Means a lot coming from one with a deeper knowledge then I.
Most grateful for the input .
A good reminder to stop and look back & take real stock of things, once in a while
Cheers
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Most grateful for the input .
A good reminder to stop and look back & take real stock of things, once in a while
Cheers
dunelm
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Good morning everyone on a beautifully cool start for the day here in the big “down south”, even the birds approve and are are busy chirping away and dancing around in peoples gardens which benefitted greatly from the on/off displays of rain yesterday. We went out carrying brollies and emergency capes which seemed to ward off any downpour in our immediate vicinity. Japanese Asahi beer only has 2.8% carbs which is about 17 grams per bottle, none of which is sugar according to the info on the label. Bloods were 6.0 this morning so happy with that as I had two bottles of it. Art today - the beginnings of another piece. Home today but first a leisurely breakfast and a pot of koffy or two.
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It’s a trickier path than some people think. Acceptance and control of the invisible takes time and a broken leg gives visibility and understanding to the observer. Just going for your sessions is a huge step forward. All the best.
Interesting about the beer...mmh.
Not too sure, but I believe alcohol can improve our BG scores ?
Something about the process keeping our insides too busy to make insulin....or masking it's effects ? ...or some such.
Too much interest in the subject on my side...?
I couldn't possibly comment ...
Krystyna23040
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5.2 this morning. Back on this straight and narrow - no more ice cream.
2 loads of washing out on the line. How on earth do 2 people generate so much washing in 3 days. My sister is here shortly to do some admin. I think she is finalising end of year accounts. I have just a little admin to do because I am very up to date.
2 loads of washing out on the line. How on earth do 2 people generate so much washing in 3 days. My sister is here shortly to do some admin. I think she is finalising end of year accounts. I have just a little admin to do because I am very up to date.
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Hello everyone from a definitely rain free area of the Arid East. Thanks for the good wishes for our granddaughter. Two lawns - well they count as lawns hereabouts - walked over with a lawnmower yesterday just to give the brown bin collectors something to do. Early morning back stiffness, courtesy of the stenosis not the Big C, assuaged by a couple of ibuprofen and 2 x 750 mls mugs of tea. Same two grandchildren here today. @dunelm good news on enjoying feeling cooler, the beer and the start of another masterpiece. @gennepher definitely a happy cat. A Level results day today, thoughts and prayers with students and families. Memories of midnight checking of scores/celebrations for our boys and for my own "sales figures." Massive contrast between ecstatic and distraught students. Last school handed out results in an opulent hall which was part of the attached. (Croquet on the lawns in summer/early autumn - surreal for a state comp) The House was a sixth form centre and had been home to the inventor of the sandwich also linked with Samuel Pepys and Oliver Cromwell. Dry or wet, too hot or too cold have a great day but oh so safely in this Potemkin village where cyclists are apparently more of an existential threat than food and fuel poverty, global warming, inflation. covid and monkey pox combined. Bizarre doesn't come remotely close.
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Good happy national bin day Morening ladies and gentlemen.
This morning blood sugars were 5.9, but after a rare and delightful nearly full english breakfast, I expect them to higher, will I want lunch? I every much doubt it.
After a very busy few days today and tomorrow could be relaxing, but we shall see.
Woodworking, I have been asked by a neighbour if I will look into making a bar for his shed / den. It could be an interesting project, we shall see.
I appears I am about to be sent food shopping. Can I be trusted, of course not hehehe.
Have a great day all and stay safe.
This morning blood sugars were 5.9, but after a rare and delightful nearly full english breakfast, I expect them to higher, will I want lunch? I every much doubt it.
After a very busy few days today and tomorrow could be relaxing, but we shall see.
Woodworking, I have been asked by a neighbour if I will look into making a bar for his shed / den. It could be an interesting project, we shall see.
I appears I am about to be sent food shopping. Can I be trusted, of course not hehehe.
Have a great day all and stay safe.
Happy to travel, if you were willing to pay the travelling expenses, Alf.?
I have quite a bit of experience that might be useful .....
(Ps, no good with the carpentry side, tho
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Fbg 6.5
Creative is Midnight once again. Did a black&white photograph of him sleeping on me. I think it works quite well because of his glossy fur. I used to prefer b&w photos over colour.
We spent yesterday reinforcing those trust issues. He slept all day on me in my bed. Now, I get in and out of my bed frequently. And as he was on my legs, he is still a helluva weight, so consequently I can get cramp, I carefully lifted him to the side by lifting the duvet and him (I still cannot lift him with my bare arthritic hands he is too awkward a shape). About 6 hours he slept on me. He was so contented and relaxed and chilled out, and despite me handling him a lot, he just sleepily looked at me each time I moved him and went back to sleep.
He has exceptionally fine fur. I've never seen this fine fur on a cat before. The problem is, it matts easily especially near his rear end with him cleaning downwards his body, and I needed to use the dematting tool which he hates. So, last night I got all his comb and other grooming tools, and was giving him a good old grooming, then suddenly I whipped out the dematting tool. He saw it. He said NO. I said YES. I swiped at the matted bit which I had managed to loosen enough, and out it came. You should have seen the relief on his face. It had been irritating him. And he came and purred round my legs. One time that would have been me shredded and clawed for that action.
