ColinUK
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ooh I forgot that I've skipped some meds for 4 days as well...
Took all scheduled ones this morning and refilled my dosset box for the week.
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Took all scheduled ones this morning and refilled my dosset box for the week.
Bloden
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Biggest mall in the world, apparently, so I just had to visit. It was BIG. No wonder mall-walking is a thing in North America. You’d clock up thousands of steps in no time!
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God morning 🙂 7.4 for me today 🙂
Morning All.
Keeping the same theme of 7.4 as Northerner so in very good company.
It was my 2nd waking up as the pooch had me out walking the mean streets of Cheshire at 3pm and then back up at 5.30.I did not take an earlier reading but in the interim Dawn P has been busy.
So a nice lie down needed and as usual really look forward to Easter break so will have a trial run this w/ end with garden centres/ cafes and in fact is nicer as less busy.
My wife is really looking forward to the better weather to get in the garden but have to get over the Arctic blast first brrrr.
Anyway will no doubt check in later but have a great w/ end all
Keeping the same theme of 7.4 as Northerner so in very good company.
It was my 2nd waking up as the pooch had me out walking the mean streets of Cheshire at 3pm and then back up at 5.30.I did not take an earlier reading but in the interim Dawn P has been busy.
So a nice lie down needed and as usual really look forward to Easter break so will have a trial run this w/ end with garden centres/ cafes and in fact is nicer as less busy.
My wife is really looking forward to the better weather to get in the garden but have to get over the Arctic blast first brrrr.
Anyway will no doubt check in later but have a great w/ end all
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Good morning! A reasonable 6.2 (HS + 1) for me.
Bright with light cloud.
Bright with light cloud.
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Good morning everyone
Would you credit it ... BG another 5.2 and that after yesterday gobbling down a whole easter egg and some wine along with my usuall tea too. Mind you I did a lot of prolonged exercise during the day ...
Two HS in a row ... just one more for my name in the great hall of fame...
Today more prolonged exercise, and setting up the sound system in the church this evening for the service tomorrow.
Have a great day today whatever you are doing
Would you credit it ... BG another 5.2 and that after yesterday gobbling down a whole easter egg and some wine along with my usuall tea too. Mind you I did a lot of prolonged exercise during the day ...
Two HS in a row ... just one more for my name in the great hall of fame...
Today more prolonged exercise, and setting up the sound system in the church this evening for the service tomorrow.
Have a great day today whatever you are doing
MikeyBikey
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Just missed a HS as FOTF dropped BG to 5.3. There must be a level where it doesn't move at all. All I know somewhere around 8 FOTF takes it up and the higher my waking BG the faster the climb!
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Morning folks. 6.4 and a unicorn, I really thought they had become extinct again in Eggyland.
Yesterday’s meal out was a tad disappointing. I had hoped we’d share and have a nice mix of things but with one vegetarian and one ( fussy) non red meat eater it wasn’t happening. I chose the Korean belly pork, not spicy enough and we all agreed our sticky rice was very bland. The company was good though and in the end I didn’t drive, I had my chauffeur drop me off, so I had a nice ( large) glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Home at 3ish to chaos, youngest daughter, Zara and Eden were in residence. Gave them their Easter presents as we won’t see them on Easter Sunday, we’ll be too busy preparing for them all coming on Easter Monday for a sit down three course meal! 16 all together, although TBF Eden won’t need anything! We’ve decided to have a joint celebration as eldest daughter turns 40 on 3rd April! I actually can’t believe it as I’m only 29! 😉 For once they’re not lambing on or around her birthday, they tupped the ewes later so it doesn’t start for another 3/4 weeks. It’ll be all go when we return from Brighton late on Good Friday. I’ll have to hit the shops/ butchers early doors on the Saturday, we’re going out to a charity event on the evening, then we’ll spend two days prepping for the meal and rearranging furniture, meal isn’t until 6.30 as middle daughter working. We’ll definitely need another holiday after all that!
Today is doing final preparations for the break, a bit ironing, tidying the house etc.
Have a super, splendid Saturday. Very cold, but sunny, and gusty here!
