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

@ianpspurs I thought about you and your solicitor just now: I've been waiting to hear from the manager of the apartment building in the little town I'm hoping to move to. I'd thought to hear from him soon after New Year's, but so far, nothing. And now I can't seem to get in touch with the friends who offered to drive me there.

I've been reading Such a Strange Lady, a biography of Dorothy L. Sayers. I had not known that she spent much of her childhood in Christchurch in the fen country.

I wonder if you and @Krystyna23040 know Oxburgh Hall?

DJC3 said:

Wow! You file your own teeth? That is hard core Saskia!
I think you’re right about inherited tooth genes though, both my parents had poor teeth and although mine have always been nice and white and even, they appear not to be very strong. I have loads of fillings and now they are all crumbling away.
I ended up having 2 teeth out around 25-30yrs ago because it was a lot cheaper than having the root canal work and crowns. I just couldn’t afford it at the time.

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Not so much hard core as hard up. And anyway, dental anesthetics are hard on blood pressure, so as long as the root stubs aren't cutting my tongue all is well.

5.3 for me have a good day everyone

Good morning/evening folks, a 5.8 on the dice for me, afternoon flight to the west of Ireland this afternoon, family visit/headcount.

SaskiaKC said:

@ianpspurs

I've been reading Such a Strange Lady, a biography of Dorothy L. Sayers. I had not known that she spent much of her childhood in Christchurch in the fen country.

I wonder if you and @Krystyna23040 know Oxburgh Hall?

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Yes @Saskia I do know Oxburgh Hall. It's now owned by the National Trust and is a lovely house surrounded by a a moat. It is about a 40 minute drive from us and has some lovely walks around it's gardens and grounds - which includes woodland walks.

The house itself feels more homely than most of the other stately homes around. The most important things for us is that it has a lovely dog friendly cafe.

The walks are a bit waterlogged at the moment but we will be visiting soon to see the snowdrops in the woods.

5.1 this morning. Am enjoying the run of low numbers while it lasts. Just finishing coffee and shortly off doggie walking. Not so frosty this morning - hopefully.

ianpspurs said:

You are on a roll with the fbgs. Is that a cryptic Heston B reference hidden in there? Hope the hip problem soon disappears and doesn't cramp your style too much in the interim. Enjoyed the cricketing reference but, hopefully, more bad light than blindfold or Vitae Lampada

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Thank you. Yes, roast frogs and snail jelly

Fbg7.2

A bit of a crazy night.
Popeye and I went into the kitchen at 9 pm to make my last drink. I knew something was up from Popeye's body language before we opened the door to the kitchen...

Devastation...stuff strewn...the kitchen bin thrown over...there was no waste food in it, but a couple of out of date cartons of double cream that I had not opened and they had now been ripped open and strewn across the floor.

Popeye was absolutely shocked and horrified that anything had dared break into his kitchen. It was actually funny to watch Popeye's face. He was sniffing where the 'thing' had been, and looking at me horrified. There was a musky scent. Popeye checked the cat flap and it was obvious to him that was the point of entry. So he shot out.

I cleared the floor. And waited for Popeye to come back. He didn't.

I was worried in case it had been a small badger, and the rest of the badger family of 5 were nearby, or a fox. Popeye is an old gentleman of 27 years old. But he still acts and behaves like a young cat. Popeye did take on the adult badger once, a few years ago. He shot in the cat flap then like a bullet into the front room and sat confidently and serenely on the window ledge of my very large front window. It was dark. Suddenly out of nowhere a large badger hurtled itself against the window. Popeye sat there confident he was safe this side of the glass. The double glazed window shook and I was ready to flee to the back.I still recall Popeye looking at me saying it's okay mum the window will protect us...

Anyway back to the present and 3 hours later (and I had looked outside and called for him) and still no Popeye. I was very tired and have to be out all day today, so I went to bed. Woke up at 5. There is Popeye all fine and dandy sitting on the radiator ledge in the kitchen guarding the cat flap.

He is fine. He has obviously hunted for mice in the night. And eaten the because he is a heffalump this morning and not interested in a lovely breakfast. So he must have been scent making in the night too (yes he has been neutered as a kitten), but he still marks the boundaries of my property twice a day.

I managed my daily painting challenge to myself. I had to stop after 45 minutes, I ran out of time. Back in bed now drinking a coffee. Popeye is sound asleep. And that is exactly what I want to do...I can give myself half an hour then I have to move...

Morning fam. Fbg of 5.1 - in the right area, slightly over pitched but no wide half-volley. @SaskiaKC Oxburgh Hall is near where I taught for a while so is this http://www.narboroughhallgardens.com/. Dorothy Sayers lived with her family in Bluntisham which is also in The Fens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluntisham - moi aussi until land registry computer shows an obscure covenant requested about 4 months (or, originally, 40 years} ago Yesterday went as well as possible - lining all intact , no scars - may not mean much to anyone else but -. Gorgeous Fen morning, bulletproof tea and to celebrate Cambridgeshire Hyperbole Day have this on me

@gennepher good gracious that was an eventful night. Popeye is very much your protector and a hero in my eyes. I am amazed that a badger came into the house through the cat flap. For a while now I have been thinking that wild creatures are getting very forward, foxes thriving in urban areas, pigeons nesting in the wisteria above my sitting room window when I have an acre of garden surrounded by trees, and now badgers coming into houses in search of food.
Hope you get a chance to get a rest later. Popeye deserves a medal or at least a treat.

Good morning everyone from the dark and dangerous north.

