Good Morning! It looks like it is shaping up to be a nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning and as of now the humidity has left us. The temperatures have dropped substantially and truth be told it will be a pleasant day. Getting out of bed, the temperature was sitting at 18.1 C | 64.58 F. It will warm up a bit, but not as much as it has been. The good news is we didn’t have any tornados in our are yesterday or through the night. They did however have one north of North Bay, but I don’t think it did do much damage. But looking at our weather and how it is changing I am thinking over the next few years we will be having some not so good weather. Humans are to blame a wee bit, but there are a lot of other factors that we have to take into account too. Like one would be that our earth from the inside is getting hotter and edging up. Let’s hope things will straighten out in the coming years. If the virus wasn’t bad enough … sheesh. Highway 522 is still busy, but it is slowing down somewhat. Man we are almost into September, hard to believe as to me the summer has flown by. Yesterday I worked in our basement fixing a few things that needed to be done. Today I am going to paint the walls down there. I will see how that works out. I like to get it done while I can have the windows open. And before we put in firewood for winter. Which won’t be long. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then see what the day has in store. Life is a mystery. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: Today my old weather stick is saying that fishing will be the best between … 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM and then possibly between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM. I give it a 2-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!

Good Morning. With the way things are going, it looks like we might have some more rain off and on throughout the day. However, tomorrow things take a change for the better with some real nice weather moving into our area. Not as hot, less humidity and lots of sunshine. Which should last well into next week. Actually, there might be a day or so later on in the week, that a jacket might be necessary. Hmm, maybe I should get my long handles out of storage. LOL Just seems like yesterday I put them away for the summer. Highway 522 is still busy, as is Highway 11 and 69. Yesterday my lovely wife and I went to North Bay to pick up some groceries before the long weekend, and we noticed a lot of campers, trucks with boats, you name it heading back to the cities. So in that department things haven’t changed much. In town, there were lots of folks in the stores and going everywhere. You wouldn’t know there was a virus among us. Which, of course, will make the number of infections rise even more than it is now. We were up over the 800 a day yesterday here in Ontario. I suspect it will get a lot worse before it gets better. The unvaccinated are the ones that takes the largest hit. I feel for them, but there isn’t much anyone can do about it. They made their own choice. While in town we ate our lunch in our car, took in what the city had to offer and headed on home chatting to our sons on the phone. It’s nice to be able to chat to them. Even if we haven’t seen each other much over the past two years. We also noticed that a lot of the leaves are turning colour along the way, along with a few flocks of Canadian Geese heading south. I kind of think they should be staying up here for a few more weeks, where it’s cool. But … nature has a mind of its own. Today if it doesn’t rain I will work up a spot in my vegetable garden and plant some more lettuce, which should last us for the remainder of the summer. We have been eating tomatoes for the past month along with selling a few baskets out front of our home on a trailer we have set up. We also have had an abundance of Zucchini this year. I put out a wheelbarrow load yesterday, and most of them sold before we got home from grocery shopping. With that bit of info under your hat … if you wear a hat, I am off for my morning bowl off cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: This morning, my old weather stick is saying that the best times to be out there catching a few will be between 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM and then again from 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM. I give it a 2-star rating out of 5 for catching a few. If you are heading out, I would suggest you bring along your raincoat. Good Luck!

Good Morning. Once again it is a nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning with one difference than yesterday. The temperature has cooled off, sitting at 14.6 C | 58.28 F. It will rise a wee bit as the day progresses. But not as hot as it was, and the humidity will be left behind. This is the kind of weather I enjoy. The thing is, I have most of all the outside work that we wanted to do this summer finished, LOL. But that’s okay, as now my lovely wife and I can enjoy what we have accomplished and relax a bit. Maybe even do some fishing. I will wait a few days, though, until the fish become accustomed to the cooler weather. Highway 522 is busy, but it is slowing down a wee bit. I suspect it is because everyone is leaving cottage country heading back to the big cities, getting things ready for their kids to go back to school. Is that a good thing? I don’t think so, but there are a lot that does. Time will tell, as even now the infection rate from this virus in Ontario and across Canada is rising every day. For my wife and I, even though we have had our two Pfizer Shots, we are still wearing a mask when around people, keeping our distance and only going to places that is absolutely necessary. Along with a lot of sanitary precautions, like washing our hands and groceries after being out amongst others or stores. I don’t think this is the time to let down our defences. The thing is even though we have had our shots we can still pass it to others that doesn’t have them. Anyway, enough of that. I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: Today our old weather stick is saying that the best times to be out there fishing will be from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM and then again from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. I give it a 1-star rating out of 5 for catching a few. Not the greatest day, but you never know. Good Luck!

