Another day 06.10.2020

            Today is Wednesday, I had to look at the calendar to see what day it is. With no regular scheduled of projects, or things to do, all days just run together. I have a dental appointment tomorrow, I hope they wash their hands.

            It did hit 100 yesterday, but this morning it is very cool, I would say about 70 and no humidity. Tres took me for a walk this morning in the cool refreshing air.

            I did see something I found interesting the other day. As I was diligently working in the yard, I saw a Blue Jay chasing a squirrel. I have no idea what the squirrel had done, but the Blue Jay chased him down from one tree to another tree, then he chased him in that tree, until the squirrel left the area.  I assume the squirrel had gotten to close to the Blue Jays homestead, AKA nest.

            I did get the front yard mowed yesterday, and a second coat of paint on the scrap wood project. I have been using some cheap paint brushes on the project, I can toss them out when finished painting, and I don’t need to clean the brush. I will use a good paint brush on the next coat of paint, a good paint brush will spread the paint evenly.

                                               

            In the above photo one can see a shadow of what could be a very intelligent person! It can’t be determined by looking at the photo, but I believe this shadow to be of a very handsome man, a man of great physique, a giving person, who is a great leader in his community. Would you believe, the shadow was there but there was not a person there to make the shadow? Odd things happen at the Ford Homestead!

 

May you be happy, healthy and safe!

 

Senior retired person and dog walker, Don the Ford.

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Yesterday nothing to do 06.09.2020

            Yesterday was Monday, and being an old retired person on a fixed income, I had nothing to do. If ole retired persons were like you real people, you know, still have a job and not on a fixed income, we could do things, go places and enjoy life!

            In an effort to show you that ole seniors have little or nothing to do, I will list the only thing I did yesterday.

            First, my present spouse allowed me to go out to the ole shed and get some coolers. That in its self was a task as I needed to get several items out of the way in an effort to get the coolers.

            Second, I was allowed to take all the items out of the freezer and defrost or de-ice the ole freezer. This is the freezer below the ole refrigerator which is in the garage. This unit was defective when we bought it, we did get our money back, and it is now in the garage. This only took about 1.5 hours.

            Third, I put all the coolers and other equipment back in the shed.

            Fourth, I procured some weed and grass killer and sprayed the locations of the sprinkler heads in the back 40. The grass is so thick that it can reduce the effectiveness of the sprinkler.

            Fifth, I got a first coat of paint on the scrap wood project, this only took about an hour. The scrap wood sucked the paint in, there will be additional coats of paint.

            Sixth, I blogged a little. During this period I ordered a new router. It has occurred to me that some of the reading public make have misunderstood my comment the other day when I said my ole router broke. There are a couple definitions of router. There is a router that works with your computer and the internet, then there is the router that shapes wood. The one I want is a wood shaper. I would like to thank everyone who sent a donation for the purchase of the new router, but…

            Seventh, I did pull some weeds and sprouting trees from the jasmine and the front yard, along with picking up sticks out of the grass. The jasmine has a tendency to grow up the trees, so I pulled and cut that off the trees.

            Eighth, I watered the plants in the back 40, including the black berries.

            Ninth, we, (I had help from the first wife), washed the dog. He liked it.

            Tenth, I helped pick some black berries, we got a quart.

            Now you know, a senior retired person on a fixed income has nothing to do, we just sit around and drink coffee, when we can afford it.

 

 

           

Subject change, I want to gripe a little. I am tired of the same commercials which are all too often repeated on the TV. I am tired of hearing about the virus, and all the so-called important people telling us to stay safe, wash our hands etc. If we don’t understand it by now, we will never understand it. I am tired of all the talk about changing some of the police protocols. They should stop talking and do something!  

            When you have nothing to do like this senior person, you watch too much TV. I also keep the darn TV on while I am blogging and searching the internet, yep I should turn it off!

 

 

May your day be filled with love and kindness!

 

Senior person with nothing to do and tired of TV, Don the Ford

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A new week 06.08.2020

            As we start into a new week, allow me to reflect back on yesterday. Our family was here for a very nice meal, and a lot of conversation. We were able to catch up on most of the happenings over the last 10 weeks. This is the first time we have all been together since this virus crap began.

            Tres was happy to have people other than me to pet him. At one point he jumped on the couch with Patrick and Karla. Believe me, it was crowded! I took the Ford’s ole semi-smart phone out and headed that way in hopes of getting a photo. Tres saw me coming and jumped off the couch, no photo.

            We all enjoyed the visit, I did help with the dish washing after the meal. After everyone had left, there was a short nap later that afternoon.

