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

6.5 this morning much better than the sultry 7s I have been getting recently and I have a day off, yeah for me! I am currently using my day off to make my pine cone elves as Christmas decorations. I pick the cones up from the surrounding fields that are not far from where I live, after washing, disinfecting and drying them they are ready for crafting. Although I am very bah humbug with Christmas due to past traumas, I do like to make decorations etc as it de stresses me this time of year. I have just finished my bottle globes from my old coffee jars, such fun

gennepher said:

Fbg 6.6

The rest of the neighbours all around me have now got their Christmas light displays up. As I have already said, my front garden is overgrown, is a nice height and it's thick and bushy and I can sit in the front room in peace without seeing any of it...

Surely, I am not the only person in the world that gets migraine attacks from looking at these flashing, all singing all dancing Christmas lights?

I haven't chosen what I want from Amazon yet in terms of blackout stuff. I am still looking, but I found various comments that other people said they couldn't stand their neighbours Christmas lights and had bought the black out stuff for that same purpose...so I am not alone in that...

The little sparrows and other small birds are very very hungry at the moment, and are demolishing the contents of two birdfeeders in a couple of hours. Refilling goes on all day long.

Trail wildlife nighttime camera for back garden shows a lot of cats this night, one after the other...

Creative is another variation on Autumn painted in Procreate...

I am ready for a nap now, and a hot cuppa c(_)

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Very atmospheric painting @gennepher. The blackout blinds are a really good idea @gennepher .

gennepher said:

But his view it is his right to do what he wants on his property, when he wants, and where he wants. It is his money to spend how he wishes he yelled at me (I never mentioned money). In fact the last time I asked which was last year, he stood at his front door yelling at me when I politely requested. And hurling all kinds of abuse at me.

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What absolutely appalling behaviour @gennepher. Very sad that you have such an obnoxious neighbour.

Krystyna23040 said:

Very atmospheric painting @gennepher. The blackout blinds are a really good idea @gennepher .

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Thanks for the painting compliment @Krystyna23040

Krystyna23040 said:

What absolutely appalling behaviour @gennepher. Very sad that you have such an obnoxious neighbour.

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Thank you for the commiserations @Krystyna23040

ianpspurs said:

Hug for that and for her sister feeling vulnerable. My MIL, 93 in Jan, recently had COVID and was scammed so is feeling vulnerable. She had agreed we would both sell up here, all move back to Cambs and live together. We'd had valuations and were viewing properties. That was a long cherished plan of mine. However, Trussonomics, then our COVID and the sudden news of the possible (probable?) end of her forty year remission mean a stairlift has been installed here and she will move in here for now. Property here will sell due to 6k+ US service personnel and families needing housing but sellers the other end are withdrawing - we (I) have a particular area in mind. We have a very helpful son within 5 minutes walk. Meanwhile another son moved to a bigger property on Friday so now has her things and some we stored to pick over. First batch went yesterday. That is my oblique reference to God's wisdom overriding my/our plans.

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That reminds me of the poem 'God moves in a mysterious way ' @ianpspurs

Krystyna23040 said:

That reminds me of the poem 'God moves in a mysterious way ' @ianpspurs

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Is that the Cowper one? (which I've just googled.) Thanks for that.

ianpspurs said:

Is that the Cowper one? (which I've just googled.) Thanks for that.

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Yes it is the Cowper one.

ianpspurs said:

Hug for that and for her sister feeling vulnerable. My MIL, 93 in Jan, recently had COVID and was scammed so is feeling vulnerable. She had agreed we would both sell up here, all move back to Cambs and live together. We'd had valuations and were viewing properties. That was a long cherished plan of mine. However, Trussonomics, then our COVID and the sudden news of the possible (probable?) end of her forty year remission mean a stairlift has been installed here and she will move in here for now. Property here will sell due to 6k+ US service personnel and families needing housing but sellers the other end are withdrawing - we (I) have a particular area in mind. We have a very helpful son within 5 minutes walk. Meanwhile another son moved to a bigger property on Friday so now has her things and some we stored to pick over. First batch went yesterday. That is my oblique reference to God's wisdom overriding my/our plans.

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Sorry to hear of things not going to plan for your family, and for your MIL's vulnerability and health issues. I suppose, in a way, it's something like what a friend of mine has often said: "You can pray and ask for something (or you can plan for something) and your prayer will always be answered, but the answer might be NO. God knows what's best for you." We don't always appreciate being over-ruled, of course. But who are we to know what's best?

