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jjraak said:
I wonder if merlin is a neighbours cat & has a home ?

While I know cats can be nocturnal, he must be sleeping peaceful & safe, somewhere ?
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I don't think so, because he sleeps on the swing all day. He is on that swing 24/7

What cat chooses to stay outdoors on an exposed swing at nighttime at below zero temperatures?

He does not leave my garden...
 
Anyone up on eBay rules ?

Had a friend text me urgently about retracting an eBay bid.

Seems he bid on a Micky mouse outfit ..
But didn't read the description properly before bidding... :rolleyes:

His kids going to be SO disappointed.






And if he can't retract he might be Tottenham's new owner .
 
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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone, it’s that book end day here in the dark and dangerous north. That day that can flip between the end of a week or the start of a long weekend or perhaps sneaking into a bank holiday. Choose wisely as it will effect your own personal financial crisis traveling at the weekend. My doctor has changed my blood pressure tablets regime - reducing my Amlodipine to 5mg a day due to swollen ankles and introducing some Lisinopril at 5mg a day. What fun - blood test in 2 weeks just for kicks and giggles by the feel my bottomist and a follow up consultation in 4 weeks time. The good news is that my little home blood pressure monitor bought in the aisle of mystery and surprises in Aldi several years ago concurs with the fancy GP practice one so keep taking the scores pal. Art bit - decided to add some yellow and red as well as a few plants. Have a smashing day if you can, even preparing tax returns can be fun until HMRC heckles you with a bill for not being funny. Koffy, there must surely be koffy.

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love your painting @dunelm
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.8

On the nighttime wildlife camera...
Cat Merlin has a hunting stance...
He is on the alert all night.
But what takes Merlin's interest which appears to be midair?
I have no idea.


Creative has begun in ZenBrush3 and finished in Procreate.
Both cats in here.
I should've lightened the river a bit more, but it is what it is!
Time for a cuppa.

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your painting is lovely just as it is @gennepher
 
jjraak said:
Can cats claim political asylum ?
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I think he has!
He is skin and bones. I have touched his body.
You can't tell in the nighttime videos because if I showed every time he walked over the swing to the cat biscuits on the other end and had a feed, you would die of boredom...
He spends the night feeding himself @jjraak
 
gennepher said:
I think he has!
He is skin and bones. I have touched his body.
You can't tell in the nighttime videos because if I showed every time he walked over the swing to the cat biscuits on the other end and had a feed, you would die of boredom...
He spends the night feeding himself @jjraak
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And by the way, Midnight wants his swing back for daytime, so there are some cat shenanigans going on.
Midnight has gained full strength since his recent illness, and is ready to take on the world...
BUT Midnight does not fight. He uses stealth, cunning, and subterfuge.
So, how long can Merlin hold on to his position?

Someone slept last night in the new cat pod I made yesterday. But I don't know who...

I think I had better make a new feral cat pod today...someone might be looking for alternative accommodation...
 
jjraak said:
Morning team D

Early morning riser, nice & alert...super.

Bloods circa 7 mostly today's 6.3 so that's nice .

First time back at gym since recent illness.

A low key session & an interesting nutrition debate with my (shared) personal trainer/rehab coach at my 12 week assessment.

Plenty that we agreed on & a lot we didn't..
But ended up at "different folks, different strokes" type of agreement in the end.

A nice little recap of where I was versus where I am,
lifted a little bit of the gloomy reality hanging over me of late.

13 months in and not fully recovered, and in a more pessimistic/realistic moments, probably unlikely too .

But....I am whole.

Which at the time was NOT a given ..
So for that I am truly grateful.

A day of tinkering if the expected lack of rain is to believed.

Enjoy your days, all.
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You have done really well to have made such a good recovery and will continue to recover further.

18 years ago I was told that I would need to work at keeping the muscles strong in my injured leg every day for the rest of my life. I would never have a perfect leg but it would not need any more ops and it would be a functional leg even if not always completely pain free.

I must admit that it took a while (quite a long while) to come to terms with this but now I feel that I was lucky because many other cyclists have not survived being rammed by a van and actually I am a lot more active than a lot of people my age.
 
