Morning/evening all,

RT, it takes a while for visitors to get used to going to a care home but eventually they stop looking around and pay attention the the person they are visiting and see that they are being well looked after. As for those who are quick to give advice from afar, what do they know?
Rise above it and keep reminding yourself that your Dad needs the care and attention than can only be given in a residential environment and that he has settled in and is happy.
Like Purple, I have personal experience as my Grandpa spent his last years in care and he was very happy and given the best care possible.

It’s a cold windy overcast morning here with rain forecast later. Apparently spring will return at the weekend 😉

After B2B FDs I’m looking forward to having lunch and dinner today but first I have a morning at the gym which never fails to put all thoughts of food right out of my mind.

Have a good one everybody 😜

Good morning,
RT – you did the right thing! Here in Brazil there are not that sort care to the elderly. They either end up in somebody’s house or homeless. Very sad. The ones with more means $$$ have the best. I am sure your Dad will be safe there 🙏

The yougurt experiment – what a hassle looking for the right plain yougurt. They really don’t label food the way it should. The one I bought it sounded the least ingredientes.
The final product was really delicious but not as consistent in texture. Very smooth and silky. Really delicious. Their yougurt here isn’t as think as our there. I’ll keep trying.
Beautiful sunny day! Taking husband for a car ride later.
Enjoy your day 🐝

Jo,

Have a nice break, whatever you’re up to! Are you going anywhere nice? Looks like you should have some nice spring weather anyway.

Wiwi,

Good luck with getting back on the fasting wagon/ back in the saddle! You’ve done it before, you’ll be fine.

Amazon,

Well we’ve had a change round in the weather! It was cold wet and windy yesterday, but sunny and milder today. Buds are bursting on the trees, springs coming… 😁

Amazon,

That sounds like a near perfect day, Kew does sound beautiful in most seasons though!

It really does lift the spirits when the sun shines. Despite the cool breeze, the sun has real warmth in it…finally! I was sat at the computer this afternoon, as usual wrapped up in my winter layers, when an odd sensation came over me… it took me a minute, but I realised my hands and feet weren’t cold…and I was actually a little bit too warm 😊

That’s perfectly understandable, Amazon.

The probability of getting caught up in a terrorist attack in a place like London is pretty small, more chance of getting killed on the road by a non-terrorist, but it takes time to forget such an atrocity and must take the pleasure out of visiting the area for a while at least.

Well they’re the walks I’d choose over going into the city anytime!

Hello
Day 2 and feeling good. I ate a few nuts yesterday as zero wasn’t working.
I love that tow path walk from Regents Park to Camden. We often do that when in London and I always chose a drinking place overlooking the lock there- It’s so interesting looking into the houses facing onto the canal.

I am off for a coffee with Barata today. It will be great to speak English!

I love celeriac, Amazon. In France it is usually grated finely for a salad with carrot often, but is good in purée as well.

I am having my first piano lesson today and so excited about that.
I will hold tight till this evening before eating.

xx Wiwi

Hi Amazon,
Yes good ideas for celeriac. In fact the first time I had cooked celeriac was in a chic/shabby restaurant in Melbourne with Nama- I had celeriac purée with black kale and poached eggs on sour dough bread and as Nama knows, I was ultra impressed.
I was wondering about the GI of celeriac as compared to sweet potato. Another good substitute to potato.

I have keyboards and not upright pianos in France and NZ. I put the one here away if I need more space as we live in 50 sq metres in NZ. Keyboards are fun and versatile.
I play the flute and have done so since the age of 13. I record the piano and play along with myself. At present I am learning the song Walking on air from the Snowman animated film on the piano to do a duet performance for my grandsons who love the movie.
Today the mind must be kept away from food. Coffee with Barata will be good therapy.

In fact I tend to float on Day2 of fasts, almost like drinking too much alcohol. I have never heard anyone else say that. Day 2 is always easier than Day 1, and euphoric.

Only 10 hours till break- fast.
xx Wiwi

I have a keyboard too. I will be inheriting mum’s piano, but it’s sat in Dad’s living room and I’m unlikely to get it until Dad moves. On the basis that a lot of the family are quite long-lived I realised I could be in my dotage before Dad releases it to me and might then have spent most of my adult life piano-less. The keyboard isn’t the same as a piano (duh), but it has weighted keys and great sound quality (and it never goes out of tune!) and cost considerably less than a good piano would’ve.

