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

[Krystyna23040]

5.7 this morning. Looking forward to the dog walk and then classes.

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone on what appears to be a bright and sunny start here in the dark and dangerous north. Girl In The Bubble getting back to her funny, bubbly self as she trotted off home yesterday afternoon. Pal from LA arrived - always shopping first - boxes and boxes of breakfast cereals - a box of his favourite cereals is $24 stateside and as a true Yorkshireman, every penny has to be spent twice. Dog treats, ginger nuts and on and on. Cereal boxes will be discarded when all this stuff gets packed up into the huge, empty suitcase he brought to put it all in for his return trip. It’s M&S today but I expect it may be some time before he wakes up after flying halfway round the globe. Art bit - another tree. Hope your day is kind to you. I am going to make koffy and then sit in the garden for a bit of basking.

I keep saying to myself I need to do this kind of tree series as well...I need to learn from the masters...and then go back to my own stuff...
Enjoy the peace and that coffee @dunelm

 

[gennepher]

Lovely that Midnight and the other cats offer their own sympathy @gennepher. Really great that this time you had the additional proof that the mapping had gone badly wrong.

Even the strays that won't let me handle them, offer sympathy. Midnight is so intuitive that if he is outside and cannot see me, can pick up my thoughts and he comes bounding in to offer love...

Hopefully, this is the end of that chapter now @Krystyna23040

 

[SlimLizzy]

18.06
7.50am FBG 5.8
Today the estate agents are coming. We chose the 3pm appt. Definitely would not be ready by 10.30.
Not sure if they are going to photograph the house so total tidiness required.
The pink room and family bathroom, now rechristened the royal suite were cleaned and tidied yesterday. As was the greenhouse. Some on the spot adjustments were made to the bedding. Pillowcases are an unusual size, they don't fit either the usual rectangular style or the continental square. Bit of a bodge. MrSlim now has a better understanding of my frustration with bedding and it's variable sizing, having helped me to wrestle a quilt into the freshly ironed cover, only to discover it is a few centimetres too wide and will not lie flat. More wrestling which exchanged it for two summer quilts. Mum feels the cold and we are still using our winter quilt. In June! But later found another winter quilt so will be trying that for size later. What a faff. If the house sells will be having new bedding all bought together to match the bed sizes. Currently we have four beds and all are different.
A friend called in the evening, she has opened a small nursery, specialising in perennials and took cuttings of several plants.
Weather is wet but might brighten up later. I have finished my lemon tea so time for a new FBG and then action!
8.45 FBG 5.4
Oops didn't post.

19.06
7.50am FBG 5.6
Outside intending to tackle the onion bed which wasn't touched yesterday because we had the immobliers ( estate agents to you lot over the sleeve) coming to take photos. Everywhere is tidy except the onion bed! So now I just need to do some shopping, baking and try not to mess anywhere up. And actually get on and weed the onion bed.
First hurdle, the washing line broke.

 

[JohnEGreen]

It is the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

My 3rd great grandfather William Thomas Green fought in the Napoleonic wars he was a Drum-Major in the duke of Wellingtons army.

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6.9

Absolutely freezing yesterday.
But a tad warmer today.
Even cat Midnight has taken to sleeping indoors during the day, because the swing was so cold.

Watching the nighttime videos, I realised the badgers have been disappearing down the side passage which leads to the kitchen for rather too long periods. They cannot get out that way because of the wrought iron gates.

So I investigated yesterday afternoon. I cannot see the top end of that passage which meets the back garden because the vegetation is now completely overgrown with all this rain.

Oh blimey O'Riley...
Those darn badgers had wreaked havoc. It was their nighttime playground. It took me over 2 hours to sort.
I very much doubt next door (Mr Insensitive neighbour) got much peace at night. The badgers had rearranged things so they could climb and toss things down below...a bit like an amusement park for them.


Nighttime wildlife videos...
Two Badgers
You can see them running around enjoying themselves. I don't know what they are in my garden for. I do live on a housing estate (but I have said before, there are badger setts in the woods on the back of me and my bungalow was built over an old ancient footpath/bridleway which animals had probably used for centuries, and they still try to come this way and get 'stuck' in my garden, and spend the night here before they go back home in the morning).
51 secs

Creative...watercolour, with Japanese calligraphy black felt pen for detail. I will use these for postcrossing friends. Frame, name, and copyright put on in Snapseed.
I think @dunelm asked the other day if I put them in an envelope for protection, and I cannot remember if I answered. The answer is yes I do put these in an envelope for protection because watercolours are not waterproof.

Well, sunshine is breaking through the mist we have here.

