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Sunday, April 12, 2026

4/2026 - Söndag den 12:e - MY JOURNEY

Today's Name Day: Liv

Not a good day today. I got no sleep last night. I was awake until 6am. Constant low blood sugar. Light sleep in the morning, with pain level at an 8, & a sick tummy. No idea why.

Had plans to meet friends for supper. I cancelled. Managed an ok nap this afternoon. Cinder joined me at times.

MM slept in his new house last night. He said all that was in it was his bed. Moving in today. Then all the time to organize it all!!! I remember all too well.

Fed the cat family outside. Kittens are so cute I got photos last night.

Yeserday I called KN for help today but unknown to me they were in KC. Told them to forget me. I need nothing. No problem. Think I called at the wrong time. Feeling really guilty.

Try to move more trash out tomorrow. Hate walking in the yard. Will keep my cane with me & my phone. No one is able to help me.

Need to order groceries on monday or tuesday. Nothing major. Mostly stuff for Cinder & I.

Hot again today. Had the AC on all night. It never actually came on. Nor today much. Hot & windy.

Must sort through some mail that came today. Soon.

Quiet day. I did not post how I felt so all could see. No one cares. Best to be quiet.

Missing winter

love this one

Great books

Gathering of dala horses

Kajsa Jo waiting for Willie in their truck

Took this photo at night when it was almost dark. iPhone has a not much light setting that is awesome.

I needed some old family photos to remember when I was loved & who loved me. Aunt Thelma Arcel, Aunt Martha Lee, Marian, my mom.

High school graduation. My outfit & necklace were both bought by Willie for me.

Me in front of a train in a park in Newton, I think,

Really needed to see Mimi, my grandmother. If she had only lived.

Mimi, my grandmother with her friends called "The Bunch". She is in the middle of them. Nice to see her smiling.

New cat family. Mom.

New cat family. Babies.

Marstrand Sweden. My favorite place.

Sweden towns

This is the closest AI has gotten to the real me. Love this one.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

3/2026 - Söndag den 21:e - MY JOURNEY

Mom's favorite flower were sunflowers. This photo is in her honour.

Today's Name Day: Bengt

Had a cousin in Sweden name Bengt Larsson. I stayed with him & his family for a week. He was such a sweet man. And he drove me all to see cool things. The river, church, cemetery, museum, eating out. And there are many people here in town with the last name Bengtson.

Another less than good day. I knowingly ate something I love but I know my stomach does not like. That was for supper last night. As a result I had a sickly tummy today. I am an idiot.

Miserable weather here. It got to 97F here this afternoon. Winds were only around 30mph gusts. And no humidity at all. Low humidity means no chance of rain here. An 8% chance of rain next weekend & a whopping 30% chance of rain in 2 weeks.

There were 21 cities in Kansas that broke heat records. Smith Center got to 100 & broke a record from 1907. Salina was one to break a record at 96. I beat them. Cool tomorrow & back to 90 again on next thursday.

My house is super hard to keep cool. AC keeps it too cool. I keep trying different settings. Having the heat on is rediculous. I have it all turned off now. See how long that lasts. (now up to 77.5 in my living room)

Lots of cattle near my house with their little calves. No llamas.

Today was a festival in Lindsborg. Vaffledagen. Celebrating waffles. It is a true Swedish celebration. But Swedes do not do costumes, or yelling, or whatever.

Here every restaurant & bar serves their own version of waffles. Some sound pretty good. Others not so good. Just a real waffle is the best. I have never been in town for it. Cannot do that much walking. The joy of rheumatoid arthritis. 😢

Had an email from JL. MM shared lots of photos. He is working & celebrating waffles without a costume. And serving lots of beer. Still green beer. A photo of him & a coworker who is also a professional singer.

Still no CBS here. Stupid. Someone involved or both are just greedy. Can get the CBS news on their link, I can get CH12 on my laptop.

May carry out trash tomorrow. Too hot to try today. I do have mail on my porch to check out now.

Photos are from one artist. And photos of my mom. Would have been her 105th birthday today.

Mom was a twin. Her twin was born just before midnight but still born. Mom was born after midnight. She did not learn this until she was quite old. I made sure her sister's grave has a marker. She was not named but I did not want her totally forgotten.