11 august, 2022 Wandering

    Nice day & slept good.  Great weather but a bit warmer.  But no way to help. This is Kansas after all.

    I had a hair app't with HP.  So nice to have him shampoo & style my hair.  Better than me with cool water.  I have an app't next week also.  Will do this as long as he has a time for me.  Just seeing him lifts my spirits.  And getting a hug is a plus.

    I came home long enough to take Nico out & fix my make up.

    The Red Barn has one of my fave artists there this month.  We had lunch this evening.  Had a long talk.  He is good for me.  And he gave me some great news.  In one year another artist friend will be here from Nigeria.  I am so excited!!  He will be here for a month also.

    Jalisco's was pretty busy tonight.  CT was sweet as usual.  His smile does my heart good!  And attention & friendship & caring from JS is so important to my well being.  I was headed to the kitchen to tell CT good bye.  We had a short conversation in Spanish.  And my artist friend understood us!!

    Spanish is going well.  This lesson is too easy.  I may be sorry when I start a new one!!!  But it is cool I can read the sentences & answer correctly.

    I saw lights in the pasture earlier.  Probably KN doing something.  Weird to see in the dark.

    I found a large white feather with a tint of brown on the end of it.  Feathers are important to find.  Means an angel was here.  I wonder who?  I always save them.  Also a dragonfly flew through the car port. Cool.

    Photos today are from the best bus trip I ever had.  We went to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah.  I love all of it.  The friend I was traveling with decided that we were no longer friends.  A difficult time for me.  But, by god, I had a great time.  I refused to let her control my life.  I shed a few tears & life went on.  Instead of pouting & glowering at me like her.

                        

This house is over a hotel we stayed in.  This is Cañon City Co.  It was recently built but no one can live in it.  The builder built it on unstable land.  Bet there was a huge lawsuit over this!!

These 2 photos are on a campus of a place where monks live. We ate there.  And the monks now make wine.  Wish we could have toured it.

Colorado mountains.

Cool place of old things we ate in.

The older prison in Cañon City.  It is still used but for inmates making license plates.

 More Rockies.

                    

10 august, 2022 Wandering

    Nice & quiet day.  Bed felt comfy.  Good way to start the day.  I always get up too early when I have somewhere to be.  Will change next week.  A few more minutes of sleep is always nice.

    Back at the Old Mill today.  Oh, I have missed being there!!  And somehow I managed to sign on without help.  That was a first!!  Maybe a break was a good thing.

    I worked on 2 schools today --- Hilton & Kentuck.  I know no one from Hilton but I recognized several kids at Kentuck.  One was a professor at our college.  He was the cutest, sweetest looking 6 year old ever!  I had a cousin who went there.  She did not look like herself.  Sweet lady who is no longer here with us.  Another group of kids all had the same last name.  I am sure we are related some way but at this moment I cannot say how.  Love the old photos, little kids, & old cars.

    After work JR, PM, & I ate at Jalisco's.  CT has a way of sort of yelling HEY while he cooks.  No idea why.  We got there & the kitchen was quiet.  So I asked if he was working.  He was.  I told MA maybe I should go wake him up!!  He was washing dishes & I surprised him with a couple of HEYS!  He did not expect that at all!  He laughed & had to shake my hand.  I smiled all through my meal.  JS was in a good mood until they got busy.  MA & I talked about my spanish lessons.  Scary they are going good right now.

    Sat out tonight with Nico & Cinder.  Those two had to be all buddy while Cinder rubbed on me.  Super nice moment.  Nice to have a cool evening.

    No weather report.  I get it wrong too often.  Does not matter.  Kansas -- August -- hot -- dry!  What's to report.

    Photos today are from the Prairie.

    The sheep are a friend's, the goats are neighbour's, & the cows are ours.

    The party sign is a couple of years old.  Forgot what it was for.  I do know that I was not invited.  One quickly finds out as a single woman, there are no invitations to party or holiday whether from friends or family.  Rather glad I do not have to worry about weddings or graduations!! Great!  Holidays are a bit sad.  Sure miss my parents.  And Willie.

                        

                        

09 august, 2022 Wandering

    Pleasant weather.  A low of 62F & a high of 93F.  Nice to be outside.  I should have sat outside more than I did.  Sunday is forecast to be 108F for here.  I mostly ignore the weather.  It is hot & dry.  Why listen, but 108 caught my attention.

    Yesterday someone posted something that pushed every button I have.  And I just had to express my feelings.  I was sorry & deleted it & apologoized to the world.

    I am just fine living alone, waking up alone, & coming home alone.  I will not pay someone to be a friend.  Nor will I spend a boatload of money to some how convert my very tiny home to have a room mate who no doubt would be a stranger.  And I am always in pain.  It may subside a bit or move around but I always hurt somewhere.  It affects all aspects of my life.  I suffer from severe fatigue most of the time.  The fact that I take naps does not mean I am lazy.  And my naps do not affect my night time sleep or lack of it.  Now I need to never mention these things again.  It is my life.  And it will not change.  Period.