@Gwynn congratulations, again.
Updated photo of the newest arrival, and Zara, there’s no show without Punch!
Yesterday’s meal out was a tad disappointing. I had hoped we’d share and have a nice mix of things but with one vegetarian and one ( fussy) non red meat eater it wasn’t happening. I chose the Korean belly pork, not spicy enough and we all agreed our sticky rice was very bland. The company was good though and in the end I didn’t drive, I had my chauffeur drop me off, so I had a nice ( large) glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Home at 3ish to chaos, youngest daughter, Zara and Eden were in residence. Gave them their Easter presents as we won’t see them on Easter Sunday, we’ll be too busy preparing for them all coming on Easter Monday for a sit down three course meal! 16 all together, although TBF Eden won’t need anything! We’ve decided to have a joint celebration as eldest daughter turns 40 on 3rd April! I actually can’t believe it as I’m only 29! 😉 For once they’re not lambing on or around her birthday, they tupped the ewes later so it doesn’t start for another 3/4 weeks. It’ll be all go when we return from Brighton late on Good Friday. I’ll have to hit the shops/ butchers early doors on the Saturday, we’re going out to a charity event on the evening, then we’ll spend two days prepping for the meal and rearranging furniture, meal isn’t until 6.30 as middle daughter working. We’ll definitely need another holiday after all that!
Today is doing final preparations for the break, a bit ironing, tidying the house etc.
Have a super, splendid Saturday. Very cold, but sunny, and gusty here!
@Gwynn congratulations, again.
Updated photo of the newest arrival, and Zara, there’s no show without Punch!
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Bloden
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Morning folks. 🙂 5.3 here...always the bridesmaid, eh?😎
You’ve got to laugh - I opened the curtains at 7 to a beautiful sunny Spring morning. Just 15 minutes later, grey sky and rain. If I close the curtains and go back to bed, will the sun come out again? If only!
You’ve got to laugh - I opened the curtains at 7 to a beautiful sunny Spring morning. Just 15 minutes later, grey sky and rain. If I close the curtains and go back to bed, will the sun come out again? If only!
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Morning all. And thank you all for listening to my venting yesterday.
Had a call with my ISVA yesterday and lent on her for emotional support. Her role is to provide both practical and emotional support to survivors who are engaged with the legal system but I don’t tend to turn to her for emotional stuff very often. Yesterday it was what I needed though.
She fired off a quick email to the SOIT to say outline that I am struggling with the emotional impact of the ongoing investigation and I followed that up with a few more specifics and requesting a face to face.
SOIT is OOO until halfway through the week so I won’t hear anything for a few days.
Talking with Laura and sending the emails to SOIT helped though.
Saw family in the evening and didn’t tell them what has been going on. I wanted to let things settle a bit and see how I feel during the week. They’ll support me if I decide to withdraw support for the investigation or not, that’s a given.
After dinner we played UNO NO MERCY which quickly descended into chaos before it was put back in the drawer and out came UNO FLIP which is hilarious!
Dosset box filled. Morning meds taken.
6.8
Had a call with my ISVA yesterday and lent on her for emotional support. Her role is to provide both practical and emotional support to survivors who are engaged with the legal system but I don’t tend to turn to her for emotional stuff very often. Yesterday it was what I needed though.
She fired off a quick email to the SOIT to say outline that I am struggling with the emotional impact of the ongoing investigation and I followed that up with a few more specifics and requesting a face to face.
SOIT is OOO until halfway through the week so I won’t hear anything for a few days.
Talking with Laura and sending the emails to SOIT helped though.
Saw family in the evening and didn’t tell them what has been going on. I wanted to let things settle a bit and see how I feel during the week. They’ll support me if I decide to withdraw support for the investigation or not, that’s a given.
After dinner we played UNO NO MERCY which quickly descended into chaos before it was put back in the drawer and out came UNO FLIP which is hilarious!
Dosset box filled. Morning meds taken.
