29 november, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    The cold front hit hard this morning.  The temp was 48F all night.  Got up at 8am, & it had dropped to 32F & stayed there all day.  At 8am it was quite windy but not bad now.  Somewhere there was snow but nary a flake here.  Normal.  Tonight lows in the single digits & some below zero are forecast.  Better let my water drip a little.

    I have a bill to pay by the first.  And can I find it?  Of course not.  I looked through the mail 3x.  I called who is in charge & of course no answer or return call.  I hope tonight I get a call.

    I did go to town to mail another bill.  Plus I had meds to pick up.  Should have had them last week but they were really slow in getting them.  Missed at least a week.  Grrr.  Then I decided with the cold weather I better have a full tank of fuel.  And it was soooo cheap!  I paid $3.09.  Amazing!!

                      

 

    I got some Nordic socks for winter.  Now my feet are warm!!  They are very colorful!!

    I slept better last night & with little pain.  Just the awful itching.

    No nap today.  That awful Covid tiredness is much less.  Nice for a change.

    Saw that someone that used to be close to Willie.  They were in the National Guards together.  They went to basic training together.  Wish they would have stayed friends.  Very nice family.  Extra sad at this time of year.

    Photos are more birds ---- chickadees, junkos, house finches.

                    

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 331....

 I have little to say today. Very quiet day.

Temp was 15 F and cloudy. Quite cold last night, 7F. The same tomorrow. Then big changes.

Been a large number of junkos --- snow birds --- in my yard today. My favorite bird. I need to start feeding the birds again.

I gained cattle on the south side of my driveway. I like that. Have had 3 bulls on the north side of my driveway.

Called my cousin in Lawrence. We had a long visit. With Covid seeing each other is rare.

I am sort of backing away a little on FB. I was criticized there yesterday for something I posted, publicly. First, mind your own business and scroll down. Second, could have done it privately. Deleted all. Not good to hurt someone for no reason. I had tears.

I am worried about the bad weather and if I have enough food. Really do not want to go out. Maybe wait and see. Also hate to bother anyone to bring me anything.

Photos today are ones I have photoshopped. I do not use photo shop but many other apps.

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 327....

 A Very quiet day. No calls. No one here. JS did send a text or 2 now and then. They helped. I think every time he texted me I was asleep. Every time I answered him he was sleeping! He agreed. Another friend and I had a long texted chat. He is a nice guy.

Had a nice video chat with JS. Not real long but ok.

It looks pretty outside. A few more inches would have helped.

I love that FB lets you hide posts you do not like so you only see it once. Best weekend to use it. And I have a lot!! Too much stuff I do not care about this weekend.

Took a nice nap. Kills time. And nice to snuggle with Nico.

Nico has a built in clock. Wants "people food" at 11Am and 5pm with a snack at 10-11 pm. He only gets crumbs but thinks they are important. We nap at 1pm. Bed time midnight. Who is in charge here? And if I am late he will drive me crazy.

Photos today are past snows. The collage is today's snow photos.

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 235......

 An OK day. Had to move to the soffa in the early morning. Then I slept better.

I had an appointment to get new glasses since my eye surgery. One cannot walk in any more. I found a pair right away. Sometimes it is hard to find something I like at my doctor's. Small store in a small town and a small market. But I got lucky today. If the virus was under control I would go look in Wichita. Medicare is supposed to pay some on new glasses after cataract surgery. Almost a joke. They do not pay much. I also had new lenses put in some older glasses I love.

Then I stopped in my accountant's office to sign some tax papers. No money for that but I needed to pay him for his  services. Yikes!!!

I tell you what. I spent money today like I have it!!!

That was my day. So exciting. Never talked to anyone today. Tried to sit outside and kept getting bit by some small bug.

I spent the other day changing my FB. I divided people up. There are some I never ever hear from so they are in a group that really sees nothing I post and I do not see theirs. Better than unfriending. No need to hurt feelings. People I do talk to are either in just a friendly, fun group or a political group or in a small group of those I trust with my feelings/life. I have a couple of friends I would like to add but we do not agree politically. I can friend them and not offend them.

Got an email that the church our Swedish group meets in has cancelled all meetings due to Covid. I have my historical meeting next week. I do not want to go. Small area. Just the board meeting should be ok but during the program will not be good. Not all will wear a mask. Even if we demand one, they will wear to get in and then take it off. Or wear it down under their noses. I will be home.

Most photos are from today.

         

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 197....

Had a pretty good day. Slept ok later in the night. Nico was a problem early on. It got really cold last night. I saw 39F around 6am. Brrr. Great for sleeping. Now comes a slight warm up.

I spent time on the phone having trouble with my taxes. Very frustrating. I had a retirement account with someone local who retired without sending even an email. Sent my money to someone unknown to me in another state. I called him all day and finally got a return call around supper. Sheesh. What he told me did not match what I remember so who knows. He looked up on my account, he says.

Finally made it to therapy today. First time in a month. Lots to talk about. I had a worksheet we talked about. And we talked about my kids. There were things I believed to be true about several things but after much thought I have changed my mind. They knew exactly what they were doing to me and had it all planned. And they continue to not act as adults. Hard to talk about them but I managed to not cry. I really have no one else to talk to about them.

I treated myself to tea and pumpkin spice homemade ice cream and whipped cream at the White Peacock!! To die for!! I shared a photo of it with JS. Then he wanted some! I brought him vanilla. Kept the AC in the car on high hoping to stop some melting. And it just in time for his break!!

Tried to take a nap but barely slept but nice to rest.

Photos are a mix of old photos. I included my ice cream today. There is one photo of how a birthday is celebrated at Jalisco's.