October 30, 2026

                Good morning to all, we have a little sprinkle of rain again this morning.

                I want to start off with a comment about yesterday and something I have found interesting. I was looking for instructions for building bird houses; the instructions would have the dimensions of each piece and the order of putting it together. Well, I found the folder and it has instructions for a couple bird houses and bird feeders.

                As I was sitting at my desk, I decided to check the computer for any notes about bird houses and other subjects. I knew I had in years past made many notes, stories, and instructions on many subjects. What I found is very interesting to me as I wrote on just about any subject. I have posted below a few words from a 3-page article titled “You can make things better”.

You can make it “Better”              

                You maybe, no, you “will be” surprised how you can affect others, if only you try.

We have all worked for or been around someone who did not seem to appreciate us. This can apply to work as well as personal relations. You probably know how this goes, this person never sees the good work you do but always sees the errors, and they never compliment you on your good work but are quick to point out the errors.

                You are correct in your belief, “the (person or boss) should recognize and comment on good work as quickly as an error”.

                Why doesn’t that always happen?

                There are several reasons and excuses that can be used by the (person or boss) for not following through on good work.

1. 99.5% of your work, as well as that of others, is good work (meets expectations). You should not expect to receive frequent positive comments for your normal daily work. You should, however, expect and receive positive comments for special projects and unusually heavy workloads. A positive comment and or special recognition should be received for a week of error free work.
2. Errors are problems that need to be corrected and not repeated. You need to know of your errors so you can correct them and not repeat them. If you become upset when learning of an error, you should be upset at yourself, not at the person delivering the message.
3. Some (people or bosses) do not have the skill set needed to explain errors, poor quality work or not meeting expectations in a professional, positive manner. That is their error and it will likely be difficult to point that out to them in a professional and positive manner...

After reading through the above part of an article and several other articles, I was happy to see all the subjects like interviewing, listening to others also known as work notes, and the subjects like mowing the yard, time travel, the end times and other subjects. I wrote about many things and I enjoyed reviewing them.

Different topics; I did go to rehab and that seemed to go well, back at home we had about an hour before we headed out to supper, so we sat on the front porch and enjoyed the sprinkles of rain. We did get to supper safely, the service was very slow, but the food was good. Back at home we again sat on the porch and my favorite wife put on a jacket as the temperature was in the 70s and the lite rain did make it feel cool.

Today, I have no plans at all but I might go to the store for a couple grocery items. I will go through more of these notes and stories for my enjoyment.

We hope and pray for you to have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do, we will keep you in our prayers.

Donnie the author Ford

October 29, 2026

        It is dark thirty but it’s still a good morning (dark thirty means the sun isn’t up yet). I guess it will be dark even longer when the time changes this weekend, fall back.

Yesterday was a normal day here at the Fords. We did the usual things like bible study homework; I did remove debris from the front yard. My favorite wife and I went into Waco to get a couple items, and we made it back home safely.

I did go to the shed and find the Christmas lights that we might have Alex install them this weekend, I did get the chop saw out and brought it to the car port and placed it there. I brought some scrap wood to the chop saw and started cutting some pieces for the possibility of building a few new bird houses. All went well until I got to the last piece of wood and when I cut some pieces from it, they split in half. I did not have any additional scrap wood, so I disappointedly put everything away. I did get some wood glue and glued the pieces together. If the glue holds them together, I can use them and once they are assembled as bird houses the screws will keep everything together.

I wanted to get a photo of the chop saw and the work area, but I only remember that I wanted to get the photo after I had put everything away. Forgetful ole person.

Today’s big event will be rehab and then we will go out for early supper, also known as date night. We go early to beat the crowds. We have friends that often go with us which makes the evening more enjoyable.

We hope and pray that we all have a blessed and safe day, we will keep you in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

October 28, 2026

                It is Wednesday and we hope you have a very good morning. For the person who looked at this in the afternoon we hope you have a good day.

                Yesterday was a kick back and do-little day, I did my bible study homework, and I did my daily bible reading.

                Interruption: our cat just walked up to the side of my chair and looked at me, as if she was saying. “I want to eat and you should pick me up and put me on your desk”. Molly can jump on the desk anytime she wants, but if I am here, she expects me to pick her up and place her on the desk. Oh, perhaps I should say, her food bowl is on the desk to keep Tres from eating it.

Back in my do-little day, I did go to rehab, and I got a good workout. Heck, I was sweating when I left there. On the way home I did stop and get a couple glasses of to go ice tea and I stopped at the chicken salad place and got a couple orders of chicken salad for our supper.

I made it home safely and my favorite wife and I took the ice teas to the front porch and sat down. We have several of the same conversations each time we set outside like the neighborhood is quiet, there is no traffic on the street, and we comment about the drones. I should say there were probably 20 or more drones fly over yesterday.  

As we sat outside our neighbors from down the street had their little dogs out for a walk, so they walked up and we talked for a while. We learned that the rooster that I heard crowing, is in the yard behind them. They said there are some hens there with the rooster.
               

Today’s possible work; I need to pick up debris from the yards, and I might get some Christmas lights from the shed if I can find them. Alex might be able to install them this Saturday after mowing the yards. I might go into Waco to get a bottle of adult beverage. Wow, way too much work for an ole senior person.

