HI LADIES ~ We had another day of rain up here and I'm sure it's helping the snowhills to melt; things that disappeared during the wintertime, are suddenly peaking up from under the snow! We are actually measuring these things each day, we are all so eager for these mounds to go ...
Well, I had a busy day doing stuff around here; did my hair today, and made a nice steak dinner with loads of veggies. I roasted one pan with lots of celery, onions, carrots, summer turnips, new potatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower; and another casserole of mushrooms, onions, and kniblets corn.
Gee, I can even hear thunder out there as I am writing this. I should make this a short one and turn my PC off soon. Gonna see if that indeed was thunder as lots of trucks go by here at all times of night so it's kinda hard to tell. We are now living on a main thoroughway, so there's quite a bit of traffic along here.
Oh dear, the net is kicking off on me, so I think that I'd better do the same. Take good care all, until the next time ... Rosebud.
HELLO THERE ~ I'm back ... yes indeed, that was thunder and lightening we were experiencing late last night, so I didn't want to chance losing another modem. I quickly turned off my PC and disconnected the internet and power lines just in case. During the night, the temps fell down low enough that the rain changed to *****; and some more fell this morning, but now some gorgeous sunshine has come our way! Yeah!!! I sure hope it stays ...
HEY MEOWEE ~ That's great that you already saw a robin down there. Last year, we had robins show up early too; when there was still snow on the ground. We were surprised to see them so early. We have a new member of the household now; our resident squirrel has taken up residence under our house somewhere, at least temporarily. DH spyed him coming out from underneath it today; he is stashing some goodies under there for sure. Then we saw him perching himself up on the snowbank in our front yard like he was a new lawn ornament or something; very cute though!
HIYA PURPLE ~ I sure hope that you aren't under the weather right now as you haven't been in lately; but I'm sure that you told us you were taking a small trip out of town on Friday, so we won't worry too too much, or is that bad grammar? Probably is ...
The most exciting thing around here is the continuing saga between our woodpeckers and the starlings vying for the suet cakes by the fur tree, but it is so hilarious to watch them each day. Kinda like watching a homegrown nature movie for free!
We had a nice bowl of creamed mushrooms and veggies soup (used some of the leftover roasted veggies from last night) for lunch today, and it was very nice. I am planning a type of fettucini with tuna in a light sauce with more of those veggies for dinner, as we're having our pasta meal tonight instead of on Wednesday as per usual.
Anyways, will just be having a quiet night at home and resting this bod for sure. HI to VAL, and RONNI, and BEVERLYJOY, and NUMPSTER ... Hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!ROSEBUD
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Wowee, we have sunshine, and a predicted high of about 8C/almost 50F.
Wanted to get here early this morning so I could get out and about to enjoy the weather, but a furry little nocturnal "somebody" managed to disconnect me from the internet overnight. Since I was trying to use my laptop I didn't discover the problem upstairs with the main computer until I was about ready to call the cable company and register a bitter complaint. Glad I decided to take a quick look at the main connection before I did.
Anyway, now I'm about to jump in the shower and get myself out to the busy, busy mall -- oh, okay, guess I'd better get dressed at some point between those two activities.
Have a great day and I will see you all later. . .
HI LADIES ~ boy, everyone seems to be away on holidays around here! I spent most of my day on the telephone talking to both my sistas, and to my Dad last night. We had a very, very longgggggggggggggggg gab session!
So I really didn't get much else done around here today. We had clouds and cold temps (-10c) this morning, but by afternoon, the temps had risen and we had lovely sunshine for the remainder of the day. We had hamburglers for supper tonight, and quite late as well; but it was a relaxing kind of day nevertheless. BTW, NUMPSTER is doing well; busy of course, and still working long hours.
ANYHOW, I hope your absences means that you are all having a fab weekend full of fun adventures during this early spring weather. Take good care, and I hope you have a SUPERB SUNDAY!!!ROSEBUD
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Another gorgeous and sunny morning. I want to go out and play, but the laudry is definitely calling my name. Oh what to do, what to do. Since the next few days are supposed to get a bit nasty -- lots of rain and a bit of ice and a bit of snow -- my guess is the laundry will still be here tomorrow.