    Cinder scared me yesterday but not being here.  Finally in the evening I called & called her.  She finally showed up.  I do not know where she sleeps.  She comes the direction of an old shed & a large fuel tank.  And she rarely drinks the water I put out. But there is a tiny water hole there she must drink out of.

    Nico was a terror last night.  Sure I deserved it with the mood I was in.  Today he is fine.  We have our own spots on the sofa.  After lunch he curled up on the wrong side of me.  So I laid on the other end.  We stayed that way a long time.  Surprise!  Then he wanted to trade & lay under the blanket.  Odd.

    I think Kisse made it in my flooded bedroom that is now dry.  I must not have shut the door tight & it was open.  She is so snoopy!!

    Photos today are some Shabby Chic ones I like.  Always wanted my home to be shabby chic.  Never was & never will be.

                    

08 august, 2022 Wandering

    Slept ok with little pain.  Nico was nice & mellow.  THEN.  I had trash to gather & for whatever reason, that pushed all his buttons!!!  Came back in from dragging a heavy bag outside & Nico just refused to let me sit for 5 minutes.  Earlier he dumped a new container of cat food.  What a mess.  Now he got into wet cat food.  At least it does not run all over.  I blocked the kitchen & that is driving him crazy.  Too bad.  I am about to get the baby gate to block the kitchen.  I have more trash to gather if I feel up to it.

    I was scheduled to work at the SVAFC one day soon.  Got called about that day & due to illness there is a second day open.  I said I would gladly take it.  The boss was shocked!!  Two days from 1-5pm.  Great!  I love to be there.  And my favorite artist is opening & closing for me.  He is the best!!  And has started eating at Jalisco's.  Nice to see him & chat.

    Love the weather.  It was 68F last night & 87F today.  Oh, if it could just last.  But in a couple of days the Dome of Heat returns.

    Friends just got home from 2 weeks in Scandinavia.  I had planned to travel often but that sure has not worked out for me.  I really cannot travel alone anymore.  No way I can walk up to an airport, through said airport, to my gate.  And then repeat when I get where ever.  My back is crap.  And one knee is also.  Hurts more than it feels normal.  When I was younger apparently no doctor took me seriously.  No one helped.  A chiropractor helped for a while be eventually it did not help.  Acupuncture sort of helped.  But Covid hit & now she has moved.  If there was just one person to help me travel but there is no one.  I would gladly pay their way.  No family is there for me.  Grandsons work & one has 3 kids.  No friend or friends who would go anywhere with me.  The one who might travel with me works too many hours.  Years ago there were friends that we went places together but those times ended for whatever reason.  Sure it is my fault.  No husband.  My brother most likely cannot get a plane ticket or passport.  So, here I am.  I may go not so far.  Just to get away.  Sometimes being alone in a different place is better.  Enough whining.  Few care so I should try harder to be quiet.

    Finally, Nico is sleeping.  Whew!  Kisse is so good.  So is Cinder.  Nico & I are too much alike I think!!

    Photos are old ones.  I did not take them all.

                        

                    

    

07 august, 2022 Wandering

    Much better day today.  Less pain.  Still trouble sleeping but I took the strongest med I have.  Tried not to take it too close to morning, but it still left me a bit woozy around noon.  Heard my sofa calling my name!!

    Another scorcher today.  I saw 103F this afternoon.  Last night our coolest temp was 80F.  Tomorrow is to be cooler.  Yay!!  High in the 80s.  Will get a sweater out to wear!!!  😀

    There are showers to the west of us now.  Will we get a shower?  Probably not.  We miss out often.

    JR & I had lunch at Jalisco's.  They got quite busy.  I saw one couple I knew but they never saw me.  Or whatever.  We never spoke.

    Nico is mellow again today.  Nice.  Hope it lasts!

    I had "lost" an app on my laptop.  Found it last night.  Great!!  Downloaded a couple of new apps & had fun last night playing.

    The first 3 photos are of The Scheme.  A very cool restaurant in Salina.  The photo with a variety of paintings are the work of a close artist friend of mine.  He is here now so I need to call him & make plans.

                        

06 august, 2022 Wandering

    I do not have it in me to blog today.  I was fine last night but went to bed & must have twisted my right hip.  Got in bed & had severe pain.  I used my essential oil.  Nada.  Tried my peppermint lotion.  Nada.  And finally arthritis lotion.  Nothing helped.

    After laying awake for hours I gave up & got up.  I did some reading & note taking about RA & Sjogrens.  The lady who writes these articles does a blog about her life.  Her selfie photo shows 1% of who she is.  No one knows the other 99% of her life.  I might do one blog post like that.  Not sure as most if not all people do not care of what others go through to have a life.  Still thinking.

    I slept this morning.  Just throws Nico off his schedule.  He adjusted today.

    It is 230pm & 102F with 25 mph winds. Great day. 😦  I guess a good day to feel bad & rest.