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Group 7-day waking average?

6.0 this morning and been busy packing for our trip to Eastbourne, leaving shortly. Tonight and Friday night in a hotel and tickets for the tennis SFs tomorrow, courtesy of my wife (birthday pressie).
Hope the weather's kind - bit unsettled here at the moment with a blustery wind and the chance of showers.

Hope everyone has a good day.
 
Just to revert to the Neem Oil conversation for a moment. Apologies to non-gardeners and for being off diabetes. My Fig tree in the back garden has suffered quite badly from the caterpillars of an insect invasion.

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I sprayed with Neem + water + soap last night. Here’s hoping … Bought an excellent electric sprayer from Amazon, so no more pumping!

Nick
 
Morning all. Haven't posted for a couple days but BG readings are 7.5 and 9.6. Suffering with the heat. If it rains today I will be standing outside enjoying a cool shower in a vest top and shorts.(thankfully we are not overlooked)

Congrats on HS earlier this week @goodybags
Love the photos @eggyg you always find such interesting places to walk
Hope that you receive your legacy soon @Pam123 .It's such a shame that your sister is being so obstructive. Maybe a solicitor's letter will expedite matters.

I have been messing around with the accessibility settings on my phone so I can see stuff a bit clearer. Really struggling with my eyesight at the moment. I have ordered very strong magnifying lenses on a headband which I hope will help. Had to use a handheld one this morning to read a couple of recipes in a book this morning.

Have a good week everyone and take care.
 
eggyg said:
Yet another early good morning. 5.3. So close.

Been awake since 4.30, up at 5. Already had breakfast, still loving the Fiasp now I’ve got the hang of it. Early doors appointment again, dentist at 9am. Just annual check up. We used to go every six months but after not being able to go for three years because of Covid and then not being able to get an appointment, I realised that’s excessive, and expensive. I’ve got very good teeth and after being charged £374 last year for the two of us for a check up, visit to hygienists and a deposit towards this appointment, I’m skipping the hygienist, Mr Eggy still having his appointment, he drinks red wine and black tea! I’m tempted to just go every two years, if they’ve put the prices up again this year, that’s what I’m going to do. They’ve got us over a barrel as they know we won’t be able to get an NHS dentist anytime soon. Rant over! 😡

Had a brilliant hike yesterday, the rain stayed away and it was a nice temperature to walk in. We walked part of the Coast to Coast path, (St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay), we did Bowness Knott carpark to Black Sail YHA. We met two ladies who were doing it for their 70th birthdays, one is 70 next week and the other in August. Inspirational. I walked with them for a while whilst Mr Eggy dallied taking photos. We had lunch together in the Black Sail YHA, what a fabulous place that is, if we were 40 years younger we would be tempted to stay, but not sure I could share a room with strangers, in a bunk bed! We’ve missed our slot! 😉
Anyhoo, we walked 13.5 miles. Did our stretches before getting in the car so I’m fine today, Mr Eggy walking like an old man and oohing and ahhing every time he has to get off the sofa!

Have a grand day, wet and miserable here all day. Urghh!

Here’s a few photos of the Ennerdale area, and the famous Black Sail YHA. There’s no easy way up there, it’s six miles from the car park, but I don’t suppose anyone staying is bringing the kitchen sink like we do when we go on holiday!
Selfie before we became disheveled and sweaty!
Low hanging cloud over Pillar Rock.
A young roe deer.
Black Sail YHA.
More cloud over the assent to Honister. We didn’t do that, we crossed back over the river, over a ford where I got my feet very wet, through the nature reserve and back down to the carpark.
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OMG Black Sail youth hostel looks just the same as 60 years ago when I stayed there as a teenager. Fantastic to see it still exists.
 
Leadinglights said:
OMG Black Sail youth hostel looks just the same as 60 years ago when I stayed there as a teenager. Fantastic to see it still exists.
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It is amazing. It has an honesty cafe, tea/coffee, biscuits, crisps and fruit. The toilets were sparkling and well equipped, plenty of loo roll and soap. And of course the views. <3
 
silver minion said:
I have been messing around with the accessibility settings on my phone so I can see stuff a bit clearer. Really struggling with my eyesight at the moment. I have ordered very strong magnifying lenses on a headband which I hope will help. Had to use a handheld one this morning to read a couple of recipes in a book this morning.
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There are a few Android apps that use your phone's camera as a magnifier. I'm not sure about iPhones.
This is one I use:
play.google.com

Magnifying Glass + Flashlight - Apps on Google Play

Magnifier, Restaurant Menu Reader, Prescription Magnifying Glass & Flashlight
play.google.com play.google.com

It's particularly handy in the supermarket when you're trying to read minute lettering on product labels. :D

Dez
 
Morning all. A happy 4.4 for me earlier this overcast morning.

