Group 7-day waking average?

[eggyg]

That’s frustrating @Spozkins ...hope things settle for you soon.
Hats off to the House Specials.

@eggyg what are you going to make first with your new toy? I’m just back from walk and going to make some ...I’ll whisper...triple choc biscotti...which in theory will keep for up to four weeks...although unlikely while our son is still home 🙄🙂

Oh I’m not sure what to do first. It’s just arrived and I’ve unpacked it all. It’s a sturdy piece of kit I’ll give it that! It’s got a folding paddle so was thinking cheese soufflé, I made then for the first time a few weeks ago and they were ok but apparently this machine is great for soufflés . Or a simple Victoria sponge? The world is my lobster!
One of my favourites things to bake is chocolate brownies, which apparently can last up to two weeks in an airtight tub! Have you ever heard anything so funny?
Here’s the new toy, all nice and shiny and new. It won’t last long looking like that, I assure you! I can visualise the fingerprints already!

 

[HenryBennett]

Great Danes on the whole do not slobber half as much as blood hounds. Some are better than others though.

I like most dogs and was brought up with having a dog or dogs around. But we limited them to the kitchen and outdoors. No puppies piddling in the house, no dogs on the furniture, sleeping on beds, begging at the dinner table or licking faces. So, since getting married, we’ve had cats but never dogs. But each to his own.

All of our close friends are dog owners/lovers. We had a Zoom catch up on Monday night. Our friend Ros owns two Golden Retrievers, and has had the breed for many many years. She was telling us she’s just discovered dried fish skin cubes on Amazon that the two dogs absolutely love. She was showing us what they are and how the dogs love them. Handling this dried fish skin, dog breathing in her face and then running her fingers through her hair. Whoa! 😳😳

 

[eggyg]

I need to bake soon as well so inspire me @eggyg I made chocolate shortbread last Friday and Death by Chocolate on Saturday but my son finished the Death by Chocolate last night and I suspect my wife was on the chocolate shortbread last night as we have dropped from 5 pieces to only 1 🙂

One of my very favourite things to bake is carrot cake. All in one bakes are the best. No faffing, all in the bowl and whisk.
This is my tried and tested recipe. You can add finely chopped walnuts or orange peel if you want. I like walnuts in it.

225g softened butter or spread
350g caster sugar
4 large eggs
175g wholemeal SR flour ( I use white I haven’t any wholemeal.)
125g plain flour sieved with 2tsps cinnamon and 1tsp bicarbonate of soda.
3 large carrots, peeled and grated

For the topping.
125g soft cream cheese
Icing sugar to taste
Rind of half a lemon.

Place all ingredients in a bowl and beat together. I use two loaf tins and divide the mixture,( freeze one) the recipe calls for a 20cm square tin.
180degrees or gas 4 for 45/55 minutes. When cool top with cream cheese mix. Or if loafs, cut in half length ways and sandwich with mixture.

I think that may be my first bake with my new toy. My shoulders are rejoicing as we speak.

 

[HenryBennett]

Or a simple Victoria sponge? The world is my lobster!

Nice mixer. Victoria sponge is my absolute favourite and before being diagnosed with the dreaded “D“ I used to bake it quite often to share with our friends - just two of us in this household.

(That Hilda Ogdenism always makes me laugh).

 

[eggyg]

Nice mixer. Victoria sponge is my absolute favourite and before being diagnosed with the dreaded “D“ I used to bake it quite often to share with our friends - just two of us in this household.

(That Hilda Ogdenism always makes me laugh).

I freeze the Vicky sponge in Tupperware boxes. It is fine when it’s defrosted. I also like that Hilda Ogden saying, I just wish I had a Muriel too! 😉

 

[AJLang]

Good afternoon everyone. 10.0 this morning after a 5.4 yesterday morning.

 

[HenryBennett]

I just wish I had a Muriel too!

She was brilliant.

 

[RirisR]

If you take 7 days blood pressure measurements and divide by 6, of course you’ll get a huge answer. You can only get a daily average by dividing by the number of days' readings. When OH did it, he was told to disregard the first day's reading, (in case he was nervous and sent it up more than usual, I think), so he had taken 7 days readings, he left the first one out, totalled up the following 6 days, then divided by 6.

How does that work I still do not get it Ive taken left arm and right arm measurements twice a day am and pm
so thats 4 measurements a day for 6 days and it still doesn't add up to anything like a bp should I
know, I'll say it before anyone else does I seem to be thick

 

[EllsBells]

How does that work I still do not get it Ive taken left arm and right arm measurements twice a day am and pm
so thats 4 measurements a day for 6 days and it still doesn't add up to anything like a bp should I
know, I'll say it before anyone else does I seem to be thick

Not thick at all - just not logical! 😉

6 days of 4 readings:
Average will be: sum of 24 readings / 24

If you only wanted an average of a particular day it would be: sum of 4 readings / 4

 

[RirisR]

Not thick at all - just not logical! 😉

6 days of 4 readings:
Average will be: sum of 24 readings / 24

If you only wanted an average of a particular day it would be: sum of 4 readings / 4

Thanks for that I can tell you I was asked to add up all the readings and divide them by
6 now that was written in the little print at the bottom I understand now what you are saying
but why did they write it like that stupid or what ??? need a lie down now 🙄

 

[EllsBells]

Thanks for that I can tell you I was asked to add up all the readings and divide them by
6 now that was written in the little print at the bottom I understand now what you are saying
but why did they write it like that stupid or what ??? need a lie down now 🙄

That equation works if you add up your 4 readings for each day. Then you add the six totals together and divide by six.

