So … Thanksgiving is over with, and folks are getting back to their daily events. Cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada with a few showers thrown in for good measure. Temperatures are a touch cool sitting at 5.3 C | 41.54 F. We have the oil furnace working away this morning once again. Won’t be long it will be running steady. It should warm up a bit as the day moves forward. Today if the rain eases off we might get to cleaning out our vegetable garden and then maybe till it up. Once that is done and the garlic is planted for next year I am thinking we are ready for winter. Not that I am looking forward to it. With that I am off for a cup of coffee and will then see what mischief I can get myself into.
Hunting Times
Tuesday 10/15/19
Major Times 2:00 PM-4:30 PM Minor Times 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Hunting should be good today. I give it a 4-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and stay safe!
Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving! Today waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada it is cloudy, a touch cool and rainy. But other than that it is a great day. Temperatures were sitting at 4.3 C | 39.74 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. We could see some breaks in the sky and a bit of sunshine if we are lucky. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will have more rain. I am hoping it holds off for a day, so I can rake some leaves for our garden and get it tilled up. Then I would like a day to plant my garlic for next year. I don’t think that is asking much. On another note I noticed this morning at our bird feeder the black birds are back. They are here usually in the spring and throughout the winter months. I guess their food supply is dwindling and our feeder looks inviting. We enjoy watching them. Today my lovely wife is cooking us a turkey with home made dressing. I am looking forward to that. I started the shop stove earlier and today I will finish up some shop work. A little heat feels pretty good these days. Yesterday was another busy day in our store but I suspect after Thanksgiving it will slow down. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife and will see what the day has in store for us … other than what I am planning on doing. Again … I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving.
Hunting Times
Monday 10/14/19
Major Times 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Minor Times 7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Today hunting should be superb, other than the rain making things trying. I give it a 4-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and stay safe.
We did wake up to a wee bit of sunshine here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. But then clouds rolled in. We can expect some showers off and on throughout the day with cooler temperatures. At the moment temperatures are sitting at 6.1 C | 42.98 F. Winds are coming in from the South West which helps a bit. Today I will be taking it somewhat easy. I have a few things to do in my shop which will keep me busy for most the day. Yesterday was a really busy day at our store with folks picking up orders and things. Today hardly a car moving East or West on Highway 522. Everyone is taking life easy. Can’t say I blame them. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me. Happy Thanksgiving!
Fishing Times
Sunday 10/13/19
Major Times 1:00 PM-3:00 PM Minor Times 8:00 AM-11:00 AM
Hunting will be pretty good today. I give it a 4-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and stay safe.
It’s a rainy day here for us in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Not the greatest weather to start off a Thanksgiving Weekend. But not much we can do about it other than make the best of it. Yesterday my lovely wife and I went to North Bay and had supper at Lott 88 with our son Karl. Had a great meal a bottle of fine wine and to top things off a piece of Baileys cheesecake. Can’t get much better than that. After supper, we picked up a few things at the grocery store and came home arriving back in Port Loring around 7:00 PM. Seems no matter how we try going to North Bay takes a full day. Today I have a bit of shop work to do with a few people dropping by to pick up orders. It will be a full day. On another note we had to turn the oil furnace on this morning to take the dampness out of the house. Feels good too. I don’t like to start the wood furnace till it gets freezing. I still have to till up my veggie garden yet, but I am waiting till the leaves are all down as I like to put them in the garden before tilling. Makes for a really nice fertilizer and soil rejuvenater come spring. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 9.8 C | 49.64 F. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat.
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Hunting Times
Saturday 10/12/19
Major Times 12:00 PM-3:00 PM Minor Times 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
If the rain eases off, hunting should be pretty good today. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and Stay Safe!
Hunting Times
Saturday 10/12/19
Major Times 12:00 PM-3:00 PM Minor Times 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
If the rain eases off, hunting should be pretty good today. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and Stay Safe!
