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

Good Morning and a whopping 7 for me today. Pork stir fry, could that be the cause? I doubt it counting the carbs, 2 glasses of red wine maybe? Cheese and one biscuit? These things have not pushed fasting bloods up in the past so I have no idea what's going on. Worried about Neuropathy though so need to re think my game. BG through day in mid fives.

Cool here and a promise of getting cooler as days go on. I'm off on a Muddy Cycle ride, Lycra tights will be seeing the light of day again. I need to get out just to calm a mind racing with frustration over fasting BG numbers and aching joints.

Keep safe and warm, Spring is being fickle.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a very early 0330 up before the larks start in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of pea and ham soup and a startled wake up came in at 3.2 this am - good job that liver motion sensor kicked in and released a booster shot, a bit OTT in my opinion.
Cold yesterday - brrrh! And, a miffed and noisy sea. Not angry, like it can be, soaking the unaware over the sea wall. Noisy though. Pub industry moaning and wailing about not being able to open pubs during Easter weekend - good grief. Vaccine passports - we need to lobby for blue ones and push for them to be available on EBay.
Versions 2 and 3 of my tryptic - version 3, colour - really not working. Never mind, it’s another day. Hope that everyone has a Good Friday - or as my grandchildren informed me on zoom last night; “it’s not called Good Friday grandad, it’s called Fish and Chips Friday.” Time for koffy.
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Tryptic 2 and 3 are winners, I do know what you mean about the colour, put that one in the centre of the tryptic and all will be balanced. Do you have enough internal doors removed and available to make the frames? :)
 
Good morning all. Colder with a wind that would cut you in half here for Good Friday. Swipey showed 4.5 @ 4.05 am rising to 4.8 by 5.20 am. What it was really matters not in some ways as what I eat and do won't change much for now but they will evolve. Friday will always be salmon salad day but the avo is under review. The changes will be driven by taste not eating to my meter. @BRSBRI birthday meal sounds as though it worked like a charm. @dunelm hug for early waking and low fbg. @Muddy Cyclist hug for nureopathy and fbg frustration. @Krystyna23040 not no cream just be very careful. 2 links for you: potted summary and a long (70 mins) video. Ribeye steak seems to be about perfect which is fortunate as it is my favourite if I must eat red meat. Pip Pip old toots and if I didn't tag ya doesn't mean I think any the less of ya.
 
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Muddy Cyclist said:
Tryptic 2 and 3 are winners, I do know what you mean about the colour, put that one in the centre of the tryptic and all will be balanced. Do you have enough internal doors removed and available to make the frames? :)
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Thank you @Muddy Cyclist, I expect that Mrs Miggins will have the final say. Door guy came and went yesterday. I heard the words “email” and “estimate” mentioned but could have been something else as everyone was masked up to the eyeballs.
 
Fbg 6.8

I have been out in the front garden since dawn (pollen count too high for me later in the day). This is my front garden drawn in SketchClub app, and painted in Procreate app.

I am frozen stiff now, and my posterior is going to need a lot longer warm up under my electric blanket.

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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a very early 0330 up before the larks start in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of pea and ham soup and a startled wake up came in at 3.2 this am - good job that liver motion sensor kicked in and released a booster shot, a bit OTT in my opinion.
Cold yesterday - brrrh! And, a miffed and noisy sea. Not angry, like it can be, soaking the unaware over the sea wall. Noisy though. Pub industry moaning and wailing about not being able to open pubs during Easter weekend - good grief. Vaccine passports - we need to lobby for blue ones and push for them to be available on EBay.
Versions 2 and 3 of my tryptic - version 3, colour - really not working. Never mind, it’s another day. Hope that everyone has a Good Friday - or as my grandchildren informed me on zoom last night; “it’s not called Good Friday grandad, it’s called Fish and Chips Friday.” Time for koffy.
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Both are great paintings @dunelm
I like the colour one in its own right, but maybe not as part of your triptych...I might want to see a different 3rd painting, but then it depends how these 3 paintings would be displayed...
 
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen, it looks a little fresh there, better wrap up well.