I tried putting on the hearing processor yesterday, but the noise is so blooming awful, because all the mapping has changed, that I cannot make out a thing. It sounds like wailing banshees. I had wanted to try and start adjusting to listening to music again. I so much wanted that. But my brain and neural pathways obstinately refused to play ball and wanted that hearing processor OFF.

This is what they mean by saying your brain is overloaded when there is such a big change and your brain and neural pathways cannot take it...but I have been through this several times over the years with that appalling audiologist making a mess, and it took me weeks each time getting through it. So the mapping is entirely wrong now, but the new audiologists have made a start in the right direction, although my brain and neural pathways don't know or understand that. But I do. My brain will adjust, but I need more time this time around.

At this precise minute I could easily say forget hearing...hearing is vastly overrated...

But I know I need time, and I will do this my own sweet way. At some point my brain is going to want to try and hear speech again, and at some point even more importantly my brain is going to want music again. I will know when it is ready, and then it will play ball...

In the meantime, I cannot hear the remaining stupid penetrating unnecessary alert noises in my car I was unable to stop (I stopped most of them, the visual alerts are all there). Eg backing into a tight parking space, I like to take my seat belt off, in that instance so I can manoeuvre unimpeded, but the seat belt alarm blares and blares and doesn't stop, and that interferes with the back camera alert noises. So that is a bonus....I can just rely on visual alerts now....

Don't feel sorry for me. I will get through this..feel sorry for others this may have happened to. I feel incredibly sad for them...

Have your best day. Only you can do that.

I think I need a very large cup of hot tea....

 

[lindisfel]

My 3rd great grandfather William Thomas Green fought in the Napoleonic wars he was a Drum-Major in the duke of Wellingtons army.

You have some illustrious ancestor's. John.

 

[ianpspurs]

Afternoon all from a somewhat cool for late June L.A. @dunelm I'm glad TGIB seems to have ended the day in so much better shape. Thanks you for sharing the art and enjoy helping your friend restock. @gennepher hug for the carnage wrought by the badgers and ongoing processor issues but thank you for sharing another superb creative. Today is the birthday of these people and your Breckland correspondent. Make the best of the hand you are dealt today and peace be with you all.

 

[Lamont D]

A.n.other 6.8 this, well, it is a bit warmer less windy, but still a lot of cloud, no rain, Wednesday.

Usual chores done, and hoping to sort out a corner of my front garden.
And overnight, one of my plants has been scoffed by some slug or whatever. Aggggbhhhh!

Had a more weirder, weird dream last night.
I was following a train, I was hovering above it, I was watching the people on the train, I began to coalesce into a cloud like shape, my form was fluid, but it was me.
Then, the realisation that I was informed that I was no longer alive, and I was was watching over these people on the train.
I woke up, and a bit alarmed that I was no longer alive. But alas, I am!
Sorry to disappoint you lot!
Then thinking it through, I then realised, that I was following a steam train!!!

How, why, I was dreaming this, I have no idea.

Have your best day, be kind and smile.
Best wishes.

Two weeks tomorrow.

 

[gennepher]

Afternoon all from a somewhat cool for late June L.A. @dunelm I'm glad TGIB seems to have ended the day in so much better shape. Thanks you for sharing the art and enjoy helping your friend restock. @gennepher hug for the carnage wrought by the badgers and ongoing processor issues but thank you for sharing another superb creative. Today is the birthday of these people and your Breckland correspondent. Make the best of the hand you are dealt today and peace be with you all.

Thank you very much @ianpspurs

 

[Krystyna23040]

Even the strays that won't let me handle them, offer sympathy. Midnight is so intuitive that if he is outside and cannot see me, can pick up my thoughts and he comes bounding in to offer love...

Hopefully, this is the end of that chapter now @Krystyna23040

It is wonderful how cats (and dogs) are so intuative. Hopefully it is the end of this very upsetting chapter @gennepher

 

[gennepher]

It is wonderful how cats (and dogs) are so intuative. Hopefully it is the end of this very upsetting chapter @gennepher

Thank you very much @Krystyna23040

 

[JohnEGreen]

You have some illustrious ancestor's. John.

This was him when getting on a bit.
And an extract from his obit.

 

[gennepher]

Why did no one tell me I had accidentally posted yesterday's painting today as well, and not a new one...

Right. I am not talking to you lot...


Here is today's painting...
Maybe I will forgive you...
Maybe...

 

[Annb]

This was him when getting on a bit.
And an extract from his obit.

He looks to be quite a character and must have been a very talented musician.

 

[Annb]

Why did no one tell me I had accidentally posted yesterday's painting today as well, and not a new one...

