10/2025 - Domingo the 12th - MY JOURNEY

Today's Name Day:  Manfred, Valfrid

Had a great uncle named Manfred, Uncle Manny.  A wonderful talented, funny man.  I think I have some of his odd habits & thinking.  Have known of a Valfrid or two.

    Today was sort of ok.  I was just ignored & alone.  Hard when no one hardly checks on me & I have to see tons of photos of groups of friends or family enjoying their lives.  Trying not to feel sorry for myself.  I slept good & had a good nap.  Cats always stay close.    

    Too warm again.  Quite strong winds.  Rain forecast.  See a storm in Oklahoma maybe heading our way.  For here always a crap shoot.

    Not up to eating out today.  Some act like it is something I can control so they ignore me.  Planned to eat out on monday but got told no to an invite.  Fine.  No eating out until at least wednesday, if even then.  I no longer care.  Maybe get a meal take home.

    Surprised that someone close to me had great plans today but I was not checked on or told.  Will just pay attention to me.  Hate to butt in.

    Photos are seasonal.

    

Many ancestors from here.  I stayed here for a week & saw lots of the area.  Love it there.  Most of my relatives do not care.  And ignore if I talk about it.

Christmas market place in Sweden.  What 

fun if we had anything close to this.  Love the photos or videos.

My baby Nico I miss so much.  Few care how I feel.

                                                                      

    

 

10/2025 - Sábado the 11th - MY JOURNEY

 

Today's Name Day:  Erling, Jarl

    Had an ok day.  Slept good.  Eating without problems.  Mostly depressed.  Too much being alone & ignored.  Get tired of photos of others enjoying friends & family.  Lucky to have my cats who stay close to me.

    Heard machinery outside.  Think KN is harvesting milo behind my house.  Yesterday he was sowing wheat.  Busy time of the year.

    Had some great photos in my memories today.  Will post 3 here.  Fun to see them very young then as older ladies.  Always sat in church with Harriet & her brother & his wife.  Good people.  And again in FB later.

Mom had fun stories about the old bakery.  Like the governor of Kansas came here one day.  He came in for coffee.  But his driver had to go in the back door & eat with the kitchen since he was black.  😓

    I was going to skip my nap today but still too tired.  Then I have trouble sleeping at night.  Don't care anymore more.  Do how I feel.  💤

    Too warm today.  House felt ok.  But then it gets too chilly at night.  Sunday night will be really chilly.  Turn a little heat on.  Then rain will start.

    Heard from MM while he works today.  We were supposed to have lunch out but I am not up to it.  Hopefully I can work on wednesday & hair app't on thursday.  

    Wathcing Josh Gates on my tv.  Show is about Niagara Falls.  And some history of it & those who try to survive falling in it in different types of containers.  Most do not.  And are their spirits still around there?  Maybe, maybe not.  Interesting.  Love his shows.

    Need to drive to get my mail but will wait until tomorrow.  Can I eat out tomorrow?  Who knows???

    Photos are seasonal.  Not sorted at all.  And my iPhone & laptop are synching better.  That is odd.  Wonder why?  Like it!

 

Photo of me in Swedish costume, local man who had the cool bicycle & was in every parade, Brunswick Hotel.

Painting by Lars Bäckman from Sweden.  We were friends.

Neighbour's barn.

Julie Unruh art.  Love her & her art.

Fun photo.  I have never seen a covered bridge.  Kansas does have them.

                                             

10/2025 - Viernes the 10th - MY JOURNEY

 

This is a day late.  But wanted to share.

Today's Name Day:  Harriet, Harry

Had a sweet lady named Harriet who we sat in church with.  Mom had worked with her in the late 1930s at the local bakery.

Willie's brother was Harry.  I went to school with a Harry.  And of course there is Prince Harry.

    Much much better day!!!!  Hard to believe!!!!  😀  I slept good all night.

    I was so scared to eat to day.  So I  chose a tiny meal of 2 thin slices of ham & some bread.  No more.  And I was shocked when I never felt sick.  Wow!!!

    I took a nice nap but shorter than I had been resting.  Supper was a small serving of Mac & cheese.  It was sooo good.  Then my BS got low so I had a few malt balls.  So far so good.

    Yesterday after my nap I went to the bathroom.  Walking back in the hallway I saw this on my bed.

They never curl up together.  Glad I got a photo. They both have been sleeping on my bed while I have been sick.  Even if I get up Cinder stays on the bed & lays close next to me.  She knows.

    Several texts from MM & CW checking on me.  Plus LL checked a couple of times also.  CF has not asked how I am.  Someone else I had to text first.  Shows me who cares.

    My co worker was interviewed by a local TV channel 12 & he talked about our Swedish Pavilion at the Old Mill.  It was a wonderful interview.  Glad I saw it.  Wrote to him right away.  We had a nice visit then.  Missing him.  He is a blessing to have at the Old Mill.

    Staying home tomorrow.  Supposed to eat out but don't dare to eat out yet.  I am still quite weak & dizzy.  Getting better though.

    Weather was too warm.  And warmer tomorrow.  Too warm for autumn.  Then cooler sunday afternoon & rain.  But the weather man gets all giddy when he can report warmer mid next week.  Back in the 80s again.  Ick.  I belong to a group who dislike summer & they all say their weather men are they same.  So joyful for hot, dry, & buggy.  What is wrong with them.  But then more cooler weather comes again.  Hopefully.

    Photos are seasonal ones.

Winter in Lindsborg KS.  Statue of Lucia & a dalahäst

My driveway in a Kansas winter

Love this cat.  Adorable!!

Tree in Lindsborg KS several years ago..

Kansas winter

Kansas Prairie