07/2025 - Sábado the 19th - JOURNEY

 

These 2 photos of Mom & Dad were in my memories today.  Love the one of Dad taking a photo.  I added a pretty flower for fun.

 Today's Name Day:  Sara

Great name!!!  Have a cousin Sara in Denver.  I told her today is her name day!!!

    Had a good day today.  I promise not to have a melt down in my blog today.  I apologise for yesterday.  Responded to having all my tender feelings poked.

    Slept good until around 6am.  I was up briefly  & then could not get back to sleep.  But the kits made it interesting.  They do not play together with each other. Ever. As I am trying to go back to sleep suddenly the cats come chasing each other at a high rate of speed into my bedroom.  Sat for around 10 seconds,   Then they ran back to the living room super fast.  In a couple of minutes here they came again.  Running super fast into my bedroom.  Then they left a bit slower.  I was almost scared to see what the living room looked like.  All was ok.  Except the tv would not turn on.  Kisse sometimes steps on the power cord & turns it off.  I fixed it tonight after work.

    Worked at the Old Mill.  Poor LL was there alone.  Whenever someone came in she would run upstairs to take care of them.  She came down once & said a group of 20 just came in.  She moved upstairs then & stayed there.  I got lonely.

    Working on a group of photos that are boring.  Not enjoying them. But today I had a photo of 6 men who I either knew or figured out who they are.  Five of them had the first name of Ken.  I assume the one unknown man is also a Ken.  Will find out next week.  That was fun.

    Before supper I drove to the Swensson Park to see some flowers that I hoped were blooming.  They were & I took many photos.  Will share tonight,

    Then JR & I ate at Jalisco's.  MA stayed home today,  Good he got some time off.  I like the married couple who work there.  And their son who helps out in fluid Spanish & fluid English.  Very nice boy.  The husband talked to me & he even told me I looked good tonight.  Wow.  That was a surprise.  I sometimes never hear a nice compliment.  I enjoyed it.  Dessert was snow cones.  It will close when school starts. 

    Going home it looked like rain cloud to the west.  But totally missed us.  Of course.  The high today was a miserable 99F.  My friends in Sweden are having the same temps there like here.  They rarely see 85F.  We are all miserable.

    Got home & cleared a path to my tv plug in.  The tv was a total mess.  Took me a while to figure it out.  Then I got my jammies on.  Trying to feel comfy.  Trying.

    Watching Rachel Maddow & Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC.  I really like Nicolle.  Must watch her too.  Very great.  I enjoyed them talking to each other.

    Photos are a mix.  Nothing matches each other!!!

These 2 photos are art done by Eric Abraham.  Super artist & great guy.  He passed away several years ago.  Miss him.

Flowers in Swensson Park.

I ordered this tiny vase & a tiny bouquet for it.  It is in the Old Mill for me when I work.  Nice to have something pretty on my desk.

Next 2 photos have to do with my meltdown yesterday.  Not fun feelings.

My rooster from Sweden.

One of my Swedish friends said this in FB today.  Me too!!!

12/2024 Tisdag the 24th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

All three kids together.  Nico & Kisse were taken at the same time.  She was a baby.  Cinder taken later after she joined our family.

Today's Name Day:  Eva

    Not a bad day today.  I slept good with Cinder off & on.  Even Kisse curled up on my legs for a while.  The weather stayed too warm but I still had cold feet.  Pulled my weighted blanket up for a while.  Today the house was ok.  Tonight & tomorrow morning we are to have fog.  And then clouds.  Sounds good to me.

    A sad day for me.  Sixteen years ago our mom died.  Cannot believe it was so long ago.  This morning I had a dream that Mom was in my room.  She was laughing & smiling.  Maybe she was there.  Good to see her safe & happy.  I am sharing one of her last photos.  Been to a doctor appointment in Wichita & out for supper.  She is sipping on my martini.

    I did manage a nap this afternoon.  Cinder laid on me.  I woke up & saw she was laying on her back.  Now she is curled next to me on the sofa.

    I got my hair all fixed getting ready for tomorrow.  Spending the day with MM & boys.  Should be a good day.  I am excited & hoping for a good day.

    Have gifts to wrap tonight.  Not something I enjoy.  Hope they all are here.  Or more shopping tomorrow!!!

    Christmas photos again.  I think I shared greetings with most every one I know online.  I mostly gave up sending cards when Mom died.  Or any celebration.  Willie had dementia & could not care what we did.  After he died all celebrating stopped.  This is the first in years.  Partly since I am not invited anywhere.

                                

    

 

08/2024 Onsdag the 14th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Severe Storms Again

There was a bit of wind in town & rain.  We had a bit of rain at my house.  I hear thunder again & some wind.

Today's Name Day: Uno

    I had a good day.  Slept fair.  Cinder stayed with me.  So nice that she cares.

    MM & his son MMJ (Junior). Were here before I ate.  Today they were getting ready to school tomorrow  -----   new clothes, hair cut, other errands.  They were here so I could help with plans for them moving to a larger home to accomodate the 5 of them.  I tried to find their new house but failed.  Must get more instructions.

    I worked this afternoon.  I had some names to change since I found the correct names..  Then things went well,,

    BUT.   A true idiot added 70 new members to Lindsborg Now.  What the hell.  70!!!   I should have deleted each one.  I got no work done for about an hour.  What a mishmash of people he tried to add.  IF we had mutual friends that were talented & good people I let them in.  Out of state, stupid info, stupid names for their jobs --- those people were not added.  IF he tries this crap again, I will delete all of his people trying to be added & I will ban him.  There are too many idiots in this world,

    Supper was mexican food,  Until a weather alert was issued.  We rushed to get snow cones before the weather got bad & they closed,  Nothing severe while I was there.  Our high today was 100F.  Ick.

    Home & Cinder when out.  She is staying on the porch.  But is staying out,  I keep checking.

    Photos are very old ones of when Mom decided she wanted to get in my son's combine.  A fun memory.  She was so thrilled!!  I doubt he would care today.  None of us mean anything to him.

                        

05/2024 Onssdag the 15th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

National Chocolate Chip Day 

Today's Name Day: Sophia, Sonja

    I did not blog last night.  Had a Smoky Valley Historical Association board meeting & then an awesone program.  Out too late & far too tired & too stressed.

    Board meeting did not go well for me.  Another board member jumped all over me.  I did not do something she prefers.  I explained why & that I usually do what she likes.  She said I never do what she wants & as a result I cause her to not have enough money.  Huh???  My board minutes can do that to someone?

    Then the last minutes I sent out I had made some errors. It happens to the best of us.  But that could have been handled privately to let me fix things & resend but I was dressesd down in front of everyone.  Truthfully, I was ready to resign.  I am still upset.  It was hurtful.  If I am not wanted  just fire me & get it over with.  Sheesh.

    The program was excellent. All about a training area for WWII troops & a German prisoner of war place.  Many of the Germans were farmers so they sent them here to work on our farms.  My mom & grandma both worked in there.  I have no more to say.  Too much info & I am sure I am clueless what I heard & what I remember.  I cannot do much right anymore.

    Slept really poorly last night.  My mind kept reliving crap that happened to me.  Not that it matters to anyone.  And I had Mom & Mimi (grandma) on my mind.  I cannot say how much I needed Mimi.  I have very rare good memories from my childhood.  And there were other relatives who knew but never reached out to me.  The 2 who did when I was an adult lived in Denver.  No one here ever did..

    Today was a work day.  I am working on a huge box of photos by one photographer of men who are not identified.  I think this is not the only box..  There are others.  It goes pretty fast though.

    Supper was Mexican food.  Good but a quiet night there.  Good to see my friends there though.  Cats had been inside napping all day.  Cinder was ready to go out.  Just came in now.  

    I think I heard a few rain drops when I was outside.  It rained overnight.  And a sprinkle today.  And showers forming now here.  And southern KS had hail, some quite large.  Just want rain.  We are desperate.  And many people who have no farming connection just do not care.

    Last night about the time I left town, there was a big fire.  Burned a garage with a car in it.  Looked at it today.  Bet I could get that car pretty cheap!!! 😊😌😜 

    Home & quiet day tomorrow.  Got a couple of things I want to do but see how I feel.  And if I sleep or stress all night again.

    Photos today are one photo of my fur kids & the others are just things around my house.

                            

Kisse, Cinder, & the late Nico

Painted by a Swedish friend

Antiques

My cup I use

Hand sewn by a friend's wife

Ceramic art made by an artist friend in town

Ceramic piece by an artist from Abilene KS.

 Two pieces of art by an artist friend from South America

05/2024 Onsdag the 08th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

National Have a Coke Day

Today's Name Day: Åke

    Not a good day.  I was awake all night. Not restlesss or in pain, just not sleepy.  Cinder did not help at all.  She was back & forth often.  Grrrrr.  I called in to work that I would not be there today.  Will work another day.  I had lunch then laid down.  Did not sleep long enough but helped a little bit.

    I am thinking of cancelling my appointment with my chiropractor.  I am feeling good & walk good with my cane.  Wait & see how I do.  That treatment is anything but cheap.

    Little breezy today & too warm.  Saw 81F.  Too warm.  Stayed cool during the night.  But did not help me sleep like usual.  But we have some good weather news.  Rain coming on sunday through monday.  Just rain.  Great.  See if it happens.  Maybe the prairie will green up.  And more flowers to take photos of.

    I checked my rain gauge.  Something broke the glass tube off.  Nasty looking sharp point.  Have to get a new one.

    In this area we have a kids free summers.  This year it is called Sunflower Summer.  Lots of activites are free for kids.  Makes families able to do more fun things together.  Good idea.

    There is a push to share a photo of your mom so there is more positive things on FB.  Here is mine

    Photos today are some I like.  Lot of flowers.

                                    

I took this one I think.

This is in front of our grocery store selling summer flowers.