Wednesday

 

 

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If your name is Katarina or Katja, then today is your day! Grattis!

Weather is very windy but otherwise nice. Rain in the area this morning but I saw none. When I looked to the east, it was so very cloudy and stormy looking. But looking to the west it was clear. And half and half to the south.

I took a road trip to Great Bend KS. My best friend Pete lives there with his 2 dogs. His mom is in an assisted living home there. I spent the day with both of them.  Nice to get away and to see them. We ate at the home. Eaten there many times and it has always been great food. But. OMG. Today just plain sucked. Hamburger patty on one half slice of wheat bread with gravy over it and peas. Well. The hamburger was half gristle. The gravy was not quite white but not really brown. Peas would good. It was someone’s birthday so we had a fabulous cake from Dillons.

On the way to Great Bend a house pulled in front of me. A HOUSE. It was as wide as the entire road. NO WAY to pass. I was stuck behind it going very slow for several miles. Finally got to a small town and the driver pulled over and we could pass.

When I am stressed, my palms start to itch and sometimes a couple of fingers. My one palm is now almost unbearable. If I do not leave it alone, it will then become an open sore. Yes, life it good. And it will only get worse and worse.

Forgot to mention this, but yesterday was Kajsa-Jo’s second birthday. How glad we area to have her. Here is a baby photo of her.

‘An apple, a pear, a plum, or a cherry, any good thing to make us all merry’.

 

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Julie-Ann den 25/11/09                      Hemlängtan för Sverige!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving .

 

Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
Patient of labour when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and off’rings, and a thankful strain.
~Alexander Pope

 

 

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tuesday

 

 

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If your name is Gudrun or Rune, then today is your day! Grattis!

Weather is very windy and cold. The temp was not bad but oh, that wind!! And we had half an inch of rain overnite. Sunny but cold today.

I met John for lunch. I had some things to print for him and delivered them. We then went to see some things that are going to be on a sale. I selected a few that I was interested in. Hope I get them!!

Friends of ours just got back from Alaska and gave us some haddock they caught. So tonite we had fish for supper. It was excellent!!

 

‘An apple, a pear, a plum, or a cherry, any good thing to make us all merry’.

 

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Julie-Ann den 24/11/09                      Hemlängtan för Sverige!

Monday

 

 

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If your name is Klemens, then today is your day! Grattis!

Weather is very foggy. Have been in a fog advisory most of the day. Rain and colder temps are on the way.

No plans for today. Meeting a friend for coffee. We solved all the world’s and town’s problems. Now if people would only listen!! No other plans today.

‘An apple, a pear, a plum, or a cherry, any good thing to make us all merry’.

 

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Julie-Ann den 23/11/09                      Hemlängtan för Sverige!

Sunday

 

 

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If your name is Cecilia or Sissela, then today is your day! Grattis!

Weather is cloudy with occasional mist. Feels cold out.

Lunch with John in Lindsborg. Had coconut shrimp and lingonberry bread pudding.

Had to unlock the Red Barn today.

Now home. Took a nap. Futbol is on now. Championship game. My team not playing.

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Julie-Ann den 22/11/09                      Hemlängtan för Sverige!

Solution

Senior health care solution–according to Maxine

 

Senior Health Care Solution

So you're a senior citizen and the government says no health care for you, what do you do? 

Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older a gun and 4 bullets.  Your are allowed to shoot 2 senators and 2 representatives.  Of Course, this means you will be sent to prison where you will get 3 meals a day, a roof over your head, and all the health care you need!  New teeth, no problem.  Need glasses, great.  New hip, knees, kidney, lungs, heart?  All covered. 

And who will be paying for all of this?  The same government that just told you that you are too  old for health care.  Plus, because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income taxes anymore.

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?!

 

 

Saturday

 

 

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If your name is Helga or Olga, then today is your day! Grattis!

Weather remains gorgeous. I spent much of yesterday afternoon outside. Very nice. Still flowers blooming here. In november. We may pay later. Did have a few more clouds today but nothing more severe than that. Yesterday morning was a bit frosty and foggy.

Had Swedish group yesterday. The program was me. I had a page of Swedish words to translate. They were way too easy! Hard to find a happy medium. If they have to think, then I hear griping, mostly from one. Today that said that not as many show up when *I* have translating for the group. Most of the ones missing were ill today. Sure is hard to never be right.

Had lunch on friday with Sally at Jalisco’s. Good food. And we had a good visit. Sometimes it is hard to wonder, how the he** did I end up here. Or just how things are. What did I ever do? We both discussed that but there are no answers.

I went to the Old Mill Museum in town yesterday afternoon. I walked all over outside and took a lot of photos. Relaxing. Nice area. My grandfather worked there as a young man. I can still hear his laugh. And still miss him. See all the photos of the mill, the river, etc. here.

Then I drove up on Coronado Heights. It is a hill named after the explorer Coronado. A sword was found years ago that dated back to his time and we think he may have made this far north. There is a ‘castle’ built on the top by WPA workers during WWII. And many places to have picnics. The view from the top is spectacular. See all my photos of the hill and the awesome views here.

