October 19, 2026

                We have another cool morning here in Hewitt, it is 48 degrees as I start this soon to be boring article. Oh, I do wish you a good morning!

                Let’s see if the old Fords did anything yesterday. We did go to the cracker store for lunch with a friend, the food was good but the service was a little slow. After eating lunch, my favorite wife and our friend Nellie went shopping. There is a store that is closing and they were selling many items at 75% off. My favorite wife purchased a few items for her and me.

                I went home after lunch all alone with no one to talk with. I decided I would start washing the clothes and then while the washer was working, I would rest on the ole recliner. After a short rest I put the washed clothes in the dryer and started another load in the washer.

I then proceeded out to the garage where I started dismantling the big ole rocking chair. I had the chair sitting out by the curb in hopes that someone would want to take it but since no one took it I decided to take it apart so I could put the pieces into the trash to dispose of them.  

While I was working on the destruction of the ole rocker my favorite wife and friend returned to the homestead, and I learned about all they had done. They had fun shopping and my favorite wife purchased some clothes for herself and me. I did get the ole rocker destroyed and I did pick up the bolt’s, screws, and washer from the garage floor.

I was able to finish washing and drying the clothes and we sat outside for a while enjoying the nice weather. If there had been a breeze it would have been too cool for us to be outside.

Todays possible events; I need a couple things from the grocery store, the cleaning lady is scheduled to be here today, and we have bible study this evening so I need to review the homework prior to the meeting.

That is it for now, we are keeping you in our prayers and with that in mind we pray that you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Donnie the Ford

October 18, 2026

                Good morning, it is another cool morning here at the Fords homestead.

                This post should be short and sweet starting with yesterday’s events. Our favorite grandson, and when I refer to him as our favorite, he reminds me that he is our only grandson, did come over and mowed the yards for us. I removed a lot of the debris from the front and back yards prior to mowing. That was to much work for a 92-year-old man, and it was to much for me too.

                After a quick shower my favorite wife and I headed into Waco for lunch. The food and service was good. Back at home we kicked back and did very little before heading outside later in the afternoon for some conversations with a good friend.

                Today’s possible schedule: we have plans to go to the Cracker store for lunch and a friend is planning on going with us. After lunch my favorite wife and our friend plan to go shopping together and I guess I will go home alone. I do need some time to do my bible study homework as I did not finish yesterday’s lesson.

                That is it for now, we will keep you in our prayers, have a blessed day and stay safe in all you do.

                Donnie the Ford    

October 17, 2026

                Good morning to you and yes, it is a good morning here at the Ford homestead. I have been able to repair my computer, so I am no longer using the very old computer and using the newer old computer.

                After a little prayer it came to me that I should take the computer which wasn't working and tap it a couple times. The tapping I assume was to see if there was something in the receptacle where the charger should connect. I then took a magnifying glass with a light looked inside the charging device both of them and I know that doesn't make any sense to you but that's what I did and I found the problem and not trying to explain it completely I straightened up a metal pen and now it charges.

                Yesterday was a very windy day and as I saw it, it was too windy for me to be outside in the yard working. There is a lot of debris in the front yard it's small pieces that have come off the trees which I will remove hopefully before Alex gets here to do the yard work today. Yes, Alex has agreed to do the yard work and I do not have to go get him he will drive himself over here.

                If I get the debris up quick enough, he will start mowing there then I will go to the backyard and try to remove the dog Poopa-Loopa before he starts mowing back there, so as you can see, we have a lot of things to do, and many things to pick up.

                We have no other plans for the day we will just see how things go.

                It is very cool outside with the temp in the upper 40s, so I will need a long-sleeved shirt or a sweatshirt. Other news, I was allowed to turn the furnace on this morning.

                We are praying for you, and we hope you have a blessed and safe day.

                Donnie the Ford

October 16, 2026

            We have a windy and cool good morning here in Hewitt, the temp is 62 degrees and they say it will stay in the 60s all day. I think winter is here.

            Wow, I hit the enter key on this key board and it stuck down. it took a few seconds for me to get it to stop going down.

            I am still using the old computer and it is slower than me, and that is pretty slow. Using this computer I can still post to the blog but I am not able to edit the blog after I have posted. In the past I would post to the blog then edit the page when I wanted to add a photo but I haven’t learned how to do that yet.

            Yesterday another do-everything day; I went to the bank and asked a couple questions and I did learn something, I went to the store and purchased some tooth paste, yes we were about out. I was able to talk my favorite wife into going in to Waco with me and we had a sandwich at the lunch place and then went to the store where we purchased a few items like a frozen Pizza. Actually, it wasn’t frozen but it is now as I put it into our freezer.