JohnEGreen said:
We have a smart meter and are on pre pay as that is what we prefer as we don't get large unexpected bills and we pay for our gas and electric as we go and if things go awry there is emergency provision if we ever should need it, we can also set aside savings on the account if we wish.
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That's good to hear. The problem seems to arise for people who can't manage their finances that way for one reason or another. As with everything else, there's no "one size fits all". For me, it probably would work too, but I want to be in charge of what happens in my life, as far as possible and giving up control to the power company, however good they are, and mine seems to be fine, just goes against the grain. There is also the issue that people on pre-payment schemes seem to pay more for their supply than everyone else.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
You have done really well to have made such a good recovery and will continue to recover further.

18 years ago I was told that I would need to work at keeping the muscles strong in my injured leg every day for the rest of my life. I would never have a perfect leg but it would not need any more ops and it would be a functional leg even if not always completely pain free.

I must admit that it took a while (quite a long while) to come to terms with this but now I feel that I was lucky because many other cyclists have not survived being rammed by a van and actually I am a lot more active than a lot of people my age.
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Thank you for that.
Just what I needed to hear, I think :)
 
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen, but not Mrs J who realised her grumpy quota for the week was low and is playing catch up.

Blood sugars this morning were 6.5

Now if you don’t mind me, me’s and myself are off to hide, probably for the rest of eternity.

Stay safe.
 
FBG 8.9 at 3.30 this morning. It was 5.0 when I went to bed at 10.30 last night but dropped into the 3's so, although it wasn't yet at hypo level, I had a jelly baby and that, clearly put BG well up.

Normal pain killers plus some extra codeine to try to get the legs working at 3.30 am - that put me back to sleep after a while and I woke up just before 9.0, so I'm well rested, but still having difficulty moving. Also still a bit groggy. Nuisance. I have things to do.

News yesterday of another death. A friend who lived on the mainland had breast cancer some time ago and it was thought to have been fixed, but next thing we knew it had spread all over. Last saw her in the summer and she was cheerful but resigned and determined to stay active as long as possible. She finally gave in to having to spend time in bed a few weeks ago and died yesterday morning. So what am I complaining about - I only have conditions that are difficult to live with - not to die from (if I'm careful).

Edit: typo - I had keyed in "difficult to love with" but meant "..to live with ..". Nothing should be difficult to love with.
 
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jjraak said:
Thank you for that.
Just what I needed to hear, I think :)
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I agree with @Krystyna23040
You will always improve on where you are now.
And you have done amazingly @jjraak

And while not the same thing, it has taken me and my brain a long time to come to terms with my cochlear implant. Where I went from no hearing to being able to hear sound all the time.
You have seen my posts where I have grumbled and hated it.
Finally in the last few months, about 15 years after the op (they did say they hadn't done anyone profoundly deaf since birth, and I was 60 years old, so I was an experiment), I can now more fully understand what hearing means.
I think it has taken this long for my brain to make connections that you learn as a baby and child growing up, because my brain had no experience or background for this, to make any connections.

There's so many things I now understand what hearing and sounds can tell you.

Just one I will mention. Mr Insensitive, Christmas Lights neighbour, has a dog, which barked so much, it drove me insane. And Mr Insensitive is always shouting at the dog, and sometimes you can hear a squeal from the dog. But that dog is an information giver by her barks. She knows when delivery drivers are in the area, or even the postman, and she has a different kind of bark for each one. And now I have learnt to know when the postman is in the area, and if I am expecting a parcel, I am ready at the door, waiting for the postman who is surprised to see me waiting. And I also know when the Amazon delivery driver is in the area, so now I do not need to look at my mobile all day to see where my parcel is, that dog barks a particular kind of bark for the Amazon delivery driver, and I know the delivery driver is within 2 to 4 stops away from me. That is how precise the information that dog is giving out and I get up and I go to the door and the Amazon delivery driver is quite surprised to see me!

I know which of her barks are not relevant to me now. And instead of grumbling like heck when she barks, and getting worked up about it, I give a little thank you prayer for her being an information giver. Her barking doesn't annoy me now. I know she is doing her job.

