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

[Krystyna23040]

Thank you for the good wishes @ianpspurs. Some good news-I had the result of my retinopathy test this morning saying no diabetic damage to my eyes. We watched the match last night too and are hoping for a win on Sunday. Best wishes to you and yours.

brilliant news @dogslife

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6.7

I returned home tired yesterday. A long day.
Went out to feed Midnight, but I noticed all the bird's fatballs had been eaten up. It was like an invasion had taken place. But who had eaten them all?
Refilled them.

At the time of midnight something was walking on my hand. I woke up immediately. But couldn't see the culprit. I have a spider bite on my arm that has been there more than a week. It was two pronged in the centre. It is about the size of an old sixpence. But it goes into blisters, they burst, scab over, goes into blisters again, bursts and so on. I am waiting for little aliens to come out of it. I have been putting essential lavender oil on it. Stops it from being so itchy, but that is all. So, I didn't go back to sleep the rest of the night, my brain had gone on to high alert.

Just at dawn I fell asleep, opened my eyes an hour later, and Midnight is doing Simon's Cat impressions on the other side of my glass door. They were very impressive impressions, and I lay there watching him. He got more and more frantic. I was waiting for his paw to point to his mouth...

Finally, I got out of bed, but I noticed there were many more sparrow visitors than usual, all pecking madly at the fatballs. Mrs Bluetit was trying to keep order.

And the Simon's Cat impersonator got his breakfast He is definitely slimming down, slightly narrower. Catching those midnight mice must be good for him.

I won't be going out today, I need a rest, perhaps I will see how many sparrow visitors are about.

Creative this morning is a kaleidoscope in Laboscope pointed at my foot pillow. My left leg needs to be raised during the night to stop the ligaments from being so painful.

I need another cuppa.

And maybe a nap. Simon's Cat impersonator is overseeing the stray cat breakfast bar. I think I can safely have a nap.

 

[dunelm]

A busy day, somersault not included..lol.

Pretty good day, I'd say.

Nice

Yep, pretty good - and no acrobatics.

 

[dunelm]

Great shading for the trees and leaves @dunelm

Thank you @gennepher

 

[Krystyna23040]

5.8 this morning. Relaxing with a coffee before our visitors come down for breakfast. Not sure what is planned for today.

 

[dunelm]

The hands on, without clearing it first causes sharp pain
@jjraak

Anyway, a funny story about the help offered me about 35 years ago. My hearing dog Truffle and I were coming home from Liverpool on the train. We had got to the railway station. I always let Truffle off the lead on a bit of wasteland so she could relieve herself. She still had her yellow Hearing Dog jacket for the Deaf on. So it was very clear she was an assistance dog for the DEAF. And I was holding the lead which said the same words on it.

This woman comes charging towards us in a total panic, runs to Truffle as she is mid-stream. I can still see the steam rising from it. She grabs Truffle by the collar, hauls the poor dog towards me, takes the lead out of my hand, and clips Truffle to it. She wraps the lead round my hand half choking the poor dog. Then the mad woman takes my other hand, leads me off the wasteland, patting my hand saying 'There, there dear', and she places my spare hand on the railings telling me to let the railings guide me. And I would be safe, or some such thing.

It took a moment or so to realise she had thought I was blind, and that she thought my 'blind' dog had escaped from me. She kept shouting encouragement or some such thing to follow the railings, which I didn't dare not do at that point, and those railings by the way led down to the train tracks...

Finally she disappeared. Truffle and I escaped...

People only see what they expect to see I guess. Goodness knows what she would do now if she came across someone with an emotional support dog, cat, chicken, kangaroo etc.

 

[dunelm]

@dunelm this could be a couple of our cider apple trees, with the shading representing the burden of mistletoe they bear.. nice sketch.

Thank you @SlimLizzy - there are huge balls of mistletoe on the trees along the River Charante where my parents live. I thought mistletoe only grew on Oak - but no, not the case.

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 6.7

I returned home tired yesterday. A long day.
Went out to feed Midnight, but I noticed all the bird's fatballs had been eaten up. It was like an invasion had taken place. But who had eaten them all?
Refilled them.

At the time of midnight something was walking on my hand. I woke up immediately. But couldn't see the culprit. I have a spider bite on my arm that has been there more than a week. It was two pronged in the centre. It is about the size of an old sixpence. But it goes into blisters, they burst, scab over, goes into blisters again, bursts and so on. I am waiting for little aliens to come out of it. I have been putting essential lavender oil on it. Stops it from being so itchy, but that is all. So, I didn't go back to sleep the rest of the night, my brain had gone on to high alert.

