08/2025 - Domingo the 17th - JOURNEY

 

All the bird photos today were taken at the Cheyenne Bottoms Presesrve near Great Bend KS.

Today's Name Day:  Valter, Verner

Had a cousin named Verner, a local farmer with the same name.  And I was in school with a Walter.

    I slept good last night when I got to sleep.  Cats were both near.

    I worked at the SVAFC this afternoon.  Visitors were steady.  Plus I was busy on my phone.  A really nice lady came in & loved our show.  She was really impressed.  She is involved with a show at the Sandzén Gallery.  Must get there to see it.  She returned in later to SVAFC with a friend.  He has a store on Main Street.  I have not been in it.  Must.  I am now interested.

    Supper was at Pizza Hut with friends from McPherson.  The husband was in the same school class as JR.  We always have great fun chatting.  Chatted about school, singers from our younger days, gossip.  Lots of laughs.  I need that more than I usually get.

    Miserable weather.  High was 96F with a humidity of at least 70%..  I want cool weather & I want it now. 

    Small thunderstorm west of here.  Sure it will miss my farm.

    Photos are a mix  ---  birds from a preserve, flowers, etc.

 

Awesome building in Great Bend KS.

The graves of my best friend Peter & his mom Marjorie.  Loved them both.

                                    

08/2025 - Domingo the 3rd- JOURNEY

Cool summer corner in town.  I finally got a photo of it.

Today's Name Day:  Tage

    Had a busy day.  Worked at the SVAFC.  Visitors were pretty steady.  Met many nice people.  Some familiar, some new.  An art opening at the local art gallery attracted many people to town

    Since it is sunday, the string group came in to play.  Very pretty.  I enjoyed them.

    New man in town that is a pain.  He trapped LL & I in the Peacock & had no idea how to be quiet & say goodbye.  He came in 3 times today.  He was rude to me.  Told me he did not want to talk to me.  Left slamming the door.  In again for the second time.  He wanted to talk to who worked on saturday.  How would I know?  Slammed the door again.  Then the third time.  Now he is pissed at my town.  Complaining people are rude.  Must be politics..  More slamming.  Later I heard that he has maybe been banned from the Peacock & maybe the Stuga.  What a mess.

    Supper was pizza,  Very good but I ate too fast.  Then had an awful coughing spell,  Yikes!!!

    Dessert was soft serve ice cream.  Made me feel better.

    Got home & a mosquito came in the house.  He was wild!!!!  I had my repel stickers on.  Did not matter.  I finally killed him when landed on me.  I wonder how many bites I got that I am clueless about.  My back it itching.  Real bites or paranoid???  I have itching problems from my RA.  Who knows.  Not seen a second one yet.  GRRRR.  I hate summers in Kansas.

    Two storms in the west of the state now.  One is small, one is medium to large.  Will they make it here??

    I drove home & got so depressed.  Why???  Had a friend who says all the right things to me but is always too busy to spend time with me.  He is super inportant to me in my life.  MM sent me a photo of the two of them.  I am always excluded.

    I spent extra time at MM's father's grave.  Today is the anniversary of his death,  Plus today is MM's oldest son's 6th birthday.  NO ONE in his family has made it possible for him to see any of his sons on their birthdays or Fathers Day,  How awful.  He may never get to see his youngest.  His mother is evil.  She is a liar, hateful, self center screws around.  She lies to him & lied to me many times.  Know it now,  Wish I could work miracles.

    Photos are a mix of odd things.

These are the alley behind the SVAFC.

Art from this month's art show

Love & miss my baby.  Every day.

Another earthquake today.  This is #3.  Near where I live.

Piece of art in my cousin's home.

    

 

05/2025 Söndag the 25th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Stopped to see Willie.  Made me really cry.  I am hurting so much.  I will survive.  Always do.

Today's Name Day:  Urban

    Had a so-so day.  Suffering from intense guilt & pain.  Too sore to put flowers on graves.  I most likely could not have carried the boxes of flowers to my car.  Feeling pretty alone.

    I took a short nap ---- partly sleeping & partly crying.  Both cats ended up in bed with me with no fighting.  I think they could sense I needed them both.  Bless them.

    When leaving the house it was misting outside.  Not in town though.  Nothing on the radar.  Odd.  Rain comes later tonight.

    Supper at Pizza Hut.  OMG!!! They were beyond busy!!!  Tons of carry out orders but when we left there were lots of eating in.  As busy as they were, our waitress gave us great attention.  We love her!!!  Always good to see her!!  She makes our sunday!!!

    When driving in town I saw MH sitting outside.  I stopped to say HI & told him I will work next friday for him,  I have missed the gallery!!!

    Ended our meal with ice cream sandwiches.  Perfect.

    On the way home I stopped to check on Willie's headstone, Darren's grave & John's grave.  Said hi to all but sat near Willie & sobbed for a while.  Miss him so much it hurts.  Will let MM know about his father's grave.  We do that for each other.

    Stayed cool today.  I wore a warm almost winter top.  Sure felt good!!  Need some heat now inside.

    My phone & laptop finally synched.  Yay.  New photos!!!  Photos are from a year or two ago of yucca plants on Coronado Heights.

View from half way down

When I woke up!!!

 

05/2025 Söndag the 11th - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Today's Name Day: Märit, Märta

    Had a pretty good day.  Other than set my alarm wrong.  I overslept for an hour!!!  Boy did I rush this morning.  But I ate, got the kids ready for the day, & got to work.  I forgot to set the temp to AC & it stayed on heat.  No bueno!!!  The heat did not come on but the heat from the hot sun warmed the house up to 86!!!!  It was miserable to come home.  Plus I had groceries to carry in & put away.  In the heat  Mucho no bueno!!!  But cooling off now.

    Worked today at the SVAFC.  Sort of a slow day but still had a few in.  Enough that I did not get tired.  No one to visit with. I had a nice text from CF.  Made my day.  I was mostly forgotten except for general mom's day greetings for everyone.

    I did end up being very depressed.  Still am.  I miss Willie & his flowers & card from him & whatever dog we had at that time.  Hard to be alone & mostly forgotten.  My days of being celebrated are over.  I help those I love & how I can.  And hope that I sometimes get help back.  I hope.

    Miserable hot weather but no strong winds.  No chance of rain as we dry up worse daily.

    Supper was pizza with my BS unstable.  Then it got ok but when I got home it was crap again.  It got low again.  I was "forced" to eat a couple of small donuts.  My arm was not twisted!!!  But all is well now!

    I had photos to share but the laptop did not sync.  Grrrr.  Tomorrow.  Photos are mostly flowers.  I took most of them.

My kids who love me & would have given me a celebration.  Cinder gave me kisses before work & when I got home.  Sweet baby.  Nico was in his favorite sleep spot.  How I miss him. Kisse greeted me on the sofa.   I know the cats miss Nico also.

Sure missing Mom today.  Will have tears later tonight.  Or now.