 

[HenryBennett]

Thanks for that I can tell you I was asked to add up all the readings and divide them by
6 now that was written in the little print at the bottom I understand now what you are saying
but why did they write it like that stupid or what ??? need a lie down now 🙄

It sounds, possibly, that they’ve not made it clear it’s to be done separately for the systolic and diastolic. Or have I lost the thread?

Apologies if this has been explained:

Blood pressure test

Find out why a blood pressure test is important, how it’s done and what your blood pressure reading might mean.

www.nhs.uk

 

[eggyg]

Balcony gardening done. Although I now want another bamboo and another Cyprus totem

And I quite fancy an espalier fruit tree to go right up against the west facing brick wall.

Hanging basket and the little troughs are now full of fuchsias and that bamboo was a pain to free from the nursery pot. I had to saw it out.

Hopefully the banana will put on some growth this year and then I’ll see about moving it to a larger pot next year.

Tried something new this time instead of crocks and that was to shove cardboard at the bottom of the new pots with a hefty scoop or two or gravel. Hopefully that'll act as a bit of a sponge and help keep the banana and bamboo from drying out.

Was intending to pot up the palm but cut it back to let some new pups develop a bit on the mother plant and I’ll get something for it next year but it’s happy as is.

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Balcony gardening done. Although I now want another bamboo and another Cyprus totem

And I quite fancy an espalier fruit tree to go right up against the west facing brick wall.

Hanging basket and the little troughs are now full of fuchsias and that bamboo was a pain to free from the nursery pot. I had to saw it out.

Hopefully the banana will put on some growth this year and then I’ll see about moving it to a larger pot next year.

Tried something new this time instead of crocks and that was to shove cardboard at the bottom of the new pots with a hefty scoop or two or gravel. Hopefully that'll act as a bit of a sponge and help keep the banana and bamboo from drying out.

Was intending to pot up the palm but cut it back to let some new pups develop a bit on the mother plant and I’ll get something for it next year but it’s happy as is.

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Looks amazing Colin. Your balcony must be a decent size. We’ve an espalier Bramley apple. We bought it from Aldi for about £6 years ago. It’s on a south facing wall. The first year we got four apples, we’ve had a year without any, frost got it. But we get loads of apples most years. We store some, make chutney, apple sauce, pies, crumbles etc. It’s massive now couldn’t fit it all in the photo!

 

[RirisR]

It sounds, possibly, that they’ve not made it clear it’s to be done separately for the systolic and diastolic. Or have I lost the thread?

Apologies if this has been explained:

Blood pressure test

Find out why a blood pressure test is important, how it’s done and what your blood pressure reading might mean.

www.nhs.uk

No Henry yr Ok its just the printing of the leaflet thanks all for the replies xx

 

[Christy]

I’m guessing they mean average the systolic and average the diastolic separately. Hopefully that doesn’t give you 250 over anything!!

...and wouldn't you divide by the number of days i.e. 7 (not 6)? Doesn't make sense otherwise. Woops, just realised someone else has suggested that!

 

[freesia]

Balcony gardening done. Although I now want another bamboo and another Cyprus totem

And I quite fancy an espalier fruit tree to go right up against the west facing brick wall.

Hanging basket and the little troughs are now full of fuchsias and that bamboo was a pain to free from the nursery pot. I had to saw it out.

Hopefully the banana will put on some growth this year and then I’ll see about moving it to a larger pot next year.

Tried something new this time instead of crocks and that was to shove cardboard at the bottom of the new pots with a hefty scoop or two or gravel. Hopefully that'll act as a bit of a sponge and help keep the banana and bamboo from drying out.

Was intending to pot up the palm but cut it back to let some new pups develop a bit on the mother plant and I’ll get something for it next year but it’s happy as is.

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Looks lovely @ColinUK. It will be fantastic when its all flowering

 

[freesia]

Oh I’m not sure what to do first. It’s just arrived and I’ve unpacked it all. It’s a sturdy piece of kit I’ll give it that! It’s got a folding paddle so was thinking cheese soufflé, I made then for the first time a few weeks ago and they were ok but apparently this machine is great for soufflés . Or a simple Victoria sponge? The world is my lobster!
One of my favourites things to bake is chocolate brownies, which apparently can last up to two weeks in an airtight tub! Have you ever heard anything so funny?
Here’s the new toy, all nice and shiny and new. It won’t last long looking like that, I assure you! I can visualise the fingerprints already!

Looks a very smart piece @eggyg. Looking forward to seeing your baking.

 

[Inamuddle]

hello everyone. Sorry been unwell for a few days, getting better now. Was a whopping 15 this morning though, but gone down to 5.4 during the day. Hope you are all okay.

 

[SueEK]

Sorry to hear this, hope you’re feeling better now (((hugs))) x

 

[Lanny]

Just going to bed after a lovely cuppa! Wiped out after trip to hospital & back! Holiday timetable still in effect so, not as many buses & had to wait for the 17:31 bus to Ballymoney! Had a ham & cheese sandwich in the hospital lobby while waiting! Just the phone diabetic review next week! I hope the HBa1c isn’t too bad? 🙄 Just in the door & made a cuppa, will drink it now & stick in my evening LR before I hit the sack! Those long hospital corridors wiped me out! Snoozing with a stream of z’s emoji! Goodnight all!😉