RONNI . . . finally got around to looking for the extender thing you mentioned. My drugstore didn't know what I was talking about abnd tried to sell me an aerochamber for $35 that only makes it take longer for the puff to get into your mouth. I'll keep looking, though. In the meantime, my tongue is still breathing well.
Gee ROSEBUD . . . looks like we've got our own little thread on the go . . . hope some others show up again soon.
Surprisingly, the scale was showing me a nice number slightly under 209 this morning . . . surprising since I did seem to be retaining water last night when I went to bed as witnessed by slightly swollen cankles. And, wonder of wonders, I got my third in a row, decent FBGL reading of 6.4/115 this morning, too.
Now . . . if I could just get this cat to stop wandering across my keyboard and trying to chew on my fingers . . .
Been a gloriously sunny day today lovely and warm really for the time of year. The blossom on the trees are in full swing as are the daffodils. Everything is springing into life now after the winter.
Been a bit wiped out with the trip on Friday which didn't exactly go to plan. We were 35 miles from our destination and the van broke down . This van is the works one rather than a hire one. The road side assist company came and diagnosed the problem on the van . Not that it meant a great deal to me but the tension pulleys to the fan belt was broken. Prior to them coming the police came and moved us on with flashing light and escort to a more safer place. Unfortunately this stretch of road did not have a hard shoulder so he escorted us to a slip road which had less volume of traffic so hence safer. The van was unable to be fixed at the road side as it was too bigger job and awkward . I really hoped that it could be fixed so we could continue on with our journey. The van was towed back to Nottingham on the back of this pick up truck. DH and I travelled in the cab part of it. Only 2 seats but one very uncomfortable which I sat in because I needed help to get into the cab and more help getting out of the cab. So all in all that journey took its toll I know it was going to be gruelling anyway at 170miles one way. The man from the roadside assist was a lovely man so helpful could not fault him. He was very talkative and chatted all the way back so the journey went quick.
In limbo at the minute whether I have to repeat the journey tomorrow minus the breakdown I hope I am hoping it will be later in the week to give me more time to recover from the ordeal. DH has been a sweetheart since and helped me loads to do the chores etc. He even took me out to lunch which was really nice so I didn't have to cook.
Today just finished watching the boat race on the Thames in London of the two universities of Oxford and Cambridge very heavily watched for a minority sport it heralds some 250,000 spectators along the route. Not to mention the millions who watch it on television all over the world. Next week I think it is the other big sporting event in the calender of the British sport this is the Grand Nation the big horse race equivilant to the Kentucky Derby I suppose.
went over to friends last night for a meal and then played a game that is called Rummikub (pronounced as "Rummy-cube"). The game is for 2,3 or 4 players you each have a big rack which you place 14 tiles on at the beginning of the game. The game is very much like rummy you play with cards but this does not have hearts, clubs etc but has 4 colours instead. Very tactical game which involves studying the tiles laid down and seeing if there are ways to place your tiles on the table by maybe taking a tile away providing it leaves 3 on the table that are run or 3 of a kind.
We then played solo a game where you play for yourself with a pack of cards with 4 players and use all cards so at the beginning you will have 13. When you get your hand you see if you can make certain bids such as take
Solo The bidder undertakes to win at least 5 tricks, playing alone, using the suit of the turned up card as trump.
Misère The bidder undertakes to lose every trick, playing alone with no trumps.
Abundance The bidder undertakes to win at least 9 tricks playing alone. The trump suit is chosen by the bidder.
Abundance in Trumps The bidder undertakes to win at least 9 tricks playing alone, using the suit of the turned up card as trump.
Misère Ouverte The bidder undertakes to lose every trick, playing alone with no trumps. The bidder's hand is placed face up on the table after the first trick is complete.
Abundance Declared The bidder undertakes to win all 13 tricks, playing alone. There are no trumps, and the bidder leads to the first trick.
We had a great night one negative though we lost an hour last night as our clocks went forward in the UK So it is going to take a couple of days for my body to adjust to the new time.
Just showered Rizzie as he was scratching ( I am certain it is not fleas) I checked his ears for wax as that is normally the culprit. Rizzie is prone to getting wax which I have to regularly clean every month or so. Otherwise Rizzie does a DIY job on it and scratches his ear and makes them bleed . He does this damage to himself extremely quickly. On one occasion when we had him at the beginning he managed to cause a whooping great blood blister in his ears which had to be operated on to make him better. So as a result of that he has a cauliflower ear like the rugby players get. ( game similar to American football but rougher). Not to mention the vets bills which are expensive . We do have Rizzie insured but we have to pay the first £60 in treatment. If it was not for the insurance it would have cost us so much more the bill ran really into the hundreds. So as his ears or fleas was not the culprit I suspect it is him getting rid of his winter coat and getting a thinner spring coat in replacement. So hopefully that showering has helped dislodge some of the hairs for him and made him more comfortable. With him being a shorted haired dog your can not groom them like you can a long haired dog. The only thing that seems to bring hairs out of his coat is the flea comb. Though he is not impressed by the flea comb one bit Fortunately he has only had fleas once and that was not a big infestation as we caught it early.
Gosh only another day to go and I will be officially signing for my new car. Not the ideal time as it straight after treatment at ms centre but it was the only time in her schedule that worked for us both. Oh well will sleep well on Tuesday night it seems It really does not seem 3 years since we signing for the one we have at present. The time does not half whizz by when you are getting older.
Well no more news to report at the minute my end so take care and catch up with you shortly
HELLO LADIES ~ Well, Old Man Winter came by to leave us one more hoorah -- a lovely white snowstorm all day long; and a times, it was a total white-out, but oh so very pretty at times as well. DH just loves it too; but NIKO doesn't like it at all, as he hates getting all wet and that includes wet snow!
So, we just stayed home today and rested. I made a nice roast chicken dinner with lots of veggies and for dessert, I baked a bunch of apples (mixing two kinds in chunks with skins on) with a bit of honey & maple syrup & cinnamon; they were just scrumpteous. Just before eating, I sprinkled a mixture of buds & granola over the top: really nice.
We had piles of birdies here today and quite a scene again with the woodpeckers and the starlings. Funny thing is they don't seem to bother the males or the big mama, just this one little young female, so DH was getting annoyed and chased them away for awhile. She was then able to eat in peace and the starlings came back later. It's interesting how the worse the storm got, the more starlings and finches came and braved the winds and snow. Some were just sitting and swaying in the wind on the big branches: quite a sight to see!
PURPLE ~ it's nice to have you back visiting with us; sorry, your Friday trip was such a bust. Hope the return trip goes much, much better for you; but it was much farther away than I had orginally thought (170 miles each way). I bet you are excited about getting your newer car; less than two more days, and that will go by fast. That game sounds interesting; it reminds me a lot of BRIDGE, with a few minor differences. We have played another game called CLAYGE or CLAIGE (not sure of spelling) where each person has to bid on how many tricks they will or will not take. If you get it right, you get NO points, but if you get it wrong, you have points charged AGAINST you (like in golf). We have played that since we were in our teens and many family members play it still.
Our NIKO scratches when he is losing hair too; he is shedding just a wee bit right now. The first spring we had him (last year), he lost so much hair, DH had to vacuum the livingroom rug twice a day; so I went and bought a brush to help it along and like your RIZZIE, he hated it, but it was a softer combed brush so it shouldn't have bothered him too much. I got some hilarious pictures of DH trying to comb him; you'd have thunk he was being tortured or something, and it was quite funny to watch. I just think that he wasn't used to all that attention and maybe the hairs coming out felt kind of itchy or something ... hehe ... poor thing!
Well, not much else going on here; DH has his favorite GOLDEN OLDIES on the stereo and he dances around a bit. It's nice to listen to as I'm posting in here too. NIKO loves music and just lays down and goes to sleep.
HI to VAL, and RONNI, and BEVERYLYJOY, and NUMPSTER ... hope you all have a MARVELLOUS MONDAY!!!
OMG . . . this winter will not quit . . . so glad I stayed home and did housework yesterday. Rain and ice pellets today and a big bunch of snow starting tonight.
Meowee-More snow and ice and sleet? Yuck!! Well, at least you have the laundry to do. I'm sure spring will come sometime, but it sure does seem to be holding out this year, doesn't it? Our crocuses finally bloomed, but will probably get snowed on tomorrow if our weatherman is right.
Purple-So sorry about the breakdown on your trip. My DH has always worked on cars and those tensioner pulleys can be a bear to fix-lots of stuff to move and disconnect to get to them. Hope the next trip goes better. Our dog has been itchy lately also, but she gets dry skin, so I'm supposed to give her fish oil capsules to help, but we ran out and haven't been to the vet yet. We got a curry comb (that they normally use on horses) to comb her fur and it works better than any brush we'd tried before. She sheds like a fake fur coat in a washing machine! Never saw a dog lose as much fur as this one. Our last dog would just lay down and we could use the vacuum cleaner on her, but this one is scared silly of the thing!
Rosebud-glad someone enjoys the snow, but tell your DH that he can just wait till next winter-the rest of us are tired of it!
Hi to Val, Numpster, and Beverlyjoy too! Not much going on here. Had a bad week food-wise and now I'm up 2 pounds from last week Back on track now Having some tummy issues and feel bloated and "off" all the time (MS-related?), so I'm trying more yogurt and got some flax seed oil capsules to take along with the fish oil capsules. I've never had this problem before-usually it's the opposite issue from lactose intolerance, so not sure what to do to deal with it. Oh, well, just another thing to learn how to handle.
Well, I must go write up some lessons for DS2 to take with him to work on between his p/s chem classes today. And, of course, must get DS3 on his work, but he's the difficult one lately-probably age-related as he's now 12 and totally unmotivated! DS2 was like this at that age, but now is prepping up for college tests, etc, so works much harder. Have a great day, you all!
GEE, MEOWEE ~ I was sure that I had put in a paragraph yesterday about getting your blood sugars down so far. Oh well, guess I erased it or something ... Anyhow, I just wanted to say -- CONGRATULATIONS on that; and ask you if you have any idea why and/or how that happened, so that you can remember for the future too.
My brother, who is diabetic, gave me some really good tips like how to set my needle gun so it doesn't hurt so much; and another lady said something to the pharmacist so he gave me finer needle tips which don't hurt as much. My brother also told me the best remedy for high sugars is to go for a walk outside for awhile, especially after dinner (inside will do if you pick up the pace a bit). This would always help him when his sugar levels went sky-high on him. Him and his family would dawn their jackets, and go out for a brisk walk around the neighbourhood, and that would always work for him.
HI RONNIE ~ Our girls loved having their hair combed; they would lay down and even fall asleep -- all of them hated the vacuum cleaner, esp NIKO and PIN PIN, but SWEETIE would just come and sit by me. NIKO runs to me or into the kitchen, as he hates anything with a loud motor which means you really have to watch him when walking down the street as he hates trucks that have loud exhausts too. We think there might be something wrong with his hearing, as he shows signs of that too.
YES, most of us would love to see the snow go; and DH says that he would too, but he has this odd theory (not scientific, I'm sure) that a new snow will ?burn? the old snow off. Hmmm ... isn't that a contradiction in terms? OK dear, whatever you say ...
Anyhow, it was cloudy here for the morning; and a huge flock of finches came by (50 or more) with several woodpeckers through the day. By late afternoon, the sun came out; but sure wish it had come earlier. The skies have cleared up, but don't know if it will be that way when we wake up tomorrow.
Anyways, we had dinner sausages with veggies, tators, and salad for supper tonight; and it was yummy. So I ate well for the day and I'm happy about that too. Well, tomorrow will likely be our shopping day as long as the weather is good and it's supposed to be quite mild.
HI to PURPLE, and BEVERLYJOY, and VAL, and NUMPSTER ... hope you all have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY!!!
It's time for tea, and puzzles, and to put my feet up for a while; so take good care ladies ... ROSEBUD
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Oh wowee . . . it's all wet, wild, and very WHITE outside. Looks like Mother Nature has decided to revise the old adage (at least for northeastern Nova Scotia) to "in like a lion; out like the whole pride". This is ugly.
At least some things are good -- in spite of my having had a run-in with some (over half a pound) of not very lean ground beef yesterday, my scale is still hovering at that "smidge" below 210. I will wait until tomorrow morning to officially change my ticker (just in case some miracle occurs over today).
The blood sugar level this morning was a great 5.2 -- thanks for asking ROSEBUD -- I think the secret is two-fold; I've upped my bedtime insulin to 20 units and I make sure to have a bedtime snack. For some reason that it working better than lower insulin and no snack.
In view of the delightful weather guess I'll be doing some more housework and maybe a little knitting today.
Hope the rest ofr you get a beautiful Spring day . . .
Just a swift drop by we some how time ran away from me yesterday but unfortunately I could not drop by here I really do miss not dropping by here like a group of people who keep me on the straight and narrow well more or less
MEOWEE Great blood sugar level, this level appears to be the same system that we use in the UK but I do know that there is another system used that I am not familiar with. I know here in the UK they like your blood sugar to be between 5 and 7 if at all possible.
ROSEBUD It is so true what you say you can pick up little tips on managing your condition like diabetes from other diabetics whom know what you are going through. I have found the same with MS I have found out so much and tips on managing it a wee bit better.
No I do not pick the car up today just do all the paper work signing ready to receive the car in about 12 weeks time June 29th. This is always the procedure that is followed. I had to bring in documentation as well a recent bill and proof that I am in receipt of a certain benefit. Plus drivers licence as well of up to 2 drivers.
I think Niko and Rizzie have gone to the same school of drama when it comes to creating as much fuss as he possibly can when combing his coat. Hey you'd reckon I was murdering him by the amount of noise he makes He does an oscar winning perfomance sometimes and I am sure people thing I am hurting him rather than trying to brush his coat
I love learning new card games or any game for that matter. So much more fun than watching the television the hours whizz by when you are playing. It is like when I play cards of an evening at a whist drive we play 24 hands and that goes so rapidly it is unbelievable. That is where I am going tonight to a near a famous town renowned for a pie called a pork pie. It is pie made with pastry and filled with chopped cooked pork and to fill the gaps jelly from cooking of the meat is pored in. They are eaten cold either on their own with bread and butter or as part of a salad.
RONNI Sorry to hear that your tummy is off colour I really sympathise with you I have an ulcer in my tummy so have to be careful what I eat otherwise it bites me back. I hope you get to the bottom of it. The van was fixed yesterday that we broke down in apparently. That is the blessing of having a garage next door.
PURPLE . . . thank you . . . actually, as far as I know, almost everywhere -- well Canada and throughout Europe anyway -- uses the system you and I are familiar with. The US uses a different system and, since this site is mainly Yankees, you tend to see the other system a lot. I almost always translate just because of that reason; but around here I know that you and Rosebud are the main readers and that you understand this system.
BTW and just in case you care . . . . . . "Our" number (5.2) x 18 = "their" number (93.6 which I'd round up to 94). Just as obviously you can go from their number (mg/dl) to ours (mmol/L) by dividing by 18. When it comes to HbA1C there is only one system since that represents the average percentage of glucose in the bloodstream over the past 90 days.
You must be getting really anxious to get the new car, girl.
HI LADIES ~ well, we did get some sunshine today and it warmed up quite a bit today; so we did go and do a bit of shopping. Then we came home for lunch as I was a bit tired; but we decided that we would spread it out over the week so that I could get out again and get a bit of walking in on another day. I hope to get out at least 2-3 times a week if the weather co-operates and my health does as well. I seem to need one day in between to recupe though, so we'll see how it goes.
We got quite a bit of snow the other day; the roads are starting to clear up, but we hope that some melting continued for part of today. Later the clouds rolled in and they are predicting some rain or drizzle for the next two days so maybe that will melt some away too.
MEOWEE ~ wow, 5.2 -- that's pretty good; and it's good that you have figured a way to get them to come down even if it wasn't exactly what you'd hoped for. I know you would rather not have to take the insulin and don't blame you for that. I hope that the sugars stay good for some time now. Thanks for that info how to transpose the American numbers to the Canadian and UK ones; that is very helpful.
HI PURPLE ~ hope you have a fun time playing cards tonight, as I know how much you love it. Glad you got the van fixed up too, so you'll be on the road again soon. My DH is French, and we make a traditional meat pie called TORTIERRE here. I have made it with lean ground beef or a mixture of ground moose and ground pork. Moose is very, very lean (almost no fat at all), so it needs something added to it to make it not so dry. We like to have them at Christmastime especially; and we have a bakery that makes them the old way, then they freeze them unbaked and we sometimes buy a couple (just pop it into the oven and bake as you would for any pie). DH just loves them, but I don't eat them too often because of the fat content; now and then is OK. We just have a veggie and/or salad with them to balance the meal.
HI to VAL, and BEVERLYJOY, and RONNI, and NUMPSTER ... Hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!!
We had leftover roasted chicken with lots of veggies with rice for dinner tonight; yummy & so very filling. Can't believe that another month has come and gone already, but I think we all welcome April this year. I'm gonna go set up the month of April thread for MEOWEE to set up as a red sticky now.
So, take good care ladies, and do have a great night too! ROSEBUD
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We are actually measuring these things each day, we are all so eager for these mounds to go ... 
day today lovely and warm really for the time of year. The blossom on the trees are in full swing as are the daffodils. Everything is springing into life now after the winter.
. This van is the works one rather than a hire one. The road side assist company came and diagnosed the problem on the van . Not that it meant a great deal to me but the tension pulleys to the fan belt was broken. Prior to them coming the police came and moved us on with flashing light and escort to a more safer place. Unfortunately this stretch of road did not have a hard shoulder so he escorted us to a slip road which had less volume of traffic so hence safer. The van was unable to be fixed at the road side as it was too bigger job and awkward 
. I really hoped that it could be fixed so we could continue on with our journey. The van was towed back to Nottingham on the back of this pick up truck. DH and I travelled in the cab part of it. Only 2 seats but one very uncomfortable which I sat in because I needed help to get into the cab and more help getting out of the cab. So all in all that journey took its toll I know it was going to be gruelling anyway at 170miles one way. The man from the roadside assist was a lovely man so helpful could not fault him. He was very talkative and chatted all the way back so the journey went quick.
. He does this damage to himself extremely quickly. On one occasion when we had him at the beginning he managed to cause a whooping great blood blister in his ears which had to be operated on to make him better. So as a result of that he has a cauliflower ear like the rugby players get. ( game similar to American football but rougher). Not to mention the vets bills which are expensive 
. We do have Rizzie insured but we have to pay the first £60 in treatment. If it was not for the insurance it would have cost us so much more the bill ran really into the hundreds. So as his ears or fleas was not the culprit I suspect it is him getting rid of his winter coat and getting a thinner spring coat in replacement. So hopefully that showering has helped dislodge some of the hairs for him and made him more comfortable. With him being a shorted haired dog your can not groom them like you can a long haired dog. The only thing that seems to bring hairs out of his coat is the flea comb. Though he is not impressed by the flea comb one bit 
!! Well, at least you have the laundry to do
!
Hmmm ... isn't that a contradiction in terms? 