6.8
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5.9 on a lovely Berkshire morning with blue sky all around and not a cloud in sight. Cool though - not forecast to get into double figures today and there are showers coming later, with a 100% probability around lunchtime, so if I'm going to get the mower out it had better be this morning. Might be home alone for much of the day as my wife is heading up to Bedford shortly to visit family, returning tomorrow, and Saturday is our youngest's 2-10 shift at Sainsbury's. Not sure what our eldest is doing as he didn't get in until well past midnight after a reunion in London with his pals from Uni. One thing's for sure, though - he's not doing his usual Saturday Park Run or he'd be up already.
Whatever your plans enjoy the start to the weekend.
Whatever your plans enjoy the start to the weekend.
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A 4.5 for me this morning. Sainsbos delivery this morning. They gave me a £10 voucher to make up for last week's delivery debacle - which was nice.
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An Ozzy first - woo hoo ! Joining @Gwynn today!
Feels weird to be evening here and you guys are just starting your Saturday. We had a lovely day today, visited Bondi Beach in the morning and had some lunch at the Opera House (@ColinUK - you would have been proud of us!), but maybe AU$28 (about £14) for some finger sandwiches and crisps, even if they were nice, is a little steep!
Enjoy your Saturday!
Feels weird to be evening here and you guys are just starting your Saturday. We had a lovely day today, visited Bondi Beach in the morning and had some lunch at the Opera House (@ColinUK - you would have been proud of us!), but maybe AU$28 (about £14) for some finger sandwiches and crisps, even if they were nice, is a little steep!
Enjoy your Saturday!
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I actually preferred Manly Beach when I visited. The juice bar did me a low sugar juice which gets a blank response in most of the UK. On my travels I found the average Australian, German (large choice of low carb cakes in cafes) and Swiss had a fat better understanding if diabetes than the average UK citizen!
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Forgot to mention that it’s yet another Jewish festival. And yes it’s another one that’s basically “we’re Jews, someone tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat!”
The festival is Purim and this is the narrative (lifted from Wikipedia)
The Book of Esther begins with a six-month (180-day) drinking feast given by King Ahasuerus of the Persian Empire for the army and Media and the satraps and princes of the 127 provinces of his kingdom, concluding with a seven-day drinking feast for the inhabitants of Shushan (Susa), rich and poor, and a separate drinking feast for the women organized by Queen Vashti in the pavilion of the royal courtyard.
At this feast, Ahasuerus gets thoroughly drunk, and at the prompting of his courtiers, orders his wife Vashti to "display her beauty" before the nobles and populace, wearing her royal crown. One rabbinical tradition of the Oral Torah interprets this to mean that he wanted her to wear only her royal crown, meaning that she would be naked, though this is not explicitly indicated by the biblical text. Her refusal prompts Ahasuerus to have her removed from her post. Ahasuerus then orders all young women to be presented to him, so that he can choose a new queen to replace Vashti. One of these is Esther, who was orphaned at a young age and is being fostered by her first cousin Mordecai. She finds favor in the King's eyes, and is made his new wife. Esther does not reveal her origins or that she is Jewish, as Mordecai told her not to. Based on the choice of words used in the text (and since the Torah permits an uncle to marry his niece), some rabbinic commentators state that she was actually Mordecai's wife.
Shortly afterwards, Mordecai discovers a plot by two palace guards Bigthan and Teresh to kill Ahasuerus. They are apprehended and hanged, and Mordecai's service to the King is recorded in the daily record of the court.[15]
Ahasuerus appoints Haman as his viceroy. Mordecai, who sits at the palace gates, falls into Haman's disfavor as he refuses to bow down to him. Having found out that Mordecai is Jewish, Haman plans to kill not just Mordecai but the entire Jewish minority in the empire. Obtaining Ahasuerus' permission and funds to execute this plan, he casts lots ("purim") to choose the date on which to do this—the 14th of the month of Adar. When Mordecai finds out about the plans, he puts on sackcloth and ashes, a sign of mourning, publicly weeping and lamenting, and many other Jews in Shushan and other parts of Ahasuerus' empire do likewise, with widespread penitence and fasting. Esther discovers what has transpired; there follows an exchange of messages between her and Mordecai, with Hatach, one of the palace servants, as the intermediary. Mordecai requests that she intercede with the King on behalf of the embattled Jews; she replies that nobody is allowed to approach the King, under penalty of death.