Annb said:

Sorry to hear of things not going to plan for your family, and for your MIL's vulnerability and health issues. I suppose, in a way, it's something like what a friend of mine has often said: "You can pray and ask for something (or you can plan for something) and your prayer will always be answered, but the answer might be NO. God knows what's best for you." We don't always appreciate being over-ruled, of course. But who are we to know what's best?

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Thanks. The Bible is full of accounts of how God sees things more clearly and longer term than humans. I doubt the BVM and Joseph were planning on having a child out of wedlock and moving to Egypt in their 5 year plan. Doesn't mean we or they weren't left wondering why our amazing plan didn't pan out.

Krystyna23040 said:

What absolutely appalling behaviour @gennepher. Very sad that you have such an obnoxious neighbour.

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I have an neighbour who is obnoxious but I just try and ignore otherwise he would definitely escalate it.

Lainie71 said:

I have an neighbour who is obnoxious but I just try and ignore otherwise he would definitely escalate it.

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I don't know why they are like that, because life would be so much more pleasant for them and us if they weren't @Lainie71

Lainie71 said:

I have an neighbour who is obnoxious but I just try and ignore otherwise he would definitely escalate it.

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That is so sad that people behave like that. Being obnoxious can't make them happy. I wonder what they get out of that sort of behaviour.

Good morning everyone from a damp and in the clouds like start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. Jabber the leveling out red wall austerity lies monitor shon a light on number 5 is alive this morning. I celebrated with one puff of my Revlar inhaler and the taking of some Lansoprazole and Losatan potassium - it’s like being a crash test dummy for Gwyneth Paltrow and her traveling circus of Wild West cure all potions. I ought to epilate my legs and take tap dancing lessons. There was a red alert call made yesterday evening as Mrs Miggins, aided and abetted by our grandson, Mr Pickle, dragged boxes of assorted light strings, tinsel, ersatz trees and mounds of red and green seasonal humbug from the attic and proceeded to “sort them out” on the dining room table. Won’t be long now until the 3m inflatable Grinch is placed in the front garden and festooned with red winking lights like a scene from a famous street in Amsterdam. Oh! Art bit - some more scratchy details. Have the most wonderful day that you can manage. I shall start mine by showing off the replacement bristle head that i fitted to the little Triggers Broom on the metal fireside set after spectacularly sweeping out what to the unwary observer was a pile of cold ashes in the bottom of the wood burner last week. Koffy, now there’s a thing.

dunelm said:

Good morning everyone from a damp and in the clouds like start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. Jabber the leveling out red wall austerity lies monitor shon a light on number 5 is alive this morning. I celebrated with one puff of my Revlar inhaler and the taking of some Lansoprazole and Losatan potassium - it’s like being a crash test dummy for Gwyneth Paltrow and her traveling circus of Wild West cure all potions. I ought to epilate my legs and take tap dancing lessons. There was a red alert call made yesterday evening as Mrs Miggins, aided and abetted by our grandson, Mr Pickle, dragged boxes of assorted light strings, tinsel, ersatz trees and mounds of red and green seasonal humbug from the attic and proceeded to “sort them out” on the dining room table. Won’t be long now until the 3m inflatable Grinch is placed in the front garden and festooned with red winking lights like a scene from a famous street in Amsterdam. Oh! Art bit - some more scratchy details. Have the most wonderful day that you can manage. I shall start mine by showing off the replacement bristle head that i fitted to the little Triggers Broom on the metal fireside set after spectacularly sweeping out what to the unwary observer was a pile of cold ashes in the bottom of the wood burner last week. Koffy, now there’s a thing.


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Brilliant scratchy art bits @dunelm

You need that coffee asap to stop that rattling...

My go to for to stop the
rattling is a delicious spicy ginger biccie ...

FBG 9.4 this morning at 3.15. Tea, some pills and 4 hours later it's up to 10.9. Not too much of a rise at this stage of the day.
I fell asleep in the chair after taking pain killers and only woke when Em came in the door. She's here before school these days so that both parents can go to work. Arrives in her pyjamas with a bundle of school clothes. She promptly settled on top of me and went to sleep. Eventually I woke both of us up. Made her breakfast and got her ready for school and now she's gone - already in school and I have the day to myself. Still feeling sleepy but I really should make a move and get myself out of my nightwear and into something to face the day in. Things to do, but will I do them? Maybe some of them.

This afternoon I have a Zoom meeting with Kirsty Wade (Move More). Not sure how much exercise I'll be able to do while on Zoom, but we can try.