Good Morning. Once again we are having some fine weather here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning, with a bit of haze. It will be very warm once again today, but then … things start to change for the better. Meaning it will cool down some. Which is okay by me, as I am not a lover of the really hot weather. And on top of that, I would like to do some fishing, now that I have my boat and motor almost ready to go. And a place to clean the fish we catch, as I finished up my new fish cleaning station that I have been working on for the past two days. It’s amazing what you can do if you just do it. I didn’t have any plans to work with and just went with it, and it turned out pretty nice. If I do say so myself. LOL Today my lovely wife and I have mowing to do, which we will get to shortly, before it gets to hot. After that we will see. I am thinking I will see if my old motor on the boat will start, as I haven’t had it running for almost two years. And if things goes to plan, I will hook up my old fish finder. Not that I really use it that much, but it is nice to know where the shoals are, as that is usually where the good size fish hang around. Not on top, but around the edges. But you all know that, right? LOL, Highway 522 is still very busy these days, which is to be expected, since we opened things back up and allowed people in from other countries. And they are coming … in droves. Let’s hope things work out for the best. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal, which has a lot of good in it for staying healthy. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: Today, my old weather stick is saying that the best times to be catching fish will be between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Then again a bit later on in the day between7:30 PM and 9:00 PM. It won’t be the greatest day for fishing as all this hot weather has made them lazy along with hiding down deep where it is cool. But you never know. I give it a 1-star rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck! GW

Good Morning! It looks like we are in for another hot day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is red, which is a sign that things are going to get a bit warm. We should see some reprieve in a couple of days. Which is okay with me as being so hot it is hard to even do some front porch sittin’ Highway 522 is still very busy these days and I suspect it will remain that way until the kids are back in school. Which I don’t think is a good idea, as a lot of them aren’t vaccinated for this virus. The numbers are rising every day now since we opened back up. We are up over the 700 a day now. Kind of a shame, as we did have it under control. Another month and we would have been in a lot better shape. But it’s par for the course these days. On another note, I worked building a fish cleaning station yesterday and darn near finished it. I made it out of left over material that I had lying around. It turned out pretty nice too. Today I will stain the bottom of it and move it to where we want it. That should keep me busy for most of the day. It’s nice doing these kinds of projects. Things that we wouldn’t usually do for ourselves. I will post a picture when all said and done With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Take care and stay safe. This is no time to let down your defences, that’s for sure. GW

Fishing Times: My old weather stick is saying that fishing will be the best from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM and then later on from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Good luck and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It looks like we are going to have another hot day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature getting out of bed wasn’t so bad, sitting at18.8 C | 65.84 F. But that will change as the temperature will rise as the day progress’s. And with hot weather like this, we could see a thunderstorm thrown in for good measure later on. It looks like we will have another 3 days of this heat before things start to cool down a bit. I have to admit, I am not a lover of this heat. Highway 522 is still busy with lots of new faces around town. Home Hardware was so busy yesterday, people were lined up at the cash register. Which in turn states that our small community is getting busier and busier every year. Along with new folks buying up pretty well anything and everything. Is it a good thing? Time will tell. Yesterday in the morning I decided to put up another outside light on the side of our cottage by the barbecue along with a plug and an on and off switch. That way, if folks decide to have a barbecue late in the day, they will have light to see what they are doing. The plug is for the Grill Rotisserie, or what ever. It took me all morning and a bit of the afternoon. After that we chatted to our son on the phone for a spell, had a shower and relaxed. Today, I plan on starting to build a fish cleaning station onto the side of our shower house, that my wife and I built earlier in the year. I have a few ideas in mind, so we will see how that pans out. If it gets to hot later on, I will call it a day. With that I am off for some pancakes my lovely wife is making me and will then get to work. Have a great day and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: Today, my old weather stick is saying that the best times to be out there fishing will be from 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM. Then again later on from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. In spite of the heat, the fishing could be very good later on in the day. I give it a 5-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. There should be no problem catching a few for the table today. But then again … you never know. Oh, and it might pay to take a rain coat with you if you’re out on the water and of course your hat. We don’t want anyone getting wet or sunstroke. LOL Good Luck!

