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

gennepher said:

Fbg 6.6

Midnight passed the baton of the swing to Cat Jade last night.
She was still there when it was daylight and I went out to feed her.

Midnight has begun sleeping on my shoulder, almost the equivalent of a 28lbs sack of potatoes...

Wildlife nighttime video.
Cat Jade is guardian of the swing.
32secs

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT IS UNAVAILABLE...I AM ON THE CASE...SORTED! It had unembedded itself...understand? Me neither....

Creative - having some fun with owls, using Lin Fengmian for inspiration...

Have your best kind of day.

Time for a cuppa.

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that's a hoot @gennepher!
very detailed!

ianpspurs said:

Have a less well known Joni song to brighten the day - maybe not dance around the kitchen these days.

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Thanks for that Ian. That's a new one on me. Definitely no dancing around the kitchen for me. Would have done once upon a time. That used to be the way I exercised my lungs as well, singing and dancing around with the mop or vacuum cleaner. Changed days, indeed.

dunelm said:

People who write these things really only ask what will conveniently fit onto a spread sheet or into SPSS to run a two way Anova. Not clever

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I do fear for the English language

Whilst not at university lecturer level, I still get peeved by how some use it.

A major high st brand I worked at had a test.

Most of the questions were YES or NO.

This one fooled many, and seemed particularly poorly worded.

"Would you NOT pick up someone who had fallen over ? "

Yes or No....mmmhh.

It came around every year, despite so many complaining

And the idea 'k' is so much quicker, so of course it's preferred over 'ok' when I text with our Steph...

dunelm said:

Smashing owl. Hope it’s not too wet to woo.

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Thanks @dunelm

jjraak said:

I do fear for the English language

Whilst not at university lecturer level, I still get peeved by how some use it.

A major high st brand I worked at had a test.

Most of the questions were YES or NO.

This one fooled many, and seemed particularly poorly worded.

"Would you NOT pick up someone who had fallen over ? "

Yes or No....mmmhh.

It came around every year, despite so many complaining

And the idea 'k' is so much quicker, so of course it's preferred over 'ok' when I text with our Steph...

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Negatives in surveys - not a good idea, well I don’t think so. What’s the point? K?

dunelm said:

Good morning everyone, just. Annual inspection of back time so; measure your walking distance in m over a 6 minute period, how many step ups can you do in 2 minutes and same for siting down and then standing using a chair. Well OK but the questionnaire options that go with all that are terribly constructed and bear no resemblance to day by day ups and downs so I have had to tick more than just one choice for quite a few and write side notes. People who write these things really only ask what will conveniently fit onto a spread sheet or into SPSS to run a two way Anova. Not clever. Anyhow, I did my best, like the pedantic English teacher who, when asked by the vampire, “can I come in?” Replied, “I don’t know, can you?”
Art bit, splodges of ink and then a some more with water added. Hope your day is moving along splendidly, I have already had two koffys.


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Splendid splodges of ink @dunelm
Hope you had a good day.

Lamont D said:

that's a hoot @gennepher!
very detailed!

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Thank you very much @Lamont D

6.4 on a froogy, misty morning, no rain yet, deep cloud cover, all manner of greys and blacks.

I opened my gob didn't i?
My back is sore, no idea why, woke up with it, maybe the vivid dream caused it, who knows?

Still gotta had to do chores and shopping, phone calls, and #7 & #8 have been around to have us running after them. #7 has been drawing for Halloween and spiders and ghosts have appeared around the house!

As I mentioned, my dad was a Chindit and he had the honour to be attached to the Indian army, have photos with his fluted ceremonial turban and his other main headgear, which was a wide brimmed Ghurka hat. He was given when he was on the jungle trek with the Chinditss and Ghurkas. He was also given a kukri.

I don't know much about that trek behind the Japanese lines other than what I have read or seen in documentaries. But it must have been horrific. I would be right in saying that only around a third of the troops returned, so savage was the fighting. And my dad would never speak about it!

Unfortunately, those few years in the far east, had a adverse effect on his health, having suffered malaria, twice. And reoccurring from time to time, he did well, to survive into his sixties.

He brought his kukri, along with other items back home. And a Japanese officers sword, which he acquired in the jungle, he said he found it! But I think not!
In 1960, we had a difficult winter, so he sold the lot to his sister in London.
I still have his many medals and insignia, along with his Chindit badges and letters from the Chindit association.I
He would never purchase anything from Japan, until around the late 70s, when he was offered a Mitsubishi colt, a car, it was a great bargain and he reluctantly got in and that was it! He wouldn't even consider a brand new car that I could have bought on my company scheme!

