November 20, 2024

              Howdy to everyone, and we hope you are having, or have had, a good morning. We are starting off a little cool this morning with a reported temp of 47 degrees. That might be cool enough for a jacket.

              My favorite wife worked her tail off in the house yesterday as I worked my tail off in the garage. I was able to clean some items and I did toss some items, and there are a lot more to clean and toss. One of my projects was to reset the timer on the angel which is in the front yard. Now I don’t have a photo of the angel, it is at least 6 feet tall and is lit up totally with rope lights, in other words it is big and bright at night.

            To get to the timer I had to move the tool chest and before I could move it, I had to move a table that the drill press is mounted on. It was a bunch of moving and then cleaning up under and around the things I had moved. I then reset the timer and replaced everything. Now the timer lays connected to a wire in the floor next to a wheel on the tool chest.

            To make a short story longer, the angel did not come on last night, so I assume that when I pushed the tool chest back in place the wheel may have unplugged the timer. Yes, I will need to move everything again today and reconnect the timer.

Now why did I tell you all the above, last night as we had been sitting outside with some neighbors, a vehicle that looked like another neighbor went down the street faster than normal, then it turned around at the cul-de-sac and went back up the street. Then a minute later the vehicle came back down the street much slower. I was putting things away when the neighbor lady came over and said “your angel isn’t lit up”. She went on the say, “I look for the angel when I am coming down the street, then I know I am almost home, but tonight I drove by my house since I had not seen the angel”. I explained that I would have it back on tonight. In the past there have been others comment that the angel let them know they were nearing home.  

Ok, I am back, I did get the grandkids and take them to school.

My favorite wife wants to get the Christmas decorations put up in the house and outside. That means I will need to be bringing many items from the shed to the garage today along with the other projects I have in mind. Since it may be close to freezing tonight, I will likely be allowed to bring the plumeria plants into the garage. Christmas decorations and plants in the garage, wow, no rest for an ole senior person. I had better get my bible reading and bible homework done this morning, as I will be working the rest of the day.

Lite the angel.

Senior ole person with too much to do and not enough time to do it, Don the Ford

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

November 19, 2024

            Good Tuesday morning, we hope everyone has a very good day.

            Yesterday was a do-nothing day, I did pickup sticks out of the front yard and also removed a few more acorns and that is about it.

            My favorite wife did do some more cooking yesterday and we did sit outside for a while yesterday afternoon. Since it was bible study night, I did not have an adult beverage. Speaking of bible study, in our group there are a bunch of smart people. They have excellent answers to the questions. I do occasionally learn from their answers and discussions.

            My big plan for today would be to check to see if the heat lamps work before it gets cold and pick up the debris from the back 40 that was deposited there by the heavy winds we had. I should note that we received about 1/4 inch of rain. That is better than none, but we need more.

            I have another plan for this morning, after dropping the grand kids off at school (kids equal both Alex and Gabi) I may drop by the star coffee place and get a cup, then on the way home stop at the burrito place for a breakfast burrito.

            Well, I guess that is all I have to report, we hope you have a very good day and that everyone stays safe in all we do.

Cool clear morning.

Senior ole person who will have the heater on in the truck today, Don the Ford.

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

November 18, 2024

            We hope everyone is having a good morning, it is windy and the possibility of some rain with storms. I have no big plans for today, as I worked too hard yesterday.

            I did purchase a new set of lights yesterday and put them up on the house and around the jasmine bed. There was a lot of moving the ladder and going up and down to get them on the house and then I was on my knees not only praying but installing the lights around the jasmine bad. I did have kneed pads and I was glad of that as there was acorns on the ground where I was working. I did get them connected to the timer and they worked, they came on at about 6:00pm. I did not leave them on, but I do know they work.

            After putting the ladder away my favorite wife and I did wash the pot hound Tres. After the washing we went outside to rest and shortly after we sat down it began to sprinkle some needed rain. We decided to head for the front porch to be out of the rain, as of course, the sprinkles stopped and we did not get any rain.

            I will be heading out to get the grand kids in a little while, hopefully I will get them to school safe and on time and before the rain starts, if it starts.

            We need the rain very badly but we do not need the storms.  

            I just noticed that I have posted the same photo of the moon as seen through the tree, on two different occasions. Ole people can’t remember what they do.

            Well, I need to get going and get the grandkids, so I will say, so-long for now, we hope you have a good day and be safe in all you do.

            Senior ole person who put up some Christmas lights yesterday, Don the Ford

 

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

November 17, 2024

            Good morning to everyone. I hope to put three photos in this most excellent detail of our day yesterday.

