8/2026 - Tuesday the 4th - MY JOURNEY

 

The bottom photos in a shirt was this week.

Today's Name Day:  Arne , Arnold

I have known an Arnold in Willie's family.  Maybe 2.  I have known of an Arne or two.

    Today was part good & part really bad.  The chips I ate for supper last night made me soooo sick,  My stomach was sick all last night.  And most of today.  I took meds.  Did not help.  Almost cancelled my xray.  But I managed.

    I had lunch then off to LBK to the hospital.  Fast to the ladies room then all was ok.  Xray was easy.  Only had to lay flat.  After  got home had a text from Dr Baxa.  Good news!

They mispelled his name.  Baxa not box.  Nice to know something is good.

    Next to Falun to vote.  I was confused some of the time.  Should have had a list candidates.  But the important issues I got right.  Whew!!

    Got home & tried to nap.  Just rested.  Supper will be China leftovers.  JL. China is across the street from Jalisco's!!

    Daisy did not hear me for lunch.  I never turned the TV on.  I had to call & call to wake her.  But when I got home she came running.  And watched me park.  Sweetie!!

    Watching my soaps.  Then spanish tonight.  Work tomorrow but need food for supper at work.  Stupid.

Looks like Nico

In Falun.  Clueless what it is.  Cool though.

Cool bales outside of Falun

Old gnarled tree in the Falun Cemetery

Glad to see me!

Will never get over losing my baby.

Neighbour's Barn

Willie's family.  Great grandparents?

Forgot Willie's parents.  Will go back.

His dad's grandparents. before their name was Neywick.  They were Larson's coming from Sweden

Wild flowers

Tree in my yard

The first Sunflowers I have seen,

Love this photo

Love this photo!

                                                                     

          

    

08/2025 - Jueves the 21st - JOURNEY

I bought the post card.  It had the owner's name & the address.  So wanted to see if the house was still here.  It is.  Very cool.

Today's Name Day:  Jon, Jonna

I am friends now with a Johnita, a lady.  I was in high schooll with a Johhnie.  A girl..  Have know many Jon's or John's.

    Had a pretty good day!!  Slept good with a short nap.  Cinder slept with me in my nap.  Love her snuggles & purring.  😸

    Had an eye dr, appointment.  Not with the dr.  Just a test. Was not in the mood so I canceled.  No big deal.

    Met my friend RG for supper at the Crown & Rye.  They were really busy.  Good to see.  Even saw a few people I know.

    RG walked by Jalsico's on the way for supper.  No one in there.  The carpet is still there but all tables & chairs are gone.  Who knows where.  Storage unit?  Sold?  Hmmmm.  We will not plan on eating there next thursday.  Going somewhere else.  

    Weather is ok today.  High around 91 but low humidity.  Really cold autumn like weather headed our way.  My friend CW is as excited as I am.  My friends who live in California have super hot weather.  Las Vegas will be 109F tomorrow.  I could live with that.  Just never leave the casino.  No problem.  Been there in the heat.

    When I got home both cats came running to greet me.  Sweet.  Either glad to see me or into some thing they knew was a no no

    Photos are flowers & more.

The previous photos were taken at the Rosberg House a few years ago.

 

11/2024 Tisdag the 5 th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Election Day.

Today is the day the US votes for who will be the new president of our country.  I am not relaxed.  Close to terrified.  I should turn the tv off.

Today's Name Day: Eugen, Eugenia

Not blogging normally.  Just photos of the town I live near ---- Falun KS.

The Falun Lutheran Church where voting takes place.  Did not take me long.  On the way out one of Willie's best friends came in.  She always disliked me.  Not seen her since long before he died.  She forced a smile & hello.

This is the house where Willie's boss lived when he was a trucker.  His boss was a nice lady, but tough.  Drove for Gerald's Trucking.  Hauled cattle & grains.  I miss those days & the other drivers.

The Falun State Bank.  Eventually it moved to Lindsborg & changed its name.  Did have an apartment in it once.  Now empty.

Our park.  The rock gates are from the school that is torn down.

The old original post office & the present one.  The old one was a home for a long time.  Looks empty now.

When I got married this was a small grocery store.  Nice if you just needed bread or milk or whatever.  Closer than driving to town.  Second floor was an apartment.  Next it was a restaurant with quite good food.  My mother-in-law worked there.  We had a milk cow and we gave them milk.  I cooked with the cream.  Great when harvest was happening.  Now it is abandoned.

This was Dauer Implement that sold farm equipment & did repairs.  And we had some really fun parties in it with dancing, drinking & potluck meals.  Those were the days.  Someone lives in it now plus has a small gift shop.

The elevator.  Used to be open all the time.  During harvest the one guy working would always call me at home to see if Willie was still cutting.  If I said yes he would stay open until Willie had dumped his wheat.  Now only open for wheat harvest.  There was a very old silo there of wood that Willie & friends tore down & used the wood.

Our sign on the edge of town.

We got married in 1966.  The phones we had were the old crank phones with a married couple who were the operators.  We had at least 7 people on our party line.  We never got dial phones until 1976.  T

en long years!!!  We were the last ones in the state without dial phones.  Our number was 818.  think the ring was long-short-long.

I sure miss the old times in Falun.  We knew everyone in town.  We had community picnics.  Now many of the nice homes are in disrepair.  So sad.  Great memories.