This could be the last one 08/31/2021

            Yes, it could be! I do assume that most of you know what I am referring to, but for that one person I will attempt to splain. I am stating, this could be the last time that I post to this blog, this month. It is the last day of the month, and unless I come up with some exciting topic, it will be the last posting for this month!

            I am admitting for the first time again, I have made an error. I know, that statement is difficult for anyone to believe, the Don has made his first error (again).

            I had made plans on paper as to a scrap wood project that I needed to do. I had measured the generator and then drew a design on paper of what I would like the project to look like.

            Being a retired person on a fixed income, I do not have a shop to work in. Yes, as you know, I must work outside in the Texas weather. I went to the Ford’s ole shed and procured the chop saw. I was able to set the chop saw up in the back yard, there was shade for this ole person to work in. I had made a note of how long I needed to make each of these pieces of scrap wood, and took it with me, I did not take the drawing with me.

            I measured twice and cut once; all 10 pieces of scrap wood were cut to proper length. No error at that time. I like to notch the 2 x 4s so when put together, they are the same thickness as the original 2 x 4. If you do not understand the notching, then you might want to stop reading now. Well, I notched 8 of the 2 x 4s two times each. (That is 16 notches)

            The error was, 4 of the notches are in the wrong place. I may be able to continue, even though the notches are in the wrong place. If not, I have two follow up plans, both will work.

            As we see, if the Don makes an error, his plans are so good, you the observer, would not know it was not the original plan. Why did I tell you this? Now you know that the Don can seem to be perfect even when there is an error. 

            Well, I guess that is it for now, I need to get to work before it gets too hot for my ole senior body.

 

Be careful, the virus is everywhere!

 

Senior person who works as hard now as he did when employed, Don the Ford 

                        Yes, I took naps during breaks at work!

What's up? 08/30/2021

            Well, let’s see what is happening with friends and family.

            This morning I have already gone for a walk with the Tres, drove to the Mexican restaurant and bought burritos for me and my favorite spouse. While out on the mission to acquire food, I ventured forth to get a cup of that coffee. Burrito and coffee were good!

         We have several friends who have the virus. A couple of them are in the hospital while others are at home. As I understand it, they had a get together and someone shared the virus, most of them were not vaccinated.

            We have learned that my favorite granddaughter had lost her ability to taste anything. She went to get a test for the virus, and has had two tests both negative. The doctor said he wanted her to stay home (quarantine) from school for now, just in case. Since she is quarantined, her dad’s employer will require him to stay home too. Oh, Alex is staying home also.  They will take her back for a third test this week, and they should know for sure, one way or the other. 

            I guess we should all wear a mask, even if we have received the shot.

            There was a package at the use to be neighbor’s front porch. I have retrieved it and will take it to the post office today. The post office was not supposed to deliver anything to that house, as it is vacant, and there is a note in the mail box that informs the post-person (do you like the name post-person and not mail man or mail woman) do not deliver any mail! Maybe, the mail-person can’t read!

            I have several things to do today:

            I brought the generator from the shed to the garage yesterday, I need to change the oil, run it for a while, and build a portable shelf to put over it, so we can keep it clean and easy to access while storing odd things on the shelf.

            I have what I call the above ground sprinkler system (most of it is above ground) in the back flower beds. There is a leak that I need to repair, darn it, I will get my hands dirty digging in the flower bed.

            Too much work for a senior retired person!

 

We don’t know who has the virus!

Where a mask just in case!

Senior retired person who needs to get to work and also needs a nap, Don the Ford

Just photos 08/29/2021

            For the non-reader, today we have three photos.

                                                           

            I hope I do not need to explain the above photo.

     

                                                      

            I will explain the above, there is a small yellow bloom in the Jasmine.

   

                                                        

            Tres received a package, it was address to him, yes in his name! A neighbor ordered the chew toys for Tres.

Happy Sunday to you!

Senior ole person who doesn’t like the so-called news, and needs a cup, Don the Ford

Mark of the Beast 08/28/2021

          Could it be, the beginning stages of, “The Mark of the Beast?”