Right. I am not talking to you lot...


Here is today's painting...
Maybe I will forgive you...
Maybe...
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Too polite, Gennepher. Brilliant paintings though - both of them.

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 6.9

Absolutely freezing yesterday.
But a tad warmer today.
Even cat Midnight has taken to sleeping indoors during the day, because the swing was so cold.

Watching the nighttime videos, I realised the badgers have been disappearing down the side passage which leads to the kitchen for rather too long periods. They cannot get out that way because of the wrought iron gates.

So I investigated yesterday afternoon. I cannot see the top end of that passage which meets the back garden because the vegetation is now completely overgrown with all this rain.

Oh blimey O'Riley...
Those darn badgers had wreaked havoc. It was their nighttime playground. It took me over 2 hours to sort.
I very much doubt next door (Mr Insensitive neighbour) got much peace at night. The badgers had rearranged things so they could climb and toss things down below...a bit like an amusement park for them.


Nighttime wildlife videos...
Two Badgers
You can see them running around enjoying themselves. I don't know what they are in my garden for. I do live on a housing estate (but I have said before, there are badger setts in the woods on the back of me and my bungalow was built over an old ancient footpath/bridleway which animals had probably used for centuries, and they still try to come this way and get 'stuck' in my garden, and spend the night here before they go back home in the morning).
51 secs

Creative...watercolour, with Japanese calligraphy black felt pen for detail. I will use these for postcrossing friends. Frame, name, and copyright put on in Snapseed.
I think @dunelm asked the other day if I put them in an envelope for protection, and I cannot remember if I answered. The answer is yes I do put these in an envelope for protection because watercolours are not waterproof.

Well, sunshine is breaking through the mist we have here.

I tried putting on the hearing processor yesterday, but the noise is so blooming awful, because all the mapping has changed, that I cannot make out a thing. It sounds like wailing banshees. I had wanted to try and start adjusting to listening to music again. I so much wanted that. But my brain and neural pathways obstinately refused to play ball and wanted that hearing processor OFF.

This is what they mean by saying your brain is overloaded when there is such a big change and your brain and neural pathways cannot take it...but I have been through this several times over the years with that appalling audiologist making a mess, and it took me weeks each time getting through it. So the mapping is entirely wrong now, but the new audiologists have made a start in the right direction, although my brain and neural pathways don't know or understand that. But I do. My brain will adjust, but I need more time this time around.

At this precise minute I could easily say forget hearing...hearing is vastly overrated...

But I know I need time, and I will do this my own sweet way. At some point my brain is going to want to try and hear speech again, and at some point even more importantly my brain is going to want music again. I will know when it is ready, and then it will play ball...

In the meantime, I cannot hear the remaining stupid penetrating unnecessary alert noises in my car I was unable to stop (I stopped most of them, the visual alerts are all there). Eg backing into a tight parking space, I like to take my seat belt off, in that instance so I can manoeuvre unimpeded, but the seat belt alarm blares and blares and doesn't stop, and that interferes with the back camera alert noises. So that is a bonus....I can just rely on visual alerts now....

Don't feel sorry for me. I will get through this..feel sorry for others this may have happened to. I feel incredibly sad for them...

Have your best day. Only you can do that.

I think I need a very large cup of hot tea....

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Badgers vs processor carnage - onwards and upwards - fabulous artwork

 

[dunelm]

Afternoon all from a somewhat cool for late June L.A. @dunelm I'm glad TGIB seems to have ended the day in so much better shape. Thanks you for sharing the art and enjoy helping your friend restock. @gennepher hug for the carnage wrought by the badgers and ongoing processor issues but thank you for sharing another superb creative. Today is the birthday of these people and your Breckland correspondent. Make the best of the hand you are dealt today and peace be with you all.

Thanks @ianpspurs, happy birthday.

 

[Annb]

7.8 at 04.00 today but it started dropping and by 09.00 it was 5.9 - still is.

My desktop PC is now up and running. It's odd using a different key board but actually so much more comfortable for me to be able to feel and hear the click as the keys go down. Just the thing for an old fashioned secretary who was taught to type on a sit-up-and-beg typewriter that came out of the ark.

 

[Annb]

Afternoon all from a somewhat cool for late June L.A. @dunelm I'm glad TGIB seems to have ended the day in so much better shape. Thanks you for sharing the art and enjoy helping your friend restock. @gennepher hug for the carnage wrought by the badgers and ongoing processor issues but thank you for sharing another superb creative. Today is the birthday of these people and your Breckland correspondent. Make the best of the hand you are dealt today and peace be with you all.

Happy birthday to our Breckland correspondent.