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

gennepher said:
Do not waste your precious energy to put the kitchen to rights just so that it looks good in case someone calls @Annb
You need that vital energy for yourself. Sometimes these things cannot be done.
I have gone beyond tidying something so it looks better in case someone arrives...
My energy is for me...

You take care...
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It's done now - not brilliant, but enough for my liking. I paced myself pretty well so am not too sore. Feeling better than yesterday too, so all's good.
 
@Annb good news on the kitchen being done to your satisfaction. Perhaps you might consider taking Lionel Blue's advice, lately a splendid Jess Glynne song, (minus the dearie) to heart. @gennepher thank you for sharing that wonderful creative. You too, especially in respect of the stratospherically high standards you clearly have for your creatives (which, I might add, you invariably hit to my eyes) might pause and reflect on the lyrics. @dunelm thank you so much for sharing that splendid, deeply personal I imagine, art and I hope the trip eventually proves to be baby steps towards as much healing as your family will ever manage, Huge hugs to your parents.
 
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Afternoon.

Scooter duties still.

Slow puncture ...but on rim.
Needs some thinking outside the box if I'm going to get away without removing wheel ....mmh.

But sun is definitely shining here, so not too bad a day to be hunched down & tinkering .

Grab your day & hug it tightly....

Cos when it's ..it's gone,
As they say at Lidl....;):)
 
ianpspurs said:
@Annb good news on the kitchen being done to your satisfaction. Perhaps you might consider taking Lionel Blue's advice, lately a splendid Jess Glynne song, (minus the dearie) to heart. @gennepher thank you for sharing that wonderful creative. You too, especially in respect of the stratospherically high standards you clearly have for your creatives (which, I might add, you invariably hit to my eyes) might pause and reflect on the lyrics. @dunelm thank you so much for sharing that splendid, deeply personal I imagine, art and I hope the trip eventually proves to be baby steps towards as much healing as your family will ever manage, Huge hugs to your parents.
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Thanks Ian...
 
ianpspurs said:
@Annb good news on the kitchen being done to your satisfaction. Perhaps you might consider taking Lionel Blue's advice, lately a splendid Jess Glynne song, (minus the dearie) to heart.
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I'm quite good at forgiving everyone else, but must admit that I frequently replay in my mind, all the things I've got wrong in the past and seriously regret (even going back to primary school days when I think I must have seriously offended some theology students who were visiting our school. They were black African students at the Christchurch theology college in Canterbury. They were ushered into our P5 classroom and one gleefully shouted out, "Oh look! There's little Ann." I was horribly shy as an 8 year old and I dropped my head in embarrassment and wouldn't look at them, although they were people I regarded as my friends. By the time I looked up, they had been ushered out. Daft as it is, I still think back to the offense I must have given by not acknowledging them and chastise myself.) I've made my share of mistakes in the last 70 or so years and have never been able to forgive myself for them even though I know I should and that it is actually yet another mistake not to let these things go. I don't exactly beat myself up over them, but I can't forget.

PS My friend did arrive with her learner driver so I was glad to have made an effort to sort out the mess that was the kitchen early on.
 
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Annb said:
I'm quite good at forgiving everyone else, but must admit that I frequently replay in my mind, all the things I've got wrong in the past and seriously regret (even going back to primary school days when I think I must have seriously offended some theology students who were visiting our school. They were black African students at the Christchurch theology college in Canterbury. They were ushered into our P5 classroom and one gleefully shouted out, "Oh look! There's little Ann." I was horribly shy as an 8 year old and I dropped my head in embarrassment and wouldn't look at them, although they were people I regarded as my friends. By the time I looked up, they had been ushered out. Daft as it is, I still think back to the offense I must have given by not acknowledging them and chastise myself.) I've made my share of mistakes in the last 70 or so years and have never been able to forgive myself for them even though I know I should and that it is actually yet another mistake not to let these things go. I don't exactly beat myself up over them, but I can't forget.
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Hug for that trait. I have a friend who still replays any time he was bowled or any lessons not rated outstanding. I keep telling him to relax that is all in the past but .......
 