A surprising 6.3 this morning, best say nothing else or that meter could change it's mind.

So far today I have done 30 mins plinky plonky practice, drank a large mug of tea followed by a large mug of koffy, consumed my breakfast and been given instructions by Mrs J who promptly fell asleep again.
Busy old morning so far and it will continue like that for the rest of the day, the highlight of the day will be will be this afternoons telling orf when Mrs J discovers my additions to her click and collect order, one or all 6 of me have to get our pleasures where and when we can.

Well fellow posters, painters and gamers remember the stay's and also better give those raves a miss also.
 
Morning all... been a while but plan is to reintroduce Libre sensor to my beleaguered limbs on Sunday night. So hopefully back to posting from Monday.

Adjustment to a job in an office with REAL people (and a cat from upstairs!) has been tougher than I thought after a year. Means I have had no issues doing my treadmill and spin bike session but then totally run out of steam. Also had a knee issue which seems to have resolved (bizarrely most markedly after I had the jab!). Need to be a lot better in April. Dodged a bullet with no weight loss this month... but no gain either - so given I baked myself a coffee cake on a whim for my second lockdown birthday and nibbled it away in around 5-6 days, I will gladly take that!

This week has been intense with it being the last week before the end of the tax year, which for a payroll company is... mega. So I accepted the suggestion that "it would be super helpful if you COULD come in and do some extra hours" gratefully because to put not too fine a point on it, I need the money. I have no idea how long it will last as at the moment most of their staff are working at home, but bit by bit they are looking to bring people back into the office, so for as long as it lasts, I will gratefully take it... and let the accountants sort out the PAYE element.

Beggars can't be choosers... and I worked out that this month alone, I can use the money to pay back my best mate who so very kindly lent me almost £1k after a temporary tenant caused £00s of damage to things in the house in just a month... the relief of not having that over me is.... overwhelming.

Britwatch is having to be managed in my lunch-hour (the boss and lodger very kindly let me work off a Wifi personal hotspot and my laptop in my lunch break) and obviously the usual evening matches etc.

Ironically the down side of getting a job and some much needed relief to what has been a tough time is... the guy I was chatting to from a dating site has gotten more sniffy since I took the job and gets annoyed if I have been asked to come in for extra days or opt to stay a little later to help getting things done. Bear in mind we were planning to actually meet (and not just have vid calls) in April for a proper out-door restauarant meal... but seems to have gotten annoyed that I am not purely working at home on Britwatch as I was before.

Was supposed to have a video call last night after having had to prepare for a pre-interview assessment task this week (obviously still looking for journalism/press/comms roles) and I have noticed if we don't video call at least every couple of days, he gets tetchy. Everything is fine once we have a video call and have noticed that even just giving him a quick call before I have to do any tennis stuff annoys him - he would rather not have a quick chat and hold off for a longer video call... which has not always been as possible as before I had to work. Anyway - will see what he feels like when he gets back from visiting family for Easter.

I can't NOT work. I need the money. I can't NOT look for journalism opportunities in the mean time, because I want to try and make this second career work. Maybe it is for the best we haven't actually met in the flesh yet. He has said more than once not to take the extra work. But... I do have bills to pay, and that ain't gonna happen without more money coming in so... [/shrug]

Anyway .... back on Monday hopefully.
 
RFSMarch said:
Morning all... been a while but plan is to reintroduce Libre sensor to my beleaguered limbs on Sunday night. So hopefully back to posting from Monday.

Adjustment to a job in an office with REAL people (and a cat from upstairs!) has been tougher than I thought after a year. Means I have had no issues doing my treadmill and spin bike session but then totally run out of steam. Also had a knee issue which seems to have resolved (bizarrely most markedly after I had the jab!). Need to be a lot better in April. Dodged a bullet with no weight loss this month... but no gain either - so given I baked myself a coffee cake on a whim for my second lockdown birthday and nibbled it away in around 5-6 days, I will gladly take that!

