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

Fbg 6.5

Merlin is outside asking for his wet food breakfast.
I am in bed drinking a hot cuppa first...
He's just moved, and I'll probably see him in my bedroom in a minute polishing off Midnight's wet food from last night. He does come in the bungalow, but leaves when he sees me looking at him.
Jade has got on the swing, and is finishing off the nighttime's dry cat biscuits that I leave on the swing at night. She likes me to leave a back door open, and then she'll come in. She panics if I shut it. And she'll come in my bedroom to polish off Midnight's food.
Now Amy is staring at me from the swing ledge...
She comes in also, but likes doors to outside left open, otherwise she panics like Jade.
GhostCat1 also comes in through the cat flap to eat, but not through an open door.
There's a couple of others that I can find in my car or kitchen as I am bringing in shopping...
I did refill the kitchen cat dishes at 4am when I made my flask of tea...
Nice to be in demand...

Obviously I am the mad cat lady...

The birds are okay, I filled their feeders last night.


Nighttime videos
Cat Merlin sees two badgers



Creative is a digital painting of a sheep in Procreate. I love painting sheep!

A few years ago I did a few sheep paintings in acrylics, no idea where they are now...in the Tardis (garage somewhere)...

I give up, Amy has stared me out...
I need the bathroom anyway...

Amy has just rewarded me with cuddling my legs, and kisses on my hands, for going out especially to feed her.
Made my day...

ianpspurs said:

ianpspurs said:

Wonderful news which must be a weight off all your minds.

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Yes, a huge weight off our minds. Good that the doctors ruled out the most serious possible cause of her symptoms before looking at the less serious causes of her issues.

gennepher said:

I do remember a time @Annb when I was able to leave the doors unlocked, and the car was never locked either. And there were no problems with either...I have seen swings padlocked as a child, but I never realised I was supposed to be indoors being taught the bible. Obviously I was a heathen child...I just acknowledged nature as a child...

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I loved being outdoors in nature as a child. Walking, cycling and climbing trees.

I still find walking in nature magical but of course I no longer climb trees.

Krystyna23040 said:

Wonderful news. Eldest daughter in Canada has just had a colonoscopy which was all clear. Doctors had thought her low iron issues could have been caused by cancer.

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That is wonderful news indeed. You must be so relieved.

Really cold again for our early morning walk. Now in the warm drinking coffee.
Good that I checked this post before posting it as predictive text had changed cold to old

Annb said:

That is wonderful news indeed. You must be so relieved.

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Yes a huge weight off our minds. I had been trying not to think about it too much but of course that was impossible.

Krystyna23040 said:

I loved being outdoors in nature as a child. Walking, cycling and climbing trees.

I still find walking in nature magical but of course I no longer climb trees.

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It came to me a short time ago that children here don't do much tree climbing. Most of the Island is bare of trees - it is said that the Vikings cut down all the trees way back when but I think that's a bit unfair, the climate and soil here doesn't make good conditions for trees to grow. We do have low growing shrubbery, but climbable trees are a much more recent addition. Most of the trees to be found are in the Castle Grounds but they are mostly firs and not really of the climbable type. We planted a mixture of trees about 35 years ago and some are fairly big now. Em climbs trees occasionally since Neil cut one of our deciduous trees for her a couple of years ago, so that she could learn to climb. She had a lot of fun and was so proud when she told her mum that she could climb a tree. It's a kind of fun that few children here have had. Sad.

4 am: FBG 9.8 and rising. Have taken insulin and had breakfast so I'm expecting an improvement soon. Today's the floor cleaning day, so another cup oif tea and then I'll get the kitchen sorted, ready for my cleaner to arrive. Bathrooms and bedroom already done before Em arrived at 7.30.

Krystyna23040 said:

I loved being outdoors in nature as a child. Walking, cycling and climbing trees.

I still find walking in nature magical but of course I no longer climb trees.

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Trees are a problem for me to climb now @Krystyna23040

Krystyna23040 said:

Really cold again for our early morning walk. Now in the warm drinking coffee.
Good that I checked this post before posting it as predictive text had changed cold to old

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So @Krystyna23040 predictive text is suggesting you are a bit old for your early morning walk?

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who skipped the light fandango lessons at school.

A unsurprising 6.3 this morning on that meter of despair.

Here in Tilehurst Towers today is planned to be what seems like the first normal day in weeks, with the attraction of lunch with some friends.
Now it’s time for my safety koffy followed by medication and then get on with stuff.

Stay safe all

gennepher said:

Trees are a problem for me to climb now @Krystyna23040

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Me also, but that doesn’t stop me, me’s and myself thinking about it also bungee jumping and that really long zip wire in North Wales hehehe

alf_Josiah said:

Me also, but that doesn’t stop me, me’s and myself thinking about it also bungee jumping and that really long zip wire in North Wales hehehe

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Long zip wire is not far from me. I have been there...only to watch...

