21 november, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    I feel better today.  No nausea.  Ate without a problem.  Good.

    I picked up groceries at Dillon's.  I believe in shopping local but when I cannot get what I want it is irritating.  And their app.  Sorry.  Stuff on it they do not have.  Grrrr.

    Still extra tired.  Long nap.  I even fell asleep last night without any medication.  That is unreal.

    I sat outside with Nico & Cinder for a while.  Almost 60F & no breeze.  They spent time cuddling each other.  Cute.

    One time outside I heard a couple of pheasants quite close to the house.  Probably in the tall weeds in the pasture.  I could not see them.

    Got lots of photos in FB memories that brought back old memories for me.  A photo from 1961 of Mom & her siblings.  It was taken in my grandparents home.  I remember that sofa so well.  It was brown & sort of furry.  And it was like Uncle Orin's hair when he was in the Marines!  When I was a toddler I got the measles.  ButI I broke out inside my body instead of on the outside.  We lived next door to Mom's parents so I was there daily.  Mom had a "sick person" blanket.  Pink & satin.  I loved it.  Dr. would come see me daily.  I was never in the hospital but I was really sick.  I always remember that sofa & blanket.

    I have been thinking of past holidays.  We always had turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie.  Mom preferred not to make real whipped cream but she knew that was what Willie loved so we always had real whipped.  Mom always made Swedish brown beans.  Only she & I ate them.  Sooo good.  She made them in a cast iron pan.  Others would use her recipe but they never tasted the same.  Needed the right pan.  Seasoned to perfection.  Guess I should try them sometime.  The leftovers Mom would make chili out of.  Too good for words.  Oh, for one more holiday with them.  A restaurant is not the same.  And seeing all the family photos of others are downright painful for me.  And, I know.  No one cares.

    Photos today are winter & pre Christmas.  None are mine.

                        

            

Sheltering in Place, Day 175....

Quieter day. Poor sleep last night. Too wound up after soccer. And I was too upset about my relative who is  ill. Frequent tears.

JR and I ate at Jalisco's. I won't be there again for several days. Got to visit with all the waiters. 

Kisse kept close to me and even came to me before supper for some snuggles. Hope Nico does not get mean to her when he is home. So possessive.

Saw 100F today. Same for tomorrow. Oh, but tuesday will be heaven!

Holiday weekend. But we have no family to celebrate with. We only had Mom and Dad. Long ago times. No friends to celebrate with. JR did not seem too anxious to go eat tomorrow so I will chill at home with Kisse.

Photos are mostly mine. A couple of edited photos of drawings that I did not draw. Some rainy Lindsborg photos, flowers.

    

The Plague, Day 168.....

It was a quiet day. My mood is sad. Too much thinking about family holidays that do not exist anymore. I have thought about Mom all day and last night. Mom never did any holiday like over board spectacular. But nice and homey. For one more day with bbq hamburgers, potato salad, and either ice cream or pumpkin pie. She would make pumpkin pie just for Willie. He liked it. And while she liked Cool Whip, Willie did not. She would always have real whipped cream just for him. Those days are long gone but I still miss them and my parents. 

JR and I ate at Jalisco's. They were pretty busy so chatting was at a minimun. JS did have time to take a photo though!!

Nico and I sat out for a long time. Nice nice weather this evening. Need more days like this.

Sitting on my sofa I looked out the window and there were turkeys!! I counted 8 and one large one that seemed to guard the others. Taking photos through dirty windows was a challenge. I have a ladder I climbed up on and got to a window with no upper screen. Better photos. I need to be more alert. They were fun to see.

Photos are mostly from today. All photos taken by me and edited by me.