This week has been intense with it being the last week before the end of the tax year, which for a payroll company is... mega. So I accepted the suggestion that "it would be super helpful if you COULD come in and do some extra hours" gratefully because to put not too fine a point on it, I need the money. I have no idea how long it will last as at the moment most of their staff are working at home, but bit by bit they are looking to bring people back into the office, so for as long as it lasts, I will gratefully take it... and let the accountants sort out the PAYE element.

Beggars can't be choosers... and I worked out that this month alone, I can use the money to pay back my best mate who so very kindly lent me almost £1k after a temporary tenant caused £00s of damage to things in the house in just a month... the relief of not having that over me is.... overwhelming.

Britwatch is having to be managed in my lunch-hour (the boss and lodger very kindly let me work off a Wifi personal hotspot and my laptop in my lunch break) and obviously the usual evening matches etc.

Ironically the down side of getting a job and some much needed relief to what has been a tough time is... the guy I was chatting to from a dating site has gotten more sniffy since I took the job and gets annoyed if I have been asked to come in for extra days or opt to stay a little later to help getting things done. Bear in mind we were planning to actually meet (and not just have vid calls) in April for a proper out-door restauarant meal... but seems to have gotten annoyed that I am not purely working at home on Britwatch as I was before.

Was supposed to have a video call last night after having had to prepare for a pre-interview assessment task this week (obviously still looking for journalism/press/comms roles) and I have noticed if we don't video call at least every couple of days, he gets tetchy. Everything is fine once we have a video call and have noticed that even just giving him a quick call before I have to do any tennis stuff annoys him - he would rather not have a quick chat and hold off for a longer video call... which has not always been as possible as before I had to work. Anyway - will see what he feels like when he gets back from visiting family for Easter.

I can't NOT work. I need the money. I can't NOT look for journalism opportunities in the mean time, because I want to try and make this second career work. Maybe it is for the best we haven't actually met in the flesh yet. He has said more than once not to take the extra work. But... I do have bills to pay, and that ain't gonna happen without more money coming in so... [/shrug]

Anyway .... back on Monday hopefully.
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Great to see you here @RFSMarch and glad things are going ok. Corporate Comms roles too perhaps on the radar?
Have a good long weekend.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
Good Morning and a whopping 7 for me today. Pork stir fry, could that be the cause? I doubt it counting the carbs, 2 glasses of red wine maybe? Cheese and one biscuit? These things have not pushed fasting bloods up in the past so I have no idea what's going on. Worried about Neuropathy though so need to re think my game. BG through day in mid fives.

Cool here and a promise of getting cooler as days go on. I'm off on a Muddy Cycle ride, Lycra tights will be seeing the light of day again. I need to get out just to calm a mind racing with frustration over fasting BG numbers and aching joints.

Keep safe and warm, Spring is being fickle.
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Before I was formally T2DM diagnosed in January this year, I had pins and needles, cramps in both feet. Also a buzzing sensation in my fingers. There was also hair loss on the calves which are now shiny and as smooth the proverbial baby's posterior.

As my BG has come down from the mid double digits to a recent 7 day average of 6 something, I still get tingling but not as noticeable and I believe nerves renew but at a glacial pace.

Red wine doesn't affect my BG, but 2 oatcakes even with 11.2g of carbs can send me sideways. Cheese I love - a Valençay goats cheese with celery or a runny brie with half a pear is how I sate my needs...

My DSN ticked a box which said I am at high risk of neuropathological issues as my big left toe failed the tickle test - but MrsBRS had me pass one before I left for Taiwan. The reason the DSN ticked the box is to access short term diabetic podiatry resources...wonder if that might be an option out your way too?

Hope you have a warm(ish) bike ride...
 
RFSMarch said:
Morning all... been a while but plan is to reintroduce Libre sensor to my beleaguered limbs on Sunday night. So hopefully back to posting from Monday.

Adjustment to a job in an office with REAL people (and a cat from upstairs!) has been tougher than I thought after a year. Means I have had no issues doing my treadmill and spin bike session but then totally run out of steam. Also had a knee issue which seems to have resolved (bizarrely most markedly after I had the jab!). Need to be a lot better in April. Dodged a bullet with no weight loss this month... but no gain either - so given I baked myself a coffee cake on a whim for my second lockdown birthday and nibbled it away in around 5-6 days, I will gladly take that!