Mordecai warns her that she will not be any safer in the palace than any other Jew, says that if she keeps silent, salvation for the Jews will arrive from some other quarter but "you and your father's house (family line) will perish," and suggests that she was elevated to the position of queen to be of help in just such an emergency. Esther has a change of heart, says she will fast and pray for three days and will then approach the King to seek his help, despite the law against doing so, and "if I perish, I perish." She also requests that Mordecai tell all Jews of Shushan to fast and pray for three days together with her. On the third day, she seeks an audience with Ahasuerus, during which she invites him to a feast in the company of Haman. During the feast, she asks them to attend a further feast the next evening. Meanwhile, Haman is again offended by Mordecai's refusal to bow to him; egged on by his wife Zeresh and unidentified friends, he builds a gallows for Mordecai, with the intention to hang him there the very next day.[16]
That night, Ahasuerus suffers from insomnia, and when the court's daily records are read to him to help him fall asleep, he learns of the services rendered by Mordecai in the earlier plot against his life. Ahasuerus asks whether anything was done for Mordecai and is told that he received no recognition for saving the King's life. Just then, Haman appears, and King Ahasuerus asks him what should be done for the man that the King wishes to honor. Thinking that the King is referring to Haman himself, Haman says that the honoree should be dressed in the King's royal robes and led around on the King's royal horse. To Haman's horror, the king instructs Haman to render such honors to Mordecai.[17]
Later that evening, Ahasuerus and Haman attend Esther's second banquet, at which she reveals that she is Jewish and that Haman is planning to exterminate her people, which includes her. Ahasuerus becomes enraged and instead orders Haman hanged on the gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai. The previous decree against the Jewish people could not be nullified, so the King allows Mordecai and Esther to write another decree as they wish. They decree that Jewish people may preemptively kill those thought to pose a lethal risk. As a result, on 13 Adar, 500 attackers and Haman's 10 sons are killed in Shushan. Throughout the empire 75,000 of the Jewish peoples' enemies are killed.[18] On the 14th, another 300 are killed in Shushan. No spoilsare taken.[19]
Mordecai assumes the position of second in rank to Ahasuerus, and institutes an annual commemoration of the delivery of the Jewish people from annihilation.
Now the food bit!
It’s traditional to eat sort of biscuit things shaped like Hamans hat. They’re called Hamantaschen and they’re delicious!
I bought some different versions to take to the folks yesterday, lemon marzipan stuffed, jam centred, chocolate and hazelnut and the most traditional version which is filled with poppy seeds.
I’d intended to take pics of them all nicely arranged on a plate but the pastry is so ridiculously short that they all broke in my bag so we just picked at lots of broken bits over a cuppa or two.
If you have a local Gail’s then they sell the marzipan ones. Otherwise a good Jewish deli or bakery may have some but some commercial ones are awfully dry and over sweet.
They look like this:
The festival is Purim and this is the narrative (lifted from Wikipedia)
The Book of Esther begins with a six-month (180-day) drinking feast given by King Ahasuerus of the Persian Empire for the army and Media and the satraps and princes of the 127 provinces of his kingdom, concluding with a seven-day drinking feast for the inhabitants of Shushan (Susa), rich and poor, and a separate drinking feast for the women organized by Queen Vashti in the pavilion of the royal courtyard.
At this feast, Ahasuerus gets thoroughly drunk, and at the prompting of his courtiers, orders his wife Vashti to "display her beauty" before the nobles and populace, wearing her royal crown. One rabbinical tradition of the Oral Torah interprets this to mean that he wanted her to wear only her royal crown, meaning that she would be naked, though this is not explicitly indicated by the biblical text. Her refusal prompts Ahasuerus to have her removed from her post. Ahasuerus then orders all young women to be presented to him, so that he can choose a new queen to replace Vashti. One of these is Esther, who was orphaned at a young age and is being fostered by her first cousin Mordecai. She finds favor in the King's eyes, and is made his new wife. Esther does not reveal her origins or that she is Jewish, as Mordecai told her not to. Based on the choice of words used in the text (and since the Torah permits an uncle to marry his niece), some rabbinic commentators state that she was actually Mordecai's wife.