            I was talking with my son David about the shots for the virus. In part of the conversation, we considered that employers can require proof of receiving the shot from all its employees. Cities can require proof of the shot before you can go into a restaurant or store to purchase things. Basically, any business or government agency can require proof or deny service without proof of the shot, aka vaccine passport.

            In other words, in some places one cannot work, buy, or sell without the vaccine passport. Are we now seeing the beginnings of, The Mark of the Beast?

            Let’s say they put on your driver’s license or your state ID, additional info that you have had the shot/s. Now you need to show your driver’s license or your state ID basically when you go anywhere or do anything!

            We will all, for the most part, accept this vaccine passport as we see it protecting us and our family’s health. It will not be long before there are other restrictions added to the passport.

            When your national government takes over the passport, it becomes easier for each person to have an ID chip inserted into their hand, or forehead, making it easier to get into and out of any business.            

            When the Government becomes in charge, one cannot buy, sell or work, without the ID chip. The ID on the chip consists of 18 numbers and letters.

            The Mark of the Beast is said to be, 6 6 6, (3 x 6 = 18 characters).

            Topic change; I did get the front yard mowed yesterday morning. A neighbor told me I was mowing it on the wrong day and I should mow on Saturday. I explained that it was cloudy and I wanted to get it done before the sun popped out.

            I did get another bid on trimming and or removing some trees.

            Yesterday, a little after 5:00 I went out back and mowed the back yard. 

            My favorite wife and I had eaten our supper and I had taken some trash out to the trash can. Upon my return to the homestead, I learned that the power had gone off. I then made a drink and my favorite spouse and I went out to the patio and sat there during the outage. It rained about one minute while we were out there, it would have been nice if it had rained the entire time. We like the patio with the new cover. 

            I need to go to town and get some fire ant killer, yes, we have fire ants, this is Texas!

May your vaccine be successful!

Senior retired person who worked hard yesterday, but not today, Don the Ford

Words have meaning 08/27/2021

            I often make up words and intentionally misuse words. 

            Alex has a violin and he will be learning how to play it in school. I like to kid with Alex by mis-using words, or making up words. Alex is good a correcting me and explaining why.

            I ask him, when you are playing the violin do you say you violate the violin? After giving me the look, and he is good at giving the look, he said we play the violin. Then I said, you play the violin, so you do it at recess? Then Alex explains we play in the music room. Then I said, when I was a, “little children” in school, we played outside during recess. I got the look again!

            Alex was telling me about a couple of his friends and one of them said they had, “Kidnapped the other kid”. Alex explained that he was just kidding about kidnapping, so I ask, how long was the kids nap? Then Alex said, he wasn’t taking a nap, he kidnapped him. So, I asked, kidnapping is taking a kid by force and against their will, to which Alex replied, yes.

            Then I said, when an adult takes a nap, that is adult-napping. What is it called when an adult is taken against their will? Alex said it is kidnapping. Then I replied, but the adult is not a kid, so why is if kidnapping when it is an adult? This interaction went on for a while.

            Now Alex puts up with me and my odd ball conversations, and I think we both get a kick out of these exchanges.

 

            I need to mow today and the sky is cloudy right now so I think I will get outside and get started.

 

Smile, others will be happy!

 

Senior ole person who talks too much, Don the Ford

The food was great 08/26/2021

            Before we get into my comment about food, allow me to provide a photo showing the harsh working conditions here at the Ford's Homestead. The heat while attempting to work, and the danger of being impelled by these aggressive and may I say, vengeful black berry vines, is almost more than a senior retired person can stand.

            Typically, I am able to work outside a couple hours and then I need to cool down and rest. Let's see if I can find the photo, ok here it is, and you will feel sorry for me!

                                               

            I know, it is disheartening to see the working conditions that we, retired people on a fixed income have to go through every day of our life. If you want to volunteer to help with a senior person's daily work, send your resume to our personnel department for review. Hourly wage starts at $2.00 per hour.

