May 8, 2024

            Howdy to one and all, I did not say good morning because I know most of you do not get up early and when you read this it is afternoon. Yes, I know you are the only one who reads this early in the morning, so good morning to you.

            Let us see what occurred yesterday. I had planned to mow the front yard after my reading of the bible, which would have been about 10:00am, but that schedule went south. After my reading I did call our Medicare provider about a bill that my favorite wife has received. We have no idea what it was for so got on the phone and inquired about the bill that was received via text message. We do not pay bills that come via text or email, we still require paper invoices.

            I know that most of you “real people” do the automatic payments, but we don’t. the first person I spoke with ask some questions and then transferred us to another person where we learned whet the bill was for. Then we learned that the bill was not sent to our provider, instead it was sent to us, they corrected that as we talked. I then told them we do not accept bills via text or email, we want paper, and that has now changed we will get all paper bills in the future.

            So, the above phone calls to the Medicare provider took about 30 minutes. I started outside to get the mower when I received a call from a nephew in Missouri. We talked for a while about many things and that took another 30 minutes or so. I was now at my normal lunch time, so I did not get the mower, instead, I decided to get a quick lunch of leftovers an then start the mowing process.

            Lunch was complete and I took about a 15-minute break to allow the food to settle in my ole belly. Then I headed out to get the mower and I brought it to the front yard, where I saw that I needed to pick up debris. That completed I started the mowing process. Now the temp was in the 80s and I think the humidity may have been about 200%, I was sweating before I started mowing. I did get the front yard mowed; it does look good. After putting the mower away, I returned to the house where I took off the shirt which was soaked with sweat. I have now started complaining about the summer heat!

            The temp was 90 degrees when my favorite wife and I went outside in the afternoon to sit and watch the neighborhood. I even got the small fan out and turned it on as the breeze was not consistent.

            The back 40 is no longer standing in water, now it is not dry, only the standing water is now gone. We have a slight risk of storms this afternoon, and tomorrow we have a higher risk of storms. I have photos of blooming flowers.

             Different topic: I can only assume some of you watched the so-called news yesterday and you heard about the trial that is going on for a past president. They had a female porn star as a witness yesterday and I think again today. I had a thought which has nothing to do with the trial, but it has to do with prostitutes. As I understand it a prostitute gets paid for sex. He or she and the person who is paying for sex, can be arrested, for having sex for money. Porn stars get paid to have sex in front of cameras, so why are they not arrested. So, is there a difference?

            Well now that I have you thinking I will get out of your way and do nothing again today. we hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Flowers be pretty.

Senior ole retired person who likes to blog but has nothing to say, Don the Ford

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

May 7, 2024

            The sun is up and the clouds are gone for now, so we say good morning to you! We hope this day is one of your best days ever, and please be nice to others.

            Yesterday, what did the Don do: well, he wanted to do several things, but he just did a few things. He did get a good nap, he did get a cup of real coffee, he did sit outside and read another one of his papers, this one is titled, “Will what begins as great end that way?” The paper can also be called, “The future defined.” The Don also went to the shed and got the ole string trimmer, it stopped working the last time he mowed, and he needs to see if he can get it running again. Yes, the Don has a battery powered trimmer, but it is heavier than the gas-powered unit, which makes it more difficult for an ole person to use.

            The back 40 is still so wet I don’t even like going out back, but I forced myself to check the black berry beds, and I found the first almost totally ripe berry. I did pick it as I assumed the birds would get it if I waited until today.

            I guess I will now need to be checking the berry beds daily for a while, never any rest for and ole Ford.

            Arriving back at home after picking Alex up from school and dropping him off at his house, my favorite wife and I did sit outside for a while yesterday afternoon, even though it was in the 80s and the humidity was high. The Tres was laying there on the driveway keeping an eye on something, photo to follow.

            Today I want to work on the trimmer, and maybe mow the front yard, if I get enough time I might work on the paper, Will what begins as great end that way?

