Tuesday, March 31, 2026

3/2026 - Tisdagen den 31:e - MY JOURNEY

 


Scenes from Lindsborg, Kansas



Today's Name Day:  Ester
I knew several Esters or Esthers.  Some in town.  One I worked with at a hospital where I worked.


    Had an ok day.  All alone & mostly ignored by all.  JL & I have emailed.  One or two texts from JR.
    I slept ok.  I was too warm then too cold.  Finally got comfy.
    The cats & I have a new routine at night.  Once I turn my iPhone off & lay on my left side then Cinder comes to snuggle with me.  But she never stays long.  I assume she goes back to the living room. When she is gone I lay on my right side.  Then Kisse comes & messages my back until she curls up & lays next to me for a long time.  I like her doing that.  Relaxing for me.  Once she leaves & lay however I want.  
    Today I went to feed the outside cat.  She is a sweetie.  Not really afraid.  I fed her & called her.  Later when I went out most of the food was gone but here she came.  She comes if I call her Kitty.  For now her name is Miss Kitty.  She lets me pet her.  Not sure she was someone's pet.  But she likes me since I feed her.  But who knows.  She almost wants to lay by me on my bench but just cannot quite do it.  But she has rubbed on my legs & licked my hand.  Got to pet her alot.  Photos of her on here.  And she is living under my house.
    Lots of cattle near my yard. And lots of babies!!  So cute.  Were kind of lazy in the nice weather.  No llamas to be seen.  Too lazy to walk over here???
    Took lots of photos.  There are some tiny flowers but too much breeze.  Those photos were awful.  Try again another day,
    I ordered another wallet.  The one I was using is nice but way too large.  Hard to get it in my purse.  A new one came today.  What a joy!!  Holds all I need.  Weighs little. Fits in my purse easily.
    Not much pain today. But I am sure that will change.  Rain approaches.  That will trigger pain, etc.
    Back to work tomorrow & get to meet the our new director.  I am dreading that awful scanner.  I can only dream of a new one.  Not all dreams come true.
    Need to go to the mail box.  I know there is mail there.  And, of course, all the cattle are gone but Larry & Coco are near there.  Of course.  And no iphone.
    I almost fell down my porch steps.  My knee is now in excruciating pain.  Dang.  Awful.  Storm clouds coming this way from the north.  I knew it.  I got a new pain killer essential oil in the mail.  See if it helps.  Nothing ever does.  Also got some new lotion for extra dry skin.  Called Renew.  See if it helps.
    I got tired of trash bags.  I did not want to bother anyone & there was not even one offer of help, so pain or no pain & carried out 7-8 bags of trash.  I could toss them off my porch, then go down the steps to pick each one up to toss closer to the trash bin.  I had my iphone & kept it on a table near the trash bins.  Figured if I fell outside I could slide that far to it.  No pockets.
    And another new thing for my purse.  A new thing to carry my insulin in.  I like the one I use but it is hard & takes up a lot of room.  This should be better.
    Now time to photos.  Miss Kitty & Lindsborg & Mill photos.

Cinder on a table outside.  Before her big scare.

Miss Kitty.

Miss Kitty.

Miss Kitty.

Miss Kitty.,  My first photo of her.

Cows & calves.

Cows & calves.

Mom & baby.

Cows & calves.


Old Mill inside.

Old Mill inside.

Old Mill inside.

Old Mill's Heritage Square, a town.

Old Mill.  Two very old postcards.

My friend John Bergers, a fantastic artist.

Rune stone in the Riverside park.

Gazebo in the Swensson Park.

Bethany Lutheran Church.  My great great grandparents were original members.  He has a window in his honour.

Local lady, Rosalie Hershey. What a sweet lady.  Glad I knew her.  Her husband was distantly related to the Hershey's of chocolate fame.

Lindsborg

The Chuck Wagon a well known restaurtant from the past with awesome food.

Gives me hope.

Scenes from Lindsborg

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Monday, March 30, 2026

3/2026 - Måndag den 30:e - MY JOURNEY

 


Cut flowers in a bouquet on the SVAFC desk.



Today's Name Day:  Holger,  Holmfrid

    Had a so-so day.  Needed more sleep.  Playing with my iPad.  Had a nice nap this afternoon.  Cinder joined me for a while.
    I gave up on taking trash out.  Too windy.  I am in too much pain & too depressed.
    Cats ate overnight & have hung around today.
    I stepped out on the porch for a minute.  Mail must all be in my mail box.  Hot out.
    No cattle here or llamas.
    I found some eye glass wipes --- Lens Wipes --- at Amazon.  Very good.  My glasses actually stay cleaner.
    Not much to say today.  Think MM must be moving.  Quiet today.  Drove by his new house last night.  I can see the back yard has a fence.  Better than the one where he lives now.  Good for Gracie!
    A friend wanted photos of Big Boy Steam Engine.  She is in Cheyenne WY now and friend's daughter lives there & wanted to share with her.  I sent her 9 photos from Abilene KS. All taken by me.  I hope it comes here this year.
    Also I have photos of wild flowers before our drought.  No flowers around my farm last summer.  Hope we get rain this summer.
    National news is depressing.  News ranging from idiotic to scary to bad to lies & a couple of nice pieces of news.  Not many though.  Glad I cannot fly any more.  No way I could stand in line to board for 5 hours.  And glad no family of mine is in the military.
 











Bushes growing in Swensson Park.

Flowers at the Old Mill.


Bouquet of cut flowers.

Flowers at a local bed & breakfast.

Cut flowers in a bouquet on the SVAFC desk.



In honor of Mom singing  in the Messiah Chorus for many years.  I think made it to 62 years total.

Mom in Ya Ya's in Wichita tasting my martini!!  We were there for a doctor's appointment.  We had a great driver & I always took us all out to eat somewhere really nice.  Never McDonalds.

Me when I was around 3-4 years old.  When I was still happy.

Photo taken from Bachman's an ice cream place that also processed cream, milk, & butter.  Plus made ice cream.  Kids I played with got to go get ice cream often.  Only a block from where we lived.  I was never ever allowed to go get any ice cream.  I missed out.

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3/2026 - Tisdagen den 31:e - MY JOURNEY

  Scenes from Lindsborg, Kansas Today's Name Day:  Ester I knew several Esters or Esthers.  Some in town.  One I worked with at a hospit...