Shortly afterwards, Mordecai discovers a plot by two palace guards Bigthan and Teresh to kill Ahasuerus. They are apprehended and hanged, and Mordecai's service to the King is recorded in the daily record of the court.[15]
Ahasuerus appoints Haman as his viceroy. Mordecai, who sits at the palace gates, falls into Haman's disfavor as he refuses to bow down to him. Having found out that Mordecai is Jewish, Haman plans to kill not just Mordecai but the entire Jewish minority in the empire. Obtaining Ahasuerus' permission and funds to execute this plan, he casts lots ("purim") to choose the date on which to do this—the 14th of the month of Adar. When Mordecai finds out about the plans, he puts on sackcloth and ashes, a sign of mourning, publicly weeping and lamenting, and many other Jews in Shushan and other parts of Ahasuerus' empire do likewise, with widespread penitence and fasting. Esther discovers what has transpired; there follows an exchange of messages between her and Mordecai, with Hatach, one of the palace servants, as the intermediary. Mordecai requests that she intercede with the King on behalf of the embattled Jews; she replies that nobody is allowed to approach the King, under penalty of death.
Mordecai warns her that she will not be any safer in the palace than any other Jew, says that if she keeps silent, salvation for the Jews will arrive from some other quarter but "you and your father's house (family line) will perish," and suggests that she was elevated to the position of queen to be of help in just such an emergency. Esther has a change of heart, says she will fast and pray for three days and will then approach the King to seek his help, despite the law against doing so, and "if I perish, I perish." She also requests that Mordecai tell all Jews of Shushan to fast and pray for three days together with her. On the third day, she seeks an audience with Ahasuerus, during which she invites him to a feast in the company of Haman. During the feast, she asks them to attend a further feast the next evening. Meanwhile, Haman is again offended by Mordecai's refusal to bow to him; egged on by his wife Zeresh and unidentified friends, he builds a gallows for Mordecai, with the intention to hang him there the very next day.[16]
That night, Ahasuerus suffers from insomnia, and when the court's daily records are read to him to help him fall asleep, he learns of the services rendered by Mordecai in the earlier plot against his life. Ahasuerus asks whether anything was done for Mordecai and is told that he received no recognition for saving the King's life. Just then, Haman appears, and King Ahasuerus asks him what should be done for the man that the King wishes to honor. Thinking that the King is referring to Haman himself, Haman says that the honoree should be dressed in the King's royal robes and led around on the King's royal horse. To Haman's horror, the king instructs Haman to render such honors to Mordecai.[17]
Later that evening, Ahasuerus and Haman attend Esther's second banquet, at which she reveals that she is Jewish and that Haman is planning to exterminate her people, which includes her. Ahasuerus becomes enraged and instead orders Haman hanged on the gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai. The previous decree against the Jewish people could not be nullified, so the King allows Mordecai and Esther to write another decree as they wish. They decree that Jewish people may preemptively kill those thought to pose a lethal risk. As a result, on 13 Adar, 500 attackers and Haman's 10 sons are killed in Shushan. Throughout the empire 75,000 of the Jewish peoples' enemies are killed.[18] On the 14th, another 300 are killed in Shushan. No spoilsare taken.[19]
Mordecai assumes the position of second in rank to Ahasuerus, and institutes an annual commemoration of the delivery of the Jewish people from annihilation.
Now the food bit!
It’s traditional to eat sort of biscuit things shaped like Hamans hat. They’re called Hamantaschen and they’re delicious!
I bought some different versions to take to the folks yesterday, lemon marzipan stuffed, jam centred, chocolate and hazelnut and the most traditional version which is filled with poppy seeds.
I’d intended to take pics of them all nicely arranged on a plate but the pastry is so ridiculously short that they all broke in my bag so we just picked at lots of broken bits over a cuppa or two.
If you have a local Gail’s then they sell the marzipan ones. Otherwise a good Jewish deli or bakery may have some but some commercial ones are awfully dry and over sweet.
They look like this:
