Sunday, April 6, 2025

04/2025 Söndag the 06th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 





Today's Name Day:  Vilhelm, William
Vilhelm is a special name to me.  My great uncle's name.  Eventually went by Vilhelm Manfred, then Manfred William.  He was quite the character.

    Today was a good day.  Slept fair, ate ok, took a nice nap.  Got cold overnight.  I saw 30F.  Today in the 50s.  No strong winds.
    Cinder has stayed pretty close after I was gone extra time on friday. Usually as long as I have a light on in the bedroom but she no longer cares,  I now I go to bed & she follows & curls up by me.  Same with Kisse.
    After a nice nap  JR & I went to Pizza Hut.  No salad for me.  Just garlic bread.  See my family doc tomorrow & want to feel ok.  Dessert was ice cream.  Very good.
    I missed a doctor's appointment & I did not miss seeing him.  You have to fill out papers telling them where you hurt, are you anxious or depressed.  Yet nothing is ever done for how I feel. No one asks.  I have 3 docs who all know I hurt a lot but no one gives me anything for pain.  I never ask anymore.  No one cares,  I found a pain reliever on Amazon that has nothing bad in it.  And somehow it works.  And is cheap.  If my pain is bad it just sort of helps.  I manage.  No one gives me ideas how to feel better.  Nice to be ignored,  And I think the older one gets the more you get ignored.  Diabetic PA is pretty good as is my arthritis PA.
    When I left for town, Coco & Larry were right by my driveway.  I got lots of photos & will do a collage tomorrow.  They were fun to see up close.  And talk to.
    Photos are a mix.  Kind of seasonal.
                      














No more pain.






Saturday, April 5, 2025

04/2025 Lördag the 05th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 





Today's Name Day:  Irene, Irja
Irene is a special name to me.  Had two relatives named Irene.  Married to different men with the same last name!!

    I wrote no blog yesterday.  Had a really long day.  But a good day.
    Last night I went to a great jazz concert by the Draper Family Band.  Music themes were Turkish, Moroccan, Egyptian, Spanish, Greek.  And awesome Turkish music in 9/8 rhythm.  We learned how to clap to the rhythm.  Fun!!!

The guitarist they had is the best in the USA & has toured here & all over Europe.  The cellist is from Turkey & is wanted all over to play.  And they did a couple of songs she composed.  It was just a wonderful experience.
    Today after sleeping good I got up & got ready to go to work.  I ate lunch as normal with no odd foods.  I was dressed & ready to go to the car & I got very ill.  Hoping it is just my touchy tummy & not the flu. 😰 So far supper is sort of ok but no appetite.  See how the night goes.
    I slept all afternoon today.  Supper was light & so far I am mostly ok.  I am sick & tired of being sick & tired.
    I got home last night & Coco was by my fence.  After my nap both Coco & Larry were by my fence.  Our llamas!!
    Very sad for the US.  Lithuanians paid our soldiers who died in a training accident a parade..  Their president & wife were part of the large crowd honouring them.  What did our "president" do when their bodies arrived in the US??  He attended a golf match with an Arab leader.  I am ashamed. 😞
    We had rain yesterday then it moved out.  But going in to the concert it was misting.  Came out to go home & it had rained,  Not amounting to  much but it all helps.  I had a whopping 0.20".
    TV sucks tonight.  Listening to a Rachel Maddow rerun.  Better than network shows I won't watch & don't enjoy.
    Photos tonight are all drawings from a favorite site.





























 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

04/2025 Torsdag the 03rd - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 



Today's Name Day:  Ferdinand, Nanna

    I had a good day but did change my plans.  Slept good.  Weather was so-so  (in Spanish is mas o menos with a hand signal)
    Lunch was with my thursday lunch group at the Öl Stuga.  And what a great surprise I got there.  MM was bartending today.  SM & his mom were there!!!  I took photos & they have not synched yet.  Grr.  I got lots of hugs for sure during lunch!!  Plus good conversation with my friends.  When my meal was over MM always walks me to my car even if I am across the street.  Nice to be cared for.
    I had planned to go to Hutch to get some medication.  But watching the radar there was a large area of rain that was on the way.  I decided not to drive in rain & wait until monday.  So I went home to take a nap.  But it did not rain.  😔. Oh well.  No biggie.
    When I got home my llamas, Larry & Coco, were by my fence,  I drove close to get nice photos.  I hoped they were nice!  And I see they are still here from my living room window.  They must have napped also,
    I did not eat enough for lunch so my blood sugar was a bit low.  I happened to look at a graph of all my blood sugars & something jumped out at me.  One of my sugars I had written it as OVER 1000!!!  Lordy.  I went back & changed that to what it actually was.  I was worried why my A1C. was so high.  Now everything is as it should be.  What was I thinking???
    I am always surprised when I have a new pain.  Happened when dressing today.  Odd.  Was gone as quick as it started.
    Got a text from someone who wants me to work a day in May.  I always enjoy those texts!!
    Tomorrow is an extra long day.  Think I will skip lunch.  Then I work & eat supper.  Then we are going to a concert.  There will be no blog tomorrow.  Will be too late & I will be too tired.  Hate to miss the concert.  Love it.
    Supper time.  Photos are sort of Easterly.