            Now let us get to the great food. What type food was it, and where did I get it? My present spouse was wanting to treat me to a most excellent meal, so she was making a home-made pizza. She put all kinds of neat food items on the pizza, and it was sooo good! I should tell you; this was not a round pizza, it was a rectangle! I did have a salad before I consumed the pizza. Sometimes, we senior people, have it good!

            My first wife and I went out for breakfast this morning, and after eating we went and got our flu shots. I have a big red band aid on my arm! 😊

Its nap time, I got to go!

 

Senior retired ole person who needs his rest even though he hasn't worked, Don the Ford

 

Now I can go 08/25/2021

            I had told my favorite spouse that I was going to call the plumber today. I didn’t call them! They called me and said, “He is on his way”. We have been without a toilet for more than a week, they said they had to order the parts.

            He fixed the toilet, and we had a faucet that had a loose part, which he was able to tighten up. Now, I can wake up at night and not need to walk through the TV room to the toilet at the front of the homestead. After paying for the repairs, there will be extreme hunger for a couple months, due to the amount we had to pay for the repairs, no food for this Homestead. 

            Yesterday, I did remove the remaining dead parts from bed #1. The bed looks somewhat empty at the bottom with the dead limbs removed. I will need to attempt to get the new vines up off the ground and secured to the wires, so I can walk around the bed without getting attacked. 

            I may be allowed to work on bed #2 today. That bed needs a lot of work, as I will need to remove some vines that are not dead, as they are growing outside the bed area, (against and under the Fords ole shed). Digging them up is not easy, and I do not have a plan for another bed. There are some flowers at bed #2, that my favorite wife would like to move, but we will need to prepare a place for them before we dig them up.

 

Does your bed have stickers?

 

Senior retired ole person with a lot of sticker injuries, Don the Ford

Found it 08/24/2021

            I didn't find it, my present spouse did. It was on the floor behind a door in the homestead. How did it get there, I don't know? Why was she looking behind the door, she may have been hoping to find some change so she could purchase some food for the homestead.

            Happily, I again have a pocket knife in each front pocket. 😊

            If anyone has considered whether the tree trimming people have come to our house, or called, no they haven't. I have a photo for your consumption. No, don't eat it, just review it and take it into your mind.

                                                           

            In the photo we see a white spot in the center, that is the moon. The photo was taken to show some of the limbs that need to be removed at the Ford homestead. Yes, there is an electrical wire in that area, and care must be taken when trimming. There are three trees and a 10-foot-tall stump in the back 40, and two trees in the front yard that need attention. Two of the trees in the back 40 can be reduced to nothing. (The tall stump is the remains of a tree that I had cut down years ago. I would butcher these trees myself if there was nothing but ground for them to fall on, and if I didn't have to pick up the remains. Clean up after tree trimming is more work than cutting.)

            I did get some of the dead black berry vines out of the #2 bed yesterday morning, prior to the sun causing me to move into the shade.

            Yesterday, during our drive from the school to Alex's home, I being a silly grandpa was attempting to help Alex learn some of the things that I learned as a kid. I told him the rhyme or whatever it is called, and his response was, "What is Turpentine?"

                        Teacher, teacher, I've been thinking,

                        what is that that you've been drinking,

                        it isn't beer, it isn't wine,

                        oh my gosh its turpentine.

            As you can see, kids of today are not getting all the information that they need to succeed in life. I believe that turpentine is, or was used as solvent.

Turpentine for happy hour?

Senior retired person on a fixed income who has no turpentine, Don the Ford

Another exciting day 08/23/2021

            Would you believe, we had another exciting Sunday at the Ford Homestead?

            I guess it would depend on what you consider, an exciting day. My first wife went out back and began painting some ole wooden chairs that she had retrieved out of a bunch of junk at a neighbor's house. When you are on a fixed income you can't purchase all the nice things that real people buy. We needed the chairs, and they were free.