Just over 14K steps today. We had a lovely walk this afternoon with the dogs around our local fen.

My blood sugars are really rubbish at the moment. I am hoping that exercise and seriously low carb will eventually get them back to normal. It definitely looks like higher carbs have done some damage which is not repairing easily. A bit scary.
 
Fbg 6.7

Wildlife camera...nighttime...

Cat Merlin, Fox, & Ghost Cat

GhostCat1 is a bit of a bully.
He is first, but doesn't take the cat biscuits on the swing and jumps back down.
Cat Merlin is on the swing the entire video, but is tucked away by the wind chimes, the opposite end to the cat biscuits on the swing.
Foxy Loxy visits.
Then at the end of the short video, Merlin has moved to a visible middle position on the swing. To defend the cat biscuits?
But GhostCat1 jumps up at the swing and eats the cat biscuits.
I feel that Merlin was disappointed his strategy of sitting right next to the cat biscuits didn't work, because GhostCat1 ignored him, despite Merlin being barely a handswidth distance from GhostCat1.
Merlin is going to have to rethink his strategy if he wants to defend the cat biscuits on the swing...



Creative is...well, last night there was a magnificent red sunset over the entire sky. I reached for my iPad to take a photo. Aimed, and the red sunset had vanished in an instant...
So, this is a painting in Procreate of that sunset!!!

And by the way my baked potatoes cooked in my garden incinerator in the cinders, after burning my security rubbish because my shredder has broken yet again, were delicious...

Time for a cuppa.

Have your best day.


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Beautiful misty sunrise on this morning's walk. Now home with a coffee before being chauffeured to classes in Norwich. Busy day but I do have a good break so I will go across the road for dinner before the evening classes.

Half term next week and we will start back walking around National Trust parkland. We wished we had done that yesterday as it was such a lovely day.
 
Morning

Still marooned in Six-Ville.

6.4 on the foodometer

Great news

If you recall our lovely neighbour passed away just before Xmas, leaving his cat homeless & an orphan.

Despite best efforts we couldn't house him, until now

Lady came last night after introductions the days previous.

Cat scarpered on her approach.

So plan was for me to wait around as cat seemed to like me best.

Cat came back after a long while
Feeling a little like a traitor I tempted him in as normal, then coaxed him into the cat box .

Lady was ever so nice
Gave her lift home (not too far)

Rather think cat is going to have a lovely life with her.

A promise to update with pics & an offer to come & see her in a few weeks time once settled, can't ask for more then that.

Grew very fond of the cat during the last few months, so sad to see it go.

However the loss is one all pet owners know, when we have to bear it in the best interests of the pets we know & love .

But in this case it's not that rainbow bridge, but a better life for our furry street orphan..xxxx

Have a good un, all .
 
Morning all from a home currently hosting a washed out grey tabernacle for a pale, wan sun. Very much a metaphor for our times. Less carbs lower sleep and stress management scores here - still good but not excellent. Correlation isn't causation but the painstakingly built case for the prosecution looks strong. Confirmation bias is also a powerful and slippery adversary, very silver tongued but too often mendacious. Sound familiar?. @gennepher thank you for sharing that colourful creative on such a dull day. @Annb and my "friend" here's a song I listen to often without properly owning the last part of the refrain/lament. The past is a foreign country they do things differently there. Shame the backwoodsmen wagging the English dog haven't woken up to that since most of them will have been expensively educated and know that well. Could also be a siren call not to relapse into cake and eclairs for some but my friend was always a bread and potatoes kinda guy - man of The Fens, Have as good a day as circumstances allow. Harry Kane team will, eh Pep? :D
 
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The moon was incredibly bright last night so my attempts in the evening to see the comet near Capella was unsuccessful.
When the night sky is clear and it's near a new moon many stars are visible as it is black outside around our cottage not at all like our towns.
I've never thought much about people who can't see the stars let alone not see the Milky Way

I was saying to Marjorie yesterday it will break my heart if we have to leave this place, but after nearly 60 years the day when I can't keep the garden in check is fastly approaching.