Hello,
Everyday is a sunny day here! It gets hot in the afternoon and chances of the last summer showers.
Yesterday I took my husband together with my niece to a country car ride. Still so nice and green. There’s always something different. We have in this region lot’s pasture for cattle and farmland.
At the end of the day, very late for me we took Mom to a nice dinner in one of the better restaurants which the price didn’t justified the food and service.
Meanwhile I am on my third session of acupuncture for the first time. The knee seems to be better but the shoulder not yet. Doing imaging tomorrow just in case.
Kiwi – glad to see you back! Good luck with your Fast and enjoy coffee with Barata.
Amazon – I think I was at Regent’s Park. Isn’t that the one with so many roses and another one on the center of London. It’s nice to walk when you see all that green thus the great smell of spring flowers.
I am so tired today! Just translated back and fourth and talking all day makes exhausted.
I wonder if I could squeeze one Fast next Monday 😳
Good night 🦋

Oh Barata! We call that “doing a Nama”. I hope it heals quickly. Add some capsicum to cover the blood 😉😉

Barata,

Nama has a whole host of malevolent inanimate and sharp objects, all lying in wait…From garden shears/secateurs to, if memory serves me right, a mandolin now under ‘cupboard arrest’ following a series of unprovoked and bloody attacks upon Nama’s person… Of course there’s two sides to every story…The mandolin maintains that it didn’t mean to hurt her, it was only struggling as she held it down and forced yet another large carrot into its open mouth…

Morning/evening all

Spring was promised today but so far grey and miserable looking but I’m hopeful of some sunshine later.

Had a terrible night and seemed to be awake more than asleep for most of it.
I don’t feel tired though which is the good news 🙂

Barata, I hope your finger is OK. I prescribe a glass of wine for the shock 😉

Friday already and only a week of March left 😱

Have a good weekend everybody 😜

Why corrupt history? We can talk about you for years? Hope the anesthesia worked 😉😉 Sleep well B.

Tearing myself away from an exciting football match to defend myself….Miss Purple, talk about the pot calling the kettle black! No recent incidents with the mandolin as we now have a mutual respect (and not as sharp as when it was new!), but I dont want to jinx myself as planning to make coleslaw tomorrow…

Sorry to read about your partial amputation Barata, fingers take so long to heal,they keep getting in the way! I have been thinking of you and Wiwi lately as a cousin is touring NZ and posting lots of great pics on FB.

Enjoyed a lovely swim this morning and am feeling pretty pleased as have managed to string a whole week of sugarless days together. Amazing how that feeling of “I deserve a treat” can sneak back in when we are not paying attention. I have managed with a small handful of almonds when feeling really hungry, or my old standby of a spoon of peanut butter! Have a great weekend all.

Hi Fast Trackers And Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
Got my walk on early today 10681 steps in the bank was a fantastic match last night of AFL Friday night footy on the big stage and today the Grand Final of the Women’s this afternoon good luck to all the girls and go crows I am heading to Adelaide this morning to stay with my sister we have court on Monday and would very much like to wrap this bitter process up have a great weekend fast friends keep on keeping on
“It is easier to avoid eating than to stop eating once started”

Peace RT

Good luck RT

Morning/evening all,

A glorious spring day here. Blue sky, sunshine forecast all day and a stiff breeze to dry the washing 😉

My walk has been postponed until Monday so I’ve decided to bring my Monday FD forward to today.

RT, I hope all goes smoothly on Monday 🙂

Barata, a packet of crisps has less than 200 calories unless you’ve bought a large pack…………..

Have a good weekend everybody, ours is an hour shorter as BST starts tomorrow which means lighter evenings 😎😜

Hi Happy,
I get you re your meal out, so disappointing, especially when you pay a lot. I find I am much fussier these days and often disappointed! We are presently on the road (10am Sun) for a few nights away and I have a car fridge full of fresh, simple food for picnics/barbeques, much easier than hunting out eateries thqt often disappoint! We are staying near the beach, so there maybe some fish and chips at some point though! We will be staying at a place called Fish Creek, close to Wilsons Promontory, the southern most point of Australias mainland. Looking forward to some ocean and bush walks! And Queensland is battening down for a tropical cyclone, hope its not a bad one..
Good luck with your day in court tomorrow RT, I do hope justice prevails. Well done to your girls winning the inaugural AFLW grand final!

RT – Sending positive vibes your way.
Happy we took Mom out and the money spent didn’t justified neither the food nor the service.
The reason we go out sometimes it’s just to take a break from the kitchen. My husband always have a complain of some sort. I know what he likes to eat.
Nama I wish I had a little car fridge as well. Enjoy your trip.
Have a good week folks 🍄

I hope the thermofinger isn’t the one that’s now shorter Barata 😑
We are off to the beach for a few days too Nama..car full of fresh food, for yummy homemade meals, and glorious sunshine after the wettest March since the 1940s.
I hope you enjoy Wilson’s Prom and that marvellous squeaky white sand. 🌈 P

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Don’t worry, Nama. I get it. Enjoy your travels, girls 🙂 Back to work for me tomorrow.

RT !