Wandering, 22 march, 2022

    Had a very good day.  Our stupid trash bins that blew over when heavy and full.  I had planned for my nephew to pick them up and then we got another high wind warning.  Why bother?  So they came today and they had to pick them up to empty.  Karma.  Now I will move them where I hope they do not blow over.

    It rained all night.  Someone in town had and inch of rain.  Then this morning we had a bit of snow.  Nothing major with white patches.  It rained or was frozen sleet all afternoon.  When I got up from my nap it had mostly stopped.  High winds until tomorrow night.

    I went to lunch with a sort of new friend.  Known each other for a while and talked many times of going out to lunch.  Had tried several times in the last 3 weeks or so but always had to cancel.  But today we made it.  Had a place picked out but they were closed so we ate Italian.  Quite good.  Pasta is always good!  We had a nice talk. Nice afternoon.  Then we went to the art museum and that was good.  I had needed to go there to talk to the curator.  Had not seen each other since about 2009 and he remembered me.  He and I had a great talk.  

    Then I went home to nap.  Someone kept me up last night.  It is getting old.  I even took a pill to help me.  The dog is more powerful than the pill.

    Photos today are local things.    

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Wandering, 21 march, 2022

    I had a quiet day.  Slept good last night although it started with Nico barking and Kisse wanting attention.  I finally took Nico outside.  I think he wanted a treat but it is bedtime.  Nope.  Bedtime.  I took a pill to sleep and we all went to sleep.  Can they absorb my meds through the air??  Whatever, it was nice.

    I had an invitation to visit a friend while he worked but he totally spaced it out and I had decided the weather was upsetting my RA too much and just stayed home.  Maybe next monday.

    We have had some rain today.  Not much I am sure.  Tonight it is to rain then snow all night.  Be nice.  We need moisture desperately.

    This morning before the rain I looked outside.  The pond was calm as were the prairie grasses.  But there were 2 little calves running and playing around the pond.  They are adorable!  Once the rain started all the cattle were gone back home.  Not much else going on out there.

    Today would have been my mother's 101st birthday.  I sure miss her and need her now.  But even if she was alive she could not help me.  Makes me sad.

    Photos are just some local ones.  Several are from the White Peacock coffee shop.  I miss going there. But now I have no one to go with and chat with.  Guess I should just go alone and bring my iPad.  Who needs people??

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Wandering, 20 march, 2022

    Today is the first day of spring.  Came here at 10:33am.  It arrived with heat and super high winds.  A lovely day.  And fires in my state and further south.  Everytime we get winds we get fires too.

    My mom had a twin sister who was stillborn tonight just before midnight.  Mom was born just after midnight.  They would gave been 101 years old.  She was never named or her grave marked.  I had a stone put on her grave in the last 2 years.  She needed that and so did I.

    JR and I had lunch at Jalisco's.  They were pretty busy.  And boxes of food kept going put the front door!  My photos usually show it empty.  I do not like to photograph people without their permission.

    I had JR come home with me and carry trash to the trash bins.  Then later I looked outside and they had tipped over.  Huh!?  They were full and heavy.  Have to ask my nephew to stand them back up.  I am not going to try.

    I got no sleep last night.  Maybe from 7am to 9am.  Maybe but I won't swear to it.  I was so tired  after eating I could barely walk.  I laid down and tried to sleep and I failed.  Last night it was Nico who barked constantly.  Is that necessary?  And Kissed needed attention and to curl up and lay on me.  Those are the same reasons I got no nap this afternoon.  I hope tonight is better.

    Rain starts tomorrow morning then a break and then late afternoon.  I am ignoring anything the weathermen say.  No need to get my hopes up.

    Photos are just where I was today.  Nothing special.  The photos I loaded them in reverse order.

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Wandering, 19 march, 2022

    Had an ok day.  Got nothing done.  I feel good and less pain so I hate to get my body in pain again.  Tomorrow.  In the wind.

    Warm day with no wind.  I saw we had a whopping 0.3" of rain.  Just shy of the 4" that was forecast.  Rain is forecast on monday, tuesday, and wednesday.  I will ignore until it starts.

    The fur kids seem to have spring fever today.  Me too.  The outside cat has stayed close, laying in the sun.  I should sit out now before all the bugs take the farm over.