               I believe she was able to paint two of the three chairs white, she was sitting on the third chair, so I hope she wasn't trying to paint the chair she was sitting on.

            While she was painting, I decided to cut some of the dead black berry vines out of the live vines. I use the umbrella from the patio to block the sun from my ole body, and I was able to fill the Fords ole red wagon with amputated black berry vines! Nope, I did not get all the dead vines from bed #1, but I believe one more attempt, and #1 bed will be cleared of the deceased.

            I did find a bird nest in the black berry vines, that must have been a brave bird, but her nest was well protected from cats.

            I did water all the flowers that are in pots, and the three black berry beds in the back 40, in an effort to keep everything happy and growing. You didn't ask how the #3 bed is doing, but I will tell you, it is doing good!

            What? You want to know where the chairs will be used? They will be sat on the patio and have big flower pots set on them. Yes, there will be flowers in the pots, why do I even try?

            Other than the above, our exciting day consisted of naps and TV! 😐

            Tres and I started our walk this morning (Monday) in the dark, I had a flash light in hand. The moon was full and bright. At the end of our 30-minute walk, the sun was not up but the sky in the east was becoming light.

            Something odd occurred during our walk this morning. There was what appeared to be a female person walking in the dark, on the other side of the street. In other words, we were walking up the street and she was coming down the street.

            The odd thing was that her shorts seemed to glow as if a silver light was on them. I could not see any light, but the shorts did glow. I could not see her face in the dark, but we exchanged good morning as we walked.

            Was that a real person, or a ghost of a real person?

 

Have a safe and exciting day!

Senior retired ole person who may get back in the vines again today, Don the Ford

Nothing to report 08/22/2021

            There is nothing to report other than what was in yesterday’s posting.

            I was watching the three stooges yesterday and I saw something that caught my detention, I mean attention. Spittoons, use to be in a lot of places. I do not remember seeing them in use but they were used. Yes, I use to chew, but I did not have a spittoon. I stopped chewing more than 16 years ago, thank goodness! If I had a brass spittoon, I wonder if my present wife would let me sit it by my chair, here in the TV room?

            I was watching something on the TV, you know, and olden day movie. I saw something that made me remember, there use to be signs on the streets around hospitals that stated, “Quite Hospital Zone”. Evidently, in the olden days, when you were in a hospital you could hear noise from the outside. Why did I think of that, I don’t know?

            I have a photo of the patio, the table is back on the patio, although my favorite wife is not completely done with the patio.

                                               

            As one views the area, one might see the sun light above the door. Although the sun light above the door is not important, it may have garnered your attention. I, being very observant have determined the light is not coming through a crack in the cover, it is a reflection from the glass topped table.

            I did move some items around in the back 40 yesterday, in preparation of the tree trimming crews’ arrival this week. If we pay in cash, we will save money. They will take a charge card but cash is best. I still have some things to move but I have made some headway.

            I lost a knife! I have no idea where I lost it. I have carried a pocket knife since I was 8 years old, and I have carried two pocket knives for probably 10 or more years. If I don’t find it soon, I will need to purchase a new knife.

            What? I carry two knives so I can reach for a knife with either hand. Yes, I carry one knife in each of the front pockets. The knife I lost is a knife I had found years ago. Wow, someone lost it and I found it, now I have lost it, I wonder if someone has found it?

Enjoy the day!

Senior retired person with only one knife, Don the Ford

Saturday morning 08/21/2021

            It is Saturday and the question is, what did the Don do on Saturday morning. Let's see if we can answer that inquiry. The Don got up and made a cup of coffee, and then he sit in the ole recliner and watched the TV. When the darkness had left, and the sky began to lighten up, the Tres and I went out to get the paper. Then the fun began. No, we did not go for a walk, we went out back and procured the string trimmer. I then trimmed areas in the back yard before heading out to the ditch.

            The ditch was overgrown with weeds, and has needed some attention for a while. Prior to beginning the weed cutting, I took a photo through the fence of a wild flower (photo to follow) and later I destroyed all the wild flowers and weeds.