            In the cold morning air (temp in the 40s) Saturday morning, I ventured forth from the Ford’s homestead and hopped into the Ford’s ole chevy, trailer attached and headed for the dump site. Usually when I arrive at the dump site there are vehicles ahead of me possibly as many as 30 or more. Yesterday, there was one vehicle ahead of me. They removed the limbs from my trailer, and I was on the way home at 8:08am.

            Back at home I was able to get the trailer parked in the back 40 and then I called Alex to see if he was ready to work. It was a very cool 50 degrees when I picked Alex up.

            A photo of a cloud which Alex took with my phone while I was driving yesterday morning as we were going to the star coffee place prior to working.

            As you might see there was a cloud off in the distance and the sun was shining through some fluffy clouds.

            Let’s now see a photo which was taken Friday afternoon when we were sitting outside just before dark.

             Yes, you were just mooned. I know, only us older people know what mooned means. I also have a photo showing that fall is here.

            What? You can’t see the leave on the oak trees turning brown, that means fall is here.

            Yesterday’s workload: Alex and I moved the big, heavy, flowerpot into the hot house. I should say, Alex moved the big and heavy flowerpot into the hot house, as I watched. We went to the big pot and determined that we would pick it up, put it on the ole red wagon, pull it to the hot house and then determine how to get it inside. Alex was able to lift the potted plant by himself using his legs. He knows proper and safe lifting.

One problem was I need to be able to water all the plants weekly, and the big flower can’t restrict access to the other flowers. We also placed 2 heat lamps to help keep it warm in the cool weather, we have a heater that we have not yet placed, which is for the real cold weather. The heater has a fan which helps move the air around on those cold nights.

            Then Alex and I headed to the front yard and started installing some Christmas lights on the house and around the flower beds. Alex did most of the work including the work from the ladder. We were about two thirds of the way done when we decided to go into Waco for lunch. lunch was good and after lunch we headed for the harbor store as I wanted to get an item.

            Returning home we continued on installing the lights. We were almost done when one half of one string of the lights stopped working. We could not fix it so I took it down. this string covered about 12 feet of the roof and some of the Jasmin’s bed.  Alex finished the lights around the other Jasmine beds. We could not finish the work as we did not have another string of lights, so we compensated Alex and took him home.

            Everything put away we decide to go to the Wally world and see if we could procure another string of lights. Luckly we were able to get another string of lights which I hope to install this afternoon.

            During what was to be our rest period, aka sitting outside, my favorite wife wanted to drain the nasty water that was in the wishing well. this nasty water was stagnated and black in color. I used a small bucket to get most of the nasty water out and I poured it out on the street. Then we were able to clear a hole that was in the bottom of the well so future water would drain automatically. My favorite wife puts flowers in pots in the well and when we water them some dirt drains with the water and eventually blocks the drain hole.

            I did have some rest time after the unclogging of the drain, for rest and an adult beverage.

            Today, we would like to wash Tres and I want to get the last string of lights on the house and around the flower bed. I guess I am done presenting, we hope you have a good day and be safe in all you do.

Mooned the nice way.

Senior ole person who hopes the storms do not become severe tomorrow, Don the Ford

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

November 16, 2024

Well, it is cold again this morning (49 degrees) but we still wish everyone a good morning. I will need to get out in the cold in a few minutes and hook up the trailer to the pickup in prep for going to the brush day in Hewitt.

            Hewitt has a brush and bulk day once a month and a bunch of people like me get in line to get rid of our limbs or bulky items to the trash. Usually, I wait 30 minutes to get the limbs removed from my trailer, and they do the work I just watch. I did check the air pressure on the trailer tires yesterday so I will not need to do that today.

            Yesterday’s events: I did move 8 potted plants into the hot house and it is basically full. I have one more big plant to move in, and Alex is coming over today to help with that. While I was moving pots into the hot house, I noticed that the squirrels have been going into the hot house and digging in the pots. I have been leaving the door open to help it stay cooler during the sunny parts of the day, I will need to keep the door shut if I want to keep the squirrels out.

I did pick up acorns and debris from the front yard again, there always seem to be a lot of debris but the acorns were few.

A friend from two houses down the street came up and said our dog was chasing her cats in our back yard. I was surprised at that comment but she said she had seen the cats in the back yard and our dog was chasing them. Now Tres chases squirrels in the back yard but I doubt that he chased cats. This lady said they have three young cats, one gray and two were orange in color. The lady and I went into the back yard and looked around but there were no cats. I have the feeling, she may have saw Tres chasing squirrels, and thought it was the cats.

Today I hope to get the lights hung on the edge of the roof and around the flower beds with help from Alex, if I remember how. I plan to pick him up on my way home from dumping the tree limbs.

If all goes well, we will have time for lunch at the sandwich shop with Alex. I don’t have any other plans for today, we will see what happens. Well, I need to stop and then get going, we hope you have a very nice day and please be safe in all you do.

Limb hauler.

Senior ole person who don’t like the cold and don’t like the hot, Don the Ford.

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

Moon

November 15, 2024

            Good morning to everyone. I have the TV next to my desk on and I looked at it and saw some advertisement where they were flying kites. The advertisement reminded me of the olden days when us kids, would get a kite and then go to the field behind our house and fly the kites. The kites back then cost a dime, and you would need string, the more string the better, and we would put a tail on the kites which was strips of ole rags tied together. The tail was important as it helped keep the kite up right which allowed it to fly. We would fly the kites each of us wanting to have our kite fly further away than the other kites.

            Topic change: our dog Tres and I go outside to the front yard every morning, that is a habit that started when we use to get a newspaper daily. Tres would check the yard out and then he would get the paper and take it into the house and drop it at my favorite wife’s chair. We still go out each morning but now he seems to like to drop some Poopa-Loopa in the front yard each morning.

            Yesterday’s events: I did toss out some items yesterday that were in the garage, more need to vanish. I did bring the trailer from the back 40 to the gate in prep for tomorrows limb haul off. The trailer has a lot of limbs and I wanted easy access for tomorrow morning.

I had a 2x4 foot sheet of ole plywood that needed to be tossed out but it would not fit in the trash container so I took it to the shed and cut it into smaller pieces. As you know my shed has a solar panel that powers a 12-volt battery that is connected to a power inverter. The power inverter provides 120 volts of electricity, for power saws and other devices. That makes it easier when I need to use a power tool.  

While I was at the shed, I retrieved some Christmas lights and brough them to the garage. The lights go across the front edge of the roof and on the ground around the flower beds. Later I remembered I need the hangers that we use to put the light on the roof and the stakes that we use around the flower beds. I will need to see if I can find them in the shed.

My favorite wife was making cookies most of the day yesterday, so I help by washing up some of the dishes and tools that were used, then we headed out for supper. The food was good and the service was also good. Back at home I did sit outside for about half an hour as it was getting dark.

Today’s plans: normal schedule of getting the kids to school, then I need to get the rest of the flowers into the hot house as the weather people said it was 37 degrees in Waco this morning. I need to find the items to put the lights on the house and around the flower beds, maybe I can get Alex to help me.

Well, I need to get going, I will finish this later. We hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Flower pot mover.

Senior ole person who thinks I will need the heater on in the truck, Don the Ford.

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

November 14, 2024

            Did we work too hard yesterday, well, we did enjoy sitting outside yesterday afternoon, and yes, we did remove the fall decorations from the front yard, and I had to put them back into the shed along with the items I had taken out of the shed. Oh, I almost forgot, Good Morning!

            Let’s start this post off with something amazing. We have a photo of my latest walking stick that I have manufactured. We decided to get a photo of the walking stick while we were sitting outside yesterday.

            In the photo we see a senior citizen with his recently manufactured walking stick, yes, he has his boots on which he has mentioned in the past postings, and this senior person’s ankle was not hurting while he wore the boots. How are ole people able to look so handsome? I seem to do my best work when I am working with scrap lumber or broken tree limbs.

Speaking of tree limbs, we had the trees in the front yard trimmed yesterday. They were able to get the tree limbs off the roof of the house. I wish I had taken a before photo so you could see the difference. I do have a during and after photo.

            After the limbs were removed and hauled away, I did pick up the small debris that was left from their work. We, then began to remove the fall decorations, we being my favorite wife and me. I also picked up some acorns that had come off the tree limbs as they cut them down.  

            Sitting outside yesterday was very comfortable, but we understand that it may be very cool this afternoon with temps at 71 degrees. By the way, it is 49 degrees this morning. Fall may be coming.

            I did water the black berries yesterday, since we have not had any rain, and speaking of water I need to check the sprinklers to see if any were damaged by the tree limb removal.

            We have no big plans for today, get the kids to school on time and safely, maybe take some clothes to the cleaners, and stop by the teller machine for the weekly stipend.

We hope you have a good and safe day in all you do, and if you want an 8 X 10 photo of my walking stick let me know, it will only cost $40.00.

Tree limbs removed.

Senior ole person who is good at making walking sticks, Don the Ford

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!