002/2025 Tisdag the 25h - Wandering & Capturing Moments

 

Today's Name Day:  Sigvard, Sivert

    Much better day.  Feelingi normal today.  And slept well.  Temp was a little chilly during the night but cooler today.  Sort of hazy & the house got to 76F but with no strong sun it felt better,  A front is here now,   Must be weak because I am not hurting like usual. New front tomorrow.

    I did sit outside for a while a bit ago.  Had mail to go through.  Then I noticed the llamas were near me.  One was standing in a low spot so no photo.  But the other one I got a shot of.  There was a cow with them.  No other cows.  Maybe she is going to have a calf soon.  Have to watch.

    Got photos of MM & AM.  MM was sick on the same days I was.  Maybe caught something when we had lunch the other day.  And had an email from a good friend.

    Have the news on.  I am grateful for even tiny bits of good news from the government.  Still lots of bad news too.  As usual.

    Excited for work tomorrow.  I might finish the book I am working on.  The first part is all photos.  Last part has lots of letters etc.  Don't make copies of thing like that.  Chance of rain.  Good.  I always dress warm as the basement is always cold for me.

    Had a short video chat with JS.  Just checking to make sure he was ok.  Good to see & hear him.

    Cats quiet today.  Cinder stayed with me this morning until I got up.

    Photos are a mix.

This was the school I went to grade school in.  This is side you never see a photo of.

My family castle in Sweden.  Called Vanås.  I have been there twice.

    

Wandering, 28 february 2022

    Another challenging day.  My furnace quit working that I wrote about yesterday.  I made the executive decision to sleep in bed with no heat.  I was comfy in bed but when I got up it was pretty awful.  It was in the 50s this morning.  That is too cold.  We all moved to the living room and turned the room heater on.  After our nap it was up to 72F in the living room.  Tonight we sleep on the sofa. 

    I tried all day to get ahold of my furnace guy.  Three calls and no answer.  I feared he was ill and I did not know.  But around supper he called and admitted he was exhausted!  He almost always answers when I call but not today.  So he was very busy.  He will be here tomorrow after lunch.  That gives me time to round the fur kids up so they won't escape as he works.  There are 2 problems.  The furnace will come on and then quit.  He knows what that is.  Sounds not too bad.  The AC is always on.  I thought that was how it should be.  KN cut the electricity to it weeks ago.  Will need it this week.  Almost 80F.  Awful.

    I sat outside while Cinder ate and the black cat sat a ways away and watched.  Maybe she will accept me sometime.

    Now if Nico would just chill outside.  Mercy he is a mess.  Cinder has learned when I say the dog is coming she gets off the porch.  She would be fine if he would not bark and chase.

    According to the weather, today is the official day winter ends.  What winter?  Not where I live.  South of me had winter as did the west and north.  We got nada.  There were at least 30 days of 60F or more this ^winter^.  I hardly dare to ask how our wheat is doing.  Cannot be good.  Really glad I sold all my wheat ground.

    Tonight the prairie was peaceful, except for Nico.  It was getting dark and the cattle were near and quiet.  Even with me yelling at Nico!!  I saw several flocks of birds in different places and I spied one crow.  I rarely see them.  I hear them but do not see them.

    Had a raccoon on the porch last night and the night before.  Looking for food.  Cats eat it all.  But they still look, just in case.  A couple of things had moved but nothing was hurt.

    There is a map where you can look up your country and the ones around you how Covid is.  My county is low risk for Covid.  But the one north is worse.  So in my town I may not wear a mask but if I go to Salina it goes back on.

    I always listen/read what is going on in the Ukraine.  I have the highest respect for Ukraine's president and his family.  My state Kansas's state flower is the sunflower. Ukraine's country flower is the sunflower.  I cannot do much but I will start posting photos of sunflowers often.  Most people I am connected to on FB never read or comment or like what I post so I just do what I want and what I like.

    Photos are just a mix of photos I have saved.  The large white building is a castle in Sweden named Vanås.  Was once in my family several hundred years ago!

                      

                        

The Plague, Day 170....

Quiet day. For the moment I have figured out how to sleep at night. Combining a couple of meds and works pretty good.

Gotta love our weather forecasters. We were supposed to get 2-5 inches of rain from sunday through tuesday. We never got a drop and few clouds. Why get our hopes up? We are now 3 inches below normal. Today I heard them say rain in southern Kansas. Nope. Wichita then moved to the east. I would be happier if I just ignored. Chance this coming weekend that will create much whining of those who have family and friends with big plans. I do not care. No family and few friends. One morning maybe in the 50s. I can only dream.

This afternoon I helped AB, my friend from Morocco. I would love to visit there. Gorgeous! And to meet him would be so awesome.

Went to town tonight to give my friend JG his shot. I feel guilty when I hurt him. He is so skinny I am scared of hitting his arm bone.

Photos today are from Sweden. I took none of them. Will explain them.

Vanås 

Slott, family castle from my 16th great grandfather. I have been there twice to tour the garden and art. Cannot go in the castle.

On Marstrand. I always ate breakfast here. The ice cream cone painting is done by my friend Lars Bäckman.

Lots of flowers everywhere in Sweden. The Clown is an ad for G. B. Glass. The best ice cream I have ever had.

Majstang

Viking ship

Majstang

Maybe the bridge that goes from Malmö to Copenhagen.

Marstrand. Stayed there for several weeks. Has a fort on the top of the hill. I did not walk up the steep hill to see it. Marstrand is an island with no traffic. Heaven on earth.

Marstrand.

Typical Swedish dessert. Mums!

Turning Torso in Malmö. I stood by it but you are not allowed to go in unless you live there. It is amazing to see.

Old city.

Perfect.

Strawberries.

Swedish kids.

Long bridge at Bjärred. I have been there. There is a small cafe way out there and a sauna.

Älg --- moose. I never saw an adult one but 5 little ones.