When we visited, Berlin in '70, and talked about it with our hosts, my dad said, he actually didn't hate those he fought, but the people responsible.
As I was told many years ago.
A war always ends in a peace agreement, so let's do away with the killing and get writing it!

My best wishes to you all as always!

Still not raining!

jjraak said:

I do fear for the English language

Whilst not at university lecturer level, I still get peeved by how some use it.

A major high st brand I worked at had a test.

Most of the questions were YES or NO.

This one fooled many, and seemed particularly poorly worded.

"Would you NOT pick up someone who had fallen over ? "

Yes or No....mmmhh.

It came around every year, despite so many complaining

And the idea 'k' is so much quicker, so of course it's preferred over 'ok' when I text with our Steph...

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Two wrongs don't make a right!

If it was a working woman. Would you (not) pick her up?

K!

27.10
FBG 6.1
Son2 birthday today. Celebrating with owls apparently.
Also 2nd anniversary of Errant's death. I don't usually remember death dates, but being on a birthday it's impossible to forget.
Managed a video call with Mum just now. She looks terrible, her face is so badly bruised she could probably scare any trick or treaters. Mum says she is getting better and not to worry but of course I do anyway. My brother P tried to persuade her to move near to him. She didn't want to lose her independence and move away from her friends. So he is still travelling 100 miles to help care for her.
My daughter is now living very near to him. Perhaps that's extra leverage.

I had to go up to the fuel oil tank late morning to put the locks on the gate and tank. At c.1200 litres we should have plenty to get well into the winter. Unfortunately by the time we finished I was exhausted and had to get inside and rest.

Loads of Fieldfare and Redwing were passing through today, they must know Britain is here, if they did not and flew from Scandinavia west they would finish up in the Atlantic if GB was not here! If you see what I mean.

So the trip to the shops was off.

Helen was on zoom later after her time at Scargill house.

She came up with the theory of the spoons to fit my easily exhausted condition.
We all have so many spoons and going up to the tank was physically hard. The first time I expended six, getting up in am I expended two, going up to the tank again I expended another six. I probably only had 12 to start with and used more, the net result was I was exhausted. The question is, how do I get more spoons?
D.

Tonight we both had to go to the Norwich NHS drop in centre. Mr K has had a cold for a couple of weeks which suddenly triggered a chest infection and high temperature today. I have what seems to be a sebaceous cyst which has become infected.

Luckily it wasn't very busy and we didn't have very long to wait. We both have antibiotics which we had to start tonight and Mr K also has steroid tablets.

gennepher said:

Splendid splodges of ink @dunelm
Hope you had a good day.

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Thank you @gennepher

SlimLizzy said:

27.10
FBG 6.1
Son2 birthday today. Celebrating with owls apparently.
Also 2nd anniversary of Errant's death. I don't usually remember death dates, but being on a birthday it's impossible to forget.
Managed a video call with Mum just now. She looks terrible, her face is so badly bruised she could probably scare any trick or treaters. Mum says she is getting better and not to worry but of course I do anyway. My brother P tried to persuade her to move near to him. She didn't want to lose her independence and move away from her friends. So he is still travelling 100 miles to help care for her.
My daughter is now living very near to him. Perhaps that's extra leverage.

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It’s a worry @SlimLizzy, when our parents are so far away. It takes a train, a plane, two trams, another train and a reliable timetable to get to our aging parents. The big plan was for our sister who lived in France to move close by, which she did. But then cancer struck and that was that. So, it’s my youngest brother and myself, taking it in turns.

lindisfel said:

I had to go up to the fuel oil tank late morning to put the locks on the gate and tank. At c.1200 litres we should have plenty to get well into the winter. Unfortunately by the time we finished I was exhausted and had to get inside and rest.

Loads of Fieldfare and Redwing were passing through today, they must know Britain is here, if they did not and flew from Scandinavia west they would finish up in the Atlantic if GB was not here! If you see what I mean.

So the trip to the shops was off.

Helen was on zoom later after her time at Scargill house.

She came up with the theory of the spoons to fit my easily exhausted condition.
We all have so many spoons and going up to the tank was physical hard. The first time I expended six, getting up in am I expended two, going up to the tank again I expended another six. I probably only had 12 to start with and used more, the net result was I was exhausted. The question is, how do I get more spoons?
D.

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Spoons do recharge but they have a habit of taking longer each time they are used. Uphill climbs use less spoons if a song is sung or a tune is played inside the head - not a high tempo one

Krystyna23040 said:

Tonight we both had to go to the Norwich NHS drop in centre. Mr K has had a cold for a couple of weeks which suddenly triggered a chest infection and high temperature today. I have what seems to be a sebaceous cyst which has become infected.