            We did go to the early supper as we usually do on Thursday but our friends from down the street didn’t go this time. Back at home we did set outside and as usual we talked about birds, clouds, and how quiet the neighborhood was, we did not see any drones fly over. Interesting conversations?

            Speaking of friends, and yes ole people do have friends. Our friend Darel brought us some “smoked salmon” for our supper Wednesday evening. My favorite wife and I had never eaten “smoked salmon” before. You might be wondering if it was good and we say it wasn’t good it was great! Let me say, there was none left as we both ate it all! Wow it is good to have very nice friends and neighbors.

            I am putting a photo in this post and we will see how it looks, since as I stated earlier I can’t edit the blog. The photo is of the two chairs on the front porch. Yes I have removed the old chairs and replaced them with two from the back porch. 

       

            Big plans for today, we might go to the cheap store and see if we can get some new cushions for the chairs on the front porch and the chair on the driveway.

            I am stopping for now; 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 15, 2026

            Good morning friend.

            Well, I am not a happy camper as the old computer words too slow and will not do all the things I want it to.

            I am going to attempt to post this and if I am able, I may or may not continue to post daily.

 

            Thanks for putting up with me and have a blessed day while we stay safe in all we do. We will keep you in our prayers.

            Donnie the Ford

October 14 2026

         Yes, we are Starting a nice good morning, I have taken Alex to school and this may be the last time as he does now have his drivers license. He will be able to drive himself to school as he will get his vehicle registered for a parking spot at school.

         Yesterday was another do-nothing day, I did finish reading the Charlie Kirk book and I did do my bible study homework.

         My favorite wife and I decided to go out for supper and as usual the food was good.

         Sat outside

         Today’s activities, who knows: I will not need to do the yard work as Alex has agreed to come over Saturday and do the mowing. The #2 berry bed still needs to be trimmed but that may not happen today. I do need to go to the store and get some toothpaste as we are both without. There are a couple other items I could consider getting at the store. While I am out I could do a couple other short tasks. Wow never any rest for the old people.

         Different subject: I am using the old computer now as the newer computer will not charge. There is something wrong with the receptacle where I plug the charger into the computer. This old computer works but it is as slow as me.

         I guess I will stop and act like I am doing something, we 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 13, 2026

                Good morning!

                The Don had another do-nothing day yesterday. I went outside to bring the trash container back from the curb when I observed our neighbor Glen was cleaning up debris from the street, so I walked over and said good morning. Our conversations went from yards all the way to old age things. We talked about wills and many other things. We talked for a while then I headed down the street to get a few steps in, trying to make my ankle feel better.

A little later I headed out to the store yesterday morning and on the way I thought I would stop at the bank and ask a couple questions. Well, yesterday was a holiday for some and the bank was closed so I headed to the gas station where I got some gas. I then went on to the store for a few items and then returned to the homestead. Back at home I put the items away and I then went to the front porch with a cup of coffee and my book where I enjoyed the homemade coffee and I also read from the Kirk book. I am getting close to finishing the book.

I did have bible study last night and I still do not like the lecture being given before we do our group study. The group study went well, and I did make it home safely after the meeting.

Today’s possible events. Who knows, there are several things I could do but will I do anything, who knows. We do pray that you will have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. You are in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

October 12, 2026

                Good early morning to you, the sun will be up after a while.

                We had a good day yesterday as we did have lunch at the Cracker store and the food was good. Back at home we sat outside on the front porch, and I was able to read more from the Charlie Kirk book. I am getting close to finishing the book.

                We were lucky to have our neighbors Darel and Cindy come and visit with us for a while. We enjoy having friends visit with us as it brightens up our day.

                I have a photo of one of the projects my favorite wife has done lately. She has repositioned the Flag from her brother’s funeral which better displays the flag and his photo.

                I do have a second photo of my new glasses, and I thought you would like to see them.

                Today is Monday and for some people it is a holiday but for ole senior retired people it is just another day. I have no big plans for the day; we do have bible study this evening so I should review the questions before the meeting.

                Political comment: I am tired of the political commercials on the TV; they basically make me not want to vote for any of them. The items we get in the mail almost every day I do not look at but I do throw them away. I doubt that anyone is positively influenced by political ads and commercials.

                My computer is still not able to charge so at some point it will stop. So if you don’t get one of these boring posts you will know what happened.

                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