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Thank you Ian...
The three legged badger seems to be managing okay...
Thank you for the art compliment...
 
@gennepher You may call this a disaster but to me it's a very cheerful and interesting painting.
 
I watched Ludwig as well - it wasn't the first of the series, so the story wasn't all that clear but, even so, I wasn't impressed. Shan't bother with any more. The Chelsea Detective, on the other hand will bear watching.
I watched it through to the final episode. It reminded me so much of other beeb detective series.
And his character seemed to lose some of the quirks, to become really comfortable doing the detecting thingy, even showing off, performing perhaps.
I will have a look at the Chelsea kojak thingy.
 
We have the same mate. I said at the time of installation, that having both sides of the stairs to steady oneself is brilliant.
 
We don't have forests, just a few ents dotted about.
For two reasons, maybe more.....
1 We cut them down for building ships, houses and barricades too keep out the Welsh.
2 We cut them down, so Mancs or southerners, couldn't ambush us. By hiding behind them.
Ooh yeah....... The likes of the Vikings, Normans, Celts, Angles, Saxons, Francs, and to some extent the Irish,
Never conquered Mercia. It was robbed away after the wars of the roses.

I waffle on. Back up to 7.1 again, eating again, feel thinner tho.
Mrs L has a bit of a tumble, nowt worrying but, her balance isn't playing as such. There was incidents and accidents, hints and allegations. And a machine full of bedding, followed by a coloured wash. Bedroom business to do, (Behave!)

Busy, gotta go, enjoy your weekend.
Best wishes to you lot as always.
 
I also have been known to doze off over my keyboard, resulting in \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ for many lines on the page.
Me too @lindisfel, @gennepher and @Annb. I nodded off this evening whilst catching up with the many interesting posts on this thread.

Should call it a day once I start to feel drowsy. I never learn.


Saturday's FBG 4.3 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
 
I'm not sure whether throttling is the right word either @gennepher but we know what you mean. Thankfully, your detective work has solved the riddle of the disappearing views on YouTube.

Dr Geoff Hinton et al are worried that AI could become more intelligent than ourselves. If this is any guide, we'll be safe for centuries to come!

Thank you for sharing the beautiful artwork and explaining how it was achieved using powder pigments.


Saturday's FBG 4.3 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
 
I shall call you AL but not AI.
 
Good morning everyone on a back to nice and cozy overcast here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.1 this a.m. All my hard work as an apprentice laundry maid paid off yesterday as Mrs Miggins did a huge pile of batch ironing. Nothing of mine. I just fold my meagre rags and put them away - ironing a her age - what’s that all about? I am instructed to wake her at 0830 - she and two of her sisters are traveling down to Kent to attend a funeral. A friend recently informed me that if there are people who upset me, then I should write them all letters pouring out my grievances and then burn them. But what do I do then with all those letters afterwards? Art bit - I bought a new 7” x 5” watercolour block (where all the sheets are glued round the edges apart from one tiny place to get a knife into to cut free - saves taping paper to a board). The protective inner cover is grey so I used it to paint on. Hope your day is nicely tinted with Autumn. I best make koffy and get a prodder ready for waking the sleeping bear.
 

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Morning all from a confused L.A. The causes of the confusion? partly corporate branding and partly residents and retailers mixing all sorts of temporal, and spiritual festivals, many with a bob each way - pagan and Christian. The corporate branding means some signage, waste bins etc still use the old Forest Heath (more appropriate given the actual flora and fauna) while most use the new, administratively correct, West Suffolk. Some homes and businesses are bedecked for all of Halloween, November 5th. Thanksgiving and Christmas. Front doors can rotate wreaths (with appropriate legend) for each. The shops don't actually know where to focus with the result they do none well. Meanwhile, I know not my fbg so I've really wasted your valuable time. One granddaughter has been watching a strange version of Toad of Toad Hall lately so Pip Pip Old Toots.
 
Welcome to silly season or more correctly, money grabbing season where all manor of tat is sold under the guise of “having fun”. Being neither pagan nor Christian nor even a fan of strange practices from the US of crazy A, we don’t indulge in ersatz fun - bad enough seeing decaf koffy on the menu in our local cafe. This is why bears, dormice, bats, hedgehogs and other sensible creatures hibernate though the crazy times.
 
Betty, thank you for a very droll post. Paul Simon reference and the quip about burning friends were sublime. Far be it from me to offer advice to such a fine chap but I'd hold off on the bear bating : that was part of the reason for the Sunday Observance laws and, like many, I do like watching sport on Sunday. Thank you for sharing yet more splendid art. Have a song for no reason other than I really like it - @Lamont D and you started this whole Paul Simon thing. It does fit the conspicuous consumption theme, have you chosen this year's colourway for Holiday season? Your local cafe must be very traditional, no pumpkin spiced range of warm or iced beverages - how very quaint. Now, that kg tub of peanut butter won't eat itself and I need meds (not for that, I'm as sane as the rest here in Bedlam Towers) so Moscow.
 
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Well. I tried. Phoned the Health Centre booking line at 07.30. Got straight through (good start), went through all the keying in this, that and the other to let them know who I was, pressed the key for making appointments only to be told that I have 4 appointments already (with the nurse for my leg bandaging) so am not allowed to book any further appointments. Well, I thought I'd be smart and cancel the appointment I had for 31st October to allow me to replace it with one for the GP. Cancelled 31st October, no problem. Tried again to book a GP appointment but "You have 3 appointments booked and cannot book any more." Can't even reinstate the 31st October one. Feeling somewhat frustrated.

BG at 05.00 today was 7.9 but soon started to rise to 8.9, but now is back down to 7.7. Cup of coffee, I think. That'll push it back up, but I don't care. Maybe the coffee will improve my mood.
 
Fbg this morning 4.3 this obviously being a Libre best guess but who am I to argue.
I would not say that the stairs here are excessively steep and dangerous but the work person who came to fit the new handrail the other day did manage to loose his footing and slip down three steps fortunately he did not hurt himself but I do find it strangely ironic that the person sent to fit the new rail has an accident on the stairs while doing so.
 
sounds as though you have the energy to breeze through another busy day.
What is really interesting is that I did 6 hours teaching with not even a one minute break between classes and 1:1s then drove home to do 75 minute zoom class and wasn't even tired. If I had done admin sitting at the compter for that amount of time I would have been completely exhausted.
 
About this friends business .... A man I first met in 1974 (shared a flat with him and 2 others in what became nicknamed the Olympic village) went through some hard times with his mental health but bounced back and, now in his 70s, still works in education and travels here and quite regularly to Europe and especially to the USA. He sends these blogs from time to time but this is a longer version. Some of you may enjoy the photos and the variety of places he visits. The text always sounds in my head in a very broad "Cass" accent. ( Sorry Gordon It is Tottenham Hotspur no S) He was an usher at our wedding, godfather to #2 son and we plan/hope to meet him plus the best man and his wife later in the month to celebrate 40 years.
 
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