            I did scribble some words on my home made scrap chair and I have a photo if you want to see.

                                               

            I had established the chair as my meditation chair, my spouse of 51 years dubbed it the time out chair. The good thing about this chair is, you will not know if I am in time out or possibly I am meditating, when I am sitting on this chair.

            Before anyone asks, I would allow others to meditate on my scrap chair at a price.

            I hope you all had a good weekend and have an excellent and safe coming week! What? You want to know how much it cost to meditate in the Ford’s ole scrap chair! Let’s keep it reasonable, $20.00 per quarter hour. Let’s face it, you probably could not sit still longer than 15 minutes.

 

Go to the time out chair when you get stressed!

 

Senior meditator, Don the Ford

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Chewing gum 06.07.2020

            My present wife purchased some chewing gum the other day. Have you ever thought about chewing gum? In the olden days when we lived in Missouri, we referred to it as chew gum. What the heck is this, “Chew gum” made of. When you put it into your mouth and begin to chew, there is usually some type of flavoring and sweetness for a while, then you are left with something that you can chew on forever. What is the crap that this chew gum is made of? You can leave your chew gum on the bed post overnight, and still chew it the next day! Something that doesn’t go away, until you throw it away, and we put that stuff in our mouth.

            I have a photo of a flower that is blooming in the back 40 this morning. These flowers bloom in the morning and are gone that evening.

                                               

            Subject change, as I was strolling through the back 40 this morning I heard a wood pecker, he or she was pecking on a neighbor’s tree. As I listened, I could not help but wonder how they could peck that fast. It almost sounded like a jack hammer. How do they do that without messing up their brains? Maybe they don’t have a brain.

            I have a photo of some damage to the ole out house.

                                               

            I do not think the wood peckers have done this, but I do think the squirrels have attempted to make larger holes for the food to come out. 

            Different subject, we are having our sons and their wives along with the grand kids here at the Ford Homestead for our noon day meal. As usual, my favorite wife is making enough food to feed an army. My present spouse cooks enough food so anyone that wants to, can take food home with them. Yes, there will be left overs for me.

 

May you be blessed with family and friends!

 

Senior ready to eat some real good food, Don the Ford

 

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It happened to me 06.06.2020

            What happened to me, let us see.

            Yesterday, I began work early morning before it got hot. Not having a shop to work in, as you know I move the equipment from the garage out onto the drive way, I do this to keep the dust out of the garage. Well it keeps some of the dust and saw dust out of the garage and house.

            This morning I needed to do some sanding so I move the equipment. Photo of the belt sander on the movable work table. Photo of the tool to follow. 

                                                 

            I sanded several pieces of wood, which I later glued together. These are going to be the legs on the new project. I have also created proper supports for securing the legs to the top. If I get it together and it don’t look too awful, I will then have photos for you, “The reading public”.

            As I was gluing and clamping these items, I noticed a lizard on my fan, and yes the fan was running. Tres was taking it easy. Photo to follow.

                                               

After gluing and clamping, I ventured out into the back 40 in an effort to mow. It was my plan to do some trimming after the mowing. As I was mowing close to some of the ole scrap wood, I observed a lizard run in front of the mower, but I did not see him go out the other side, so I stopped. I waited a few seconds and he decided to run out away from the mower. This is the same lizard that was camouflaged on the tree in an earlier post. Photo to follow.

                                                 

As I was mowing, I noticed the mowing deck was too low on the left side. I assume I had broken something so I stopped mowing and drove to the shed. When I dismounted the Ford’s ole riding mower I found the problem. The left front tire was flat.

            After a considerable amount of work, I was able to remove the wheel and fix the flat tire. Having completed all that extra work, I went back to mowing. I did decide the trimming will need to wait, I was tired.

 

Friday was a work day for this ole Ford.

 

Hope your weekend is blessed!

 

Senior hard working ole person, Don the Ford.

           

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Is it me 06.04.2020

            I have a couple photos for the reading public to enjoy. One of these remarkable photos is of me, while the other is of a flower. If you would like to have an 8 X10 signed photo of me, send $25.00 to the ford homestead. Click to enrich. There are German Shepard’s on my mask.

                                               

                                               

A photo of a single flower, all alone on that big bush. Yes there is a dog (German Shepard) in the photo too. This view is from the Ford’s ole rocking chair located on the driveway near the garage door, where I enjoy an occasional adult beverage. The white object is a motion detector.

