food out for all the beasts, but not in response to Shadow asking). Initially she was upset and couldn't work out what was wrong. But then a few days later she tried rubbing her head and body against my legs. So I responded with a nice voice. And she has done that ever since. She is far friendlier and calmer than she used to be, but this is still going to take time...

Creative today is another one of my flowering Blueberry bush in Laboscope kaleidoscope app. And Shadow on guard.

Coffee needed now.

It has been raining all night. Everything was dry, but now is nicely watered.

 
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It is always coffee time! Breakfast sounded good!
Great art bit @dunelm
A lot of wandering can be done within it....
 
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5.15am FBG 5.6
Am in the car and a few miles on the way when I realise my feet are warm - I am still wearing slippers!
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Been there
Done that..

Me & mate, day off .so go bowling

Great fun, sat in Car on way home .
Both notice we still got their bowling shoes on ..


Quick return to get our own shoes back
 
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Aw, trip brought back memories

Bike forums I'm on does or did various run outs,
Loonies was my first one,

Then it was on to Nelson diner near Newbury for the next few years (believed it's now closed or moved )

And popham did a bike jumble fair that was worth the trip most years ..

Not to mention rykas at box hill, much nearer and more used because of it

Ah, happy days .

Glad you had & enjoyed your trips
Very therapeutic.
 
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Morning all.

A mix of a week.

FBG's low 7's.
A result of the vagaries of treating two (or more) competing issues holistically.

Wednesday was PTSD day

Therapist questioned why it makes me anxious

I think the dragging up (for my benefit I hope )
Of something that I try to keep away from, in such details, is a rollercoaster of emotions...
Not looked forward in eager anticipation, obv

Ending almost when very Pete tong

Honest from her was the idea she'd be treating me for depression. .(no **** Sherlock )
Rather then PTSD, or so I understood it

In the vein of being equally honest, I opined
hat i WASN'T just 'Down'
and that seemed to trivialise my situation*

Honesty hurts, but it's the only way to be truthful, which in this case brought a welcome response that cleared my worries

Answer was it's a complex thing, and the plan is to tackle the depression first (?)..then treat the PTSD symptoms, which eased my mind and made better sense all round.

*Yes, I do understand depression can be serious & life threatening in many ways, but haven't we all heard some one described as depressed, when miserable might have been a more appropriate word ?

Which was how I perceived it .. rightly or wrongly
Apologies to anyone genuinely suffering depression X.



Hospital visit on Friday much better

I struggle walking, and was using elbow crutch.
Useful but cumbersome if not needed 24/7

And while I can walk very short distance unaided, anything else requires some support, so I tried a normal style crutch. ....effective.

Appointment went well
An acceptance of the new timeline to recovery has eased the self flagellation I was dishing out for not reaching impossible goals earlier then expected

I seem to have a weak shoulder muscle set and weak thigh muscle....so exercises tilted to improving that hopefully.

As said , I can't walk too well, and a mix of Uber charging double for trip , surge charging at 1pm and the weak thigh message, made me think

And I had the bright idea to rent a Boris bike

I knew I CAN get on & ride a bike, but this would be my longest journey post accident by far

Crutch snaggled up in tray at front, and we're off
Trip successful ,. Cue BIG cheesy grin once home

Meet daughter and two nephews to repeat previous week's breakfast/ beer club moment

Ok, paid for it the next day .too much exercise/one too many

But SO worth it.

A restful weekend, ends a mixed week, on a very happy note
 
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Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who are in touch with their Neanderthal side.

A 6.5 this morning on that devious meter of confusion.

Here in Tilehurst Towers today could be a day of catch up on administration then some light gardening tasks, but those are my plans and Mrs J has yet to communicate with me, me’s and myself I think, I read somewhere that listening helps, does it?
@jjraak
Loomies is still open, don’t go there often, Nelson’s is a dim and distant memory, never been to Box Hill, far to close to the M25, Mordors orbital car park. Reading between the lines on your posts it appears you are making slow steady progress.

Well that’s it from me stay safe all
 
May the 1st be with you - yes it is three days early but some classes take things in more slowly. Swipey reckons 6.1 was my fbg today. For T2 control that is seriously awful but in context possibly a pretty good effort. Thanks for the art @dunelm and I hope the BBQ goes well.. @gennepher another wonderful Bungalow Wildlife Tale and kaleidoscope - thank you. @jjraak a week of ups and downs but overall very successful. Yesterday I ate out with JKP at the cafe attached to the farm shop/butchers (over the border in Cambs) we like. I resent paying £10 for a salad (warm chicken breast and bacon - .5 drop @ 2 hrs) but ho hum. An elderly couple at the next table gave me so much on which to ponder. The woman clearly suffers from Alzheimer's or similar. Frequently repeating questions such as have we paid, have we been to Ely before (they were going home via Ely)? The man was so patient and loving. God was so obviously working in and through him despite the seeming awfulness of the situation. The staff seemed to know them as regulars and were so kind. Not water into wine, not Lazarus like but from initial attraction as a couple to that scene absolutely miraculous. @Krystyna23040 I hope there are bluebells for you. Today is pork shoulder day from the farm shop butcher (the lockdown 1 half pig from there was so good so well worth the new freezer) - 92 YO MIL will be with us. On Friday we delivered our grandson to stage school in Newmarket, usually just me and he, no other children to mind so JKP came. Returning home we stopped at the roadside for vitals. Asparagus - fair enough, 'tis the season; strawberries - early methinks; new potatoes - very early surely? The strawberry I tried yesterday was wonderful and we have had the asparagus before: poached egg, Hollandaise and Parmesan shavings anyone? Stay safe and be considerate of others - Googling "tractors" in public is to be avoided . (How does John Deere/Claas/New Holland lead to porn?)
 
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Boris bike sounds good @jjraak
You'll be using different muscles, so your 'normal' pain, along with the muscle pain (at the very least) of riding the bike. Yup, you'll pay for it next day, and the next...
But it is an option for the journey home, after you have taken a taxi there (wherever there is).
You are doing brilliantly.
I realise it is a long journey from what you say, but cycle ride home was an enormous achievement.
 
Thanks @ianpspurs
The food you had/got coming home sounded good.
 
Spot on @alf_Josiah .
Slow but steady as she goes , thankfully.

Cheers for update

If I'm honest each was just a destination & the company ..none really much better then the other, if truth be known

Box hill does have the advantage for me of being on my escape route to the country

Can't fault your choosing to avoid close contact.

Travel safe, fella
 
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Cheers @gennepher .

Yes, unused muscle/groups..deffo felt it the next day or so, but I guess that means something is working

Cycle, not too far travelled...about 20 minutes steady pace.

Discussed at breakfast/bar

I think we graduate as children into modes of transport or not

I know the current gen seem less inclined to learn to drive due to possible waste of money, if cars driving themselves becomes the norm

I found when chatting to bike lads on forums, we all seemed to graduate from bicycles, ( longer trips) onto any sort of vehicle that extended our range, predominantly powered two wheelers (PTW)..so the 50cc, moped, bigger bikes

For me it's always been about personal mobility & the freedom that brings

So scooters, motorcycles, bicycles, E-anything if it can move me where I want to go

Can DO busses, trains etc, but given the choice
Out in the open air, independent..= bliss.

Bargain too
£2:00..unlimited use (dock every 30 minutes ) for the whole 24 hours ...WIN
 
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