Just at dawn I fell asleep, opened my eyes an hour later, and Midnight is doing Simon's Cat impressions on the other side of my glass door. They were very impressive impressions, and I lay there watching him. He got more and more frantic. I was waiting for his paw to point to his mouth...

Finally, I got out of bed, but I noticed there were many more sparrow visitors than usual, all pecking madly at the fatballs. Mrs Bluetit was trying to keep order.

And the Simon's Cat impersonator got his breakfast He is definitely slimming down, slightly narrower. Catching those midnight mice must be good for him.

I won't be going out today, I need a rest, perhaps I will see how many sparrow visitors are about.

Creative this morning is a kaleidoscope in Laboscope pointed at my foot pillow. My left leg needs to be raised during the night to stop the ligaments from being so painful.

I need another cuppa.

And maybe a nap. Simon's Cat impersonator is overseeing the stray cat breakfast bar. I think I can safely have a nap.

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Do you have a wolf spider? If you can catch it, it needs to be re-housed at the bottom of the garden. Smashing kaleidoscope of your foot pillow.

 

[alf_Josiah]

Happy national bin day Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.
A not so good 4.2 this morning coupled with a lack of koffy this could get weird mentally at least.
I had tentatively planned a motorcycle ride today, don’t think that would be a good idea, but as a reward Mrs J might take me to Tesco’s and deposit me in the costalotta koffy grotto while she chats to all and sundry under the pretence doing the shopping.
Must go and feed the pink elephant, bloody low blood sugars everybody knows elephants are mouse coloured.

 

[dunelm]

Good morning everyone from another cool and damp start here in the dark and dangerous north. It’s double dip bin day today and already the garden bin has been emptied. Too full to cut the grass yesterday (my excuse) and rain stops play today. Oh well, the birds and the insects will be dead chuffed. Girl in the bubble today - our turn to collect from nursery. Grandson has already popped in at the end of his paper round. He is off to Spain today for three weeks. Mrs Miggins is already at the paint pots - another door getting an undercoat and then there will be a gloss coat this evening - that will be three down and two to go. I would do it myself but as she suffers quite badly with restless legs, any distraction for her is therapy and so she prefers to do these tasks herself. It’s why she does all the driving. Art bit - the start of more trees, just the bare representation. I hope you all have a marvelous day and for anyone still living it large with a garden like the Namibian Desert keep dancing, it will rain soon (or in French - mon soon). Koffy - should I have another? But of course.

 

[dunelm]

Happy national bin day Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.
A not so good 4.2 this morning coupled with a lack of koffy this could get weird mentally at least.
I had tentatively planned a motorcycle ride today, don’t think that would be a good idea, but as a reward Mrs J might take me to Tesco’s and deposit me in the costalotta koffy grotto while she chats to all and sundry under the pretence doing the shopping.
Must go and feed the pink elephant, bloody low blood sugars everybody knows elephants are mouse coloured.

Hug for the low blood sugars preventing your motorcycle ride. Will your post pass radar inspection or will you be awarded stars?

 

[gennepher]

Do you have a wolf spider? If you can catch it, it needs to be re-housed at the bottom of the garden. Smashing kaleidoscope of your foot pillow.

Yes, I think so @dunelm
I saw it a couple of days ago, but I couldn't catch it.
Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for the kaleidoscope compliment.

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone from another cool and damp start here in the dark and dangerous north. It’s double dip bin day today and already the garden bin has been emptied. Too full to cut the grass yesterday (my excuse) and rain stops play today. Oh well, the birds and the insects will be dead chuffed. Girl in the bubble today - our turn to collect from nursery. Grandson has already popped in at the end of his paper round. He is off to Spain today for three weeks. Mrs Miggins is already at the paint pots - another door getting an undercoat and then there will be a gloss coat this evening - that will be three down and two to go. I would do it myself but as she suffers quite badly with restless legs, any distraction for her is therapy and so she prefers to do these tasks herself. It’s why she does all the driving. Art bit - the start of more trees, just the bare representation. I hope you all have a marvelous day and for anyone still living it large with a garden like the Namibian Desert keep dancing, it will rain soon (or in French - mon soon). Koffy - should I have another? But of course.