                                                                

            I have learned that it takes me longer to remove the weeds from the ditch than to mow the back yard. I used both batteries on the battery power trimmer and then I got the gas-powered trimmer and finished the weed butchering.

            When I started the butchering of the weeds in the ditch, there was shade covering the entire ditch. By the time I had begun to use the gas trimmer, the sun was shining on about a third of the ditch. I was already sweating like crazy and I needed to butcher the part of the ditch that was in the sun. A thought came to mind, it would be nice if a cloud was to get in front of the sun, while I am working here. It took about one minute and a cloud moved between me and the sun. A little Divine intervention helped me with my work!

            Did I tell you I found something in the ditch? I have believed for years that finding a penny heads up will bring you good luck. I found a dollar heads up! So, if a penny brings you good luck how much more good luck does a dollar bring you? 100 times more good luck! 😊

                                               

            When the work was completed, I got a cup of coffee. I have heard that drinking a cup of coffee after one has worked their ole mussels intensely, that the coffee works kind of like an aspirin, and it helps reduce the aches and pains in one's body.

            I also took a relaxing nap after working.

            Now I am writing to you, my favorite reader of the Don's blog!

           

            The tree trimmer is supposed to be here next week to trim up the trees, I hope we can find the money to pay him. 😐

            I need to go out and move some things away from the area where they will be working. More hot and sweaty work, does it ever end?

 

            My spouse of more than a few years will allow me to spray our bushes today, we sprayed them last week, and now they need a second spray. 

 

May your ditch be weed-less!

 

Senior retired person who will need to go back out and do more work, Don the Ford

Friday again wow 08/20/2021

            Friday again, wow they come quickly when you are having fun! Who the heck is having fun? I was allowed to help my favorite wife scrub bricks yesterday, and was that fun. I know, that sounds odd. The bricks on the back of the fire place located on the patio, had mold and mildew on them. Is there a difference between mold and mildew? What ever it is, it was green!

            As previously stated, I had sprayed bleach on the bricks to kill the green stuff.

            Yesterday, we scrubbed the bricks, using soap and water with brushes. It was a lot of manual labor, but the bricks look much better now. There are a few areas that I will need to go over today, and then it will be done. When this is completed, I will be allowed to bring the table and chairs back to the patio.

            After taking the grand kids to school yesterday, my present spouse and I went out for a lite breakfast. How lite was it you ask, we did not need lunch, and were not hungry during the work period? A very nice morning meal.

            The school traffic is getting better, now that most of us know where and when to take or pickup the kids.

            When I go to get Alex from school, I go early which allows me to be if not first in line, one of the first vehicles in line to pick up the kids. I take my tablet and I play solitaire while I wait. I don’t win a lot of games, but it helps make the time pass.

            On Wednesday it was 92 degrees as I waited for Alex, I had to run the air conditioning to stay cool. Yesterday it was 98 degrees and I did not need the air conditioning, there was a nice breeze which help keep this ole senior person cool!  

            What? Yes, I will need to mow both the front yard, and the back 40 today. I hope the back 40 is dry enough, there was still some water in the lower places yesterday.

            Work, work, work, that is all us ole retired people on a fixed income get to do, work!

Speaking of being on a fixed income, I got a bid for trimming the trees here at the homestead yesterday. We will need donations, and if you want to donate to the trimming of the trees, please make each donation at least $500.

 

Be kind, donate to the Ford’s!

 

Senior retired ole person who has too much work to do, Don the Ford

Hail yes 08/19/2021

            What? Yes, I do know the difference between hell and hail. I said hail yes, and I mean it! Now that we have the patio cover in place, we now have a method of knowing when it is hailing small to large pieces of hail.

            It was raining again yesterday afternoon, and I, with drink in hand, ventured forth to the back patio. The rain was making a lot of noise on the metal roof, and I could hear the occasional click from hail on the metal roof. Now I could not see the hail, but I could hear it. To verify that what I was hearing was hail, I allowed, I mean I requested my spouse of more than 50 years to come forth. My first wife agreed that it was hailing.