Another really nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning and temperatures at the moment are sitting at 8.8 C | 47.84 F. It will warm up a lot as the day progresses. Which is okay with me. Tomorrow however we will see some showers. We could see some lingering showers off and on all weekend. But you never know. Let’s hope it is really nice for Thanksgiving. We usually head off to see our boys for Thanksgiving but this year we will be at home as one has a cold. And truth be known my lovely wife and I really don’t want to catch it. Yesterday we did manage to clean out the eve-troughs and fixed a few things as we went along. Owning a home there is always something to fix. Not complaining mind ya. It’s nice to be able to say we are able to do it. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will see what the day has in store for us other than what we planned out. GW
Hunting Times
Friday 10/11/19
Major Times 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Minor Times 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
It will be a fair day for hunting. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5.
We all woke up to sunshine here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Yesterday was a great day, warm, sunny and a light breeze. Today will be the same. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 4.8 C | 40.64 F. It will warm up considerably as the day moves forward. We can’t complain about the weather at this point. Yesterday I got some sorting done in my lumber pile that had lying around for the past ten years or so. Some not so good, some so, so and some great. At least I have it, so I know what I got and easy to get at. Today my wife and I will clean up the eve-troughs as our huge pines can sure make a mess of things. They have pretty well dropped all their needles for the year. After that I will work on installing my storm windows in the back porch and then … maybe do some front porch sittin’ and enjoy all the Fall Colours. Sure is a pretty time of year. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me.
Hunting Times
Thursday 10/10/19
Major Times 11:00 AM-1:30 PM Minor Times 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Hunting won’t be the greatest today I give it a 2-Star Rating out of 5. But you never know. Good Luck and Stay Safe!
So, I missed a couple days here on the Blog. Wife and I decided to take a getaway trip down around Goderich. Really nice area. I think it is good now and then to breath in some new air and seen new things. Gets the mind working on what you want to do in life. We had a great trip, and even brought back some freshly picked apples from the Collingwood area. Can’t beat that area for apples. Arrived back home around six last night. Today I will head off to the dump and then maybe go through an old pile of wood I have piled out back. I have some really nice Basswood blocks I been saving now for over ten years. They are 4 feet (121.92 cm) long, 8 inches (20.32 cm) thick. Thinking I will plane them down and sell some if it. Great wood for carving birds and things. Cool morning waking up temperatures were sitting at 5.1 C | 41.18 F. We did have some frost last night too. Once things warm up a touch I will venture outside. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will see what mischief I can get into. GW
Fishing Times
Wednesday 10/09/19
Major Times 10:00 AM-12:30 PM Minor Times 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Fishing won’t be the greatest today I give it a 2-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. This is my last fishing report till next spring. Not many people are out there fishing these days. But I will continue on with the Hunting times until Christmas. Good Luck!
Hunting Times
Wednesday 10/09/19
Major Times 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Minor Times 5:00 PM-7:30 PM
Hunting will be touch and go today. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and Stay Safe!
It’s a rainy morning waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We are supposed to have some sunshine today but the way things are looking right now it’s hard to believe. But that’s the way Mother Nature does things. Temperatures are warmer this morning sitting at 11.4 C | 52.52 F. The wet weather will help the trees to lose their leaves a bit quicker, especially if we have some wind. Hardly a car moving east or west on Highway 522 this morning. Most of the tourists have left and the cottagers have closed things up for winter. You could say it is time for a breather for us that live here. I don’t mind myself, as we did have a really busy summer. But it does look like I will have a bit of work to do this winter with another new book coming out along with two more columns to write every week. It should keep my mind active, which is a good thing. This morning I am going to see about finishing up some small orders in the woodworking shop and this afternoon my wife and I will take things a bit easy. Maybe have a drink or two together. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat. I should also mention for those that haven’t heard, they scheduled a power outage today from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. So, if you have some things to do it might pay to get them done beforehand.
Fishing Times
Sunday 10/06/19
Major Times 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Minor Times 3:00 PM-5:00 PM
For those still out there fishing it will be a slow day. I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good luck and don’t forget your raincoat.
