August 14, 2026

                Good morning to you and happy birthday to me. I am 29 years old again for the 50^th time. If you know how to add and if you were to add 29 + 50 = 29 and that is how old the Don is today.

                Birthday events may include a free coffee from the Star coffee place as it is my birthday, take my favorite grandson to school, possibly pick up items from the back yard and maybe mow the back yard, go to the store for a couple grocery items and…

                Yesterday we did very little. We received a bid for replacing the two storm doors and it was over $3,000.00, I told him no and he got up and left the house. We do have better bids, and we will use one of them. We did go to an early supper at the George’s restaurant with friends, the food was good and the conversations were mostly about olden days as we have both lived in the neighborhood for more than 45 years. Our kids grew up here and we use to get together a lot.

                Back home we did not sit outside as it was 102 degrees and that was too hot.

                Well, that is it for now, we pray that you will have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

                Donnie the old man Ford

August 13, 2026

                Good morning or good afternoon depending on when you read this article.

                Let’s look at yesterday’s events. I did get the grandson to school for his first day yesterday, and I plan to do it again today. I received a call yesterday wanting to know if I had a birthday, and I have not. This person noted that we had received a cake, and we have, and it is very good. Photo to follow.

                I have the cake positioned so you cannot see how much had been eaten, the cake is good!

                I received a text from a different friend who said there would be a drone delivery in their front yard. If we wanted to watch they would let us know when it was on the way. I got a couple photos for those who have not seen the drones.

                Photo one is of the drone as it arrived and was lowering; the drone stays about 10 feet above the ground, and then drops the box to the ground, and then goes back up and fly back to the distribution center.

                Photo two is just a closer look at the drone.

                Our friends did come over after the drone delivery, and we sat out on the front porch talking for a while. We should have gone inside as it was very hot. Lots of discussions about the olden days, past jobs and the motorcycle that has at times hot-rodded on our street.

                Today’s plans: I should go out back and mow the back yard but I might postpone that until tomorrow. We are supposed to have someone come this morning and give us a bid on replacing the two storm doors. Today is Thursday and we usually go out for supper on Thursday afternoon late, also known as date-night.

                I stopped at the Star Coffee Place to get a cup before I picked Alex up for school. I had enough points to get a free cup of coffee.  

                I guess that will be it for now, have a blessed day, stay safe in all you do, keep family and friends in your prayers.

                Don the Ford

August 12, 2026

                Good morning

Yesterday was another wonderful day at the Fords homestead. It was a take it easy morning for us, with only a couple things that needed to be done in the house. I did finish reading Judges in the bible yesterday, I had wanted to re-read the part about Sampson and I read the entire Judges. When I take the time to consider various events in the bible it can be thought provoking.

My favorite wife and I went out shopping for a while and we purchased three items. Shopping was done and back at home I was allowed to rest a little. We set outside yesterday afternoon in the heat with the big ole fan blowing on us. I have a photo of the leaves that are falling on our yard, all three of them, is Fall here?

We do not discuss things all the time we are out there, but when we do it is interesting and very often it has to do with past events even back to our childhood days. One topic yesterday was when and how we first met. It is to us an interesting story.

Back inside I prepared some food for our supper and then I went out into the back yard to water the potted plants and the berry beds. I was surprised to see a few Black berries still on the bushes. About halfway through I received a call from a neighbor and good friend wanting to meet me in front of our house, so I stopped watering and headed out front. I was presented with a cake and a birthday card. I told him to say thank you, thank you, thank you to his wife for the cake and card.

Yes, my favorite wife and I do enjoy the cake as it is a Rum cake, and it is good.

Today’s main event: take Alex to school as school starts today. I guess I should stop and get dressed so I can head over to his house and get him. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Let’s keep all our family and friends in our prayers.  

Donnie the Ford

August 11, 2026

                Good morning to one and all, I have left the homestead and purchased a cup of coffee and the sun isn’t even up yet. At the Star coffee place, they said I was early and I explained that my dog woke me up at 4:00am this morning.

                Yesterday was another do-nothing day. I did read from the bible as usual, the cleaning lady did clean the house, and we did eventually get out of the house in the afternoon. We went to a couple stores where we purchased a couple items and most things cost too much.

                We were on our way home at about 4:00pm when we decided to stop at the restaurant for some supper. Neither of us had any lunch so we decided to have and early supper which made up for no lunch.

                Back at home we did sit outside and there was a nice breeze, but we still had the big ole fan running.

                Wow, old people have a lot to do. I am stopping this article, and I wish you a blessed day as we all stay safe in all we do. We should all continue to pray for others.

                Don the Ford

August 10, 2026

                Well, I hope you are having a good morning, the day seems to have started off nicely except for my sleep time. It seems as if I was awakened at 4:00am and at that time I did allow the dog to go outside for a while. I sat on the Fords ole recliner and waited for him to return to the door.

                The dog back in the house, I attempted to go back to sleep but that did not happen. I kept hearing the dog make noises and he came back to the side of my bed, so I got up thinking that he wanted to go outside and stay. I staggered into the front room and went to the door, but he just lay down on the floor and looked at me. It was 4:30 so I just sat there in the ole recliner attempting to dose off to sleep but that did not happen. I later assumed that the dog was wanting me to feed him, so I did.

