Tuesday, September 30, 2025

09/2025 - Martes the 30th - MY JOURNEY

 




Today's Name Day:  Helge

    Had a day of rest.  Chatted with a friend or two in email or texts.  Have one friend traveling back home today.  I think.  Hoping for a safe trip.  MM worked.
    I had plans for lunch out but for me it changed.  Just rested today.
    Hoping to work tomorrow.  Those fotos are not scanning themselves.
    Fotos today are flowers & autumn.  Too tired to blog much. And nothing to say being home alone.


























                                                                  













09/2025 - Lunes the 29th - MY JOURNEY





Today's Name Day:  *Mikael*, Mikaela
Today is Mikael's Name Day.  I totally knew but forgot to send it.  Dang.  Most people call him Michael but his name is Russian & pronounce much different.  I an determined to change how I say it,

    Had an ok day.  Got some rest done.
    Got a text from MH about when I can I work in October at the SVAFC.  Busy month!!!  Any day but not during Hyllningsfest.  Two years ago I worked & needed to park near the back door.  There are several businesses there but *I* got yelled at and told to move.  I refused.  No one can blame me for having RA & not being able to walk far.  This year I refuse.  And she was ok for that.  Already got it covered.  Great.
    I warned MH about how the schedule might go.  Of course he is ok with it.  He is the best!  I am so lucky we are friends.
    I managed a short nap.  Needed one.  *Then* I tackled the trash from the last two trash pickups that I missed due to pain & no backup..  I forced myself today.  My BS had been sort of high but dropped quickly.  I went inside for a cookie.  I was scared I would passout & be found laying in the yard.  But, no one ever comes here so I would not be found until sometime tomorrow.  Scary.  I have no backup until MM can drive out of town again.  He is my backup.  Thank god I have someone.  💓
    Supper was late tonight.  Took forever to do trash.  Supper was roast beef with mashed potatoes & gravy.  Pretty good


    Cinder must be sleeping somewhere but Kisse is keeping me company.  Ooops.  I found Cinder.  
She is sitting near where  feed them.  She has begged for  food but I was busy.  Fed her now.  She is happy.
    Kisse thinks she must race around & things skatter!!!  What a mess!!
    Glad I always watch Colbert but tape the others.  I noticed one show has Mariah Carey on tonight.  I do not like her at all so I can ignore that tape.  *shudder*.   Sorry.  I am sure she is a lovely woman but not my fave performer.
    Fotos are a mix as usual & I have them sorted.  Kind of.
   










Have my winter wardrobe all ready & sorted & hung up. 😀

Turkey vultures in Lindsborg,  City fathers hate them but I love to see them. They have a job to do so leave them alone!!!

Next art show at SVAFC.  We have a huge collection of Swedish costumes.  Too many to display at once.  Should be a different show then this year,  Anxious to see them.

Fast food place in Salina at South Santa Fe..  We would park there then drive to the far north end of North Santa Fe.  Everyone loved to drag Fe!!

The inside of Scheme Pizza.  Need to go back.  Cool place!!!

Talk about ancient!!!  First foto is probably grade 6, then grade 7.  Third foto is 8th grade,  That sweater was green,  Last photo is high school graduation.  Outfit was yellow & grey.  Willie bought it for me.  Hair was my surfer hair!!!

Kitchen window in my cousin Bengt's home.  Looks out over an clearing in a forest & facing a lake..  I stayed with him.  He died recently.












                                                      













 

Sunday, September 28, 2025

09/2025 - Domingo the 28th - MY JOURNEY

 




Today's Name Day:  Lennart, Leonard
Had a relative named Leonard.  Died a few years ago.  Still a Leonard in town.

    A good day.  Spent the afternoon at the SVAFC for the last day of MH's showing of his art.  My friends C&N came for the talk.  And MH is a great speaker. He had everyone laughing!!  Friend CG had the giggles so bad but a man next to him was worse.  I looked at him & his head was buried in both his hands --- laughing so hard!!!  Then *I* got the giggles.  What great fun!!  I needed some laughter.  CG was so nice to me.  He made sure I got to my car & in to Pizza Hut ---- held my hand & walked with me.  Helps me so much.  And back to my car.  And they did not leave the parking lot until I was in my car.
    Pizza Hut was fun.  I had a sallad.  But not too hungry.  I had meat balls before the art talk.  Excellent meat balls!!!
    When I got home there was a turkey vulture on my light pole in the back yard.  Not seen many this summer.  Miss them.
    By this time my back was severely sore.  I laid down to take a short nap.  But is was shorter than I planned.  My glucose sensor woke me up.  😠.  I gave up & here I am.
    MM is home today watching football & cooking.  Think he had a friend visiting.  CW drove to Florida today so I have not heard from him.  He returns home soon.
    My heart us still hurting.  May never stop.  Will never talk about how I feel.  Never.  I write about it.   And in this day & age few people care only for themselves.  I will depend on my small support group as needed ---- MM, CW, C&N.  I am blessed.  I know they will never hurt me.
    Finished watching National Geographic channel about Europe.  Now watching about New Zealand.  Have family there.  Part Maori & part Swedish.  Fun to see their  country.  Wish I could have visited.  Still in contact.  I used to know a couple of words in their language.  Kia ora  --  used as a greeting or when parting to express good will toward someone or to wish them good health.
    My spanish is easier lately.  I am enjoying it.  There is a guy on Instagram who posts sentences in spanish daily.  I save some of them.
    Fotos are a mix as usual.  Hopefully some cool.
  


Leaves are starting to turn,  With our drought I wonder how pretty they will be this year????






My Sweet Baby............



Old old photo.  The third man from my left is my grandpa --- Boppa.  I probably know the others but no clue.  There is a program that will scan all the photos they. have to see if any match,  Will have LL show me how,

Same men harvesting wheat or cutting alfalfa

Sweet memory of Willie with Kajsa Jo & our pond,  She was the sweetest dog,  And loved water.















                                                             















10/2025 - Domingo the 05th - MY JOURNEY

  Today's Name Day:   Bror Have a good friend in Sweden who kept the name bror for his last name --- Brorson.  Bror means brother.     T...