This week has been intense with it being the last week before the end of the tax year, which for a payroll company is... mega. So I accepted the suggestion that "it would be super helpful if you COULD come in and do some extra hours" gratefully because to put not too fine a point on it, I need the money. I have no idea how long it will last as at the moment most of their staff are working at home, but bit by bit they are looking to bring people back into the office, so for as long as it lasts, I will gratefully take it... and let the accountants sort out the PAYE element.

Beggars can't be choosers... and I worked out that this month alone, I can use the money to pay back my best mate who so very kindly lent me almost £1k after a temporary tenant caused £00s of damage to things in the house in just a month... the relief of not having that over me is.... overwhelming.

Britwatch is having to be managed in my lunch-hour (the boss and lodger very kindly let me work off a Wifi personal hotspot and my laptop in my lunch break) and obviously the usual evening matches etc.

Ironically the down side of getting a job and some much needed relief to what has been a tough time is... the guy I was chatting to from a dating site has gotten more sniffy since I took the job and gets annoyed if I have been asked to come in for extra days or opt to stay a little later to help getting things done. Bear in mind we were planning to actually meet (and not just have vid calls) in April for a proper out-door restauarant meal... but seems to have gotten annoyed that I am not purely working at home on Britwatch as I was before.

Was supposed to have a video call last night after having had to prepare for a pre-interview assessment task this week (obviously still looking for journalism/press/comms roles) and I have noticed if we don't video call at least every couple of days, he gets tetchy. Everything is fine once we have a video call and have noticed that even just giving him a quick call before I have to do any tennis stuff annoys him - he would rather not have a quick chat and hold off for a longer video call... which has not always been as possible as before I had to work. Anyway - will see what he feels like when he gets back from visiting family for Easter.

I can't NOT work. I need the money. I can't NOT look for journalism opportunities in the mean time, because I want to try and make this second career work. Maybe it is for the best we haven't actually met in the flesh yet. He has said more than once not to take the extra work. But... I do have bills to pay, and that ain't gonna happen without more money coming in so... [/shrug]

Anyway .... back on Monday hopefully.
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Wonderful to hear from you Rosington Bear. Glad the Cave Dweller's temp work has been so helpful and the cake wasn't a problem for the kgs.
 
RFSMarch said:
Morning all... been a while but plan is to reintroduce Libre sensor to my beleaguered limbs on Sunday night. So hopefully back to posting from Monday.

Adjustment to a job in an office with REAL people (and a cat from upstairs!) has been tougher than I thought after a year. Means I have had no issues doing my treadmill and spin bike session but then totally run out of steam. Also had a knee issue which seems to have resolved (bizarrely most markedly after I had the jab!). Need to be a lot better in April. Dodged a bullet with no weight loss this month... but no gain either - so given I baked myself a coffee cake on a whim for my second lockdown birthday and nibbled it away in around 5-6 days, I will gladly take that!

This week has been intense with it being the last week before the end of the tax year, which for a payroll company is... mega. So I accepted the suggestion that "it would be super helpful if you COULD come in and do some extra hours" gratefully because to put not too fine a point on it, I need the money. I have no idea how long it will last as at the moment most of their staff are working at home, but bit by bit they are looking to bring people back into the office, so for as long as it lasts, I will gratefully take it... and let the accountants sort out the PAYE element.

Beggars can't be choosers... and I worked out that this month alone, I can use the money to pay back my best mate who so very kindly lent me almost £1k after a temporary tenant caused £00s of damage to things in the house in just a month... the relief of not having that over me is.... overwhelming.

Britwatch is having to be managed in my lunch-hour (the boss and lodger very kindly let me work off a Wifi personal hotspot and my laptop in my lunch break) and obviously the usual evening matches etc.

Ironically the down side of getting a job and some much needed relief to what has been a tough time is... the guy I was chatting to from a dating site has gotten more sniffy since I took the job and gets annoyed if I have been asked to come in for extra days or opt to stay a little later to help getting things done. Bear in mind we were planning to actually meet (and not just have vid calls) in April for a proper out-door restauarant meal... but seems to have gotten annoyed that I am not purely working at home on Britwatch as I was before.