            Well, I guess that is it for now, we hope you have a good day, and as always please stay safe in all you do.

Soon to be berry picker.

Senior ole person who should get to work but may not, Don the Ford

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

May 6, 2024

            To all we wish a good morning. We did get more rain yesterday, but thankfully it was not too much, the free rain gage has a little over 5 inches still in it. I guess I should dump the water out, and stop talking about the rain. 

            Let’s see if we did anything yesterday; nope we did nothing much. If memory serves me, and it often does not, my wife cooked a roast with potatoes, carets and onions, which we took to a friend. The food smelled good as it was cooking, and I did get to taste a small piece of the meat when it was complete.

            My favorite wife and I went to the cracker store for our lunch and I had a new chicken sandwich which they have just started providing. The food was good and the service was very good.

            Back at home, we rested for a while. The sun was still shining so I decided to check the berry beds for any ripe berries. There are several red berries but none of our berries are ripe yet. A neighbor has said he has already picked a quart of black berries from his plants this year.

            I decided to replace the tires and wheels on my ole riding mower, so I moved the truck out of the car port and brought the mower to the car port. It was difficult getting the ole wheels off the mower but it was easy putting the new wheels with tires on the mower.

            There was a small accident during the wheeling process, I fell off my seat. The seat I was using was a stool on wheels and I could move around to do the necessary work without getting up. As I was moving from one spot to another the rollers seemed to have stopped and I kept going. It was a good 20-inch fall from the seat to the cement driveway. I feel find this morning so I guess I was not hurt in the fall.

I also drained the oil from the ole riding mower, removed and replaced the oil filter, and then added almost two quarts of oil. I was able to get through all the wet lands in the back 40 to put the mower away.

Back at the house I found it was time to feed the pot hound, then get a cold glass of water and sit down and rest. I was sweating as if I had worked hard, I think it was mostly due to the humidity, the cap I was wearing was soaked with sweat.

When happy hour came, I was able to get a cold adult drink and find a chair to sit in, near the Ford’s ole swing, where my favorite wife decided to sit, even though it was in the direct sun light. We received a call from a friend who was coming over and she asked if she should bring a pizza with her. Not wanting to seem impolite we said YES, bring a pizza. Pizza was good and conversations were light, that is until it began to sprinkle rain. Yes, mother nature was attempting to disrupt our afternoon relaxation time. We headed for the front porch and continued our time together relaxing.

As you can see, another day with little to do and no time to do it. We hope you have a good Monday, and as always, please stay safe in all you do.

The Don has Fallen!

Senior ole retired person who needs to check where he is rolling, Don the Ford

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

May 5, 2024

            Should I say good morning to everyone, I guess it depends on how one defines good morning. I got up, I feel good, I checked the free rain gage, and it now has 5 inches of rainwater in it. We did get through the storms last night without any major problems, other than the rain which kept falling, so I will wish everyone a “good wet morning!”

            Yesterday was a normal Saturday for us, we did go to the sandwich shop and eat lunch, we did stop at the Donna’s friends store, her friend was out of town. We did go to the cheap store and the one thing I was going to look at was either sold out, or moved some place in the store which I did not see. The Donna did purchase a couple items for the yard, then we went to the grocery store. The parking lot was over full, but we were blessed as we got a parking space very close to the front door. The Donna went in and shopped, and I sat in the vehicle and watched too many people going in and coming out.

            Back at home I decided to work on my story, “Time Travel”. I had the paper copy open so I could read it and I had the copy on the computer turned on too. I have in the past stated that I learn best by seeing something or hearing about something. I do learn by reading but not as fast or as easy, so I had the computer reading it too me. The area that I thought might be incorrect, was, in my opinion, correct, and I did add a couple sentences to another part of the story. I did adjust the font up one size to make it easier to read without my glasses. I need to print the entire story with the larger font, I might do that today.

