9/2026 - Thursday the 3rd - MY JOURNEY

JR', you are the best!!!

Today's Name Day:  Alfhilld, Alva

I have known a couple of Alva's plus a city.  Alva OK.

    Today was a good day & so was last night.  My vision was mostly grey. Odd.  No arm pain.  A joy!!! 

    JR's birthday is today so we went out to eat where he wanted.  Ate at the Crown & Rye.  I had Swedish Meat Balls with mashed potatoes.  He had one of his fave foods & ended his meal with a piece chocoalte cake.  To die for!!! I had a couple of small bites.  Had a really good waitress.

    I got a text from LL.  We cannot have lunch tomorrow.  And they won't let me work on friday. No warning.  I have plans for saturday.  So no work the rest of this week.  No complaints.  I need a break.  Wish I had a warning.  They are using the basement for a meeting of some kind.  Nice to be part of the team and be informed.

    All my photos today are flowers.  Came in my memories today.  Pretty.  Most of the photos I took.

    No messages today.  Or just a short one.  I had a photo of me eating out.  I miss having someone who would ask me to go out to eat.  And whoever it is would actually sit with me & maybe even pay.  I know of no such person.  I either eat alone or pay for everyone else.  I have no one to eat with.  Why do I not have friends.  What have I done wrong???

    Horrid weather again.  And every day for the next 7 to 10 days.  Every day over 100F.  So tired of heat.  Today 103.9F

These sunflowers appeared in my driveway today.  Took photos today.  Nice to see.

Old photo durning harvest.

Swensson park on a tree.

These were a bouquet in the SVAFC a couple of years ago.  Took lots of photos.

No idea where.

SVAFC

On my SVAFC desk

At the Old Mill.

At the Rosberg House a couple of years ago.

A favorite photo of him when he started to take photos in town.

Flowers in Swensson Park.

Look like CW's sister when he had his band.

                                                               

          

7/2026 - Monday the 13th- MY JOURNEY

 

Today's Name Day:  Joel , Judit

I have 3 friends named Joel.  Have a cousin named Judy.  She is sick now & in a home.  Went to school with a Judith.  I enjoyed visiting with her at our class reunion.  Wish she lived closer.  Wonder if she would meet for lunch if I drove to see her?  Willie was in school with a Judy

    Today is rather stressful, but I am surviving.  Yesterday was my great grandson Atlas's 6th birthday.  He chose to have it at the Öl Stuga.  It was so much fun.  I saw several friends I do not get to see often.  Met friends of MM's whose names I knew & we all liked each other.  Must plan to see them again.  And a barmaid from Hamburg Germany.  She calls me Grandma!  Love it!

    The boys had lots of fun.  I had supper & so did they.  And cupcakes.  I also had a mimosa.  Nice.  I got lots of hugs.  A worker from Jalisco's came in & sat with me.  And gave me tons of hugs. While he drank lots of beer!!

    We were in the small patio & the boys & others were on the large patio also.  I just wanted to be in the shade.

    MM paid my bar tab.  I told him not to do that but it was still nice.  Saying goodbye to MM, boys, his girlfriend, & a good friend of mine.  Nice nice hugs & several "I love you's". was the best.  Must at least text him often.  And he got his band back together so I am going to see them when they open a dance for another band.  Fun.  Always wanted to see him perform!!

    My laptop is not working right.  Irritating.  Today is better.

    Doctor appointment tomorrow.  I am scared to death of the unknown.  Not telling many people.  I tried to tell someone who should care & got ignored.  Will ignore back,

    Weather stayed in the 80s today.  Hotter is coming soon.  I hate summer.  Will be 100F for me here.

    It is true that we have very few family anymore.  The family who really love me were & are in Denver.  Most are gone now.  I know dozens of local people but none are true friends.  I am rarely included in anything.  So I am lonely a lot.  But I now know how much I am loved.  And it feels damn good,

 

Atlas

Great friend

Sorion

MM with friends who are connected to a great band!  Cannot wait to hear them again soon.

My great grandsons ---- Junior, Atlas, Sorion

Two boys & a great friend

In. my memories this week,  Taken in 1962.  Sweater was a grassy green.  Hair was strawberry blonde.  Lordy, what a photo!!!

                                                                   

         

                                                                

    What a surprising day I had.  Will start at the end.  Too excited not too!!

    JR & I went for supper at Jalisco's.  They were really busy.  Good to see.  When we were done with our food here came the entire staff with JS carrying a beautiful birthday cake for me.  The candles were lit.  They all sang to me in Spanish.  And as usual JS had a spoon with whipped cream on it for my face!!!  A Mexican custom but usually it is your face in the cake!!!  I was so surprised.  JS is really sweet and so were all the guys!!  JR & I had each a piece of cake.  I cut pieces for each of the staff.  And for JR when I took him home.  I was so surprised.  And deeply touched!!

    The rest of my day was good also.  Started with lunch at Jalisco's with my grandson & a friend from Wichita.  Had a good visit.  Must do that more often.

    I tried to take a short nap when at home but Nico & Cinder just would not let that happen.

    Then Nico went to the vet to get his nails trimmed.  It took them forever to get to us.  No idea what the problem was.  Oh well.

    Then back to Jalisco's.  Great way to end the day!!

    Winter photos again.