Which reminds me, when I was child, teenager, and young adult, we used to go to old quarries where there was that long high up cable (which brought buckets of stuff down), hang on to the bit the bucket had been on, and came down at break neck speed...

How did we survive childhood?

gennepher said:

So @Krystyna23040 predictive text is suggesting you are a bit old for your early morning walk?

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Actually I think predictive text might well be right

gennepher said:

Long zip wire is not far from me. I have been there...only to watch...

Which reminds me, when I was child, teenager, and young adult, we used to go to old quarries where there was that long high up cable (which brought buckets of stuff down), hang on to the bit the bucket had been on, and came down at break neck speed...

How did we survive childhood?

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I agree @gennepher . We lived near a steep hill on the A1 and I remember cycling with a group of boys who thought it was a good idea to try to race lorries down the hill. I tried it once but thought it was a bit too scary. I also climbed trees and cliffs. After falling out of trees once too often I became scared of heights - which I still am.

"Month 14 of my Cruise

(The back to normal sunchaser cruise, on The JJRAAK,
T2D Seaways, if anyone's interested .)

Tickets are sadly VERY expensive.

An Arm & a leg, almost.

And I pray the advertising blurb is truly accurate 'A once in a lifetime experience" they say....please God, let THAT be so.

but, after all the kerfuffle of actually being brought onboard, all i can say is once you leave Immobility Harbour, and set sail, it's the only way to travel.


As per dateline, we've been cruising for a good while

Captain M'eter,
French and a more then a little quirky,
Just come over the tannoy to say due to ongoing engine difficulties, we are still marooned in the Sea of Six. And oddly enough 6.6 nautical miles off the coast (Gulp )

Not much I can do about it, but it is starting to feel like groundhog Day, ..again.

Trying to keep myself occupied, and personally moving forward, I Used the ships gym again yesterday.

I ache a little today, but think I'm making headway and might be turning into a gym bunny.

After my previous 12 weeks rehab on shore experience, the gyms becoming something I'm beginning to feel comfortable in.

Moved beyond simply teaching myself to move once again in a less robotic fashion, & now slowly developing a little work out routine.

So I hope before too long, to start being able to measure reasonable improvements, in timings, durations, weights & reps

On a 'felt good' note, trainer explained an exercise very well, but I could see one lady, didn't really get it and seemed confused what to do
(It was a leg pull, ankle tethered to cable machine, side on movement)

I took time to offer advice
(Basically, Let the leg lift UP, slightly pulled BY the weight, then pull it DOWN. And repeat. THAT is the exercise to work that muscle )

I know as well explained as it was by trainer, sometimes we need other ways/routes to help us understand 'how' to do something new.

I didn't realise trainer was observing from across gym, quite liked when she came over & she said I should try teaching ..
( blush )
High praise indeed

Anyway, I digress
Looking out on the ships deck, the sky is blue, the day is lovely, if a little chilly.

Itinerary is more of the same as last week

I hope the malfunction works it's way out of the system soon & we leave the Sea of Six.

The brochure did promise we'd drop anchor and spend some time on the legendary "McGarrett Plains" I hear so much about.

Really looking forward to that trip, ...if it ever happens.

Got to go, buffet breakfast finishes soon,
eggs, bacon & a mug of tea while watching the waves...
What's not to like..

Bon voyage, Mes Amis"

gennepher said:

Trees are a problem for me to climb now @Krystyna23040

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Me too! Can't even reach the base these days over the rough ground, but I used to love climbing - trees, half finished buildings (to the horror of my mother - we lived in the first finished house on a half constructed estate), rock faces. Never tried a mountain, but with the opportunity, I think I would have enjoyed it.

Krystyna23040 said:

I agree @gennepher . We lived near a steep hill on the A1 and I remember cycling with a group of boys who thought it was a good idea to try to race lorries down the hill. I tried it once but thought it was a bit too scary. I also climbed trees and cliffs. After falling out of trees once too often I became scared of heights - which I still am.

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It was all good experience for us as children to assess and learn about danger @Krystyna23040

Annb said:

Me too! Can't even reach the base these days over the rough ground, but I used to love climbing - trees, half finished buildings (to the horror of my mother - we lived in the first finished house on a half constructed estate), rock faces. Never tried a mountain, but with the opportunity, I think I would have enjoyed it.

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I had forgotten the bombed out buildings us kids used to play in...balancing on the charred floor beams high up...

Probably we are the reason why new builds had to have security eventually to stop us!

Fbg a welcome 5.8 this morning.

Yesterday Judith had a conversation with her sister on the telling bone we were shocked to hear that BIL contracted the flu after Christmas and had to be hospitalized while in the hospital they neglected to put the sides up on the bed and he fell off the bed injuring his eye detached retina and retinal tear on top of every thing he ended up in Birmingham hospital 50 miles from where they live this meant a hundred mile round trip to visit him. Fortunately he is now recovering at home. Though they did ask her the other day to drive down and pick up a prescription for him she said no way.

Grandson's friend has booked a flight to Turkey next week as he is concerned for members of his family who live in the area affected by the earthquake.