cobaltika

mcFarland kansas

a good weekend. errands done and other mundane things. then a small road trip. i felt a need to be alone and quiet and away. i didn’t even take CD’s for the car! or turn on the satellite radio. i found 3 new little towns and a beautiful road through the Flint Hills. so wonderful. in the first small town was a yard full of bad old vintage cars. i loved them. the mechanic came out and chatted. he had a ponytail dipped in pink jello. too late i wished i had the nerve to ask if he might strip and pose in the old cars. with the pink ponytail. sigh. there was also a haunted house. decrepit old places and barking terriers.

another town was famous for cheese (Alma). i didn’t realize it was also famous for stone buildings. oh my. they were so wonderful. the cheese factory was closed and it was late so i had to keep driving. i passed through another small old railroad town. everywhere i walked around and it was good. i had a frightening feeling of loving Kansas. i have pictures but am going through a new phase, where i don’t want to just stickR on flickR - so when the little gallery is made i will share. i really don’t know what to do with all these pictures now. there are so many.

on sunday a pleasant visit with a new maybeFriend, but more talking than amazing explorations this time. that’s fine. conversation can also be amazing. as can long coats, carefully arranged industrial containers and light through the small blinds.

came home to find the carpet soaked in my nestRoom (again). Big Rains this weekend. more tonight. made a complaint and requested some maintenance FAST and came home tonight to a big noisy fan stuck under the corner of the carpet. so aHA. now i can see under there. how bad it is. and it is. it smells terrible and i am coughing. i wish i had elsewhere to sleep. the smell depresses me badly and on top of Monday. ohgod. i might have to take those sleeping pills. i don’t even have a good book.

so. onward.

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