I took the long way home. Saw a llama and some horses. When I got home I got very tired and felt so cold. I finally laid down for a short nap and to cover up.

Last nite was nothing but frustration. Cannot get photos to load easily to Flickr. Used to go fast. Could do 70 at a time. Now. Nothing. One or two and then it freezes. And I have a comment I want to make on FaceBook. No can do. Keep getting an error message. And the tv and the radio. On at the same time. Both on crap. I know he does it just to pi$$ me off. Has both on and then falls asleep. Where does that leave me? If I change the tv, he wakes up and gets huffy. What did I ever do?

I had lunch at noon with Chris at Jalisco’s. I think I might as well move in!! I seem to always be there. Food in consistantly good. The staff take excellent and fast care of you. And one waiter takes time to help me learn a new word or two in Spanish. Cannot beat it!

Then I worked and had 6 tours. Nicely spaced out. And they left lots of money in donations. Always nice.

Came home and had a major meltdown. Just desperately wanted my mom again. Willie did take me out to eat. He did not really want to but he did. Home but still teary. What an idiot I am.

 

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Julie-Ann den 21/11/09                      Hemlängtan för Sverige!

Monas Dare — Something heart-shaped

  

This little "Game", "Competition" or whatever I shall call it – it is not a contest! I came up with this idea (Maybe some will think it is corny… silly or whatever, but then they do not have to join so there! lol) I just thought this could be a fun way to get to know each other, get our inspiration going and use our cameras or painting programs!

I call this game "I dare you!" and every Friday I will dare you to show me something! (Nothing nude or nasty!!) Obviously it has to be your own photos, or graphics!

I changed one thing, it doesn't have to be a NEW photo, you can pick any photo or graphics you have!

This Friday I will make it an easy one, show me something heart-shaped.

Leave the link HERE in my comments so I can come and see!

My entry is a photo from my trip to Denver a couple of years ago. The red t-shirt has a heart on it. On the top shelf near the middle lamp there are 3 hearts from small to large and a red heart napkin holder. I remember how excited I was to be here. And how fun it all was. But then I got home and found out the awful things the lady I travelled with had said of me. I wish I had never gone and would still think she was a nice person. I am just one of many who found out the truth the hard way.

 

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Road trip to Red Cloud Nebraska

 

 

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If your name is Elisabet or Lisbet, then today is your day! Grattis!

Weather is back to gorgeous again. Unbelievable. In the 50s for 2 days, no wind, few clouds. Getting spoiled.

Today is a nothing day. Just laundry, dishes, and soaps. And, of course, surfin’ the ‘net.

Yesterday was a great day! John and I left around 9am and went to Red Cloud Nebraska. John once lived there and helped with restoring the opera house there that is now also part of the Willa Cather museum. John is an artist and has painted many many paintings of scenes and places from Willa’s books and the area in which she lived. John is having a showing there next june so we brought some paintings up for it, one historical photo of a friend of Willa, and to meet the new director, Dennis Norris. Dennis took us out to eat for lunch. It was nice to meet him. Very nice man and I enjoyed visiting with him. I took lots of photos of small towns, lakes, trains, graves, houses, roads, antiques, and nature. It was a perfect day! See all my photos of the day here.

 

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Julie-Ann den 19/11/09                      Hemlängtan för Sverige!

Movie Blogg

Eric Monder who is my teacher and a close friend who writes about film for The Hollywood Reporter and Film Journal International has a service where he will try to locate films for people. Even some that are very hard to find. I will be adding posts from him periodically. Here goes the first one.

Here are a few new DVD releases I recommend: First Run International continues its restoration of the DEFA library (Deutsche Film Aktiengesellschaft), German classics from the post-WWII period. Falk Harnack’s THE AXE OF WANDSBECK (made in 1951 but set in 1934) represents a powerful and chilling reminder of the forces that led “average” German citizens to turn on each other under the Third Reich. Harnack, a former anti-Nazi resistance fighter, directed the story of a town butcher who, needing money, reluctantly agrees to help the Nazis kill political prisoners.

Another DEFA production, THE ADVENTURES OF WERNER HOLT, has been long regarded within Germany but not seen very much outside the country. Like WANDSBECK, this 1964 black & white film re-examines Germany’s dark and tragic legacy, this time with a story about two teenage best friends who are recruited into Hitler’s army (one devotes himself to the cause, the other has major doubts).  Joachim Kunert’s lengthy but absorbing work has relevancy for any era as a lesson about standing up for one’s values and trusting one’s own instincts.

More on the disappointing side from First Run, CAPTURING REALITY: THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY, is certainly comprehensive, with many hours of extras, but Pepita Ferrari’s film about documentarians and how they approach their subjects gets repetitive and lacks a clear focus or structure. On the other hand, you hear from such major non-fiction filmmakers as Albert Maysles, Joan Churchill, Errol Morris, and (the most interesting of the 38 interviewed) Werner Herzog. I personally would have loved Ferrari to include Marcel Ophuls and Fred Wiseman to counter the Lockian theory made by Maysles and Morris that “truth in cinema” is actually achievable. And fewer clips for longer durations would help viewers better understand what they are seeing. Oh, well.

The link to First Run Features is: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/index.html