The wonder wheel of spatchcocked chicken and a decent Penderyn Madeira finish came in at another 4.8 this a.m. - they are giving them away.

It’s a hanging about, slobbing about, yet mile counting and map pondering sort of day today. A couple of motorcycle outings to plan for later in the year, each lasting about a week. So, with start and end of routes in mind; how many miles each day, sights to take in en route, places to stay each evening, secure parking, decent grub, fuel stops and who will be going? The oldest anniversary of note for 2020 (that I can find) is the 1,500th of the Kingdom of East Anglia (founded 520) - will that go into the plan? Mind you, in 1820 there were lots going on:
Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born, as was Anne Brontë, the Crimean War’s Florence Nightingale, who kept a pet owl in the pocket of her apron, and Sir John Tenniel, ‘Alice in Wonderland’ illustrator — the evolution of this surreal tale will inform a V&A show (from June 27, 2020).
1820 also saw the accession of George IV, swiftly followed by the infamous trial of his wife, Queen Caroline. Revelations in the House of Lords, such as that the Queen employed a male exotic dancer (the witness even demonstrated a move or two) were relayed in twopenny papers — this was the first, but not the last, time that the demise of a royal marriage became public entertainment. The king lost the motion to divorce, but barred his wife from the Coronation and there was an embarrassing scene outside Westminster Abbey when she turned up. Another scandal, the Cato Street Conspiracy, was exposed in 1820; those plotting to murder the Cabinet were the last in England to be decapitated post hanging. In the same year, naturalist Sir Joseph Banks died and the Tweed’s Union Chain Bridge — then the world’s longest wrought-iron suspension bridge at 449ft — closed the gap between England and Scotland, hopefully not to be widened again any time soon.

Anyhow, have a wonderful day if you can; good to see your smiling face @Cumberland , hardcore vamp teeth filing @SaskiaKC (ouch!), more wonderful art work, must grab some koffy.

Morning All. 7.4 due to large spoon of baked beans with my roast chicken last night so I have to take it. I am going to try to eat as little as possible today. Some great fbgs this morning so well done @ianpspurs @OldButBold @Krystyna23040. @trick60 have a safe journey and enjoy your reunions. @gennepher thank you for your lovely picture bathed in light by the silvery moon.
I am taking the girls for their flu vaccs soon. Atm they are pacing up and down by the back door disgruntled about the locked cat flap.
Have a good Wednesday everyone. Stay well, stay safe.

PenguinMum said:

Morning All. 7.4 due to large spoon of baked beans with my roast chicken last night so I have to take it. I am going to try to eat as little as possible today. Some great fbgs this morning so well done @ianpspurs @OldButBold @Krystyna23040. @trick60 have a safe journey and enjoy your reunions. @gennepher thank you for your lovely picture bathed in light by the silvery moon.
I am taking the girls for their flu vaccs soon. Atm they are pacing up and down by the back door disgruntled about the locked cat flap.
Have a good Wednesday everyone. Stay well, stay safe.

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Probably not the beans. Change that meter and your WOE will suddenly appear amazingly well formulated IMHO. Meanwhile, have a virtual hug.

23-01-2020
This morning 6.4
Hour later 6.5.... !
For some time now if FBG is 6 or above it drops for a while.
Today it's opposite.
Wish I knew why.

Apparently we need to reprogram my 7 year old grandson and his peers who really don't see the attraction of burger flipping, call centres, emptying bed pans or deliveroo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51192450. What an ahole we have put in No10

Good Morning and 5.4 for me today.

@gennepher what a night! Still it inspired yet another good piece of art. Don't worry you are in Good artistic company not finishing it, Schubert, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo all come to mind.

Good speed and a fair wind to all who are travelling or planning future travels.

@SaskiaKC Mrs MC and I visited Oxburgh Hall last year when travelling back from a visit to Norfolk, huge restoration project going on at the moment so hard to see all its glory but a fine property and grounds.

A Muddy Cycle ride for me today even though the weather is looking very uninspiring.

Morning...a very late night or rather early morning (4am) still up at 8am waiting for the engineer it's boiler servicing day...the kindly folk at British Gas give you a five hour time slot 8am to 1pm so need to make sure I stay awake for the next five hours...freezing cold here & a very dull grey sky peering at me through the garden doors...about to turn the heating on full blast...the kittens are charging around non stop I wish I had some of their energy...woke to a 6.4

Morning all 5.5 for me. I’ve overslept as I was nearly at the end of my new Jack Reacher book last night and stayed up far too late reading, just couldn’t put it down.
Dennis woke me by barking at the bin men.
@gennepher that was a traumatic night, good old Popeye the hero. Well done for another marvellous painting.
@PenguinMum that does seem a bit of an extreme reaction to a measly spoonful of beans. How many Codefree strips do you have left?
@SlimLizzy wish I knew too, each time I think I’ve understood one of the little quirks it changes again. No rhyme or reason half the time, just to keep us guessing.
Have a good journey @trick60 are you staying with family or at a hotel -Which might be easier in terms of food choices?
@OldButBold good luck with that tree. My dad, brother and Mr C got rid of a couple from my dads garden many years ago. It took them weeks and was exhausting work ( probably excellent for bg control though!)

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Dennis looks very handsome and professorial. He looks as if he has just asked a rhetorical question -- maybe something to do with leads and recall!
I'm glad Jesse is learning to cope. I don't see how cats can eat or drink wearing e-collars -- or short-nosed dogs either.

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Haha he does look as if he’s asked a rhetorical question. He does that quite a lot, just sitting looking at me with his head on one side as if waiting for an answer- I fear I’m a constant disappointment to him!