November 15, 2026

                It is cold (48 degrees) and rainy this morning which makes it a good morning. 

                Recent events: as you might know we have placed a few Christmas decorations around the front of the house and they are all on timers. We have a large angel that is in place leaning against a tree all year round. We will use the electric that powers the angel to also power the manger when it is installed. The concern was that the timer was not on time and it would come on a little more than an hour earlier than the other decorations.

I needed to reset the timer but there was a problem getting to the timer as it was behind a toolbox.

                Yes, I needed to remove all these items that were in front of the window so I could get to the timer.

                Items removed, it took about 30 seconds to reset the timer and then I had to replace all the junk I mean items. I am happy to say the angel is now on at the same time as the other decorations. As I was removing these items, I noticed two checker boards that I had made in years past. I think I made the checkers too, but I have not found them.  

                Another thing I have done is to remove some acorns from our front yard. I use the pecan roller to pick up the acorns and while I was doing that, I also removed some small weeds (I call them wire weeds) from the yard. In the photo you might see some of the wire weeds next to the roller before being removed.

                Saturday: Alex came over and mowed the front yard and then we put the manger together. It was difficult as we both did not remember exactly how it was connected. We did not install it as I need to paint a couple areas.

                My favorite wife has gone through her chest (it is not a ceder chest) and gotten out her winter clothes and put away some of her summer clothes. After all that work, we decided to go to town for lunch and Alex picked the restaurant. There were very few customers there, the food was good, and the service was also good.

                Today we will likely stay in and out of the cold rain. We will likely go to the cracker store for lunch if the rain lets up some. We are thankful for the rain, and we are thankful for friends like you. We hope and pray for a blessed and safe day for all; we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

November 14, 2026

                It is 48 degrees here in Hewitt, and we wish you a good morning.

                I am lazy this morning so I will not explain that I removed some of the acorns from the front yard or that I washed the car. You don’t need to know if a friend came over and sat with us yesterday afternoon.

                I am not revealing that our yard man Alex will be here to do some work today.

                So, as you can see, I have nothing to talk about. 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

November 13, 2026

                Did you look at the date? It is Friday the 13^th. We will attempt to have a good morning even though the date may be scarry. I have a good friend who use to take Friday the 13^th off work.  

                Yesterday: the doctors’ visit went well; my favorite wife and I did go out for supper (aka Date Night). We did set outside in the very cool weather until dark, and dark happens about 6:00pm now that we have the time change. Our neighbor had a package delivered via drone yesterday and I got a short video.

                Today’s challenges: I need to do a couple things at the hot house preparing for the cold weather, I need to wash the car, I need to adjust the timer that controls the angel lights, I might review the pieces of the manger to see if I remember how to put it together, and I need to pay a bill. As I always say, there is never any rest for us ole people.

                We hope and pray for a Blessed and safe day for us all; we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

November 12, 2026

                It is a cool 52 degrees here in Hewitt this good morning.

                Yesterday’s workspace included the area around the very old so-called hot house, and the front and back yard (it was hot inside the house as the sun was shining on it yesterday).

                I was allowed to bring flowers that were in pots to the hot house and I repotted a couple that were in deteriorating pots. I trimmed some of the flowers and there are still 7 other pots that will need to be moved. A couple are very big and heavy so I will see if Alex can safely move them, and four are in small pots and are still blooming so I will leave them out until we get a forecast of frost.  

                Speaking of flowers, I have a photo of small blooms on what we call “Four-O’clocks”.

                Different subject: Our ice maker is broken so I need to go to the store and see if I can purchase some ice cube trays so we can have ice. The ice maker that makes crushed ice is working but it doesn’t produce enough ice for the two of us, especially when we set outside. The repair person will be here next Tuesday.

                We set outside yesterday and I have a photo of a cloud with the sun rays shining over and around the cloud. As usual, the photo isn’t as good as what we were seeing.

                I did have the outside decorations connected to the timers and one timer is one hour off so I will need to reset it. The problem is this timer is behind my toolbox in the garage which means I will need to move a bunch of stuff to get to the timer. Never any rest for senior people.

                Big plan for today; I have an appointment with the skin doctor this afternoon at 2:30. That visit may interfere with our early supper for date night.

                Well, I need to get started and see if I can do something. We hope you have a blessed and safe day, and we will keep you in our prayers.

          Donnie the Ford

 

November 11, 2026

                Is it another good morning? Yes, it is another good morning!

I have put the AMERICAN FLAG on the pole in honor of Veterans’ Day, and yes, I saluted it after I raised it to the top.  

                I have nothing to report to you about from yesterday so this will be a short post about nothing, even the photos will not excite you. Speaking of photos, allow me to start with a photo of the workspace that I was using yesterday in an attempt to get prepared for the additional Christmas decoration that will be set up. I was able to get under the Ford’s ole carport and I was also able to put some paint on the outside parts of the soon to be manger scene. It was dark brown paint, and it was paint that I had left over from past projects, so I did not need to invest any additional money in the painting project.