Luckily it wasn't very busy and we didn't have very long to wait. We both have antibiotics which we had to start tonight and Mr K also has steroid tablets.

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All the best to you and Mr K, have a take it easy weekend if you can.

6.8 this morning.

Good morning everyone on a gloriously quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. Town and back yesterday, in the sunshine but by lunch time the rain turned up and washed the cars. The ninky nonks and Little Miss Pamplemouse will be here about lunch time for a Halloween spectacular few days. This afternoon is a visit to a pumpkin farm to hunt down a pumpkin each and then draw their faces onto them - grandad will be in charge of any sharp knives. They of course will be using spoons to spoon out the seeds and pith. I shall tell them that the pith is sent to a factory and made into pith helmets. Art bit, making differing shades with black ink and water. Hope your day has at least one good smile. I am already on koffy number 2.

Morning all on the Feast of St Simon and St Jude. I had my feast yesterday on our 39th wedding anniversary. Ate in a 16th century coaching Inn owned by the Guinness family - surprisingly called the Guinness Arms. It is in Icklingham, Suffolk.The swordfish was succulent and who knew frozen grapes with one's cheese is now very much a thing? @lindisfel hug for the tiredness but the spoons concept sounds a good idea. @SlimLizzy hug for the worry over your mum. @dunelm I didn't thank you for sharing the art yesterday so thank you for that and today's. Enjoy the time with the grandchildren. @Krystyna23040 hugs for you both but good news that the sebaceous cyst didn't require an operation - two long stories connected to those.. What with the meal, Spurs winning and England winning the rugby, part 1 of the MRI results (head) all clear yesterday worked out well for me - thanks be to God. Enjoy your day.

lindisfel said:

I had to go up to the fuel oil tank late morning to put the locks on the gate and tank. At c.1200 litres we should have plenty to get well into the winter. Unfortunately by the time we finished I was exhausted and had to get inside and rest.

Loads of Fieldfare and Redwing were passing through today, they must know Britain is here, if they did not and flew from Scandinavia west they would finish up in the Atlantic if GB was not here! If you see what I mean.

So the trip to the shops was off.

Helen was on zoom later after her time at Scargill house.

She came up with the theory of the spoons to fit my easily exhausted condition.
We all have so many spoons and going up to the tank was physical hard. The first time I expended six, getting up in am I expended two, going up to the tank again I expended another six. I probably only had 12 to start with and used more, the net result was I was exhausted. The question is, how do I get more spoons?
D.

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I was told the theory of the spoons many years ago when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia @lindisfel

I am lucky if I have between 5 to 8 spoons a day. Rarely do I have more. I am maybe on a 5 or 6 today. Yesterday I expended extra effort because I was sick of not having enough energy, and my remaining 3 spoons flew out of the window and deserted me.

I have already expended one spoon today. And I am mentally planning the rest of the day. It doesn't involve much, but I am losing ground overall in getting stuff done.

Even though I know about the spoon theory, and I try to work with it, it frustrates me that it constrains me.

How do you get more spoons? Not easy to do.
Rest in between using up the spoons. Little things, like I spoke awhile ago on here where I sit in the car a few minutes when I get to my destination before I get out of the car. I do the same before I set off in my driveway. And then the return journey, I get back in the car, I just sit for a few minutes before I start the engine, then do the same when I get home, even in my driveway. That makes a difference to getting out of the car to take my shopping in in that I feel lighter, instead of feeling like a lump of lead and I can barely get in.

Years ago I would have treated myself to a piece of dark chocolate when I got home, sit in the car (not gobble it up like people generally do) and savour it for as long as it would last.

I think what I am also saying is stop during the day at various points, and savour the moment (not necessarily with food, and certainly before you are exhausted). In that way you can pull in a bit of extra energy and hopefully an extra spoon, and if I don't do that when I get home in the car I can barely get my shopping in, and then I don't have the energy to put my shopping away not even the chilled or frozen stuff, and I collapse on the couch or bed. But if I have that few minutes in the car in my driveway, after I turn the engine off, and by the way I always have a flask of tea in the car, and I might pour myself a mug full, and sit quietly and sip it for a few minutes or as long as I need. And then when I get out of the car it is with a lighter heart and I can much more easily bring the shopping in, unpack, put away, make a cuppa, and then go on the couch and have a rest.


My insensitive Mr BerlinWallXmasLights neighbour is very puzzled with me when I do that, and he comes out and sits in his car and watches me....


Just read @dunelm 's advice.
Another thing I do to get the most out of a spoon is repeat a short sentence/phrase over and over in my head, maybe 50/100/ more times to keep me going until I have finished that task. I can't explain why that works...