            Change of topics: the new tires and wheels for the riding mower are still in the garage, I did not bring the ole rider up to the car port yesterday, and with this additional rain last night, it may be several days before I get to work on the ole rider.

            I did however put my rubber boots on and go out to the back 40 to view the black berries. I did fine a few red berries and yes, I will share a photo, we will be saying ouch in the near future.

            Since it was too wet to sit on the Ford’s ole swing, we went to the front porch yesterday and sat there for a while. Yes, it did rain while we were sitting out there, but we did not get wet. It seems to me that every day I find the TV less interesting and quiet time, reading something interesting more enjoyable.

            I guess I will stop for now and wish you a good safe day.

5 inches of rain!

Senior ole person who don’t like to say ouch, but likes the berries, Don the Ford

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

May 4, 2024

            Good morning from us to you, we hope your day is off to a good start. We didn’t have any storms last night, if we did Tres did not hear them. I should also say, “May the 4^th be with you”, and if you don’t know what that means…

            We have no big plans for today, we will likely stay on our normal Saturday schedule, with the exception that the Donna might go to a friend’s store for a visit.

            I did nothing much yesterday other then get the kids from school, we did sit outside yesterday afternoon for a little quiet time. Yesterday afternoon myself and the Tres went to the front porch to read from one of my ole stories. This is the story about, “time travel”, and I found that I need to add a sentence or two, and I want to re-read the first couple pages to be sure I understand all I have written. Also, the print could be increased in size to make it easier to read without glasses. Yep, never any rest for an ole senior author.

            We, that is Tres and I, were on the front porch reading as it was raining, all was ok until the wind began to blow and then we exited into the homestead.

            I have another story, “Will what begins as great, end that way”, and I want to re-read it, actually I do not remember all that I put into it, and some of what I did include, may have already taken place.

            I know, you don’t care about me and my ole stories and that is ok. I get a kick out of them. It the weather was to turn sunny this afternoon I might get a chance to bring the ole riding mower to the car port and begin working on it. I definitely need to check the black berry beds for any ripe berries. Where are my rubber boots?

Well, I guess this is another short and uninteresting post, but that is all I have for now. We hope you have a good day and pleas stay safe in all you do.

Author and editor.

Senior ole person who thanks you for reading these posts, Don the Ford

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

May 3, 2024

            We want to wish you a good morning, we hope you all made it through the crazy storms and rain last night. We received another ½ inch of rain last night, our free rain gage is getting full. The storm was filled with close lightning and very loud thunder. That is a real problem for Tres. When it is thundering Tres wants to be close to his human, and when we are in bed he wants to be more or less on top of us. Tres was very upset during the entire storm, and we did not get any sleep until the thunder stopped.

            I was hoping it would not rain last night, I wanted to bring the riding mower to the car port so I could change the oil and put the new tires on. The car port is close enough to the tools and jack that are located in the garage that the work could be done almost in an efficient manner. Now that we have additional rain, and more predicted, I am not sure when or if I will be able to start the project.

            What did the Don and the Donna do yesterday, not a lot of anything. I was doing some reprinting of my story about, "The Beginning", this time I have printed on both sides of the paper. During this process I came onto a couple other stories I had written in the past and I have started reading the one about "Time Travel". I find it very interesting that I came up with a couple theory's that are in the story, and they even make since to me. I have only read a few pages and I hope to read more today.

I did as usual get the kids from school and afterwords the Donna and I went out for supper at the restaurant. We some how got the same table as last time and next to our table was the same couple as last time, it was kind of like having friends next to us, even though we do not know their names. Arriving back at home the Don and the Donna did sit outside and enjoy the quiet evening until I knocked over the little table that was sitting next to me. I had just put my drink on the little table when I knocked it over and spilled my drink. Yes, I was unreasonably upset as I had just refilled the drink.