It has taken my brain/neural pathways nearly 15 years to work this out. It probably had to learn other things in order to get to this point.

So, your body @jjraak will be constantly working out, unbeknownst to you, with new neural information giver pathways to restore your body to the best possible capabilities. And it will go on for ever doing this..
 
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Morning all from a chilly, grey Eastern Peculiarity. Many would say both myself and my location but you can be the judge of that dear readers. @dunelm good news on the BP meters agreeing but less so on the swollen ankles. Stunning artwork so many thanks. @gennepher thanks for the creative - I saw both cats. I have an inkling both pieces would work as illustrations in a C S Lewis or Tolkien book - The cats and the carbs: a diabetic's journey Available from all good bookshops - younger readers, ask your grandparents @jjraak returning to the gym and the Zahawi there yet post both speak of you being on an upward curve. Splendid. @Annb hug for mobility issues and the loss of a friend. @Krystyna23040 great post on your recovery from the van incident. @gennepher amazing account of learning from dog barks. @alf_Josiah one imagines Mrs A J's account of events may make a much more compelling case for the prosecution. Is Long Suffering near Tilehurst? Super Salmon Salad day today so Elsie and I will be compatible. Anyone notice anything even worse than normal with all the SMT on yesterday's jolly? If they want to be re-elected, hiding would probably be their best bet. Enjoy your day or learn how to do better tomorrow.
 
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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone, it’s that book end day here in the dark and dangerous north. That day that can flip between the end of a week or the start of a long weekend or perhaps sneaking into a bank holiday. Choose wisely as it will effect your own personal financial crisis traveling at the weekend. My doctor has changed my blood pressure tablets regime - reducing my Amlodipine to 5mg a day due to swollen ankles and introducing some Lisinopril at 5mg a day. What fun - blood test in 2 weeks just for kicks and giggles by the feel my bottomist and a follow up consultation in 4 weeks time. The good news is that my little home blood pressure monitor bought in the aisle of mystery and surprises in Aldi several years ago concurs with the fancy GP practice one so keep taking the scores pal. Art bit - decided to add some yellow and red as well as a few plants. Have a smashing day if you can, even preparing tax returns can be fun until HMRC heckles you with a bill for not being funny. Koffy, there must surely be koffy.

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The.prils work on Ace1 and gave me a cough, the sartans work on Ace2 and I take 50mgs without the cough or problems.

Amlodipine gave me loads of muscle pain and this is amplified by taking Statins at the same time.
D.
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all from a chilly, grey Eastern peculiarity. Many would say both myself and my location but you can be the judge of that dear readers. @dunelm good news on the BP meters agreeing but less so on the swollen ankles. Stunning artwork so many thanks. @gennepher thanks for the creative - I saw both cats. I have an inkling both pieces would work as illustrations in a C S Lewis or Tolkien book - The cats and the carbs: a diabetics journey Available from all good bookshops - younger readers, ask your grandparents @jjraak returning to the gym and the Zahawi there yet post both speak of you being on an upward curve. Splendid. @Annb hug for mobility issues and the loss of a friend. @Krystyna23040 great post on your recovery from the van incident. @gennepher amazing account of learning from dog barks. @alf_Josiah one imagines Mrs A J's account of events may make a much more compelling case for the prosecution. Is Long suffering near Tilehurst? Super Salmon Salad day today so Elsie and I will be compatible. Anyone notice anything even worse than normal with all the SMT on yesterday's jolly? If they want to be re-elected hiding would probably be their best bet. Enjoy your day or learn how to do better tomorrow.
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Thanks @ianpspurs
Interesting!
And thanks again...
 
Good morning all. No testing today. Yesterday I went for my HbA1c blood test at midday. Whilst out of the house we decided to do some local food shopping. Instead of waiting for my usual salad lunch at home we ate out and had a warm, crispy tuna melt baguette and black tea. Not sensible given my present high blood sugars I know but I really enjoyed it.:D I reckon I did well to resist the many tempting cakes on display! :angelic: Also bought my first stocking filler gift for next Christmas! Next task is to collate relevant information ready for my GP appointment next Thursday to discuss my test results and future actions. Best wishes to you for today and the week-end ahead. :)
 
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