02/2026 - Måndag den 23:e - MY JOURNEY

 

This is the Salemsborg Lutheran Church not far from my farm.  Nice snowy photo.  There is an outside pulpit built of rocks outside also.  Very old church & cemetery.

Today's Name Day:  Torsten,  Toroun

    Yesterday's Name Day was Pia.  I met Pia Sundhage.  Here is a photo of me with her & her family & friend traveling with her.

     Just a quiet day.  Long emails with JL.  That is it.  I heard from AA last evening saying he misses me.  I miss him a lot but we never seem to find a way to meet.  He works at a classy restaurant in Assaria & wants me to come there when he works.  I cannot do that.  Do not want to go there & sit alone.  I should get brave.  Have him reserve me a table off by itself.  Will see.

    Got really cold last night & 40-50s today.  Weather men are jumping for joy that this is the last official week of winter, according to them.  I am not happy.  Couple of days of super warm days coming -- 70s.  Great,  flies in the house.  Awful.  Hope the summer lovers are happy.  And I hope there is more winter to surprise them with.

    Lonely night with no Olympics to watch.  Dang.  Never watch basketball or football or softball.  I do not like American sports.  There are 2 basketball teams I sort of keep track of.  But never waste my time watching.

    Got little sleep last night.  Busy watching the closing Olympic ceremoney.  Did not blog or do Spanish during it.  Stayed up late catching up.  Had a nice nap today.  Cinder snuggled with me.  💖

    Photos are a mix as usual.

Planes landing over interstate in Denver Colorado.  What fun if we managed to see this actually happening!!!  Got lucky once in a while.

A box I made.

 Library photos

Nico & Kisse on guard duty keeping me safe!!!

AI me

                                                                            

           

Wandering, 23 february 2022

    What a super cold cold day!!  Our low was 0F.  The high today was 21F.  Too cold!!  I love winter and all but hovering in the single digits is not fun.  One distant cousin was whining about all the snow and wish it would stop.  He was the straw that broke my back.  I explained we had no or very little snow so far this year but with these cold temps there should be snow covering our wheat to protect it.  Grrrr.  This has been a relative mild winter with one cold spell before this week and some areas got snow but not here.  I get tired of the whining.  If you don't like the weather here and only want spring, move away.  Wish I could.

    I woke up today with my right shoulder and upper arm very sore.  This is nothing new and it usually goes away when I get up.  But not today.  It is the arm I use the most at the Old Mill.  I called to stay home.  After a short nap this afternoon, I felt better.  My RA doc thinks it might be bursitis and said maybe she could give me a shot in my shoulder.  Not sure I need to do that.  Getting a shot in my knee would be better.  I plan to ask for that when I see her in a couple of weeks.

    JR and I ate supper at Jalisco's.  JS walks to work, about a block away.  His hands were like ice!!!

    After we had finished eating a guy came in and talked with JS.  He is a good friend.  Had not seen him for a while.  So he sat with us to chat.  I met him when he was a junior in college and captain of the soccer team.  He is the best.  There is a job he wants and they want him to apply.  I hope he does.  A perfect job for him.  I used to see his mother often but not anymore.  She works at the college but now no one but students can go there.  I miss her.

    Poor Cinder.  So cold outside.  She comes out to eat and then back in her nest.  I hope it is warm under there.  Or warmer than outside.  It is a full time job keeping water for her.  I put some out this afternoon and I think she drank it all.  Kisse can see her out a window.  She watches her.  I wish I could bring Cinder in but with Nico it would be a mess.

    The prairie was pretty quiet today.  Cattle are not here.  I neither heard nor saw birds.  Just too cold.

    Photos are a mix.  The first one is of Pia Sundhage from Sweden.  She was the USA women's soccer coach in the Olympics a few years ago.  I was honored to meet her.  I am next to her and the other ladies were with her.  I think one was her sister.  The next two are of my church on Julotta morning.  It is a very old plate.  I just got it.