01/2026 - Jueves the 01st - MY JOURNEY

Today's Name Day;  Arlen

An old Swedish name day list shows no name today but the app I have showed Arlen.  The name of our hired man before, during & after harvest.  Miss seeing him.  His son worked for us for many years also.  Life changes.  Good for some but not all.

    Had an ok day.  No plans. Was asked out for supper but my nephew & niece came over for a bit.  Worked at fighting depression.

    Today is the anniversary of my best friend John's death.  Think of him so often.  He is buried near Willie & Darren.  Always remember them when near the cemetery.

    I fell asleep on the sofa.  A good nap.  The kids were missing.  No idea where.  But when I got up they both showed up.

    Nice to see family for a short time today.  I had something for them & they were out checking cattle.

    Tired of family photos, etc.  I can only dream.

    JR said there were like 19 motorcycles at the Stuga today.  That happens often.  Marquette KS has a motorcycle museum.  There was a large group like that that parked near the Stuga one day.  And to my surprise they all came into the TrainsWhite Peacock.  But there were no tables in the front room.  I got brave & got the attention of one & told him the next room had a huge table for them to sit at.  They stayed quite a while.

    And JR also said the "for sale" sign is gone from the old Train Brothers building & there is stuff inside.  Wonder what is going on in there.  It will always be Train's to us.  Family business.  Furniture on the front lower floor, wagon repair in the back of the main floor, & radio repair.  Second floor was a funeral business.

    Sitting outside I saw another cat.  That is 2 cats running around the yard.  They both look healthy.  I cannot afford another cat!!  Be fun though.  Love cats.

    Photos are seasonal.  Last ones of the holiday nature.

                        

Old, old photo.

AI Me again.  Cow girl???

                                   

            

 

08/2025 - Jueves the 28th - JOURNEY

 

Today's Name Day:  Fatima, Leila

    Pretty good day.  Slept good when I finally fell asleep.  Had a thunderstorm around 3am.  Had some thunder & lightning.  I got a total of 0.68".  More than usual.  Nice.  Today stayed cloudy & dry.  Pretty cool.  Nice.  Hope this weather lasts for a long time.

    Lunch with girlfriends was cancelled.  Will meet next week.  I was tired so not upset.

    Jalisco's reopened.  Totally new look.  Will miss the brick walls.

    Met my artist friend RG.  We met at the Sale BARn.  I was a bit early & got to make friends with our waitress & the owner of the business who is also the cook.  Got bad news though.  RG is leaving earlier than he & I thought.  He goes home on saturday.  Dang.  I love his company.  He is fun to talk to but I always talk too much. Probably since I an lonely often.  Next year he is not here until September.  Too long to wait.  We have decided to make phone calls.  Be nice.

    Lowering my insulin is better so far.  RA sucks big time.  Awful.

    When I headed for home I noticed how low my fuel was.  Yikes!!!  Thank goodness I was still in town.  Close call.

    Photos are flowers & a mix.

I would love to have this!

 

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 216......

 Mostly a good day. Very cold with the strong winds. High in the 40s. Took the house forever to warm up this afternoon. Hard to crawl out of my warm, cosy bed!! 

Lunch at Jalisco's. Yesterday and friday they were swamped with business. Today very quiet. That was ok. Had time to chat with the help. I talked JS into removeing his mask for just a second. I took a photo of him from SnapChat where they alter your face. I sure giggled! He said he will never remove his mask again!!! I do that to my brother too. He never giggles as much as I do! And today I picked on Nico also. He is so cute!!

Stopped at the cemetery and visited Willie. I talk like he can hear me. Went home feeling empty. Just not right. Had 2 friends I visited also. One has 2 new grandbabies. I always talk about them near him. I drove home in tears. I managed not to cry yesterday but did a little when I got home last night. Best to grieve alone. No need to bore anyone else even if I might need someone.

I had fun playing with photos today. Took photos in one local yard. Great display. Will have to share in the future. There is a couple here today. Also today are some snow photos from 7 years ago. A friend who lives in Rapid City SD has shared photos today. They had snow. Sooo jealous!!