    The cattle have been close.  I wonder how many new calves are there.  I love how the pond looks in the sun.

    In my memories yesterday was a photo with my 2 favorite soccer players in the same photo.  They both played on our college team and then one played in Wichita.  What fun those days were.  Now if I am going to Wichita to an evening of matches, I have to board Nico out.  That gets expensive.  Even going to the college it is too long for both matches.  Means I have to leave at some time during the evening.  Dang.  What I must do I will do.  My love of soccer will prevail.  Although I hate the name soccer.  It is fútbol

and nothing like football.

    Photos today are nothing important.  Just some that I like.  The first photo is a new perfume I just got.  The coolest bottle and is smells wonderful!

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Wandering, 18 march, 2022

     Been an interesting day.  And good.  Sort of cool today weatherwise.

    The big blizzard that was forecast for us was a joke.  We got rain but I have no idea how much.  Rained for quite a while.  The 4 inches of snow forecast was nary a flake.  How can we sit in the middle of the snow area and get nothing.  A town west of us got 5 inches.  Nice for them.  Made several snow hater friends pleased.  Who cares about our wheat.

    I went to town to my pharmacy.  I had a script  from my eye doctor.  I was just to check on the price.  If outrageous he would look for something else.  Turned out to be $118 a month.  That is doable.  And they had some so they filled it right then.  Started at home.  Will not make anything different for several months even though my eyes feel odd now.

    Then JR and I had supper at Jalisco's.  JS was his usual ornery self.  I like that.  They were busy.  A friend was there. She had been to a bull sale in the next town over.  Interesting.  She shared photos with me.  And found out we know the same cowboy!!

    When I left there were 2 men behind us.  One is a friend on FB but I have never met him face to face.  He is a nice guy.  The other man I have known for years.  And I was friends with his mother.  I sure miss her.  What a cool lady.  She had one painting I wanted after she died.  I actually was able to buy it.  It was fun to see both of them!

    Tonite at 715pm was the 34th anniversary of our house fire.  A truly awful night.  Just awful.  We lost our home and a lot of things but it could have been worse.  I can tell you exactly who was there and helped and cared.  I can also name some ^friends^ who were not there and gave us no support.  One really surprised me.  We eventually moved in to a home my father-in-law owned.  Totally upset his daughter who did not like us.  And then we moved to a farm for about 5 years.  Now we are back where the house burned.  Been here for 20 years.  Something definitely changed in our lives after the fire and things were never the same.

    Fur kids are restless again tonight.  Last nite no one slept before bedtime.  Nico is ready for a people food snack.  No cookies for him.  We will divide a pudding cup.  I eat and he licks it out.

    We have  more rain forecast for monday, tuesday, and wednesday.  HA!

    Photos are a mix of things.

                        

Wandering, 17 march, 2022

    I had a busy day, but busy with good things.  It was cool and getting colder now.  Rain is almost here.  There is snow in western Kansas.  Will be here later.  Hope it is pretty and I get some photos.  Be a joy to get any kind of moisture.  And the haters can just be quiet.  Let their income depend on the weather!!

    I had a hair app't at 1pm.  Love when I get to see and laugh with HP.  He is the best.  And for real he is the best stylist in Salina.  I am so lucky he wanted me when my long time stylist moved away.

    Then on to my eye doctor.  I have stressed over seeing him.  What a joy if I had someone to drive me and support me if I got bad news.  But now there is no one.  My husband maybe was not the best support but he would be there.  Some life changes are not good.

    Eye news not too bad, but not good.  Same old stuff.  I put in eye drops before my app't.  And my eyes are beyond dry.  Awful.  My right eye sees the best.  Left eye is a lazy eye.  My vision is anything but clear.  Reading is a challenge.  Everything is blurry.  There is no help at this point.  Time to try prescription drops.  I have a prescription just to find out the price.  If it is super high, they are to contact my doctor.  Hopefully Medicare will be caring.  Hopefully.  Do not want to pay $700 a month.  If that is it, I will have my savings put that in my account every month.  Makes me sick with worry.  I will not lean on anyone else.  People all have their own troubles.

    The wind has come up.  Supposed to blow up to 50mph over night.  Must be from the south so far and I hear banging on my house. 

    Photos are a mix.