June 17,2026

Good morning to all, we have a little fog here in Hewitt this morning.

As I was reading from the bible yesterday it dawned on me that we had lots of rain and some flooding. Why did I think about that while I was reading the bible, I was reading in Genesis about Noah and the great flood.

With floods in mind and the fact that we received 5 inches of rain the other day I wondered why our neighbor had forgotten to turn off his lawn sprinklers.

I received a call from Alex saying that he was ready to go home from ROTC. I did get him home safely and I wish he could get his drivers test at the DMV so he could drive himself and I could stay at home more. His “appointment” to take the driver’s test is in late August! After dropping him off at home I purchase some food for our lunch and stopped by the drug store for some drugs.

After lunch I had decided to get our electric string trimmer and do some trimming in the front yard. I wanted to trim back some of the Jasmin vines that were growing over the sidewalk and the porch. That work completed, my favorite wife and I sat on the front porch for a while as I wanted to rest. It was hot and I did have a fan, photo to follow. The drawing is of me, and Gabi drew that for me several years ago.

Rest completed, I again got the string trimmer and finished trimming the rest of the yard. I then took another short rest period. All rested up, I headed out back to get the walk behind mower. Yes, I mowed the front yard and this time I used the grass catcher. As usual, I have a photo; you might notice the upper left corner of the photo.

            I did put everything away and I had a couple bottles of water as we rested on the porch. I have another photo, it isn’t great, but it has red and green properties which caught my eye.

            As soon as I was able to move again, I headed to the shower and cleaned up. All clean I warmed up the leftovers for our supper.

            Day’s work done I did have an adult beverage.

 

            Today’s possible events: none, I don’t need to take Alex anywhere and I will allow my ole body to rest.  

 

I am stopping for now, we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do while we are thankful for all our friends.

 

Mr. Donnie the lawn man Ford

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

NARBNL

June 16, 2026

Good morning again, our day seems to be starting off good and the rain has stopped for now.

Yesterday: was pretty much a normal do-little day. I didn’t leave the house until the cleaning lady had done her work and left then I did go to the store for a couple items. I couldn’t get one of the items that my favorite wife wanted so I went to a second store, and they didn’t have it either. They recommended an item that was basically the same as she wanted so I purchased it.

My sister in Missouri wanted to know if we were ok, she had seen the flooding on the TV. I suggested she should have read the blog, and she would have known we were ok. Our son Patrick also called from Auston to see if we were ok.

I did learn that our friend who lives on the corner of Texas and Lindenwood had water get into their house during the storms. The ditch that is located behind our house goes downhill to their house and the ditch turns behind their house. Well, the ditch was overflowing and the water got onto their floor. 

Speaking of water, I did turn the lawn sprinkler system off as I assume 5 inches of rain might be enough water for the yard and plants.  

 We did not sit outside yesterday even though the weather was good.

Big plans for today: I did take Alex to school for ROTC, and I will pick him up later. I have already vacuumed the floors, and I need to empty the kitty litter box. There is nothing else that I can think of doing. We hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Mr. Donnie with no plans Ford.    

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

NARBNL

June 15, 2026

    Is it a good morning? I asked the question if it is a good morning as we had flooding last night and we hope everyone is safe and dry. I checked the rain gage this morning and we received “5 inches” of rain in a few hours last night.

As usual I got up early yesterday morning, and I did watch one of the church services on the TV. I did get my bible reading done in the morning around the usual time.

My favorite wife and I went to lunch at the cracker store. The food was good and the service was even better. When we left the store, we took the long way home. I drove on some roads I have not been on in years, and I saw things that I did not know were there. 

Back at home after a short rest, I started the washing of the clothes.

We sat on the front porch for a while, and we again saw a drone delivery at our neighbor’s house. They did get a video of the delivery and I have a photo.

It was too hot and the humidity made it feel even hotter, so we went back into the house for a while. At about 5:00 we went to the driveway to set for a while with the big ole fan blowing air on us. About 6:30 Dave arrived with our supper. The home cooked meal was very good and we much appreciate it. Our bellies were full.

After supper it started to rain, and it was a hard rain. Earlier when we were sitting on the driveway I had gone across the street and put the neighbor’s trash can out. I set it on the driveway in a position that I thought would keep it away from water running down the street and yet positioned where the trash truck could get to it.

When it had rained for a little while I looked out front and that trash can was moved down the street. I assume the lady who feeds the neighbor’s dogs moved the trash can, to give her more room to get out of the driveway. I went out in the rain and put the trash can back in the driveway. Later I looked out when the rain was very heavy and someone had moved the trash can into the grass totally away from the water.