I am still struggling to get a better level of fitness than last year. I wanted to get back to walking three miles but 200 yds is plenty for me now. Somebody recently brought me a wheel chair because I needed one at the Freeman after I was ill last Spring. I stored it away, for one thing Marjorie can't push me and my car is not the right type to have one in the boot...too much lifting.

I pray we all can cope with our infirmities as we get older. Some have these at an early age, I have been fortunate.

Have a great week.

D.
 
lindisfel said:
The moon was incredibly bright last night so my attempts in the evening to see the comet near Capella was unsuccessful.
When the night sky is clear and it's near a new moon many stars are visible as it is black outside around our cottage not at all like our towns.
I've never thought much about people who can't see the stars let alone not see the Milky Way

I was saying to Marjorie yesterday it will break my heart if we have to leave this place, but after nearly 60 years the day when I can't keep the garden in check is fastly approaching.

I am still struggling to get a better level of fitness than last year. I wanted to get back to walking three miles but 200 yds is plenty for me now. Somebody recently brought me a wheel chair because I needed one at the Freeman after I was ill last Spring. I stored it away, for one thing Marjorie can't push me and my car is not the right type to have one in the boot...too much lifting.

I pray we all can cope with our infirmities as we get older. Some have these at an early age, I have been fortunate.

Have a great week.

D.
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Thoughts and prayers may not propel you but are very much with you and Marjorie. Leaving a place you love to your core leaves a wound time doesn't really heal if I'm honest.. 3 years tomorrow since I properly learned that so I truly sympathise. Big gardens are a burden as one ages but there comes a time for letting go. Became too much for my father. I didn't want to hang on in quiet desperation and let things slip having, hopefully, done him proud. MIL hung on until common sense prevailed. Shalom.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Morning all from a home currently hosting a washed out grey tabernacle for a pale, wan sun. Very much a metaphor for our times. Less carbs lower sleep and stress management scores here - still good but not excellent. Correlation isn't causation but the painstakingly built case for the prosecution looks strong. Confirmation bias is also a powerful and slippery adversary, very silver tongued but too often mendacious. Sound familiar?. @gennepher thank you for sharing that colourful creative on such a dull day. @Annb and my "friend" here's a song I listen to often without properly owning the last part of the refrain/lament. The past is a foreign country they do things differently there. Shame the backwoodsmen wagging the English dog haven't woken up to that since most of them will have been expensively educated and know that well. Could also be a siren call not to relapse into cake and eclairs for some but my friend was always a bread and potatoes kinda guy - man of The Fens, Have as good a day as circumstances allow. Harry Kane team will, eh Pep? :D
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Thanks Ian.
 
jjraak said:
Morning

Still marooned in Six-Ville.

6.4 on the foodometer

Great news

If you recall our lovely neighbour passed away just before Xmas, leaving his cat homeless & an orphan.

Despite best efforts we couldn't house him, until now

Lady came last night after introductions the days previous.

Cat scarpered on her approach.

So plan was for me to wait around as cat seemed to like me best.

Cat came back after a long while
Feeling a little like a traitor I tempted him in as normal, then coaxed him into the cat box .

Lady was ever so nice
Gave her lift home (not too far)

Rather think cat is going to have a lovely life with her.

A promise to update with pics & an offer to come & see her in a few weeks time once settled, can't ask for more then that.

Grew very fond of the cat during the last few months, so sad to see it go.

However the loss is one all pet owners know, when we have to bear it in the best interests of the pets we know & love .

But in this case it's not that rainbow bridge, but a better life for our furry street orphan..xxxx

Have a good un, all .
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Sounds a brilliant outcome for the little fellow!
Sad and happy for you @jjraak
 
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