We hope and pray that you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. You are in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

October 27, 2026

                Hello and good morning to you and only you.

                Yesterday was an exciting day, I went to the store for some grocery items, back at home I sat on the front porch all alone with a cup of coffee, As I was on the front porch with my cup of homemade coffee, I began to remember old memories. It would have been about 1957; we lived in the country and down the road from our house was a friend named John. His parents were rich and they lived in a very big, nice house and they owned a Glass company in Cape Girardeau. How was it I considered them to be rich; they had two telephones in their house. One phone was upstairs, and one was downstairs. Heck, I don’t remember if we had a phone when we lived in the country.

                They had a horse and I think that is where I learned to tie a saddle strap which led to me knowing how to tie a necktie. They had a Cadillac and I got to ride in it a couple times. The windows had buttons that you pushed, and the window would go up or down, power steering, power breaks, automatic transmission and air conditioning. Heck back in the olden days most cars did not have any of the nice things we now have.  Anyway I had a rich friend when I was a kid.   

Later I reviewed my bible study homework, after that my favorite wife and I sat on the front porch enjoying the nice weather.

                I have a photo of a new bloom and an ole bloom which was taken as we sat on the front porch, the photo is not very clear, but the pot hound Tres and my favorite wife are in the photo. The weather is good, so some blooms are trying to get here before the real winter weather arrives.

                After supper I went to bible study.

                Today’s big plan is to go to rehab. Wow, ole people have a lot to do. Well, I pray for a blessed day for you and that we all stay safe in all we do. We will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

October 26, 2026

                As usual we wish you a good morning.

                Sunday was a kickback and do-little day for me, but my favorite wife had started looking for some instructions that she thought she had placed on a shelf. She did not find the instructions, but she went through a bunch of items, and she found a cast iron frying pan that was her father’s. She said there should be two smaller cast iron frying pans and she looked everywhere, heck I even helped for a while. I told her they had to be in the house somewhere, as she had not given them to anyone.

                I did take a cup of coffee and went to the front porch to read the notes from bible study. The weather was nice and the neighborhood was quiet as usual. A friend did stop by which caused my favorite wife to stop going through all the things in the garage and visit for a while.

                I was allowed to do the washing of the clothes, which is not difficult but the part that takes time is the items that need to be put properly on hangers. The other items like towels and underclothes can be folded and put away.

                After the friend left and the clothes were all washed, dried and properly hung on hangers, I did get an adult beverage and sat out on the driveway all alone as my favorite wife was again going through things in the garage.   

                Today’s possible events; I will likely go to the store for a few grocery items and other than that I will need to wait and see what happens. We do have bible study this evening so I will need to review my homework.

                This evening you may be able to see the Hunters moon just about the time the sun goes down, the moon will be coming up.

                We pray for a blessed and safe day for you, as we keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

October 25, 2026

            We wish you a good morning as this day seems to be starting off nicely.

            Yesterday was mostly about the granddaughter getting married and I have a couple photos. First is a photo of Bryce and Gabi and their first dance.

            Next photo is of Dave and Gabi’s dance.

            Then we have a photo of the hansom Ford guys, from left to right; Alex, David, Patrick and Grandpa Ford.  

            Then we have a photo of another married couple.

            The wedding was very nice, and we all had a good time. I am not going to add more words as each photo is worth a thousand words.

            We pray that you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. We will keep you in our prayers.

            Donnie the Ford

October 24, 2026

            Good morning.

            Yesterday we did very little, heck we didn’t even leave the house. I did get a photo showing that “X” marks the spot and the “X” was over our neighborhood.

            Today, our favorite granddaughter gets married. It sounds like it will be one very exciting day.

            We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. You are in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford  

October 23, 2026

            It is a cool morning here in Hewitt, and I know that because I have been outside working a little after 5:00am. I wish you a good morning too.

            I have a photo to present to you which will be the beginning of my work explanation.

            In the above photo we see the back patio here at the Ford homestead. Yesterday I was allowed to go out back and blow the leaves and debris off the patio, then I was allowed to sweep it with a broom, then I was allowed to wash everything with the pressure hose and then let it set and dry except for the table which I dried with a towel.

            This morning at 5:00am our dog wanted to go outside so I obliged his request and let him out. As I was letting him out, I remembered that the sprinklers would run today starting at 6:00am. I need to get everything out of the yard and back on the patio.

            You are correct, that is too much work for a 92-year-old man, and it is too much work for me too. Later today I will need to rearrange everything on the back porch. Never a moment for me to rest.

            Yesterday’s workload: everything on the back porch was dirty as we have been only using it as a place to keep items that were not needed very often. Heck the gas grill has not been used for more than a year. As I put things back in place today, I will light the grill if there is still gas in the tank. We drove into Waco to get a couple items and then on the way home we got a couple glasses of iced tea, and we did set outside for a while before heading out to the early supper with friends (aka date night).

            Supper was good and the conversations were mostly about travel and weddings. We do enjoy having supper with friends. Back at home we again sat outside for a while doing nothing but relaxing as both of us were filled up due to the good supper.

            Big plans for today: finish the back porch, rest, bible study homework, rest…

            Have a blessed day and stay safe in all you do, and we will keep you in our prayers.

            Donnie the Ford