Have a good day folks and stay well.
 
ColinUK said:
Missed posting yesterday. Dunno why!

Anyway… 6.0 this AM.

Gym, volunteering and then Sadler’s East tonight.

@Pam123 Heads up that your estranged sister, as executor, has a legal obligation to ensure that the estate is settled in full, in accordance with the will and in a timely fashion. If you think she’s unnecessarily delaying things or not being open and honest with you and your brother then consider consulting a solicitor. Especially as we’re talking about life changing sums. Hopefully it won’t be necessary though.
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I was thinking about speaking to a solicitor if it comes to it, my brother seams to think that once she has taken the probate grant and dads will they should pay out straight away, and there is only a small amount to pay the care home which I believe has to be done first, its how long she intends messing about taking the paperwork in.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Morning

4.3 today, didn’t eat much in the evening after a very sweaty run in 29 degrees, all I wanted to do was drink. Today I am taking mum to hospital regarding laser treatment on her right eye, she had the left eye done earlier this year. This evening is the 2 hr yoga class which is lovely.

@eggyg - lovely photos

@Pam123 - totally agree with @ColinUK advice regarding your late father’s will. 4 1/2 years and my later FIL is not settled, FIL house is now sold subject to contract, but it took from Dec 2020 to Feb 2025 due to someone else’s actions.
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that's terrible having all the stress for such a long time, the only reason I know approx how much he left us was because I refused to agree to let her go to probate unless she told me, I just wanted to have the same information as my other siblings. its. when my mum passed away 15 years ago she left me and my 2 sisters a valuable ring each, she told us all years before, anyway when she died dad didn't want to part with anything, and I was fine with that. when he passed last year I asked her about the ring and she said she had given the ring in question so my other sisters daughter claiming dad told her to.
 
Pam123 said:
I was thinking about speaking to a solicitor if it comes to it, my brother seams to think that once she has taken the probate grant and dads will they should pay out straight away, and there is only a small amount to pay the care home which I believe has to be done first, its how long she intends messing about taking the paperwork in.
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Many solicitors offer a free 30min consultation or the Citizens Advise Bureau.
Do you have Legal Protection on your house insurance policy as that may cover what you need.
The sooner you act the better before something is done that cannot be rectified.
 
Leadinglights said:
Many solicitors offer a free 30min consultation or the Citizens Advise Bureau.
Do you have Legal Protection on your house insurance policy as that may cover what you need.
The sooner you act the better before something is done that cannot be rectified.
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yes we do have legal protection on our house insurance if I don't hear from my brother over the next few days that she has taken the papers to the bank I will seek advice.
 
forgot with all this agro over my sister to post my BS 6 this morning that's high for me, were off to the mobile CT Scan this afternoon for hubby 6 month scan then the dreaded 2 week wait for the results, were going out for a meal tonight I don't feel like it but he wants to go.
 
07:49 BS 4.9 but, not waking as yet again I forgot about & slept through my sensor change: literally just tossed over in bed & scanned; dropped right off to sleep again!

A Very G’Day Mates & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

Will catch up later when I get up properly as the midday alarm woke me up so, I just stabbed in a new sensor! Tresiba will not be going in yet as I’m pretty sure I forgot to put it in at midday yesterday? The alarm went off in the middle of me doing something & I remembered bashing it off & I put the libre entry in but, I don’t remember doing it, at the time. I had breakfast just after 13:00 & things seemed as usual until around the 4 hour mark when it rose a little but, I was making beef sandwiches for lunch so, put it down to a temporary cooking rise. But, as the hours went by after that my BS is rose & rose every time I scanned. I was a bit distracted watching the 1980 production of Shogun & my mind was a bit slow to notice but, eventually around 22:00 I DID & tried to think back DID I inject my basal. The entry was there & I clearly intended to do it but, finished what the alarm interrupted from doing & not the injection. So, I put in the 48 & stayed up as long as I could to scan in case I was wrong. Things started to move down slowly & I fell asleep at some point in relief as I wasn’t going hypo!

I still feel tired now & will try & get some more sleep!

Oh! I got my prescriptions fir reusable pens yesterday & the cartridges although, I have a 1.5 boxes of the disposable NR & 1 bix of Tresiba left to go through first! Still, to try out try new pens I put a cartridge in each pen, blue for NR & grey for Tresiba, & there’s a timer on each pen stating the time since the last use & the dose so, that’ll save me from those numpty moments!

Right! See if I can get some more sleep? Catch up laters!
 
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