April 20, 2026

We are having a cool good morning here in Hewitt.

We here at the Fords homestead did very little yesterday. Were we able to have lunch at the cracker store, heck we were even able to get a handicap parking space at the store. The food was good and the service was also good.

Leaving cracker store we drove to the gas station and purchased 7 gallons of fuel for the Fords new chevy. Do any of you remember in the olden days when a gas station was called a service station. In those days they would put the gas in your vehicle for you, yes, you did not need to get out of your vehicle, and they would clean your windshield. I also remember gas at 30 cents per gallon.

Back at home we did very little, I did finish my bible study homework, and we did sit outside later in the afternoon. Our son Dave brought us some homemade Chicken Pot Pie which is much appreciated.

Today, we took Alex to school safely and on time and my favorite wife has a rehab today. I have no other plans currently; I might wash the clothes but that is a lot of work for an ole person.

Thanks for reading these comments, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Love your neighbor as yourself.    

Don the Ford

may today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow.

NARBNL

April 19, 2026

Good morning, the sun is shining but it is cool outside this Sunday morning.

                Well Saturday seemed like Sunday to me, and all day I kept reminding myself that it is Saturday. This Saturday was unusual as we did not leave the house at all, not even for a sandwich for lunch as our yard man Alex did not come over and we usually take him into town for lunch on Saturday.

                It had been cool all Saturday and it even became cooler in the afternoon. We did get some rain about 5:00pm. Speaking of cool weather, I decided to attempt to create some chili for myself and my favorite wife due to the cool weather. This time the chili was good, maybe not as good as if my favorite wife would have made it, but it was good enough for both of our meals.   

I did work on my Bible study and got some of it done. I also set around doing nothing and taking a nap or two. My favorite wife received two packages yesterday, one from Patrick and Karla, the other something she had ordered. I did not get anything.

Plans for Sunday are most likely having lunch at the cracker store and then who knows. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 18, 2026

                We have a good morning starting here in Hewitt and we are supposed to have a cool rainy day.

                I did almost nothing yesterday: I did get a photo of the sun as I was heading to the coffee shop yesterday.

                Yes, the sun was behind a cloud.

I decide to try to do my bible study one more time as I was having a problem. I had read the bible verses and then could not answer the questions. I was about to give up when I discovered I was reading from Micah when I should have been reading from Malachi. Yep, I am not that good at studying.      

                Later I did get the new mower out and trimmed the front yard using the grass catcher. Basically, I was just clipping the top of the grass to see how the mower worked with the grass catcher.

                We had some good friends drop by yesterday and we talked about many things and we enjoyed the visit.  Later in the afternoon as we sat outside another friend came over and visited us.

                Well, the yards are all mowed and ready for the rain that is supposed to be here today. I should stop for now and let you have some time for yourself. Have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 17, 2026

                We are starting with a good morning here at the Ford’s house, we hope your morning is also good.

                Due to all the comments, I received from yesterday’s post, I have learned that short posts with less information are not needed.      There were no comments about small posts.  

                I will comment on some of the things I did yesterday other than taking Alex to school. Speaking of Alex, he will be going to a ROTC competition tomorrow. No, I do not know what the competition is, but I am sure it is something physical.

                Yesterday I decided to start the new item I had purchased (aka mower) and see how it mows. I started mowing around a flower bed and then alone the fence then around everything in the back yard. It took about 35 minutes to do all that trimming. I then decided to get on the riding mower and mow the rest of the yard. The grass was very tall and still a little wet, the clippings were piling up everywhere. I also mowed over some of the areas a second time attempting to mulch them, but they are still there. When the grass is that tall you have piles of clippings. There are some areas that need to be trimmed with the string trimmer but that can wait.

                While I was mowing, the neighbor’s yard was being mowed by a 6 year old boy. He was using an electric mower, and he was about as tall as the handles of the mower, he was actually doing a good job. The electric mower was self-propelled and would stop as soon as he let go of the handle.

                After all that work, I decided to change the oil in the riding mower, so I set it up draining the oil and I went into the house. I needed to get an oil filter for the mower, so I went to the store and spent too much money on the filter ($14.00). I installed the oil filter and almost 2 quarts of oil. Now this mower has new oil, new oil filter, and a new battery but the mower is old. Wow it is like an ole senior citizen who has some new clothes on.

                My favorite wife and I went to the restaurant for our supper on date night last night. Food was good and when we returned home, we did sit outside for a while.

                Today, we have rehabilitation this morning and there are no other plans for the day. I might get the new mower and mow the front yard with the bagger just to see how that works. The front yard does not need to be mowed but I can consider that as a learning experience.  