Then I looked to see our trash cart, and it was gone! Yep, I could not see the trash cart anywhere down the street. The water was running down the street like a river, over curb high.

I have a photo of the water that was in our backyard. That water was un our back patio and our patio is about 8 inches above the ground. This morning the back yard is very wet but the grass is seen and not the water.

Today’s activities: I went down the street before sunrise to the cul-de-sac and recovered our trash cart; it was lying on its back and in a position where the trash had not washed out. I recognized our trash, so I was able to get it upright and push it back home. There was another trash cart lying there also.

I will stop for now and get a cup of homemade coffee, we hope you have a good day and that these floods stay away so we all can have a safe day.

Mr. trash cart retriever, Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

June 14, 2026

Good morning again and we hope it will be a good day.

Let’s see how yesterday started: I was allowed to get a cup of real coffee as I was going to get Alex. I picked him up at 9:00 and when we arrived home, he started with the trimming of the back yard. After trimming he got the riding mower and mowed the back yard. As I had stated in a previous article, I had mowed the front yard to give him more time to cut the weeds in the ditch. He put in a total of two hours’ working and he did get the ditch completed.

When I was washing dishes yesterday afternoon, I looked out the window to the back yard and saw a very nicely mowed yard and the ditch look good too.

 Dave and Claire came over while Alex was working, they were here to pick some black berries. They said they had 24 quarts before yesterday’s picking. They picked what looked like another 6 to 8 quarts.  

My favorite wife worked on the wreath and other items on the front porch, changing the flowers and other items.  

When Alex had finished his work, I offered to take Alex to lunch, but he said no thanks. I took Alex home and then my favorite wife and I headed into Waco for lunch.   

Later in the afternoon we sat outside as my favorite wife made a couple phone calls. The birds were quiet most of the time yesterday, while I killed many flies. Yes, I had my flyswatter in hand, and I had an orange peel laying on the little table near me. Evidently, the flies like the orange peel.

I was allowed to take a frozen pizza from the freezer and heat it up for supper. After eating I was also allowed to wash the dishes and I started this article. Yesterday had several activities that kept me going, and it was last night before I was able to do my bible reading.

Today: possibly lunch at the cracker store and then after a rest period I will be allowed to wash the clothes.

Allow me to stop for now and wish you a good and safe day.  

Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

June 13, 2026

                We want to toss a good morning to you, and that other person too.

Note: my computer always attempts to correct my comments into something that would be correct and proper English. Let me tell you. I was born and raised in Missouri and my comments are correct and proper Missouri words, and this machine may correct my spelling, but I will use my words!   

                Yesterday’s major events: I mowed the front yard. Mowing the front yard is a part of my plan for today. By me using my ole body to mow the front yard, our yard man Alex will have more time to mow the back yard and then remove some weeds from the ditch.

                I usually say that a 92-year-old person should not have to mow the yard and I shouldn’t either, but in this situation, I think the 92 year ole person should mow the yard as he gets some exercise, and I should also get some exercise.

                Speaking of mowing, the grass in the front yard was tall as usual and I had decided to lower the mower one notch. The mowing left a lot of grass cuttings laying there and if it had not been so hot I might have mowed it twice to make the clipping smaller.

                My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon with a friend, and we did have the big ole fan turned on most of the time.

                Speaking of friends, one of our friends and family are going on vacation. We will keep an eye on their home while they are gone and put out their recycling bin on trash day.

                Well, I need to get going so I will stop and get started. Have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

June 12, 2026

    The lawn sprinklers have run, the sun is shining, I am alive and my favorite wife is being nice to me, I say it is a good morning.  

                The above photo is of a rose bush with yellow blooms except for one bloom with some red on it. Then I have a photo of a couple blooms on the top of a rose bush, and you can see the cross in the background.

                What do you need to know about yesterday. I did get a cup of my addiction, aka coffee from the star coffee place. Alex made it to ROTC on time, back at home I rested before reading from the bible. I did get a check from the insurance company due to no longer owning the pickup truck, which I took to the bank and deposited. I went to the grocery store for a few items and then my favorite wife allowed me to take her to supper at the restaurant. Food was good and service was extra good.

                What happened when we returned home after supper, I went to work on the trailer. I needed to remove the old lights and then install the new lights. I was required to crawl around on the ground under the trailer removing the old wires and then installing the new wires. A 92-year-old person should not be crawling around on the ground under a trailer, and I should not either. I should say the grass was nice and tall, which helped make it a little more comfortable and I did get it all installed. Now I need Alex’s pickup to come over and see if the lights work.

                Work completed, I took a shower hoping to get rid of any chiggers and bugs, then we sat outside the rest of the afternoon.

                Big plan for today, rest…

                I will stop and let you get started, please have a good day and be safe in all you do.

Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

June 11, 2026

                I am starting this Wednesday afternoon at about 7:00pm. So, if you get a good morning, it will come later, sorry…

                My favorite wife started the day off working in the garage. She had decided to clean out two shelves, each being 36 X 96 inches, (that is 3 feet by 8 foot) and relocate the items. She was out there all day, and I would offer help and most often I was rejected.

                I asked Alex to come over and pull some weeds and he agreed. I picked him up and got him started. I asked him to work in the shade and stay out of the sun. While he was pulling weeds I was removing some of the bigger items like small trees and trimming the roses. We both worked and became hot and sweaty. I took him home and I returned and took a shower.

                I went into Waco to get some lights for the trailer, and I also purchased some rubber gloves. While I was in Waco, I dropped off a couple cartons of dolls at the Salvation Army donation place. These dolls were the kind you would display more than play with, but they could be played with by a kid. 

                Back at home I did work on a lamp that had a bad switch. It took a while, but I was able to remove and then replace the switch.

                It was late afternoon before I was able to start reading the bible. The reading was still good even in the afternoon. Now you know my Wednesday events.

 

                Good morning to you all, we are predicted to have another very hot day here in Texas. It is a little cloudy this morning as the day starts.

My big plans for the day are to get Alex to ROTC on time and safely then I might attempt to install the new taillights on the trailer. These are temporary taillights as they are attached with large magnets. I will need to get the wires installed and then the lights are easy. I am not sure what other things I might do, if any.

I will get off here and go get Alex, we hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Mr. Donnie the Ford  

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

NARBNL

June 10, 2026

Good morning to you. We are starting off the day with some clouds, and I would like to have my yard man here to work as it is cooler this morning with the clouds. Usually, I get him to come over about 9:00, but it's going to be hot and the work he would be doing he needs to be doing in the shade, like pulling weeds out of our flower beds and the weeds in the ditch behind the house.

Yesterday: I needed to take Alex to school by 8:30. I got to his house way too early, so I decided to take a little time and go get a cup of coffee as we headed to school. Coffee Purchased and a slow drive to school we still arrived before he needed to be there, so we found a place to park and wait until the proper time for him to go in. We sat there a while and then he saw a friend that's in ROTC and he got out and went with him and I left there heading for the Barber shop.

The Barber shop doesn't open until 9:00 when I arrived at the parking lot for the Barber shop, it was 8:30. Yep, I had to wait 1/2 hour. I did observe 2 of the barbers went inside and when they went in they locked the door behind them. I also observed another fellow pulled up in a pickup truck beside me he got out of his truck and went up to the door and learned that it was locked. He then walked back to where I was sitting and asked what time is it, I told him it was 8:40 and he said, wow I got here too early. He returned to his truck.

Another man pulled up in his car got out walked up to the door found out it was locked got back in his car and sat and waited. Then a lady pulled up and went to the door found out that it was locked and was standing outside the door waiting. The fellow in the truck beside me asked do you think that shop next door has coffee I said yes probably, he said you want to go get a cup. I raised up the cup I had in my hand and said sorry I already got it. He then said do you think we ought to go and stand at the door with the rest of them and I said yes, I think we should, so we went to the door.

A few minutes after we made it to the door, they unlocked the door and we all went inside. I, being the first one in the parking lot, got first seat for a haircut and the others in the order that they arrived.

Back at home I did rest for a while took it easy then I did my Bible reading. About 11:00 I got a call from Alex Saying he was ready to go home. I drove over to the school picked him up and he was wanting to get an iced tea, so we went to the chicken place and got iced teas I took him on home I returned to my house.

I had placed the old mower out front of our house near the street hoping that someone would stop by and take it. As I was in the driveway the neighbor lady came over and asked what was wrong with the mower. I explained that it was very hard to start but once it got started and running, it mowed good and after it was warmed up it was easy to start. She took it to her house and called her daughter and told them to come over and get it and see if they liked it. I saw the daughter and her boyfriend arrive. They started it up twice, they put it in the pickup truck and took it home. So, I got rid of the old mower and they got a mower to use at their house without paying.

My favorite wife and I rested outside yesterday afternoon for a while, then I decided that I was going to go check the trailer as the taillights do not work. After removing and checking the lights out I realized I might need to replace them, not just the bulbs but the lights themselves.

Our time outside completed, I warmed up supper we ate supper and then just kind of took it easy until bedtime.

I have no big plans for today other than possibly if it would get cloudy trying to get Alex over here to do some work. I will stop for now we hope you have a good day stay safe in all you do and be nice to at least one person today.

Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL