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the work waits
Sep. 1st, 2021 10:43 pmYou'd think, wouldn't you, that people who are getting free stuff would come for it, but 'tis not always so. Over the weekend we succeeded in passing on two plug-in convection ovens, a large box of assorted fabrics, and an elderly iMac. The computer had originally been promised elsewhere but that recipient apparently dropped off the face of the planet, so I contacted one of the many others who had asked for it. Beast had looked up the value of the iMac and found it too tiny to be worth selling, but still, it was a working machine and a decent size. And free!
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Spent quite a bit of Monday and Tuesday working on our doorbell, which has been silent for a while. At least, Beast was working, I was electrician's mate and sidekick. I usually figure out which screwdriver to hand over, and sometimes manage a helpful suggestion, though I couldn't even begin to do the work myself. It wasn't a difficult job, apart from the transformer in question being underneath a worktop-height bench, but the various steps took a while. Anyway, it now works, because Beast is generally competent at this sort of thing. Power tools, also helpful!
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Today we had someone round to look at the garden with a view to designing something prettier. Unlike the last time (months ago but never heard a squeak out of the guy after his visit) she was interested in what I like and don't like, what is there already and what might go, etc. So I have hope! Also, there are two orange tomatoes now! Very exciting. (My life is a little staid, why do you ask?)
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The children's house sale has gone through and they are moving at the beginning of next week. Boy has been given stern instructions (by me, so he won't take much notice) to get his stuff packed, and will be moving in here on Sunday; Bun and her chap are moving on Monday and Tuesday and have requested assistance. So we should be kept busy.
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I am trying to track my blood sugars, which have been Too High for quite a while now. I don't suppose it helps that in the switch from regular to slow-release Metformin my total dose went down by 20%, though nobody at the surgery seems to care. Anyway, i got myself a little kit and have been poking holes in my fingertips for the past three days at semi-regular times, trying to build up a picture. I'm also trying to adapt my breakfasts, at least, to something that doesn't sent the blood sugars into the stratosphere (and to notice whether or not there's a difference on exercise days). Does anyone know if oats are better than wheat for diabetics? I didn't buy any Oatibix last time I was in Sainsburys, sing the Weetabix don't seem to upset my tummy, but perhaps I should have done.
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Spent quite a bit of Monday and Tuesday working on our doorbell, which has been silent for a while. At least, Beast was working, I was electrician's mate and sidekick. I usually figure out which screwdriver to hand over, and sometimes manage a helpful suggestion, though I couldn't even begin to do the work myself. It wasn't a difficult job, apart from the transformer in question being underneath a worktop-height bench, but the various steps took a while. Anyway, it now works, because Beast is generally competent at this sort of thing. Power tools, also helpful!
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Today we had someone round to look at the garden with a view to designing something prettier. Unlike the last time (months ago but never heard a squeak out of the guy after his visit) she was interested in what I like and don't like, what is there already and what might go, etc. So I have hope! Also, there are two orange tomatoes now! Very exciting. (My life is a little staid, why do you ask?)
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The children's house sale has gone through and they are moving at the beginning of next week. Boy has been given stern instructions (by me, so he won't take much notice) to get his stuff packed, and will be moving in here on Sunday; Bun and her chap are moving on Monday and Tuesday and have requested assistance. So we should be kept busy.
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I am trying to track my blood sugars, which have been Too High for quite a while now. I don't suppose it helps that in the switch from regular to slow-release Metformin my total dose went down by 20%, though nobody at the surgery seems to care. Anyway, i got myself a little kit and have been poking holes in my fingertips for the past three days at semi-regular times, trying to build up a picture. I'm also trying to adapt my breakfasts, at least, to something that doesn't sent the blood sugars into the stratosphere (and to notice whether or not there's a difference on exercise days). Does anyone know if oats are better than wheat for diabetics? I didn't buy any Oatibix last time I was in Sainsburys, sing the Weetabix don't seem to upset my tummy, but perhaps I should have done.