002/2025 Fredag the 28th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Today's Name Day:  Maja, Maria

Love the name Maria.  My first Mexican friend had that name when I was around 12 years old.  I have many friends now with that first name.

    I had a great day.  I enjoyed every minute.  I slept good except for my back pain.  Still hurts now.  Not bad all afternoon.  I have a new pain cream that worked when I went to bed but cannot wear in public.  Too strong a smell.  Not bad, just strong.

    Met my friend LL for lunch at the White Peacock.  I had biscuits & sausage gravy.  Delicioso!!  (New spanish word). We had a nice visit.  They were busy,  Got there early & no table to sit at.  But I waited.  Finally some ladies got up & left.  We almost had to sit outside.

    Then I went to SVAFC.  I was early so I sat outside on a bench.  Very nice.  Lots of people walking by & some chatted.  I need that when I am a;lone so often.

    MH let me in & so did MH.  She stayed for a long time labeling all the photos.  I have made a promise to myself that next year I will have one or two photos in the community show.  That is our show this month,.  Nice that we had a chance to chat.  Her daughter, EH, came in for a while also.  Good to see her.  Did not have many visitors,  One lady & 3 guys.  But at closing time MH came in with a lady & her 3 kids.  Found out we are almost neighbours.  Cool.  She has 4 photos in the show.  I got photos of them all photos in the show for my own memory.  Next week I will walk to read about each one.

    I am so lucky that MH told me I can work any friday to give MH (artist) an extra day to paint.  I am loving this & thanked her today again.  And he said because I worked he got a great start on a new painting.  Nice to know I did good!!!

    Supper was Mexican.  Got my usual burritos.  Brought one home after eating one.  We talked about some guys who worked at Jalisco's years ago & just now opened a new Mexican restaurant in Nebraska   MA did not know where so I showed him.  Way in western Nebraska.  Far far away.  No way I can get there.  I have no one to help me get there.  Or anywhere.  The joy of having no kids or close family who are able to travel & to help me.  Alone is not good.  I must just depend on me most of the time.  No one else is here.  I ask for no help in my house.  People are too busy or not interested.

    Did buy a little groceries.  I am ok now for a while. 

    I try to keep politics out of my blog but I feel I must just say my thoughts on the horrible way an honourable man was treated like shit on live TV.  I am ashamed of my country & government. I hope that maybe this wakes some people up, but I have my doubts.  It is great for the world wide support I have read from all of the world.

    Photos are from today.  First are photos I took sitting outside or in the White Peacock.  The last ones of some of the photos on display.

Work shop of an artist across the street.

The SVAFC shares a building with the local newspaper.  This building used to be all newspaper but they no longer print their own papers.

Carving named "Rush Hour in Lindsborg".  Carved by a cousin's husband.

002/2025 Torsdag the 27th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Today's Name Day:  Lage

    Today is a day of rest.  No plans.  Do have more trash to gather & take out.  If my back quits hurting.  Unsettled weather is playing havoc with my back.  Hurt everytime I got up during the night & this morning, 

    The morning started good with 2 special photos.  Love them.  I took the one of the llamas & the other one I just saved.  It is MM & his son AM.

    Stayed sort cool overnight & right now it is 65F here.  Feels ok when outside.  Maybe sit outside later.  Hope the llamas come back then.  They seem to like to eat near my house.

    Might take a short nap or at least rest.  Might help my back.  I hope.  See if my pain pills help too.

    Rain is forecast for sunday.  Maybe even thunder.  Would love that!!

    Photos are a mix of things.

From the Old Mill years ago when open on Millfest.

Post card of our Pavilion when at the worlds fair,.  I believe the men are the king of Sweden & our president.

002/2025 Onsdag the 26h - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Today's Name Day:  Torgny, Torkel

    My day did not start good.  I woke in the middle of the night & my body was on fire.  I was sweating profusely.  I got up to check my temperture.  It was fine. I felt awful then I realised my blood sugar was super low.  I took some glucose tablets.  Then I felt better.  I swore I ate enough but maybe not.  Who knows.  Once I calmed down & laid back down I was ok.  Got up & felt good.

    My two oldest great grandsons got ill last night.  Their dad MM & I were both sick on sunday & monday.  When we ate out the other noon I wonder if someone in there was ill & passed it on.  The kids were great all day.  Super weather. They ate out & played in the park.  Got home & they both started puking.  All over the house!!  Poor Dad!  He finally wrote a help me letter wondering if he was doing something wrong,  He was not.  I wrote him overnight & both had just puked around then but it was not constant.  This morning they had finished breakfast & drinking some healthful stuff ---- pedialyte.  Spelling???  One was asleep the other was still drinking.  Poor guys!

    I made it to work.  I finished the book I was working on.  Now starting on photos from the Chamber of Commerce.  LL sorts them by subject.  Several of them had photos by Gröndal.  He was famous in our town & area..  Out standing photographer.  I shared 4 on Lindsborg Nostalgia.  There was a photo of my church taken in 1900.  Awesome.  The yard was covered in trees.  The church was still the dark stones.  Today it is white.  A shame all the trees were cut down at some time.  Another one was of an early harvesting machines.  Photo taken in 1916.  With an interesting story on the back of it how the Swedes got here & what hard work it was to take a virgin prairie & make it farm ground.  And at home I realised our father was born in 1916.  Does that make him seem lots older than he is!!  Great photos today!!  Love it.

    I had a coffee date tomorrow that got cancelled.  Sort of disappointed but it was rescheduled.  Great!!

    Supper for JR & I was Mexican.  I had 2 burritos & bring one home for tomorrow.  They were not busy when we got there but soon scads of people kept coming in.  So we left.

    No groceries tonight.  I ordered what I wanted & needed on Amazon.  Will live a day without soda.  Only my problem.  I have teas to drink.  I need to start ordering locally or in Salina & picking my ordered.  Then I am not a burden to anyone.

    It stayed far too warm last night.  Way too warm.  Today was a bit cooler at 61F.  Had north winds so the house was ok.  But I was not here.  Cats were napping.  Both were starving when I had supper.

    Day off tomorrow.  SVAFC on friday & a new show.  Photos from local people that they have taken & chosen to display them.  Anxious to see them.

002/2025 Tisdag the 25h - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Today's Name Day:  Sigvard, Sivert

    Much better day.  Feelingi normal today.  And slept well.  Temp was a little chilly during the night but cooler today.  Sort of hazy & the house got to 76F but with no strong sun it felt better,  A front is here now,   Must be weak because I am not hurting like usual. New front tomorrow.

    I did sit outside for a while a bit ago.  Had mail to go through.  Then I noticed the llamas were near me.  One was standing in a low spot so no photo.  But the other one I got a shot of.  There was a cow with them.  No other cows.  Maybe she is going to have a calf soon.  Have to watch.

    Got photos of MM & AM.  MM was sick on the same days I was.  Maybe caught something when we had lunch the other day.  And had an email from a good friend.

    Have the news on.  I am grateful for even tiny bits of good news from the government.  Still lots of bad news too.  As usual.

    Excited for work tomorrow.  I might finish the book I am working on.  The first part is all photos.  Last part has lots of letters etc.  Don't make copies of thing like that.  Chance of rain.  Good.  I always dress warm as the basement is always cold for me.

    Had a short video chat with JS.  Just checking to make sure he was ok.  Good to see & hear him.

    Cats quiet today.  Cinder stayed with me this morning until I got up.

    Photos are a mix.

This was the school I went to grade school in.  This is side you never see a photo of.

My family castle in Sweden.  Called Vanås.  I have been there twice.