Well a touch cool this morning. Temperatures were sitting at -3.4 C | 25.88 F It was sunny there for a bit, but at the moment it is cloudy. We are supposed to get more sunshine as the day progresses. One can only hope. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning so those that are in need of some groceries or ? Travelling should be good. Myself I don’t know what I am going to do today. Maybe I will take a day off and relax. Tomorrow the Masters Golf game starts in Augusta Georgia. My lovely wife and I never miss it, so this weekend will be all Golf. I have to say I enjoy looking at the course as much as I do the game itself. They keep it groomed immaculately. Georgia is a great state with low taxes. My kind of place to live. With that I am off to put some wood in the furnace and have my morning coffee. GW
My Most Favourite Coffee. Can’t wait till their new Coffee shop opens in North Bay.
This is great news. Well over do. Seniors have suffered for years with bad teeth. I can’t express enough, how happy I am to hear this. Not that I need help, but there are hundreds I do know that does need help. Some go through excruciating pain as they can’t afford to get things looked after. I also hope they cover it so Seniors can get new dentures. If Seniors can’t eat properly, they get sick. If they get sick, it costs millions more to treat them. Food for thought. Way to go Doug Ford.
Rainy morning. Actually raining quite hard which in turn should melt a lot of snow. I will be happy when it is all gone. Been a long winter. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 1.8 C | 35.24 F Highway 522 is bare, but very wet with all the rain. I would think it is a good day to stay home. Relax a bit. That’s what I intend to do. On another note, I had our oil provider drop by yesterday to fill our tank. Not a cheap item on the list anymore. And to make it worse this Carbon Tax that is added, for no good reason, brings up the cost of a tank of oil $30.00. They say they are giving it back which isn’t totally true. Its not just the tax on gas or oil now, as with this new tax everything goes up. Reason being farmers have to charge more, trucking companies have to charge more, so everything goes up, like groceries, clothes you name it. We will pay dearly let me tell you. The worst part of it is, this Carbon tax does nothing in my eyes to help the environment. There are a lot better ways to address this problem than forcing tax on the working man and businesses. Think about this, how can punishing the working man help the environment? If they are giving it back why charge it in the first place? Laughable in some areas and painful in others. My Opinion Only.
We woke up to showers this morning. But it is warmer with temperatures sitting at 3.3 C | 37.94 F Temperatures will warm up even more as the progresses. Highway 522 is bare and wet. But travelling should be good other than being a dreary day. Myself I am going to do some cleaning in my shop. It seems no matter how hard I try when working out there I can sure make a mess. The wife says show me a clean woodworking shop, I show you a feller that doesn’t do anything. Could be true. LOL So with that, I am off once again for my morning coffee, and if my nose is working correctly, I think bacon and eggs isn’t to far off. GW
Cloudy morning with some showers. The good thing is this warm rain should get rid of a lot of the snow. I have piles of it in certain areas. Highway 522 is wet but bare so travelling should be pretty good, other than it being a rainy day. Temperatures waking up was sitting at 2.3 C | 36.14 F The rain will continue most of the day and into this evening. Should ease off tomorrow morning and if we are lucky we might even see some sunshine. Temperatures will warm up even more. So with that I am off to have my morning cup of coffee and see what the day has in store of us. GW
Well I finally finished the Head Board for our new bed. It is made out of solid hard maple including the panels. No bolts other than the ones holding it to the bed frame. All pieces are held together with Mortise and Tenon joints. One of a kind and will last for years. GW
Cloudy day waking up. Temperatures are sitting at 1.1 C | 33.98 F Above freezing so the snow will be melting all day. Temperatures will rise even higher as the day moves forward. All we need now is a bit of sunshine to go along with these temperatures. Highway 522 is bare and dry which will make travelling a go today. I think I might wash my car again since it is warming up. Nothing bothers me more than to look out at a dirty vehicle. Especially with the cost of them these days. With that I am off for my morning coffee with my lovely wife and then will see what the day has to offer. Usually it is what ever I want it to be. I can make it a good day or I can make it a bad day. Good sounds better to me.