Was supposed to have a video call last night after having had to prepare for a pre-interview assessment task this week (obviously still looking for journalism/press/comms roles) and I have noticed if we don't video call at least every couple of days, he gets tetchy. Everything is fine once we have a video call and have noticed that even just giving him a quick call before I have to do any tennis stuff annoys him - he would rather not have a quick chat and hold off for a longer video call... which has not always been as possible as before I had to work. Anyway - will see what he feels like when he gets back from visiting family for Easter.

I can't NOT work. I need the money. I can't NOT look for journalism opportunities in the mean time, because I want to try and make this second career work. Maybe it is for the best we haven't actually met in the flesh yet. He has said more than once not to take the extra work. But... I do have bills to pay, and that ain't gonna happen without more money coming in so... [/shrug]

Anyway .... back on Monday hopefully.
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Hi @RFSMarch
Welcome back!
Happy Easter!
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ianpspurs said:
Good morning all. Colder with a wind that would cut you in half here for Good Friday. Swipey showed 4.5 @ 4.05 am rising to 4.8 by 5.20 am. What it was really matters not in some ways as what I eat and do won't change much for now but they will evolve. Friday will always be salmon salad day but the avo is under review. The changes will be driven by taste not eating to my meter. @BRSBRI borthday meal sounds as though it worked like a charm. @dunelm hug for early waking and low fbg. @Muddy Cyclist hug for nureopathy and fbg frustration. @Krystyna23040 not no cream just be very careful. 2 links for you: potted summary and a long (70 mins) video. Ribeye steak seems to be about perfect which is fortunate as it is my favourite if I must eat red meat. Pip Pip old toots and if I didn't tag ya doesn't mean I think any the less of ya.
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Thank you for the links. Have bookmarked both and will listen to the video over the weekend.

Really good news that Ribeye steak is perfect as I cannot eat low fat beef. We have got Ribeye steak for Saturday. I also love a Ribeye joint of beef.

Good that cream isn't banned. Have cut mine down to one tea spoonful in a cup of coffee instead of two tea spoonfuls - which has cut my cream consumption by 50%.

I will still keep eating nuts and nut butters and avo as I do limit them anyway because they really bump up the calories. This has got to be sustainable long term so it has to be a diet I enjoy - which is why upping my consumption of lean red meat is an absolute no no.

The option of adding whey protein to my meals is a brilliant workaround as I can up my protein without spoiling the enjoyment of my meals by having to force myself to eat more protein.

I would also have two very unhappy Labradors as they are the main beneficiaries of my inability to eat normal portion sizes of meat.
 
RFSMarch said:
Morning all... been a while but plan is to reintroduce Libre sensor to my beleaguered limbs on Sunday night. So hopefully back to posting from Monday.

Adjustment to a job in an office with REAL people (and a cat from upstairs!) has been tougher than I thought after a year. Means I have had no issues doing my treadmill and spin bike session but then totally run out of steam. Also had a knee issue which seems to have resolved (bizarrely most markedly after I had the jab!). Need to be a lot better in April. Dodged a bullet with no weight loss this month... but no gain either - so given I baked myself a coffee cake on a whim for my second lockdown birthday and nibbled it away in around 5-6 days, I will gladly take that!

This week has been intense with it being the last week before the end of the tax year, which for a payroll company is... mega. So I accepted the suggestion that "it would be super helpful if you COULD come in and do some extra hours" gratefully because to put not too fine a point on it, I need the money. I have no idea how long it will last as at the moment most of their staff are working at home, but bit by bit they are looking to bring people back into the office, so for as long as it lasts, I will gratefully take it... and let the accountants sort out the PAYE element.

Beggars can't be choosers... and I worked out that this month alone, I can use the money to pay back my best mate who so very kindly lent me almost £1k after a temporary tenant caused £00s of damage to things in the house in just a month... the relief of not having that over me is.... overwhelming.