            We have now identified a location in a flower bed, where the rain water drops in an excessive amount. No, I am not going to explain, that about 10 feet of the house roof drains onto the side of the patio cover, and all that water drains onto a small spot in the flower bed!

            It is none of your business that we will install rock in that area, which will allow the water to impact the area without eroding the dirt. Yes, it will cost money, yes, we are retired, and on a fixed income, yes, we will accept donations, please make them in the amount of $50 or more.                      

                        Thank you in advance for the taxable donation! 

            Yesterday’s trip, taking the grand kids to school went much better. The traffic was less, or at least manageable. We assume that each day this week the drive to and from the schools will be better.

            It is possible that my favorite wife and I may go out for breakfast this morning. She has plans for me, I mean us, to attempt to clean some of the bricks on the back patio today, so having a breakfast might help make the work seem easier.

 

Eat before you work!

Nap after you work!

Senior retired person and sometimes good guy, Don the Ford

Did it rain again 08/18/2021

            Yep, it rained again last evening, a little rain of only 2 inches in one gage, the other gage shows 3 inches. If we continue to get rain like that, we may become a rain forest!

            Before anyone asks, yes, the patio cover is now complete. It was washed in the lite rain last evening. No, the cover did not fall down during the rain storms last night.

            I did take the kids to school yesterday and the traffic was unbelievable. If you have never driven in Hewitt when school is starting, you are a very lucky person. Yesterday, we had no major delays getting Alex to school, but it was different for Gabi. We had gone through a traffic light in hopes of getting into the turn lane, and the turn lane was bumper to bumper. Some of the traffic moved forward and a vehicle allowed the pickup behind me, to get into the turn lane. Luckily, that pickup allowed my pickup to also get into the lane. In 15 minutes, we were able to move forward about three blocks, eventually we made it to the high school.

            Today, we were able to get into the turn lane without any problems. What took 15 minutes yesterday, took about 7 minutes today. we will continue to head out to school a little early the next two days. Next week, most of us will have our routes and schedules more precise, and the early departure will not be as necessary.

            My favorite spouse of more than half a century, wants to do some cleaning of some bricks that are under the new patio cover today. These bricks have some mold on them and we will attack the mold, with some good ole bleach. When that is cleaned up, I will be allowed to bring the table and chairs back to the patio. Then, as previously stated, I will be allowed to make a small table or bench to set a flower pot or two on.

            On a different topic, I have a photo taken from a security camera, it is of wild life in the area. Look at the photo below and be amazed.

                                               

 Be aware of Hewitt wild life!

Senior retired person who will be allowed to help his first spouse today, Don the Ford

Strong enough 08/17/2021

            I now know, that the place where I get my hair cut doesn't open until 10:00am. Yep, I drove to the shop and pulled up out front where I saw the sign that stated, they open at 10:00. I backed out and drove home with tears in my eyes. No hair cut for this senior retired person!

            I have a photo which I will attempt to share with you, the reading public, and it is of the fellow who is building the cover for the patio, when he was on top of the cover. He must have gone up there 20 or more times. Heck I got tired watching him on the security camera. He said the cover would be strong, and now I believe it! Photo to follow.

                                               

            He was up walking around on the patio roof while I was talking to him. He said he would not get done on Monday as he would need one piece of trim, and he needs to do some paint touchup. So far it is looking good.

            Monday, l went to the little boy's room, when I attempted to flush the toilet, it broke. I looked inside to see what happened, the flush valve broke. I attempted to turn the water off and could not. The shutoff valve that the people who remodeled the bath room installed, is against the toilet, and can't be turned. Nice job. 😐

            I have called the plumber and they will come out today (Tuesday).

            I did get my hair cut yesterday afternoon, and I did not need to wait to get in a chair. She did a good job, and I am now handsome, at least that is what the stylists said. 