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I've been told that I have to watch the next (final) installment of a programme on TV about Castle Howard - about preparing for Christmas. Apparently my niece was visiting a friend who works there and was invited to use her creative skills to decorate the Christmas tree(s). There was a film crew there at the time and she was filmed doing her thing with the decorations. Whether to footage will be broadcast, nobody knows, but I have to watch it to find out. I actually haven't seen her since she was a schoolgirl so I may not recognise her. She'll be the tall, dark haired, 40+ wielding baubles and stuff.

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and commiserations to those who feel the need festoon their abode with decorations in November!

A earth shattering 5.3 on that blood sugar meter of disillusionment this morning.

Very shortly I will have to do a covid test, drink koffy, stand in that indoor rain cabinet, take medication then visit the local GP’s for my annual review, blood tests, feet prodded, tickled, weight weighed and blood pressure pressured, then the third degree, this part they dread, I never know what I’m going to say and experience has taught me they have a fixed script which after my first answer has to be abandoned, patient from hell, yep at times.

Now I must go and try to compose myself into what passes as fine upstanding member of the community, but slightly long haired and scruffy.

Stay safe all.

Morning all.

A merry little 6.5 this morning.

A gloomy day in wait in the Capital today.

Off for my diabetes check up at midday, fasted as I prefer that method....so we'll see what joys 10 months of poor mobility & pain meds has bequeathed me.

Not expecting good scores, but fully expect to be convincing myself "its not THAT bad, considering...."

On a more positive note, my recycling of the little E-Bike & investment is paying me back for my leap of faith.

Was in need of a little TLC, and so far not the money pit, it could have become.

A small cost of £15 to fix the part I couldn't, and since then ..not a dime

Unsure of just what specs I SHOULD be expecting from it.

Rather confusing on t'internet just how far I can go for battery only & how far plus pedalling I can expect ?

So far preliminary test runs show in excess of 25 miles per charge, with battery assisting heavily in my pedalling, Maybe more as even on red, still pulling at lower gears.

And nephew interested in one now, so checking the power cost it was 35p to charge from previous state (red) to fully charged....
Even battered as I am I still got it to 22 mph, but the average speed was 12 mph pedalling with very little effort....WIN.

Not quite the 180 mph the 900 offers, but I'll gratefully take it for now.

And a small glitch I had put down to the repair (electrical) was the charging light on battery (one red, 2 green) only illuminated the one red one green....until last night's charging.

Now Red AND both greens fully lit up...

Keen to see what difference that makes to mileage / mph.

Yes, it's a fair cop
I confess....

I like a gadget

alf_Josiah said:

....visit the local GP’s for my annual review, blood tests, feet prodded, tickled, weight weighed and blood pressure pressured, then the third degree, this part they dread, I never know what I’m going to say and experience has taught me they have a fixed script which after my first answer has to be abandoned, patient from hell, yep at times.

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I hear that @alf_Josiah

I now just nod & agree...then ignore once home

Saves the frosty atmosphere it kept presenting when I questioned my diabetes nurse on their knowledge & reasoning .

4 years daily research versus a few hours /days/weeks training...mmhh.

Anyway...good luck & best wishes all the metrics are in your favour.

Fbg 6.8

On the wildlife nighttime trail camera this fox was going up and down as though it was looking for something...and when it looked in my all glass bedroom door, it was in the early hours, and I had the light on and was sitting up in bed with a cuppa. The funny thing was I saw a pale shadow exactly that moment, like it was peering in through the window, but I said to myself nah, I wouldn't be lucky enough to see a fox....


It was below freezing in the night...
Yet another lightweight blanket on the bed...

I was looking for some stuff I had put away 3 summers ago.
I had bought a jacket in the sales, but didn't try it on. However, it does fit, but I hadn't realised how heavy it was to put on. I had fallen in love with the material, and so it got put away until I could figure out what to do with it. Leg warmers was my first thought when I woke up this morning (was I dreaming of leg warmers?). Got it out. Lovely long arms, so cut them off. Then I thought hang on, this jacket is lighter now without the arms. So, I tried it on. With the arms on, I didn't have the dexterity to get into it, but now it is armless, yay I can get in it easily! It really is beautiful material. I am glad I saved it.

So, yet another sewing job today...

Creative...have a guess...yes it is Autumn again, in Procreate! I was trying coniferous trees. These are easy to do wet-in-wet in an actual painting with a fine brush, but not so much in Procreate, it would need a lot more figuring out what their brushstrokes do.

The starlings just this minute came back for the fatballs, and the sparrows regrouped and advanced like soldiers on the march, along the tree branches towards the starlings. The starlings flew away...

Time for a cuppa, but the cat is on me and I forgot to make the flask. Oh well, a nap first. Always time for a nap...