10/2025 - Viernes the 03rd - MY JOURNEY

 

In 1974 at Wichita State University at the Round House I was lucky enough to see Elvis Presley live in concert.  Absolutlely amazing!!!  Wish there had been iPhone back then.  The positively the best night of my life!!

Today's Name Day:  Evald, Osvald

Had a wonderful friend named Evald.  Cool guy who collected farm machinery & made several trips to Sweden just to explore farm equipment.  Sure miss him!!

Unfortunately we have all heard of an Osvald.

    Not my best day.  Called in sick again.  I have not felt normal since last week thursday night with super low blood sugar that never came up to normal.  Felt bad ever since then.  I had one good day during the last week & that was on sunday.  I truly think my 3+ chronic illnesses had a group meeting & voted to make my life hell.  It worked.

    Kisse rarely sleeps on my bed.  For short times but rarely.  Today I woke up with Kisse curled on my bed & stayed there.  Cinder was on her chair staring at me.  What???  Was I snoring or talking or something?  They stayed in those positions all morning.  Although Cinder did snuggle now & then.

    Glad I did not work.  I doubt I could have walked up the sidewalk to the Mill.  And the basement steps would have taken me hours to walk down or back up.  Severe knee pain.  I think there is another place I could park but the steps...............!!!!

    So I called in then I  feel lots of guilt.  I always feel responsible what I need to do.  The last week has been a challenge for me.

    This weekend down to work at the SVAFC.  Hopefully that will work.  Very short walk to get to the door.  Just sit & talk to visitors.  Seems doable.  Supper out???  Big IF!!!  I just don't care at all anymore.  I just want my life back as it was.

    Too warm today.  And tomorrow.  But cooler is on the way & rain.  See if they are right.

    Fotos are Halloween & a "log" house that looks like a train.  Very cool.

    TV is finally improving.  Tonight on Graham Norton Taylor Swift is one of the guests.  Cool  And she is on upcoming late night shows.  Saturday Night Live starts new this sat.  Finally!!!

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Love this home!! Wish it was mine!!!

There has got to be a story here but I only have a foto!!!

                                                       

09/2025 - Sábado the 13th - MY JOURNEY

 

Today's Name Day:  Sture

Had a friend on Flickr from Norway with this name.  He farmed in a fjord.  Beautiful.

    Good day today.  SVAFC.  My next to last weekend day in my 3rd weekend in a row.  I had quite a few visitors, but still got sleepy.  💤

    Lindsborg was busy.  Lots of people walking around on both sides of the block.  Many did not visit me.

    Midafternoon a huge group of bikers arrived.  They parked near the gallery.  On both sides of the street.  Gorgeous bikes!!!  They all went to the Öl Stuga.  They did not stay a long time.  MM thought they were from Salina.  I love to hear them when they start & take off.  Brought back memories of when Willie &  I were first married,  We would rent a motorcyle & ride all afternoon.  Great fun.

    Even with lots of visitors I still got sleepy.  No eating out.  Went home to nap.  Nice & cozy.  Kids were near.

    Rain is forecast for tonight & tomorrow.  Rain is in western Kansas.  Wonder if there will be any here??  Been lucky lately.

    Too warm today.  In the 90s.  Usch.  Felt hot outside.  Yuck.

    Many texts from MM.  He is working tonight.  I an glad for him,  Even had a couple of texts from CF & an email from JL.

    Spanish is still going good.  For now.  That is my next job.

    Photos are a mix & not sorted.  Many autumn ones.  Tired of summer.

 

                                                   

07/2025 - Sábado the 26th - JOURNEY

 

We were married in Minneapolis KS.  Midafternoon.  Lived in an apartment in Salina.  Mom promised me a reception but there was never anything done for us.  Maybe had one shower of classmates.  Last time I saw them.  They all went to college or moved away.  Really not friends with any of my classmates.  Decided I won't help with my class reunions or attend.  They are all friends.  I am not part of them.

Today's Name Day:  Jasmine, Jesper

The only Jesper I know of is a Swedish golfer.  Have a cousin Jasmine.

    I had no sleep last night.  I tried.  And failed.  Had a couple of hours before lunch & a nap this afternoon.  Too much on my mind today.  Good memories.  Bad memories.

    Today would have been Willie's & my 59th wedding anniversary.  For the most part no one ever remembered it.  Mom always did.  Her two sisters in Denver always did.  And one Denver cousin always did.  But Mom & my aunts are long gone.  My cousin has forgotten this year.  She has a lot on her plate.  We were almost always harvesting wheat so we rarely celebrated.  No celebration or remembrance this year.  If I had not posted our photo no one would have remembered.  Should have taken me out to eat or something.

    I remember all our many, many trips to Vegas.  I remember Willie driving a semi hauling cattle or grain.  I went as often as I could.  Love riding with him.   We rarely took a real vacation but we went away for weekends sometimes.  Wichita or Kansas City.  Miss getting away.  It rarely happens now.  Never KC.  Wichita for doctor appointment.  Always alone.  No one to ride with me.  We did take a couple of Colorado trips that were vacations.  Not often.  Love Colorado.  No one to go with now.  A few years ago I did ask someone close to me to ride with but all I got was being ignored.  No answer.  Same as a NO.  Never asked again.  Never will.  MM would like to take me away but with 2 live in kids he has no time.

    The last few years of our marriage was not good.  Willie had dementia.  It was much worse than I realised & started much earlier than I was aware of.  People knew but no one talked to me.  And at same time he became an alcoholic.  I am sure there were times he came home but had no clue who I was.  He deserved much better.  So did I.  I dealt with all that alone.  Kids were there but already planning to take the farm away from me to keep just for them.  Not a good time.

    Hot today.  No more rain until next midweek.  Tomorrow is super hot.  🔥.  House is hot today.  Awful.

    Short message from JL & MM.  A photo was liked by CW.

    Been trying new microwave meals.  Get tired of the same ones all the time.  Chicken with pasta.  Chicken with mashed taters.  Beef with mashed taters.  There are others on my list.

    Photos are some flowers, some drawings.

Dreaming.......