I had a cup of homemade coffee and sat there in the ole recliner with the so-called news on.

                At about 6:30 I woke my favorite wife and told her I was going to get Alex to do the yard work. I have a photo of something that is trying to grow at the stump of the pecan tree that we cut down. I asked Alex to mow it down.

The yard work was completed and Alex helped me wash the dog.

                I did get Alex home safely and we discussed school starting this Wednesday and what time I will need to pick him up. Also, On the 25^th he goes to take his drivers test and when he passes it, he will then drive himself to school.

                Todays big plans: we want to go into Waco to a grocery store and get a couple items but we will need to wait until the cleaning lady gets done cleaning, probably about 2:00pm.

                That is all we have for now, have a blessed day and be kind to all old people and stay safe in all you do.              

                Donnie the Ford

August 9, 2026

             Good morning…

Yesterday I did the following; as I stated yesterday, I finished the removal of grass and weeds from the number one bed. This is an ole bed and the plants that are left are small. It looks empty once the weeds and grass is removed.

                Let me show you the number three berry bed as it needs to be cleaned out.

                I have another photo showing X marks the spot and the X was over Hewitt, TX.

                My favorite wife and I went into Waco and had lunch at the Deli. It was ok but not anything exciting.

                After lunch we just drove around out in the country for a while just looking and enjoying being out of town.

                Back at home we rested inside for a while then we went out to the front porch. It was very hot. The drones were flying back and forth very often. We did not stay outside too long due to the heat.

                Today: big plan is to have lunch at the cracker store and then do very little.

                I am stopping now, we are praying for a blessed day for you, and that we all stay safe in all we do. Keep family and friends in your prayers.

                Don the Ford

August 8, 2026

                We seem to be starting out on a good morning here in Hewitt.

                Allow me to start with my early morning workload from yesterday. I did go out back to the number one berry bed with the intent to remove weeds from the bed. I had my knee pads and a cutter along with some gloves. One doesn’t want to work around these berry plants as that have many stickers on them.

                Well, I got down on my knees and this time it was to work and not to pray. I was very thankful for the shade of the tree and the occasional breeze. I quickly noticed that there were a lot more dead vines that I had not expected. The berry plants produce the berries and then the part of the plant that produced the berries dies. When one is trying to remove the grass and weeds one needs to remove the dead parts of the plants as they grow up from the ground and are mixed in with the grass and weeds.

                To make a short story long, I put more time in removing the dead parts of the plants than I did removing the grass and weeds. I did get about two thirds of the bed cleared and then the sun came over the top of the tree, and it was too hot to work.

                I put the tools away and dumped the cutting into the trash container then I headed into the house to cool off and then get a shower.

                After the shower I headed to the cleaners where I picked up my clothes and then headed to the grocery store where I purchased a few items. Friday is not the best day to go to the store as too many people are there shopping.

                Back at home I put everything away and I allowed my ole body to get on the ole worn-out recliner and rest (aka nap time).

                After a rest period I then headed int the office as I call it and started my reading of the bible. (you might want to read John 21:18, if you are over 50) Reading completed I had lunch and it was leftovers from last night’s meal at the restaurant. The leftovers were good as usual.

                Later in the afternoon a friend came over and brought a couple items with her and one of them was cookies. As we sat outside it was suggested that I should water the potted plants in the back yard which I did, as I was supposed to be sitting outside and resting.

                Now you know I had another do-nothing day.

                Today’s events: no real plans, I did finish the grass removal from the berry bed and I will rest and enjoy the rest of the day.

I guess I should stop and let you get started. We hope your day is filled with many blessings and that one of them is that we all stay safe in all we do.

                Don the Ford

August 7, 2026

It is another good morning here in Hewitt Texas, and we hope it is also good in your hometown.  

Yesterday started off a little odd. I brought a container with water in it to my favorite wife’s chair, and I dropped it and there was water and ice on many things. The morning was not starting out good. After everything was cleaned up and my favorite wife was comfortable with the clean up, I went to get a cup of coffee at the star coffee place. My old gold card now has about 20 cents on it. Wow, what will I do when I need another real coffee? 

Back at home I tried to rest before starting reading from the bible. I also vacuumed the dog hair from the floor before starting the reading. Reading went well and was enjoyable as usual.  

Then my favorite wife and I went to the store for a couple of items and on the way home we stopped at a hamburger place to get some take home food. It was ok but not excellent.

We also stopped at the drug store on our way home for a prescription for me. It was free so I could afford these pills.

Later in the day we went to supper and the food was good and the service was very good. We made it back home safe and we sat outside for a while with the big old fan blowing air on us. When we came into the house I turned the portable sprinkler on at the number one berry bed. I might pull weeds from the berry bed in the morning before it gets hot and if the ground is wet the weeds come out easier.

Today’s big events: I need to get a few groceries today and I need to get the clothes from the cleaners. Wow, never any rest for an old person. I will stop for now so I can get going. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Donnie the Ford