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

Jojo85 said:

Hello friends!

Its been a minute since I posted. My sister and her husband went on vacation to the Hunter Valley, an area north of Sydney in New South Wales, and is one of Australia's major wine regions. So being a good sister and aunty, I looked after her kids for some days. I'm home now tired lol. But coincidentally, husband and I are also going there this Wednesday for a small getaway as it's our 8th wedding anniversary on the 14th, excited for that!
Also such sad news about the Queen, my condolences. I'm sure she will be deeply missed.

FBG this morning was 5.2

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

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Jojo85 said:

Hello friends!

Its been a minute since I posted. My sister and her husband went on vacation to the Hunter Valley, an area north of Sydney in New South Wales, and is one of Australia's major wine regions. So being a good sister and aunty, I looked after her kids for some days. I'm home now tired lol. But coincidentally, husband and I are also going there this Wednesday for a small getaway as it's our 8th wedding anniversary on the 14th, excited for that!
Also such sad news about the Queen, my condolences. I'm sure she will be deeply missed.

FBG this morning was 5.2

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

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Jojo85 said:

But coincidentally, husband and I are also going there this Wednesday for a small getaway as it's our 8th wedding anniversary on the 14th, excited for that!

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alf_Josiah said:

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and antipodeans and those that are being subjected to a barrage of media’s lack of imagination. Several points have been well made in today’s posting.
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This mornings blood sugars were 5.7
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I was on the motorcycle at 8:07 am this morning, the lure of vegan bacon sarnie and good koffy was far too ( to or two ) strong to say no, so 68 miles later there I sat with a motorcycle friend at the Broadway café in the Cotswolds. Hopefully attached is picture of said sarnie.
Stay safe all.
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gennepher said:

That's good. Your mum loves her new scooter then @dunelm
Great art bit.

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ianpspurs said:

Hello everyone. @dunelm thanks for sharing the art which is, as "they" say, coming along nicely. That meal and the freedom (and joy?) your Mum has been given by that mobility scooter sound wonderful. 35c is good but not mosquitos nor high humidity so hugs for those. @Krystyna23040 winner for the walk but hug for a burnt sausage roll. Meanwhile another day of costume drama and a narrative being peddled about a place which has never and will never exist. A deservedly much loved and admired lady who, by all accounts, was the best of us has died and should rightly be mourned and prayed for. Her family also deserve our thoughts and prayers but stop with the rewriting of observable reality. It is almost an insult to such an admirable lady and her life and risks a backlash of which the new King and his sons seem to be well aware, IMHO.

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gennepher said:

Fbg 6.5

A bit of a mishap with yesterday morning's sd card in the TrailCam. Blank. The batteries were full. Not sure what happened.

So late yesterday afternoon I put the card in early while it was still daylight, and I could see what I was doing with the display.

I turned round to find the sparrows behind my back feeding on the fatball feeders. They are less than half a metre away from me. And they are not fazed by me at all. I sit down on the swing, my Pixel phone camera is with me, and I try taking photos, but the light is so bad. I try a video. My camera is about a metre away from them, with me sitting down (or else there would be no stability at all in that video). I have never taken a video With my Pixel before.

Anyway, I looked at it indoors. Experimented with a bit of editing. Tried to upload it to YouTube which was very easy from my Pixel phone, and YouTube gave me a pile of editing options. But it is still a poor quality video because of the light. You don't have to look at it.

But today's collage is stills from that video. So they are not great pics either. It was the closeness of me to the sparrows which was the best part for me.

The male sparrow came in above the feeder as a lookout while the females were feeding. Then left them to have a chinwag. I have noticed this male sparrow coming before when the female sparrows feed. I will have to get a better video in better lighting conditions.

Now to find what the heck was up with Midnight last night. He came in around 2 am and woke me up. He has free access at all times to the kitchen through the cat flap, but I keep the inner door to bungalow shut for obvious reasons with the wildlife out there, but I didn't shut it properly last night. Midnight was insistent I get up and come outside Into the garden. Torch in my hand, I go out. He takes me to his place on the swing, and is very vocal (well his mouth was moving, I don't have my processor on). I check everywhere with my torch but cannot find anything amiss. So, I stroke him, tell him all is well and come in and lock up (if anything is really amiss, he can come back into the kitchen, but the inner door to bungalow will be firmly shut.

I can see him on the swing, it is now getting light, so I shall now go out and feed him, and get that sd card. Please let there be something on it...

A cuppa tea as well...

Have a good day.

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dunelm said:

Smashing, some very good close up shots of happy birds.

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dunelm said:

Good morning everyone from another hot and steamy start here in the Charante-Maritime. It’s cooling down though, forecast for only 31 deg today and cooler still tomorrow - hoorah! A bit of shopping with dad yesterday morning before it got too warm - a walking route to the supermarket that has lots of shade and more importantly, benches to rest up on along the way. My sister came round for lunch but only stayed a couple of hours as she gets tired and also needed to change her medication patch. Out t lunch today - at a Super U supermarket of all places - they allegedly do a smashing lunch. Art bit - it’s coming along, albeit slowly but as David Hockney says - always stop and look at what you are doing every so often (I won’t be smoking a fag like he does). Have a wonderful day, whatever it is called. I am just waiting for my koffy to brew.