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Nice tall trees @dunelm
It is all like Autumn dried leaves in my garden, never mind, it is compost for the soil...
Mrs Miggins is doing a sterling job with those doors!

 

[ianpspurs]

Good morning from Suffolk's very own Khalahari tribute town minus the Bushmen. The temperatures will rise here over the next few days so potentially more work for the already overstretched firefighters. Summer festival of sport continues for which I'm thankful. I cut the dust and assorted unsightly straggly nonsense yesterday. Parched would be an understatement so one can see why wildfires and warnings are so prominent on the "local" (we are so much nearer Cambridge than Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford etc but East is East and West is West to The Beeb) news. @gennepher I had to look up Simon's Cat. Thanks for the kaleidoscope but hug for the spider bite and poor sleep. @dunelm thanks for the art. Shame you couldn't cut the grass and have to miss out on painting doors but them's the breaks. Hug for Mrs Miggins' restless legs. I hope your grandson has a magical time in Spain. @alf_Josiah hug for missing the ride out but discretion is the better part of valour. Costa staff on high alert no doubt but as long as you only need a Barista and not a Barrister I'd say that's a win win. @Jojo85 good fbg and I hope you and mum enjoy the movies. @Krystyna23040 enjoy this special time. RIP Bernard Cribbins. Sorry folks if TLDR.

 

[gennepher]

Good morning from Suffolk's very own Khalahari tribute town minus the Bushmen. The temperatures will rise here over the next few days so potentially more work for the already overstretched firefighters. Summer festival of sport continues for which I'm thankful. I cut the dust and assorted unsightly straggly nonsense yesterday. Parched would be an understatement so one can see why wildfires and warnings are so prominent on the "local" (we are so much nearer Cambridge than Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford etc but East is East and West is West to The Beeb) news. @gennepher I had to look up Simon's Cat. Thanks for the kaleidoscope but hug for the spider bite and poor sleep. @dunelm thanks for the art. Shame you couldn't cut the grass and have to miss out on painting doors but them's the breaks. Hug for Mrs Miggins' restless legs. I hope your grandson has a magical time in Spain. @alf_Josiah hug for missing the ride out but discretion is the better part of valour. Costa staff on high alert no doubt but as long as you only need a Barista and not a Barrister I'd say that's a win win. @Jojo85 good fbg and I hope you and mum enjoy the movies. @Krystyna23040 enjoy this special time. RIP Bernard Cribbins. Sorry folks if TLDR.

Thanks very much @ianpspurs
Here is a little short on what Midnight was a bit like this morning...

 

[ianpspurs]

Thanks very much @ianpspurs
Here is a little short on what Midnight was a bit like this morning...

Thank you, that raised a chuckle - to you, to me. Glad we've got dogs who patiently sit and wait for the release word O.K. Have been known to forget for some minutes then realise when seeing them sitting patiently. Alternatively, answering JKP O.K. mid filling bowls can cause issues.

 

[dunelm]

Nice tall trees @dunelm
It is all like Autumn dried leaves in my garden, never mind, it is compost for the soil...
Mrs Miggins is doing a sterling job with those doors!

Thanks @gennepher and yes, Mrs Miggins is a dab hand at decorating but it would be so much better for her if she didn’t have to be on the go from dawn till dusk.

 

[Jojo85]

Good morning everyone,

Happy Friday to all! Fbg this morning was 5.9. Had a rough night as some stray cats kept me up meowing and screaming all night.
We watched The Black Phone yesterday. It was a pretty good movie. If you enjoy thrillers, you will like this.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day

 

[SlimLizzy]

Thank you @SlimLizzy - there are huge balls of mistletoe on the trees along the River Charante where my parents live. I thought mistletoe only grew on Oak - but no, not the case.

Mistletoe grows well on Poplar trees too. In the winter without leaves the trees look quite alien.

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6,7

Yesterday, Fort Knox Fence neighbour of the long Tarmacadam driveway had yet more workmen in. A pile of them, making yet more noise. If I wasn't so tired through having not much sleep, I would have gone out for the day.

So, off came my cochlear hearing processor, and I was listening to the land of tinnitus in my head yesterday...

I appear to have a lot more sparrows visiting, hence the bird food and fatballs was gone by midday. This is more than they eat in Winter.

Mrs Bluetit is always flying in, keeping the bird population in order.

Caught up on sleep now.

Creative is a kaleidoscope in Laboscope pointed to somewhere in my bedroom.

A quick nap, then get on with the day...

An iced drink next...