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked. “Oh Yeah” said the son. “So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”
No sun this morning, lots of clouds and cool. Temperatures waking up were sitting at -3.3 C | 26.06 F Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning. We could see around 1 inch (2.54 cm) of snow today. Let’s hope it passes us by. Today I will bring in a bit more firewood which should do it for this year. I hope! With that, I am off for my morning coffee with my lovely wife. Have a great Day!
Once again we are waking up too sunny skies. Makes my day seeing the sun first thing. It is still quite cool though, with temperatures sitting at -5.1 C | 22.82 F Highway 522 is bare and dry throughout this morning, which will make travelling nice. My lovely wife and I did take a trip to North Bay yesterday to have lunch with our son and to pick up a few items, along with some groceries. The roads were a mess which dirtied up my nice shinny car. That will have to be addressed in the coming days. We met our son at Casey’s Grill & Bar and had a great meal. It’s located at20 Maplewood Avenue, North Bay, Ontario.We all had a Club Trio Half a classic club sandwich paired with roasted red pepper soup and a side Caesar salad. It was a delicious meal which cost $14.00 each. My son bought as it was my birthday which was a special treat. The meal was great but the visit with our son made our day. Living so far away it is hard to see our two boys, and when we get the chance to see them we take it. So with that I am off to put some more wood in the furnace and then will see what the day has in store. Have a great day!. GW
This morning we had sunshine greeting us through the windows. Nice to see. Yesterday we had about an inch of snow but it melted as things turned to rain later on in the day. We should see sunshine off and on for most of the day and warming up a wee bit tomorrow. Temperatures were sitting at 0.3 C | 32.54 F Highway 522 is bare but wet. Travelling should be a go for today if you had a notion to head off to town. With that I am off to light the wood furnace and then have some breakfast. Have a great day. GW
Gives me the feeling that fishing isn’t too far off.
Canada is warming on average at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the world, a new scientific report indicates.
The thing is it has only increased this amount in Canada. And another thing is, it has only increased 1.7C (3F) since 1948. It has taken 70 years to reach this amount. I will say that again … 70 years. To me it is no reason to get upset about. It also is no reason to force this carbon tax on folks. They say they are going to give it back. If this is the case why take it in the first place. Also, what they are giving you back, is just a piece of what we should be getting back, as this tax will raise prices from gas to food to all kinds of things. But the main concern is this. If you tax people to an extent that it hurts, people will start hoarding. When that happens no one wins. There is a lot better ways to save the environment than forcing tax upon companies and the working people. My opinion only.
Snowy morning with some wind. Winds are coming in from the SW though, which should bring in some warmer weather. Eventually this snow should leave us. Right? Temperatures are a touch warmer than yesterday sitting at -0.3 C | 31.46 F Highway 522 is partially snow covered, so I would think if you don’t have to drive don’t. Why subject yourself to the elements if you don’t have to. Better days are not far off. Today I will be working in the woodworking shop. I just about got our new Head Board done up. Turned out great and will look even better with a couple coats of white paint. Then once dry will bring it into its new home. One reason why I made it was, at nights when I lean up against the wall to read, the bed creeps down and I have to keep straightening up. With the head board that problem should be eliminated. And of course it will be a great new look for our bedroom. So the wife says. LOL With that have a great day. I am off for my morning coffee and a bagel. GW
The sun woke me up this morning which is a nice change. Nothing nicer than being greeted in the morning with sunshine. Temperatures are a bit cool though sitting at -10 C | 14 F It should start to warm up by the middle of the week. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning which will make travelling good. Today I am working in the shop finishing up the Queen size head board. Turned out pretty good so far. To finish it I need to purchase a gallon of white paint and once painted it should be a great new piece for our bedroom. In the beginning I was thinking of buying one, but after seeing the prices I changed my mind. For what you have to pay I could make four of them. Making them my wife gets what she wants, which makes it that much nicer. She designs things up and I make them. Great team. It’s been that way for over 48 years. So with that I am off to put some wood in the furnace and check the stove in the woodworking shop. Have a great day. GW