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ianpspurs said:

Hello everyone from the increasingly autumnal thus much less exotic East. Here it is a day to remember and mourn the less famous, in particular Benjamin, Ben, P who was killed in action this day in 1916. I have his medals and the standard letter "from the King" his parents received. Which they lovingly framed and displayed and has been cherished by my family. My grandfather, his nephew, was a soldier so he was custodian of the memorabilia which passed to my father. Interestingly though, my uncle did the research for the Roll of Honour from which the attached is taken. Both myself and at least one son have visited his grave. I can only imagine the grief felt by John and Mary P. Meanwhile in the here and now thanks for the video and creative @gennepher. I'm struck by the logistics of you hanging and refilling the fatball feeder which seems to me to pick up the current theme of service to others. All God's creatures. @dunelm thank you for gradually revealing your developing art. Good news on the cooling and the benches for the walk. Enjoy the meal in Super U. We have never eaten in one of those but we have eaten well from them. You've all had your eyes and brains damaged enough by my drivel for one day - one lifetime if we are all honest - so: Be careful, book your jab(s) and plot your own way through these bizarre times where every now and again some eternal verities break through the 24 hr rolling "news" cum reality tv.

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gennepher said:

Fbg 6.5

A bit of a mishap with yesterday morning's sd card in the TrailCam. Blank. The batteries were full. Not sure what happened.

So late yesterday afternoon I put the card in early while it was still daylight, and I could see what I was doing with the display.

I turned round to find the sparrows behind my back feeding on the fatball feeders. They are less than half a metre away from me. And they are not fazed by me at all. I sit down on the swing, my Pixel phone camera is with me, and I try taking photos, but the light is so bad. I try a video. My camera is about a metre away from them, with me sitting down (or else there would be no stability at all in that video). I have never taken a video With my Pixel before.

Anyway, I looked at it indoors. Experimented with a bit of editing. Tried to upload it to YouTube which was very easy from my Pixel phone, and YouTube gave me a pile of editing options. But it is still a poor quality video because of the light. You don't have to look at it.

But today's collage is stills from that video. So they are not great pics either. It was the closeness of me to the sparrows which was the best part for me.

The male sparrow came in above the feeder as a lookout while the females were feeding. Then left them to have a chinwag. I have noticed this male sparrow coming before when the female sparrows feed. I will have to get a better video in better lighting conditions.

Now to find what the heck was up with Midnight last night. He came in around 2 am and woke me up. He has free access at all times to the kitchen through the cat flap, but I keep the inner door to bungalow shut for obvious reasons with the wildlife out there, but I didn't shut it properly last night. Midnight was insistent I get up and come outside Into the garden. Torch in my hand, I go out. He takes me to his place on the swing, and is very vocal (well his mouth was moving, I don't have my processor on). I check everywhere with my torch but cannot find anything amiss. So, I stroke him, tell him all is well and come in and lock up (if anything is really amiss, he can come back into the kitchen, but the inner door to bungalow will be firmly shut.

I can see him on the swing, it is now getting light, so I shall now go out and feed him, and get that sd card. Please let there be something on it...

A cuppa tea as well...

Have a good day.

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dunelm said:

Good morning everyone from another hot and steamy start here in the Charante-Maritime. It’s cooling down though, forecast for only 31 deg today and cooler still tomorrow - hoorah! A bit of shopping with dad yesterday morning before it got too warm - a walking route to the supermarket that has lots of shade and more importantly, benches to rest up on along the way. My sister came round for lunch but only stayed a couple of hours as she gets tired and also needed to change her medication patch. Out t lunch today - at a Super U supermarket of all places - they allegedly do a smashing lunch. Art bit - it’s coming along, albeit slowly but as David Hockney says - always stop and look at what you are doing every so often (I won’t be smoking a fag like he does). Have a wonderful day, whatever it is called. I am just waiting for my koffy to brew.


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ianpspurs said:

Hello everyone from the increasingly autumnal thus much less exotic East. Here it is a day to remember and mourn the less famous, in particular Benjamin, Ben, P who was killed in action this day in 1916. I have his medals and the standard letter "from the King" his parents received. Which they lovingly framed and displayed and has been cherished by my family. My grandfather, his nephew, was a soldier so he was custodian of the memorabilia which passed to my father. Interestingly though, my uncle did the research for the Roll of Honour from which the attached is taken. Both myself and at least one son have visited his grave. I can only imagine the grief felt by John and Mary P. Meanwhile in the here and now thanks for the video and creative @gennepher. I'm struck by the logistics of you hanging and refilling the fatball feeder which seems to me to pick up the current theme of service to others. All God's creatures. @dunelm thank you for gradually revealing your developing art. Good news on the cooling and the benches for the walk. Enjoy the meal in Super U. We have never eaten in one of those but we have eaten well from them. You've all had your eyes and brains damaged enough by my drivel for one day - one lifetime if we are all honest - so: Be careful, book your jab(s) and plot your own way through these bizarre times where every now and again some eternal verities break through the 24 hr rolling "news" cum reality tv.

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alf_Josiah said:

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen, ok kid gloves off, if you woke up it’s a good morning, everything thing else is incidental .
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Blood sugars this morning were a predictable 6.9.
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Here in Tilehurst Towers it’s another day, another visit to the local hospital for results, I am under strict instructions from Mrs J to take copious notes with or without spelling and grammatical errors. I been informed again by Mrs J that I only listen to what I want to hear.
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So far this morning tea is drunk, safety koffy is being drunk as I type this, 30 minutes plinky plonky scales, F#minor, F# and contrary motion F and lastly LFT test for the hospital visit, -ve. Unfortunately no motorcycling today.
Stay safe all now I must depart and annoy Mrs J.

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