10/2026 - Friday the 9th - MY JOURNEY

Today's Name Day:  Ingrid , Inger

I knew many women with named Ingrid.  And I was i in school with at least one Ingrid.

    Today was an ok day.  I slept good.  Felt pretty good.  Even got a short afternoon nap.  Daisy sensed I was headed to the bedroom.  She sensed & sat down & stared at me.  Then she took off leading me to the bedroom.  And snuggled for a short time.  We were joined by Cinder & Kisse.

    Supper was at Jalisco's with my good friend RG.  Our goodbye supper.  I always miss him. We have good conversations!!

    Weather was nice today..  Low was 59F.  Our high was 89F.  No rain  until tuesday & wednesday & cooler temps.  I am ready.

    Had a nice visit with the leader of our Swedish group in Jalisco's.  See them there often.  The Swedish group toured a museum this morning.  I skipped since I cannot walk that much.  Will make it next week.

    I hope life is normal next week ---- no broken house parts,  less pain for me,  no missing work, a. good week ----  would be heaven.

    Photos tonight are a mix of drawings, family stuff, autumn pictures.

Our cattle with an autumn design

Nico napping & possibly watching a scary Halloween movie!!!

Love this photo of Nico.

Bill, Willie, me, Nicole back when our family was normal.

Fire that burned our home.  It was totally my fault. Totally changed our lives.  Not for the better.  And I found out who really cared about us.  Or at least Willie.

Nicole on my dad, Bill behind my parents, Mom.  Where are they when I need them??

JR & Me  

My mom & dad ---Marian & Rusty

Willie's favorite cookies.  He would almost hide them.

And not share.

My New Zealand cousins.  Her name was Raewyne Nordstrom.  Peter was first name.  He died in Oct. 1922.  His father was from Sweden & his mom was from Ireland.  I got to meet them in Colby.  They were here to coach a teenage rugby team but it snowed.  They met me instead.  Nice people.  I was honored to be blessed with meeting them.

Me & Peter.  He taught & coached at a college. He was a rugby coach.  And had played it.

Rae, Me, & Peter.

Miss Evald.  Big part of our Swedish Swedish Friendship Club.  And a major collector of antique machineryl

My great neice & great nephew, CN & RN.

Willie's nephew who inherited me when he died.  And our farm.  AN, KN, CN, & RN.

Trip to Marion KS.  Think this is a church or courthouse.

Our favorite eating place.  That is JR & I ate here often,.  We were shopping in town.

A wonderful old old hotel in Marion.  They have fun weekends planned.  If I only friends to attend with.

Lake near Marion

Near the lake

What we were shopping for. Willie's & my head stone.  This is the back of the headstone,  They did the best work & not expensive.

                                                  

                            

 

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 228......

 Quiet and warmer day. I slept off and on last night.

Early this morning I took Nico out. I saw a head above the tall weeds in the pasture. A deer was watching us! Later I saw a very large bird fly up from my pond. No idea what it was. Maybe a heron. Not a hawk or vulture. I like living out here where  you see things not seen in town.

Stayed home all day. Almost drove to town but did not feel like it. Too lazy to get dressed. The longer the quarantine lasts, the less I care. And I sort of feel that no one cares about me either. Part of being alone so often.

Having less pain. Found a small bottle of pain spray. Seems to help. I was looking forward to seeing my doctor in Wichita but am having second thoughts. Almost all the ICU beds are full in Wichita. I do not need to go there. Dang. Maybe she can order a different med that helps with pain. Hard to show her what is wrong on a video. And she can only guess what is wrong with my hips. Just cannot win. Hard when I need help but to get it must put myself in danger.

Idiots are out today. Had to delete from my group on FB people who posted that Covid is a hoax. Just in Wichita with almost all ICU beds full of Covid patients, that is not a hoax. Same over most of the US. Good God no wonder we cannot get ahead of it. We are doomed with people like this preaching false things.

Warmer weather is here and no rain forecast. We got next to zilch the last two days. South of us got more than here. My county is almost 3 inches behind in rain. Other places got more and they needed it.

Today would have been my parent's 79th wedding anniversary. I added a couple of photos of me with them. One is me and Mom in a Glamor Shot. One is a very old Christmas card with my parents. Amazing, I used to be cute! What happened!?

Also have a photo of Nico playing like an ancient Blackjack dealer and edited photos.