So a good day yesterday!
Birdies need feeding now, they are a hungry lot.
Then a cuppa for me.
Have a good day.
Creative is Midnight once again. Did a black&white photograph of him sleeping on me. I think it works quite well because of his glossy fur. I used to prefer b&w photos over colour.
We spent yesterday reinforcing those trust issues. He slept all day on me in my bed. Now, I get in and out of my bed frequently. And as he was on my legs, he is still a helluva weight, so consequently I can get cramp, I carefully lifted him to the side by lifting the duvet and him (I still cannot lift him with my bare arthritic hands he is too awkward a shape). About 6 hours he slept on me. He was so contented and relaxed and chilled out, and despite me handling him a lot, he just sleepily looked at me each time I moved him and went back to sleep.
He has exceptionally fine fur. I've never seen this fine fur on a cat before. The problem is, it matts easily especially near his rear end with him cleaning downwards his body, and I needed to use the dematting tool which he hates. So, last night I got all his comb and other grooming tools, and was giving him a good old grooming, then suddenly I whipped out the dematting tool. He saw it. He said NO. I said YES. I swiped at the matted bit which I had managed to loosen enough, and out it came. You should have seen the relief on his face. It had been irritating him. And he came and purred round my legs. One time that would have been me shredded and clawed for that action.
So a good day yesterday!
Birdies need feeding now, they are a hungry lot.
Then a cuppa for me.
Have a good day.
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Thank you @gennepher, we had a hedge full of juvenile greattits who just seemed to relish the rain also.
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Result! What a contented cat. Yes, B&W is very agreeable over ‘snaps’.
Loving that pic, Genn.
Bless him, he looks SO contented .
I'm up early today, been a run of poor nights sleep...a few things on my mind, that I may have come to terms with OR more likely tiredness won the day, and I had a good night's sleep last night .
Anyway, on the topic of cats, Marley is normally a late night visitor, but today his tapping on our door came as Lauren was heading to work...
I say heading, with train strike,... it's more hoping .
So Marley pops in for a catch up, a little stroke,, but we both know it's the gourmet reviews that brought him in
"Hiya, cat daddy " he blinked..."what ya got in the specials, today" he miaows, as he twisted in & around my legs
"Ooh...Felix salmon, doubly delicious..and a 2022,. A very good year"
I think was his appraisal, as I slip the flavoursome jelly dish into his bowl.
A lip smacking compliment at the end, as he finished, was all the payment needed.
A quick check of all the rooms, and he sauntered off out, for another day of cat adventures.
Found a pic of him I thought I'd share
Here's Marley outside, having cantered up the road to greet me, a few weeks ago .
(Excuse the rushed editing )
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Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. We have had a wonderful extra long weekend away but are now so thankful for the comfort of our orthopedic bed - not that beds in other places are awful - it’s your own bed - doesn’t matter when you are a young adult or even a not so young adult but as time ticks away, the comfort of ones own bed draws like a magnet. It rained last night. The grass in our town is still green and lush. A far cry from the brown landscape of daan saaf. I do hope that your own patch of Jerusalem is getting some pre-hose pipe ban moisture. Serious cafe visit today as our two eldest grandchildren are back from Spain and will be joining us and the girl in the bubble late morning for a late breakfast. Art bit, a bit more inking in from yesterday. Have a fab Friday, tuck it onto the weekend if you like. I must now finish my koffy and get on with my day.
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Hello everyone on super salmon salad Friday. We have had what I can only call an insinuation of rain. @gennepher all round progress with Midnight - fantastic. That creative makes him look a monstrous size so I can see why you would get cramp. @jjraak good news on the better sleep. Marley's eyes scare me witless in that photo but I'm sure he/she's lovable, just my issues with cats. @dunelm glad you are home safely and in opulent greenery. Have a splendid late breakfast with those grandchildren. Sure to be many tales from that holiday. Thanks for the art which is developing nicely. I hope any children/grandchildren/great grandchildren/ children of friends and relatives were delighted or eventually relieved after results day. Several headteachers feel that cohort had been worst affected by COVID disruption. This may be a cause to which some feel worth donating: Ruth Strauss foundation. Undoubtedly some students would have been impacted by such tragedies. I can sadly recall a few. Stay safe and hydrate yourself. Lawns and plants don't drive or operate machinery.
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5.4 this morning. Yesterday I was back normal eating. Good to know that I can indulge on special occasions without messing up fbs.
My friend Hilary is coming around this morning to say goodbye to Archie. She hasn't felt well enough to do this up to now. It will be so good to see her and her husband. We have been friends since 1977 so It is so sad that she won't be around much longer.
My friend Hilary is coming around this morning to say goodbye to Archie. She hasn't felt well enough to do this up to now. It will be so good to see her and her husband. We have been friends since 1977 so It is so sad that she won't be around much longer.
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Am so pleased you had a wonderful weekend away. I do agree that it is lovely to go away but so nice when we are back in our own beds.
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Emotional day ahead. Thoughts and prayers with you, Hilary and her family.
