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

[gennepher]

No sign of @gennepher yet?

I've emerged...

 

[HarryBeau]

I've emerged...

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy there you are.

 

[gennepher]

I can't see that's she's logged in today. Hopefully, she is ok.

I managed my walk, two-mile round trip. It took twice as long as my previous because I had 3 stops to drop my pulse rate as my watch was sounding the alarm. However, I did it and I shall do it again

Thanks @Alien Aspie
I have now emerged and I am working on my painting...

A good walk!

 

[gennepher]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy there you are.

 

[gennepher]

Fbg earlier today 6.2

Painting for today in iPastels
This is more the direction I want to go with the pastel painting in iPastels.
Something that is not so clearly defined.

 

[dunelm]

Hi @dunelm Thank you.
Yes, I managed to bring up subtitles in You Tube.
Strange "What colour is the road", because that is exactly the same question I used to ask my eldest daughter when she was just 2 years old. I have no idea why I asked that question of her, except I couldn't hear her unexpectedly talking or chattering away with me being profoundly deaf. But I would lead her into conversations and discussions, so I would then have a clue as to what she was talking about.
Her idea of the colour of the road was different to mine...


I like your painting Old Man of Storr. Icy cold!

Glad to see “emerged” - difficult times in Wales.
Yes - a very good question - what colour is the road. I do like David Hockney - a little asside:
Picked my mother up at Leeds Bradford airport a few years ago and she says:
There is a David Hockney exhibition on quite near (Saltaire) -can we go.
Off we go - exhibits on IPads as well as large prints
On the way home - “I wonder if we could stop somewhere and look at these IPads?”
Stop at PC world where mum buys an IPad - she still uses it to paint

 

[dunelm]

Fbg earlier today 6.2

Painting for today in iPastels
This is more the direction I want to go with the pastel painting in iPastels.
Something that is not so clearly defined.

View attachment 44577

I love this style of painting where the essence of the subject is depicted - the blue/black works so well

 

[gennepher]

Glad to see “emerged” - difficult times in Wales.
Yes - a very good question - what colour is the road. I do like David Hockney - a little asside:
Picked my mother up at Leeds Bradford airport a few years ago and she says:
There is a David Hockney exhibition on quite near (Saltaire) -can we go.
Off we go - exhibits on IPads as well as large prints
On the way home - “I wonder if we could stop somewhere and look at these IPads?”
Stop at PC world where mum buys an IPad - she still uses it to paint

Brilliant story about your mum

 

[gennepher]

I love this style of painting where the essence of the subject is depicted - the blue/black works so well

Thanks @dunelm
I think that was the word I wanted...the "essence" of the subject.

 

[lindisfel]

The clouds and rain are rolling away giving a colourful end to the day.

 

[geefull]

good evening all

4.6 today

sorry for the lack of posting, my anxiety is giving me a bit of a rattle at the moment. Must do better

We spent two days last week working round medical appointments for mr gee, the first was for him to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours, this involved a 75 mile round trip to the hospital (and more car park time for me ) but fortunately they allowed us to drop the unit off at the local health centre for return

then he had his first appointment with the diabetic nurse. It seems to have gone well and his feet etc. are fine and of course he received an information pack pushing low fat and 'eatwell' and the 'other' diabetes website

then mum insisted on going to get her hair done and pick up her own pension on the bus, she is stubbornly independent which is a double edged sword. she ended up having to wait ages for the bus back and then fell at the bus stop. She says she was just really tired and cold and there is no seat at the bus stop anymore Did she phone us? No! although she had our mobile phone numbers with her.

anyway she is feeling fine again now after a good rest but she has decided she won't go in on the bus again, we will take her when she wants to go. We would have taken her anyway, but she wants to be as independent as possible.

I'll try to catch up on the thread bit by bit, hope everyone is doing ok.

art bit - still trying to do something every day and mostly succeeding.

another wave - this one is my version of a work by Poppy Balser who's work I like

 

[alf_Josiah]

PS @alf_Josiah what key you in? I'll join you on my Mandolin.