Different topic: the birds I had in the photo, which I do not know what kind of bird they are, have built a nest in the car port. I had walked out to put some trash in the container when the little red bird began flying around me. I didn't know why he was agitated, until I looked up and saw the nest. The baby birds that were in the nest on the front porch seemed to have left the bird house. Usually, I would hear them making noise wanting more food from their parents. Yesterday as I sat out there, I heard nothing. This morning, I heard what sounded like the calling for food but the sound was coming from a tree. I guess they know how to fly and are still expecting the parents to provide food.

Well, I guess I will stop for now, we hope all is good at your house and we hope everyone has a good day. As always, pleas stay safe in all you do.

Lots of rain. 😐

Senior ole person who gets to read more ole stories today, Don the Ford

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

May 2, 2024

            I want to say good morning to all. We have had a night of storms and rain, and we hope everyone is ok. I did check my rain gage this morning, and overnight we received a little over 3 inches of rain. As usual, I have a photo of the back 40 with a little water standing in it, I am not sure if Tres knows how to swim. The water in the back 40 is about 3 inches deep, and it takes a while for it to drain off.

            We are supposed to get more rain today and for the next couple days.

            We went to the concert at school last night and it was good. Alex was sitting on the end, and I have a photo.

            Maybe I should have taken the photo when they were playing. There were three groups who played, and at the end they had all three groups (90 kids) play at the same time.

            Yesterday I did venture into town and purchased a couple rear tires for the riding mower. Now these tires come with a wheel, and are ready to be put on the mower, but it is too wet to get out back and get the riding mower. I also purchased an oil filter for the mower, and now I also need to change the oil. I will attempt to do all that work, if the ground ever dries up enough to walk on. I think I have some rubber boots, but they are out in the shed and that isn’t helping.

            I have another photo and it is of a couple birds that I have been seeing around the homestead for the last few days. I have a brochure about birds of Texas, and I did not find them in it. Do you know what these two birds are?

            Today, with all the water on the ground, I again have nothing to do. I just looked at one of the monitors and I see water running down our driveway. This water is coming from the neighbors back yard and part of that water is running into our back 40.

            Well, I guess that will be it for now, we hope you have a good day and please stay safe.

Rain, rain, don’t go away, just pause for a couple days, little Donnie wants to play.

Senior ole person who is a poet and don’t know it, Don the Ford

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

May 1, 2024

            Wow, I need to change the Calander, and yes, ole people still use Calanders, so they know what day and month it is.

The first day of May is starting out nice, the weather seems to be good this morning, so we want to wish you a good morning and hope you have a good day. I get to take the kids to school today as Claire has to go to work early the first of each month. We will likely go to the star coffee place and get everyone a drink, and they might talk me into getting them a breakfast burrito also.

Well, we went to the star coffee place and got the kids a drink and we stopped at the burrito place and procured burritos for the kids, we made it back to our house safely, we will venture forth in a little while to take them to school.

What did I do yesterday, actually nothing. I did check the berry beds to see if they were progressing and they are, I even have a photo and I know you are getting tired of the photos, but I get to decide what to post.

            Some of the berries are starting to turn from green toward Black.

            My favorite wife and I did get to sit outside for a while yesterday and were visited by some friends, but they stayed in the vehicle as we talked. While we were standing near the vehicle talking, I noticed some blooming flowers and yes, I have photos, but you don’t have to look if you don’t want to.

            The red color caught my eye and the yellow were close by.

            Well, I need to get the kids back out into the Fords ole Chevy and take them to school.

We made it to the schools ok and dropped the kids off safely, and I am back home.

I need to be pulling weeds, but the ground is still too wet for me to be crawling around on, and we are supposed to get 1 to 3 inches of rain over the next couple days. I guess I will stop for now, maybe I will find something interesting to do, maybe not, either way we wish you a good day, be happy in all you do and please stay safe. 

Flower photographer.

Senior ole person, Don the Ford

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