 

            New subject; I received a call a few minutes ago from a friend asking if I was doing commercials for the Ace hardware people. I first explained, “I being a senior retired person on a fixed income, do what is necessary to make a couple bucks, even if it is working for the competition”! Then I said, “Not that I know of, but I was in a hardware store a couple weeks ago”.

            It seems and ex-employee saw a commercial, called a present employee, and asked if Don was in a commercial as a delivery truck driver for Ace. Then the employee went to another employee and asked, then that employee called me. I am not driving for them!

 

            New subject; I needed to cut some wood pieces for my present project yesterday, so I moved the chop saw to the back yard. There is shade in the back yard, and the saw dust doesn’t get all over the drive way.

 

            New subject; I need to take the wife’s vehicle in and get the tires rotated today.

 

            New subject; I am considering getting a new router as my ole one broke several months ago. The old one was the cheapest I could find, if I get a new router, I would like to buy a better quality this time, “If I wasn’t retired and on a fixed income, I could afford one!” My spouse of 51 years has stated, she will not pick up extra aluminum cans so I could purchase a new toy!

            Tears in my eyes, no new toy!

 

            Well I guess I will go for now, I know you will miss me, but I will be back, I hope!

 

 

Keep your distance, wash your hands…!

            I am getting tired of hearing that even though I know it is needed.

 

Senior, non-commercial actor, without a router, Don the Ford

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Today what will I do 06.03.2020

            My plan for the day is to mow the front yard.

            The Ford’s ole leaf blower has all but given up. When I get it running I have to leave it on half choked or it will not run. This leaf blower is probably 9 or 10 years old, so we have gotten good service in the past.

            If we weren’t retired and on a fixed income we could purchase a new blower.

            I have started another scrap wood project, but it will likely be set aside today as I need to make a couple more bird dormitories.

            Yesterday as I sat outside pondering world problems and enjoying an adult beverage, a neighbor stopped in front of our homestead and asked, “Do you sell those bird houses”. I explained that I give them away, would you like one. I carried two out to her vehicle allowing her to choose. Now I am back down to two. There is never any rest for an ole retired wood scrapper!

            In an effort to add some color to this more than lackluster article, I will insert a photo of a flower that is blooming in the back 40. Click to enlarge but you can’t smell it.

                                               

            It did not rain, I watered the flowers. Well I got to go, I need to get the mower out before it gets too hot, you know senior retired people don’t do well in the heat.

 

May your day be filled with better articles than this one!

 

Senior mower of the lawn, Don the Ford

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What did I do 06.02.2020

            Well since I asked the question, I guess I will answer my question. I did very little yesterday. I did build an additional bird residence just in case someone needs one. I did read some and I did sit on the scrap wood chair.

            Since we are talking about horses, I have a comment. Wait a minute, was I talking about horses? I don’t think so! Then how did that subject come up? Maybe my ole senior brain has flipped out. I bet that is it, I have gone off the deep end! Or maybe, I saw a commercial where this female cow girl jumped on her horse, and took off like a bat out of, well she went fast.

            When I was a children, many years ago, I rode horses. A fellow my dad worked with lived down the road from us and he always had horses. Yep, I got to ride them. Then a friend had a horse and we rode that horse a lot. Several of the girls who lived around us had horses, but that is a different story. Then there was another time when a friend had a horse and he pastured his horse at our place, I got to ride him a lot. The point is, in the olden days I rode horses.

            There was a commercial where the female subject got on her horse, it showed her getting on from the right side of the horse. That is the right side, if one was to sit on the horse. This is not a law, but it is considered a standard practice, you get on from the left side! Think about every cowboy show you have seen, they all got on from the left side.

            If they are going to make commercials, they should make them so I don’t get upset.

            Speaking of horses, have you ever rode on a horse as the horse swim across a body of water.  I have! My friend Steve had a horse, and we road it down to the pond one day. After the horse got a drink Steve rode the horse across the pond. He said it was fun so I did it. It is a very odd feeling as the horse swims.

            I have no idea how you got me on the subject of horses (TV commercial), so I am changing the subject. I got up this morning and sprayed some of the weeds along the fence and in the ditch behind the house. Tres was not happy as I made him stay in the garage. He wined and barked the entire time I was working.

            The other day I dug up a small pecan tree that one of the squirrels had planted, and I moved it to a better location. I put a tomato ring around it in an effort to keep Tres away. The next day the little tree (it was more or less a twig) was chewed off at ground level. I think one of the squirrels did not agree with where I had planted the little tree.

 

Fill your day with nice ole memories!

 

Senior, I would rather have a mule than a horse, Don the Ford

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