My favorite wife came out during the time that I was painting. When I completed the painting and cleaned up after, I was also allowed to sit there with my favorite wife.

                Prior to this work my favorite wife and I went to the store for a couple items like small light bulbs that she uses in her inside decorations and a couple food items including food for the dog. I failed to remember to get some soda for myself.

                Back at home from shopping, I sat outside with a cigar in hand and enjoyed the nice weather. That resting completed, I took the cat to the vet for a checkup.

                I have spoken with the lady who lives next door where they are doing all the work on her house and I noted that a neighbor had asked if she was having all the work done getting ready to sell the house. She explained that she just wanted it to be in good condition for her to live in and when she is no longer here, her son will have the house to live in.

                Today is another “do nothing day” here at the Fords house. I will be allowed to wash the clothes, and it has been suggested by my favorite wife that I might go to the so-called hot house and start placing the flowers inside it as it will get cold in the near future. There is some trimming that need to be done on most of the bushes around the house.

                Wow, I am so tired now I need to get some rest before I start doing nothing. We hope and pray that you have a blessed and safe day, and we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the do-nothing guy Ford

November 10, 2026

                Good morning!

                Well, I had a good start to this morning, I usually wake up around 4:00am and then try to get back to sleep with little luck. I usually get out of bed a few minutes before 5:00 and this morning I woke up, and when I looked at the clock and was surprised that is was 6:00am.

                Yesterday’s events: by Don the Ford

1.         Our neighbor is having a lot of work done on her home and this time they are replacing all the paneling around the outside of the home. Lots of work and a lot of noise. They have parked in front of my driveway a couple times.

2.         I did bring the pieces of the manger to the carport where I plan to paint it. During this process I almost stepped on a frog. I have two photos, first is a photo of what I saw as I walked and the second is a closeup of the frog. I think it was waiting on some sunlight to warm it up.

            

3.         I was setting outside when I noticed a vehicle pull up at a neighbor’s house up the street and three females and one male got out of the vehicle. They all appeared to be young, and the three females had shorts on that I thinks showed to much. The male had shorts on that came down below his knees. You can consider as to why their shorts are so short.

4.          I went to bible study and hour early thinking our class was having a fellow ship meeting. We did not and I was not happy that I made the mistake.

Today’s possible events:

I need to do a little work on the wiring of the decorations. I could get the so-called hot house ready for winter, (clean it out). I could go to the grocery store for a few items; I do need to take the cat to the vet this afternoon. Wow, never any rest for a 92-year-old man and no rest for me either.

Have a safe and blessed day, be nice to at least one person, and we will keep you in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

November 9, 2026

                Is it raining, yes. Is the neighbor’s lawn sprinkler system on and spraying water, yes. Is it a good morning even though the sun isn’t up yet, yes.

                Reviewing yesterday’s events, if there were any.    I got up from bed.       I let the cat go outside.                I fed the dog.                 I reviewed the bible study homework.           I read from the bible.                 I did the so-called blog post.          I took a shower.            We went to breakfast and we had to wait 42 minutes to be seated at a table.            The food and service were good.      We returned home and I got a cup of homemade coffee and sat on the front porch and rested.               Friends came over and visited for a while, they brough some items that our granddaughter might be able to use now that she is married. Our friends left and I rested. Our friends returned and had a gift for my favorite wife.    We do have good friends.

                Yesterday evening my favorite wife and I did set outside until it got dark (aka 6:00pm) as I wanted to see the two white trees that Alex and I installed come on at 6:00pm, and they did.

                It is difficult to see but my favorite wife and our dog are both on the front porch.

                Today it is raining so I will need to stay inside because they say, “sugar melts in rain”. I need to paint the parts to the manger before we install them. Our bible study group meets this evening, and our group is having a fellowship meeting, food and general discussions, before the regular meeting. No other plans for today so I will stop and let you get started, we hope you have a blessed and safe day filled with goodness. We will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

November 8, 2026

                Good wet morning to all, we have ¾ inch of rain in the Ford’s ole rain gage this morning. as I understand it, we should stay in the 60s all day, that means a long-sleeved shirt or a jacket. I do have a coat, and I hope I have a jacket.

                My yard man Alex did get the back yard mowed yesterday, and he and I did get two white trees (Christmas decorations) installed in the front yard. We did get the wires installed but the trees are not connected to the power yet, I need to set the timers so all or most of the outside decorations come on at about the same time. I will attempt to get a photo at some point for my enjoyment.

                Yesterday for lunch my favorite wife and my favorite grandson went to lunch together. We drove to two different restaurants and there were basically no parking spaces. We ended up at the sandwich shop.

                Later in the afternoon my favorite wife and I sat outside for a while.

                We have no plans for today; we will likely go to lunch and then do nothing the rest of the day.

                If anyone wants to get off the email list, please let me know, I don’t want these emails to be a bother. Anyone can access the blog without getting the emails. I get too many emails daily and as I said, I don’t want to be a bother to anyone.

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

                Donnie the Ford