                I will attempt to stop for now, we hope you have a very good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 16, 2026

Is it morning again? Is it also a good morning? I guess we will not know until it is finished.

 Yesterday’s few events: Alex got to school, I saw a new bloom in the backyard, 

My favorite wife went to the doctor, then we went to the sandwich shop and had a sandwich, we went to a store and bought one thing, went to another store and purchased one thing, went home and I rested for a while. I went to the store and bought something.

I came home and we sat outside, we looked at the thing I bought and Tres, we had supper and I again rested.

                Wow I am tired and I think I should stop and rest some more. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

            How do you like these short and brief messages?

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

NARBNL

April 15, 2026

I would like to say good morning, but it is Tax Day so…

                Let us try a quick review of yesterday’s events; I did get Alex to school in a safe manner, and I did get the old walk behind lawn mower out and mowed the front yard even though it almost did not start, I have a photo for my enjoyment.

                You should look at that photo and consider how it looks almost as good as if our yard man Alex did the work.

                I did check on the price of mowers yesterday and found two that I might be interested in. I might need to take out a lone to pay for the lawn mower as they do cost a lot.

Our good friend brought us a cake yesterday and it is very good, my favorite wife and I both like it.

Now this is real news: yesterday evening after dark I was sitting here in the Ford’s ole worn out recliner when Tres and I both heard a sound coming from the backyard. I had not heard this sound since I was a kid, probably 65 years ago. Back then we lived in Missouri out in the country. The sound caught both my attention and Tres. I turned the sound off on the TV and the sound kept coming. It was a whippoorwill which is a bird and it does its hunting at night. Tres and I went out on the back porch, and I saw a bird fly out of the tree and the was no more sounds.

Today’s event will be a doctor’s visit, and we want to go to a store in Waco after the visit, possibly lunch in town. I might attempt to get a loan to buy a new lawn mower.

We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 15, 2026

                Good morning…

Yesterday was a day of not doing a lot, but we did do some things. When I was heading over to get a cup of coffee, I looked in the rearview mirror and saw a police vehicle following me. I activated the turn signal and made a safe left turn, the police was still behind me. At the end of that street, I made a right turn and the cop continued to be on my tail. At the next corner I turned left, and he stayed right behind me. I had been making sure I did not exceed the speed limit. I turned right which put me on the Star coffee place parking lot. I continued to the drive through and the officer was still right behind me. I got my coffee and drove away, but the police officer stayed at the drive through waiting on his cup of coffee.

I did get Alex to school on time, and I made it back home safely.

I picked up the debris from the front yard which was put there by the storm the night before. I did a lot of relaxing after the yard work. We did go to the rehab in the afternoon, and all went well, they told her she is doing good.

I sat outside for a while and as I was out there, I observed a lizard, photo to follow.

                This little green guy hangs around a lot, and we do have several lizards living outside the homestead. In the photo he is hanging on a bell that is hung on the bush.

                I was walking with our dog when I noticed a friend drove into their driveway and they had a new SUV, and they still had their pickup truck. I learned they had just purchased the vehicle, and it is like our SUV except that it is not white like ours.

                We had a very nice Bible study meeting last night. Well, I should stop and get started so I will wish you a good day and hope we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

Apri 13, 2026

                We are having a good morning here in Hewitt and we have had a bunch of rain recently. I can’t tell you how much rain we received as I do not have a rain gage.

It stormed last night and our dog Tres does not like thunder, so he jumped on the bed and got between us. He was there until the storm passed.  

                I do have a photo to provide which shows we have received enough rain to have water standing in our backyard. This photo is taken from our security cameras so you will see more than one area at our homestead.

                The lower right-side view is the back yard with standing water. There is much more water standing in the back 40 now due to the heavy rain last night.

                Sunday, we went to the cracker store for lunch, and it was good. We returned home and my favorite wife had several projects that she worked on, mostly moving and placing decorations. I did get my bible study homework completed during all the rainy weather. I was allowed to wash the clothes yesterday, but we did not get to sit outside in the afternoon.

                Today: I took Alex to school, and my favorite wife has a rehab session today. I will need to go to the grocery store today and get a few items.

                The storm and heavy rain last night caused some problems. There are many trash cans that were blown over or washed down the street due to the rain. I have a photo of a trash can that was washed down the street until it hit a mailbox. 

                If the mailbox was properly positioned, that trash can would not have hit it. Who knows how far it might have gone without the mail box. 

        I will stop for now and hope you have a good day as we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL