Showing posts with label JoshGates. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 25, 2026

07/2026 - Saturday the 25nd - MY JOURNEYta

 

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Today's Name Day:  Jakob
I had several more recent ancestors that were named Jakob.  All had the last name of Train.  All related.  An old swedish first name.  Never hear it now.  Maybe in Scandinvia.  My Train family used to be important.  They had a furniture store, radio repair shop, horse drawn carriage, repair shop, & funeral home.  One version of the funeral home was the second floor of the furniture store.  A block away was another location where they prepared the body but no service.  Then they moved to a large home of all their services.  That remains today. Beautiful.  There was also a large building just across the alley of their big business bulding.  For some reason it was torn down.

    Today just another day at home alone.  I had a long email today from JL.  She had lots of good news.  Nice to hear.  Glad for her.
    A miserable weather day here.  Right now it is 102F or 38.8C.  The humidity is 42%.  And no breeze.  I cannot breathe outside.  Painful.  My house has not gotten very cool today.  Probably need to have it checked.  Poor Daisy has to stay outside.  Wish I could bring her in.  I make sure she has fresh water.
    The next 2 days are replays of today.  I want to go to a program at the SVAFC on sunday, but do I really want to get out in this heat???
    Had photos from CF.  That cool Minnesota water looks inviting.  He is fishing on his days off.  I think he does not work on fridays or saturdays.
    TV is ok.  Watching Josh Gates.  He was in a haunted mental hospital.  Original it was like a huge town like arrangement.  Lots of kids/people were tortured & died with medical procedures.  Has a cemetery of 7000 graves.  Now he is in Mexico.  I love his shows.  Always learn something,  Better than all the murder & maim shows on the "real" networks.  I refuse to watch any of those.
    The kids slept near me all last night.  Babysitters!!!  😁
    I tried to nap & did a little --- heat & all.
    A good friend sent me photos.  He is now in Italy.  What fun.  I would just like to go to some nearby towns to take photos.  Of course there is no one who can or will  drive anywhere.  Of course not.  That would be asking far too much.  I might to enjoy life a bit.
    I have had terrible trouble getting my internet to work on my iPhone or laptop.  A while ago when my laptop updated there was one file I needed to use a password for it to sign in.  But I could not remember & just ignored it for a while.  Well in an email about my iPhone & etc.  They showed one how to change that password an easy way.  Really easy.  And like magic. Everything works perfect.  Well who knew.  It updated everything I own & all is great.  What a joy!!
    I got brave & checked my blood sugar. today  Almost normal.  Yay. Knee is much better today.  Walking without much weakness.  Guess I will survive.  And making sure I take my med for depression. Should help too.  Won't supply me with a support group or friends but maybe I can get where I don't give a damn.

Damn miserble weather


Wish I had someone to go to coffee with.










I took this photo.  It is a musk that grows in the ditches along roads.  Not the harmful illegal musk.

Family

I want this weather NOW.









                                                             












           






Thursday, February 26, 2026

02/2026 - Torsdagen den 26:e - MY JOURNEY

 




Two very old photos of the Old Mill.  In the second one you can see the dam that was there.  I had a cousin who wanted to replace the dam but there were some land owners who refused to agree with the idea.  Sad.  In very dry years you can see part of it in the water,



Today's Name Day:  Torgney,  Torkel

    Had a so-so day.  Still shaky & weak.  Skipped lunch with friends.  Just did not have it in me.  But Blood sugar is doing good.  Just the rest of me is not.  Photo of my carrying case.  Love it.
    Too warm overnite.  I had the heat off but then I got cold.  Turned it back on a bit.  That helped.
    I totally forgot to post yesterday's blog.  Duh!!!!.  It will catch up soon..
    Quiet day.  Heard from MM, CW, JL, JR.  Nothing major.
    My great neice delivered my donuts I bought to support her softball team.  Super good!!  Eating too many but so far my sugars are ok,
    Super warm today.  I was outside for a while.  Sorted some mail.  Warm most of tomorrow.  Cooler this weekend with some moisture.  Rain??? Snow???  Or nothing???  Then next week might be stormy all week.  Don't believe that even though my weather app agrees.
    Cats are surrounding me tonight.  Kisse next to me on the sofa.  Cinder on her DVR.  All is peaceful.
    Nice to see KN and AN last evening.  I just never have anyone to talk to.  I tried not to keep them too long.
    Finally my thursday night shows on back on,  They are supposed to tape but I do not think they.  Dang.  Just checked.  They taped!!!!  But I saw them both.  Back to Josh Gates & Expedition Unknown.  Good shows.  Interesting & always learn something.
    SNL returns this weekend  About time!
    Flakey weather is making my joints hurt.  Be a long weekend & next week.
    Photos are a lot of snowy ones.  Some are very very old.  Maybe from a New York blizzard around 1800s. Love snow & missing it.


Colbert's drummer.  The best!!!!

Old Mainn the college campus.  What a tragic loss.  Stupid people.








 My farm




Great cow!!!!






My farm



The Red Barn Museum




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Saturday, October 11, 2025

10/2025 - Sábado the 11th - MY JOURNEY

 




Today's Name Day:  Erling, Jarl

    Had an ok day.  Slept good.  Eating without problems.  Mostly depressed.  Too much being alone & ignored.  Get tired of photos of others enjoying friends & family.  Lucky to have my cats who stay close to me.
    Heard machinery outside.  Think KN is harvesting milo behind my house.  Yesterday he was sowing wheat.  Busy time of the year.
    Had some great photos in my memories today.  Will post 3 here.  Fun to see them very young then as older ladies.  Always sat in church with Harriet & her brother & his wife.  Good people.  And again in FB later.
Mom had fun stories about the old bakery.  Like the governor of Kansas came here one day.  He came in for coffee.  But his driver had to go in the back door & eat with the kitchen since he was black.  😓
    I was going to skip my nap today but still too tired.  Then I have trouble sleeping at night.  Don't care anymore more.  Do how I feel.  💤
    Too warm today.  House felt ok.  But then it gets too chilly at night.  Sunday night will be really chilly.  Turn a little heat on.  Then rain will start.
    Heard from MM while he works today.  We were supposed to have lunch out but I am not up to it.  Hopefully I can work on wednesday & hair app't on thursday.  
    Wathcing Josh Gates on my tv.  Show is about Niagara Falls.  And some history of it & those who try to survive falling in it in different types of containers.  Most do not.  And are their spirits still around there?  Maybe, maybe not.  Interesting.  Love his shows.
    Need to drive to get my mail but will wait until tomorrow.  Can I eat out tomorrow?  Who knows???
    Photos are seasonal.  Not sorted at all.  And my iPhone & laptop are synching better.  That is odd.  Wonder why?  Like it!
 


Photo of me in Swedish costume, local man who had the cool bicycle & was in every parade, Brunswick Hotel.

Painting by Lars Bäckman from Sweden.  We were friends.


Neighbour's barn.

Julie Unruh art.  Love her & her art.









Fun photo.  I have never seen a covered bridge.  Kansas does have them.







                                             


















07/2026 - Tuesday the 28th - MY JOURNEY

Today's Name Day:   Botvid , Seved        Today was same as yesterday.  Home alone & little communication with anyone.  Be good to ...