07/2025 - Sábado the 19th - JOURNEY

 

These 2 photos of Mom & Dad were in my memories today.  Love the one of Dad taking a photo.  I added a pretty flower for fun.

 Today's Name Day:  Sara

Great name!!!  Have a cousin Sara in Denver.  I told her today is her name day!!!

    Had a good day today.  I promise not to have a melt down in my blog today.  I apologise for yesterday.  Responded to having all my tender feelings poked.

    Slept good until around 6am.  I was up briefly  & then could not get back to sleep.  But the kits made it interesting.  They do not play together with each other. Ever. As I am trying to go back to sleep suddenly the cats come chasing each other at a high rate of speed into my bedroom.  Sat for around 10 seconds,   Then they ran back to the living room super fast.  In a couple of minutes here they came again.  Running super fast into my bedroom.  Then they left a bit slower.  I was almost scared to see what the living room looked like.  All was ok.  Except the tv would not turn on.  Kisse sometimes steps on the power cord & turns it off.  I fixed it tonight after work.

    Worked at the Old Mill.  Poor LL was there alone.  Whenever someone came in she would run upstairs to take care of them.  She came down once & said a group of 20 just came in.  She moved upstairs then & stayed there.  I got lonely.

    Working on a group of photos that are boring.  Not enjoying them. But today I had a photo of 6 men who I either knew or figured out who they are.  Five of them had the first name of Ken.  I assume the one unknown man is also a Ken.  Will find out next week.  That was fun.

    Before supper I drove to the Swensson Park to see some flowers that I hoped were blooming.  They were & I took many photos.  Will share tonight,

    Then JR & I ate at Jalisco's.  MA stayed home today,  Good he got some time off.  I like the married couple who work there.  And their son who helps out in fluid Spanish & fluid English.  Very nice boy.  The husband talked to me & he even told me I looked good tonight.  Wow.  That was a surprise.  I sometimes never hear a nice compliment.  I enjoyed it.  Dessert was snow cones.  It will close when school starts. 

    Going home it looked like rain cloud to the west.  But totally missed us.  Of course.  The high today was a miserable 99F.  My friends in Sweden are having the same temps there like here.  They rarely see 85F.  We are all miserable.

    Got home & cleared a path to my tv plug in.  The tv was a total mess.  Took me a while to figure it out.  Then I got my jammies on.  Trying to feel comfy.  Trying.

    Watching Rachel Maddow & Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC.  I really like Nicolle.  Must watch her too.  Very great.  I enjoyed them talking to each other.

    Photos are a mix.  Nothing matches each other!!!

These 2 photos are art done by Eric Abraham.  Super artist & great guy.  He passed away several years ago.  Miss him.

Flowers in Swensson Park.

I ordered this tiny vase & a tiny bouquet for it.  It is in the Old Mill for me when I work.  Nice to have something pretty on my desk.

Next 2 photos have to do with my meltdown yesterday.  Not fun feelings.

My rooster from Sweden.

One of my Swedish friends said this in FB today.  Me too!!!

07/2025 - Jueves the 03rd - JOURNEY

 

Today's Name Day:  Aurora

I had an ancestor with that first name.  She had mental problems & was found dead in a pond.  Never knew her.  Long timre ago.  When Willie was a semi truck driver we went through Nebraska town with a similar name often.  Looks like a nice town.  I should take a drive there some time.

    

    Had a great day.  Finally.  Plus I slept well all night.  Finally!!  

    Today was thursday.  And each thursday I meet with 3 friends for lunch.  Today we chose the Öl Stuga.  And, oh lordy, it was packed.  We ended up in the back room at the furthest east table!!  MM was supposed to work but he was not well.  Should have been admitted to the hospital.  Got better as the day passed.  Plus 2 of my 3 favorite waiters were working.  They are always nice.  Plus I got served my fave cocktail!!

    There was a man sitting next to me at bar.  I did not know him.  And he really never said much until he went to leave.  He was in town to meet several other men for a prayer meeting.  He thought at noon, but it was really for 10am.  He missed it so he stopped at the Stuga for a soft drink.  And his comment to me was something about missing the meeting but he got to meet me.  A nice compliment.  One of a few things that made my day.  He can come back and sit with me anytime!!

    I sent MM a text every where I went in case he needed me.

    After lunch I was off to the Hutchinson Clinic to pick up some meds.  Easy trip.  Got a good parking place.  But, for the first I got lost inside the clinic.  But when I was leaving & got to my elevator it was not working.  Had to take the steps.  Sheesh.

    Then before home I was thirsty & wanting a snack.  Went to Sonic.  I was able to drive in to a parking spot.  When I left to go home the line to get in was almost all the way to Wichita!!   😊. Well, not quite but I got there at the right time.

    The highway had more traffic than usual too.  Holiday traffic.  Not me.  I am home alone tomorrow.  No July 4th celebration for me.  We always used to go to the fireworks but they quit that several years ago.  Not driving to another place after dark.  I just do not care.  Holidays are for groups of families or groups of friends.  I have no group of anyone anymore,

    All the ponds going to Hutch are gorgeous.  And very full.  We have not had that kind of rain near me.

    Storms tomorrow.  Maybe.  Or tonight.  My knee is telling me.  For the last few days my left knee hurts like hell but only when I sit.  Walking is ok.  Odd.

    I should not be watching the news.  Makes my blood pressure climb.  Why oh why did I not move away years ago while I could.  Far away.  At least Colorado or Vegas or another country.  What a different life I would have in many, many ways.

    Photos are flowers.  And some other things.

    

Photos of Italian sodas.  I have the recipes.  One of my fave drinks.

Three photos from Main St Lindsborg.

My 3 great grandsons.  They fill my heart with love.  And a bit of fear of losing them now.  I hope that does not happen.