Britwatch is having to be managed in my lunch-hour (the boss and lodger very kindly let me work off a Wifi personal hotspot and my laptop in my lunch break) and obviously the usual evening matches etc.

Ironically the down side of getting a job and some much needed relief to what has been a tough time is... the guy I was chatting to from a dating site has gotten more sniffy since I took the job and gets annoyed if I have been asked to come in for extra days or opt to stay a little later to help getting things done. Bear in mind we were planning to actually meet (and not just have vid calls) in April for a proper out-door restauarant meal... but seems to have gotten annoyed that I am not purely working at home on Britwatch as I was before.

Was supposed to have a video call last night after having had to prepare for a pre-interview assessment task this week (obviously still looking for journalism/press/comms roles) and I have noticed if we don't video call at least every couple of days, he gets tetchy. Everything is fine once we have a video call and have noticed that even just giving him a quick call before I have to do any tennis stuff annoys him - he would rather not have a quick chat and hold off for a longer video call... which has not always been as possible as before I had to work. Anyway - will see what he feels like when he gets back from visiting family for Easter.

I can't NOT work. I need the money. I can't NOT look for journalism opportunities in the mean time, because I want to try and make this second career work. Maybe it is for the best we haven't actually met in the flesh yet. He has said more than once not to take the extra work. But... I do have bills to pay, and that ain't gonna happen without more money coming in so... [/shrug]

Anyway .... back on Monday hopefully.
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Great to see you back and that things are going really well.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Thank you for the links. Have bookmarked both and will listen to the video over the weekend.

Really good news that Ribeye steak is perfect as I cannot eat low fat beef. We have got Ribeye steak for Saturday. I also love a Ribeye joint of beef.

Good that cream isn't banned. Have cut mine down to one tea spoonful in a cup of coffee instead of two tea spoonfuls - which has cut my cream consumption by 50%.

I will still keep eating nuts and nut butters and avo as I do limit them anyway because they really bump up the calories. This has got to be sustainable long term so it has to be a diet I enjoy - which is why upping my consumption of lean red meat is an absolute no no.

The option of adding whey protein to my meals is a brilliant workaround as I can up my protein without spoiling the enjoyment of my meals by having to force myself to eat more protein.

I would also have two very unhappy Labradors as they are the main beneficiaries of my inability to eat normal portion sizes of meat.
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I think the key thing, as you rightly say, is just what can each of us actually eat. For all the ideals espoused here and by The Illuminati we are humans with back stories and tastes. The whey protein and egg whites are good for me as I'm not shovelling dodgy red meat or eggs down my throat just to hit a random target. I will also be as happy as a pig in the proverbial to ditch fat and have the green light to ignore bacon. Happy days - I hope. It is, of course, the hope that kills.
 
@BRSBRI Hahah - possibly where I will end up but for now just happy to have money coming in for as long as I can hold on to it. It would appear one industry that is booming is film and tv production - one of the films alone clears a millions a week and has two of the staff totally dedicated to it. Last night the company cleared almost £5m into its accounts and out and so basically my roles are... drop everything if payment files need to be made up, send payslips, do ledger stuff and add new starters into to productions at the beginning of the week. But the people are nice, the cat owns all of us apparently (lives in one of the flats upstairs) and I also learned that if the tide is high on Eel Pie Island, you have to stay where you are until it goes down. Just as well I squeezed another hour out of them then!

@ianpspurs Yeah the cake. I decided at 52 I wanted a birthday cake. So I made myself one. For the first time since I was a teenager! A rookie mistake in mixing meant it maybe didn't rise as much as it could have done but it was fine! And was a nice indulgent treat after dinner! Lunch options at work have given way to Waitrose cup soups but maybe starting the day with a Costa ultimate breakfast wrap to tide me over until I get lunch - usually 1pm. Will start to take in soup in a mug I bought so maybe some batch souping before I get new groceries in tomorrow as Easter Sunday is one of those rare days when the supermarket actually observes it as a holiday! Early start tomorrow to get there for 7am.

@gennepher I must get a pic of Stanley the cat ... he made himself comfy on my colleague's chair while he was out at lunch and colleague just swapped chairs... the cat knows when he has it made.
 
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