'Appy birfday Scale of F
Will you still need me etc etc 64 Scale of Bb

 

[gennepher]

good evening all

4.6 today

sorry for the lack of posting, my anxiety is giving me a bit of a rattle at the moment. Must do better

We spent two days last week working round medical appointments for mr gee, the first was for him to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours, this involved a 75 mile round trip to the hospital (and more car park time for me ) but fortunately they allowed us to drop the unit off at the local health centre for return

then he had his first appointment with the diabetic nurse. It seems to have gone well and his feet etc. are fine and of course he received an information pack pushing low fat and 'eatwell' and the 'other' diabetes website

then mum insisted on going to get her hair done and pick up her own pension on the bus, she is stubbornly independent which is a double edged sword. she ended up having to wait ages for the bus back and then fell at the bus stop. She says she was just really tired and cold and there is no seat at the bus stop anymore Did she phone us? No! although she had our mobile phone numbers with her.

anyway she is feeling fine again now after a good rest but she has decided she won't go in on the bus again, we will take her when she wants to go. We would have taken her anyway, but she wants to be as independent as possible.

I'll try to catch up on the thread bit by bit, hope everyone is doing ok.

art bit - still trying to do something every day and mostly succeeding.

another wave - this one is my version of a work by Poppy Balser who's work I like

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Hugs for your mum @geefull
There are no seats in many places any more.
I have a problem with this, because I cannot stand for long. So I have no idea how your poor mum manages.
I am glad she has decided she will ask you now for a lift where she wants/needs to go.
But all this stupidity all about, is eroding her self confidence and independence.
I feel sad for your mum.

This is a wonderful waves, and it catches the light.
Beautiful!

 

[SlimLizzy]

Catchup.
Have missed posting FBG
11.10.2020
6.30am FBG 6.4 very late dinner last night , not hungry, decided to wait and see if it would come down.
7.20am FBG 6.2. still not hungry but a bit chilly so had lemon tea
8.50am FBG 6.0 still not hungry
10.0am FBG 5.6 suddenly ravenous, breakfast is happening now

12.10.2020
7.30am FBG 6.1 lemon tea and wait to see if it goes down again
8.20am FBG 5.8 and time to eat
Off to the new vets this morning to make Cat an appointment. They have booked him in for tomorrow morning. He will be going frantic for his breakfast as usual. Good thing it is an early appt. 8.30.am. Think the alarm will be set for a little later than normal . Usually wake before alarm anyway, but we can hope ...for peace to sleep a little longer.
Another busy day in the garden, all veg beds now dug over and tidy, could do with mulching, but think i should now concentrate on motorhome preparation and packing. Cat has adapted wonderfully well to getting dinner in motorhome. After tomorrow am thinking maybe he should sleep there? Only difficulty so far, is he has discovered carpet and soft furnishings - excellent places for sharpening claws. MrSlim is not impressed .. Still trying to find a way round that one

 

[SlimLizzy]

The call of dead cured pig and chicken embryo, washed down with koffy is strong.

hmm Are you try ing to return me to vegetarianism?

 

[SlimLizzy]

Welsh Rain, you know the type that goes up as well as down, gets up your shorts and down the neck of your waterproofs.

We get this type of rain in Normandy as well. Sunny afternoon, came in for a coffee, ten mins later my wellies have puddles in them

 

[SlimLizzy]

Hi @dunelm
Her idea of the colour of the road was different to mine...

I suspect we all have a different idea of colour. MrSlim had a shirt he called pink, while I said it was orange. Actually neither of those colours was correct. The shirt was probably more accurately described as a fine pale terracotta and white houndstooth check - but thats a bit of a mouthful.

 

[SlimLizzy]

good evening all

4.6 today

sorry for the lack of posting, my anxiety is giving me a bit of a rattle at the moment. Must do better

art bit - still trying to do something every day and mostly succeeding.

another wave - this one is my version of a work by Poppy Balser who's work I like

View attachment 44580

Hugs for the anxiety, understandable with all that is happening in your life. and a big Winner for the keeping up with the paintings. You have a real talent.

 

[gennepher]

After tomorrow am thinking maybe he should sleep there? Only difficulty so far, is he has discovered carpet and soft furnishings - excellent places for sharpening claws. MrSlim is not impressed .. Still trying to find a way round that one

Sorry but that made me laugh
I hope you find an answer for that one..

 

[gennepher]

I suspect we all have a different idea of colour. MrSlim had a shirt he called pink, while I said it was orange. Actually neither of those colours was correct. The shirt was probably more accurately described as a fine pale terracotta and white houndstooth check - but thats a bit of a mouthful.

It is a bit of a long winded, but accurate description of that colour!