            This is the first day of school for our grandkids, and I will try to get them both at their school on time. Traffic on school days is even more crazy than normal traffic, which is tough. It seems as if they both get out of school at the same time. I will get Alex, and hopefully David will be able to get Gabi this afternoon.

            We are hoping this will be the last day for work on the patio. We would like to get the table and chairs back on the patio. Tres seems to like it, as it provides him more shade.

            I need to get ready to take the grandees to school, see you later.

May your toilet flush!

Senior retired person who is ready to drive in the traffic, Don the Ford  

Monday is here 08/16/2021

            Allow me to comment on yesterday first. It rained a little, yep just a little and I will not need to water the berries or the flowers! Just a little over 2 inches of rain, nice! It would have been nice to have had the cover complete, but we would not have set outside during that rain, there was severe lightning in the area!

            My wife will allow me to create a bench for a flower pot or two, and it will be placed on the patio, next to the grill, assuming the cover ever gets completed. I have enough scrap wood to make this bench, so it will only cost me the time it takes to butcher the wood.

            First, I will need to wait and see how much room we may have when the cover is complete. Second, while mowing Saturday, I noticed that one of the roof panels is white, and the other panels are and off white. They are not the same and I or anyone can see the difference. The contractor will need to get one more panel. How long will that take?

            Third, the back yard is very wet, he will not be allowed to drive his truck into the back yard. I don’t know why he would need to take his truck back there, as the rest of the work is installing metal, no more welder. Forth, we have not paid him any part of the agreed price, and we do not plan to pay until he gets finished. That means completed to our expectation!

            Topic change, we have been gathering mail for the ex-neighbor. They have moved away, but they are still getting mail. We will check on Monday and then we will put the mail in a big envelope and send it to them. I did put the trash can out for them, it was full of trash and would have been a mess if it was left there.

            We do not know who will be moving in next door, we hope they are good neighbors.  

            The above was written on Sunday. 

            Tres and I took our usual walk today (Monday) and for some reason he seemed very energetic. By that I mean, I had to walk fast, actually getting some exercise! I guess it was because the temperature was somewhat cooler than usual. Heck, I wore jeans and not shorts today, that is the first time for jeans in a couple weeks.

            I have my second cup of coffee here at the desk, and that makes life much better.

            There was a question the other day, where did My favorite wife and I go for my birthday meal? Being retired ole people on a fixed income, we stayed at home, had we have received a donation we could have gone out, but no donation, no restaurant!

            Update; the contractor arrived and we discussed the sheet of roofing that was different from the others. He said, it is there to protect the other sheets from damage, it will not be used.

            I guess that is it for now, tune in later and I will try to provide an update on the patio cover.

If you haven’t already, get vaccinated!

Senior retired person who needs his hair cut, but that cost money, Don the Ford

Sunday morning post 08/15/2021

            Well, we made it through Saturday without any problems. The Fellow who is building the patio cover did the needed welding Saturday. He worked for about half a day and then headed out saying, I will be back on Monday.

            We talked about the welding and how the metal roofing will be put on. He noted that some builders do not weld the structure together, instead they use screws and bolts, which he believes makes the unit less sturdy. He noted that when he puts the top on that he will actually walk on the top to do some finish work. Photo of progress.

                                               

            In the photo we see the truck with the welder in the back, the frame and welded spots on the frame, also the items that I removed from the deck prior to his starting work.

            Earlier in the day I had mowed the front yard, and it looks good again.

            Later in the day I mowed and area in the back 40, moved all the items that I had taken from the patio to the mowed area, then I mowed another area near the fence where I placed his items. Then I mowed the entire back 40.

            We did get some rain yesterday and a little this morning. It is possible that we might get more today, we need it. Without a good rain I will need to water the black berry beds and the flowers.  

            All in all, it was a good day.

            As you probably know, it is now coffee time, so I will leave you now.

Rest, relax, enjoy the day off!

Senior retired person who has no plans for the day, although I have obligated myself to building a new bench for the patio to set flowers on, Don the Ford