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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

04/2025 Tisdag the 02nd - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

This is Marstrand, an island in Sweden.  I stayed here for almost a week..  Love it but think it ruined a friendship of mine.  I am sorry for that.  I ate breakfast in front of the yellow building.  Lunch was in the white building to the left.  Great pizza!  Walking up the hill by this building took me to where I had a room.  The blue in front of this building is the ferry you took back & forth to the mainland & the island.  My heart is still there, friend or no friend.


Today's Name Day:  Gudmund, Ingemund


    Well, I survived 3-4 tornado warnings last night.  My nerves were beyond stressed. The radar was scary & so was the weatherman on the tv.  At one point I thought the radar looked like I was safe.  Went to bed & just got comfy & the alarm on my iPhone went off.  Yikes that would wake the dead!!!  I got back up, put on my shoes, & turned the TV back on.  It all came so close to me here but always missed.  I had no wind & only 0.37" of rain.  I ended up sleeping ok once all was said & done.  I took no meds but slept in street clothes ---- in case.

    That storm that was here is now in Kentucky.  I have a cousin living there.  I looked up his radar & it looks scary.  Hope he keeps texting me & stays safe.  So far ok.

    Something loud & low is flying over my house.  Sounds like a helicopter.  I am sure military.  Bomb range has been busier than usual the last week or so.  Whatever it is has been over me now 3 times.  Like living in a war zone.

    Today was a work day.  So glad to be back.  I finished one envelope of photos of  business buildings.  Very boring.  Starting a new envelope of high school kids hanging Christmas lights in 2001.  Then photos of that year's Christmas parade.  Many, many things in it.  Not sure it is that large now.  I even shared one photo on Nostalgia.  Just a cute one.

    Supper was Mexican.  I was starving so I had carne asada.  One of my faves.  Then ice cream with no chocolate.  Blood sugar is out of control.

    When I got home the cattle were by my driveway.  And all the sweet little calves.  They were curious about me & running & chasing each other!  No photos.  They were moving too fast!  Try another day.

    This morning I saw 2 quail in my yard.  Haven't seen them in my yard for years.  Very cool!!  Hope they stay close.  I can always hear them in the summers.  Actually what I hear are the male quail who site on the edge of where the families nest.  Just in case a male quail dies he is there to take his place.  

    Plus I now see my Antlions are back.  They are unseen during the cold weather.  Last year I could count sometimes almost 40 ant traps.  Google antlions.  Interesting little bug.

    I was sooo tired I came home & took a short nap.  I think all my stress during the storms took its toll on me.  The cats stayed with me.

    Checked my blood sugar when I woke up.  And it was too low.  Guess I could have had the chocolate.  I ate something that I hope helped.  Will check later.

    No work tomorrow.  Lunch with friends & then doc in Hutch for medical supplies.  I see her at the end of the month.  I desperately need to see her.  Blood sugar is awful.

    Weather today was nice.  Warm & calm.  A blessing.

    Photos today are of art that was in a show or is mine.

A painting of the Old Mill.
Scultures by Anton Pearson.  They are mine.
Art in a show but no idea who or what it is.
Art in an art show.  No other info.
This is Ling Auditorium on the Bethany College campus years ago.  Huge crowds could enjoy concerts in it.  It burned down one sunday.  It was all wood.  Little chance to save it.  This is painted by my friend John Bergers & is my painting.
This was in an art show.  No other info.
Corner of an art show.  Love the table.
Paintings by Don Weddle.  Awesome art.  He also played a tomte at Christmas.  He was the best!!!

04/2025 Söndag the 06th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

  Today's Name Day:   Vilhelm, William Vilhelm is a special name to me.  My great uncle's name.  Eventually went by Vilhelm Manfred,...