Hunting Times
Sunday 10/06/19
Major Times 9:00 AM-11:00 AM 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Minor Times 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Today hunting won’t be good. I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and stay Safe!
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Nice sunny morning waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Seeing the sun makes a fellow want to get out of bed. Temperatures are a bit cool though … sitting at 3.8 C | 38.84 F. Also looking out the roof’s and grass are white, so we did have a good frost. I am glad I brought in the last of my tomatoes and things. But we are into October. The leaves our out in full colour and folks are coming into the area to have a look see and take some pictures. Yesterday we had numerous people drop by for a visit which is nice to see. Sold a few books and some Flutes late in the day. Today I will be doing some work inside the house here. I might even put on my two storm windows in the back porch. Makes it that much nicer with the cold days of winter. Then I have some shop work to do, cleaning up a few small orders. So with that. I am off for my morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat and will let the day do as it wants, as if it wouldn’t anyways. LOL
Fishing Times
Saturday 10/05/19
Major Times 7:00 AM-9:00 AM 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Minor Times 3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Today fishing won’t be the greatest. I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!
Hunting Times
Saturday 10/05/19
Major Times 7:00 AM-9:00 AM Minor Times 3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Hunting won’t be very good today. I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5. Good luck and stay safe!
Another cloudy morning waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Temperatures at the moment are quite cool sitting at 4.3 C | 39.74 F. It will warm up a wee bit later on as the day progresses. I missed my morning post here yesterday as my wife and I decided to take a drive and look at the leaves. I have to say they sure are a sight to see. There isn’t a human artist in the world that can match what Mother Nature has to offer. Other than my lovely wife of course. But then … she even admits she has been outdone. If you want to see the leaves in full colour, this is the week for it. The clouds should clear a bit later and the sun should make an appearance, which in turn will make the colours even more enticing. We should also be seeing lots of sunshine all next week. That will be nice. This is one of my most favourite times of the year, although, I am not looking forward to the cold and snow that lies ahead. Today I have some work to do in my gardens, that should keep me busy for the day. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day do what it wants. GW
Fishing Times
Friday 10/04/19
Major Times 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Minor Times 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Fishing today won’t be the greatest. It’s getting that time of year. I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few.
Hunting Times
Friday 10/04/19
Major Times 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Minor Times 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
I noticed a lot of hunters out there while going for a drive yesterday. Hunting won’t be the greatest today I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5. Good luck and stay safe!
Cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It is also a touch cool too. We had to turn on the oil furnace to warm things up a touch getting out of bed. Temperatures were sitting at 7.7 C | 45.86 F. Quite a change from yesterday waking up. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward. Today we will see some more showers off and on and tomorrow we should be back to some sunshine. Today I will be writing up some stories for my columns and then maybe get back to some of my shop work. I do have a few small orders to get ready. With that I am off for my morning cup of tea and a bite to eat.
Fishing Times
Wednesday 10/02/19
Major Times 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Minor Times 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Once again, fishing won’t be the greatest. I give it a 1-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!
Hunting Times
Wednesday 10/02/19
Major Times 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
Minor Times 11:00 AM-1:00 PM 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Today hunting won’t be too good. I give it a 2-Star Rating out of 5. Good Luck and stay safe!
Here is a few pictures of our Blackberries this year. They sure are tasty. We put a bunch in the freezer for winter. Should be nice a nice treat on one of them cold winter nights.
Here are a few pictures of an old Ford Pickup my wife and I seen in town the other day. It’s nice to see these old fellers still going up and down the road.
Here is a Bird Feeder with a lift lid on the front, that my wife designed and painted. Turned out great and customer was very happy with it. It is made of White Pine.
Here are a few items I made awhile back. A stool with a lift lid made of pine. Stained in an Early American. Then a Key Holder out of Red Oak, a Walnut Jewellery Box and a couple small bowls I turned on the lathe.