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Good Morning. It’s another nice looking morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Other than being a touch warm. There are heat warnings up for the next couple of days. Today we could see temperatures reaching near the 95 Degree F mark or 35C. With the humidity, it will feel even warmer. Might pay to keep the drapes in your home closed this morning to keep out the heat. Just a thought. Highway 522 is very busy these days. Yesterday, my wife and I managed to get the mowing all done in the morning. I then did some repair work on some equipment in the afternoon until it got to hot. Today being so hot, I am going to stain the back deck. In doing so, it will dry nicely. That I will do this morning while it isn’t so bad outside. Then I am thinking I will just take it easy for the rest of the day. Maybe have a cool drink with my lovely wife under a shade tree later on. The good news is my wife and I are slowly getting everything done up that we wanted to do this year, and then some. Once it cools down some, we will be taking some time off from things to do some fishing, and taking in what nature has to offer out on the water. Looking forward to it. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then see what the day has in store. You never know. Take care and stay safe.

Fishing Times: The best times to be out there today will be from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and then again from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. The best place to find them would be in the shady areas along the shore lines. Also, make sure, if you’re out on the water, you bring along lots of drinking water and wear a hat. Good Luck!

Good Morning! It’s another nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, other than being at touch warm. Waking up, the temperature was sitting at17.9 C | 64.22 F. It will actually become quite hot later on in the day, and this heat ridge will last for the next 5 days. At least that is what it is looking like now. Tomorrow we could reach as high as 90 F/32C. Maybe even higher. So a cool place would be the place to find for the next few days. Highway 522 is still busy. I also see a lot of Americans now back up in the north, checking out their cottages. Yesterday, my wife and I went to North Bay for some groceries. Lots of people shopping. We picked up what we needed and headed on back home. We had a nice day. Furthermore, we also noticed that the leaves on the trees are starting to turn colour. Actually, they started to turn a week ago. A touch early this year. I guess they need a rest. Can’t say I blame them as we have had a busy year too. It also should be noted that this is one of the best years without a lot of them blood sucking parasites bothering us humans. The heat makes short work of them. Today is mowing day for my lovely wife and I, which we want to get done before it gets to hot. So with that in mind I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store other than what we have planned. We always start off in one direction, but … you never know. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: The best time to be out there fishing will be from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, and then later on in the day from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!!

Good Morning! It’s a foggy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We didn’t have any rain overnight, but it is damp. Our temperature here in town is sitting at 15.8 C | 60.44 F. It will get pretty hot as the day moves forward, and it will remain very warm for the next 4 days. So I would suggest that if you have any outside work to be done, to do it in the early morning hours while it is cool. Once this warm spell is over … in a few days, things will get back to normal, or as some would say seasonal. Highway 522 is still busy, very busy, actually. The busiest store in town is the LCBO, LOL. On another note, even though our small store is closed because of the virus, people are still coming in knocking at our door for flutes, my books and my wife’s paintings. We don’t have things displayed nicely, but we do accommodate most bringing some things to show them outside. Next spring we will have a grand new opening with a lot of new products. Today I am going to finish working on our boat, getting it ready for fishing. I have been working on it now for the past two days. After that, I will be heading out with my good friend Barry (My Fishing Buddy) and see if we can hook on a nice pickerel or two.

Fishing Times: The best times to be out there fishing today will be between 9:00 AM- and 11:00 AM and then a bit later on from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Good Luck and Remember, when it comes to this virus. Masking works, distancing works, washing your hands works, and ventilation in schools homes and business’s work well too. And of course the vaccines, Pfizer or Moderna. All these things will slow the virus from spreading, or for that matter … getting stronger.

Now get out there and catch some fish!!

Good Morning! It’s a great looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario. We did have a brief shower early this morning, but nothing to write home about. The temperature is pretty nice this morning, sitting at 16.6 C | 61.88 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward, and we can expect some very hot weather for the next few days. Highway 522 is still very busy with folks coming in from all over. On another note, we are eating tomatoes these days from our vegetable garden, and I have to tell you … they are sure tasty. You can’t beat organic tomatoes, right from the garden to the plate. I have been eating three or so every day, LOL. We are also enjoying our cucumbers and zucchini. My wife makes us a cucumber sandwich with miracle whip for lunch, along with fresh cut up tomatoes on the side with a piece of old 4-year-old cheddar cheese. A cup of fresh perked coffee afterwards on the front porch finishes things off. Yep, life is rough for my wife and I, LOL. But it didn’t come easy the life we are living now, we worked very hard over the years to get what we have. But all that work paid off, and now we are enjoying the remainder of our days. The thing is, we have to start taking things a bit easier, LOL. This year, my lovely wife and I have gotten more things done than the last two years running. Every year it seems we sit back in the fall wondering how we accomplished so much. Yesterday I took the day and cleaned up my old boat that I haven’t used in two years because of this virus. Got it looking pretty good now. Today I will do some repairs on the boat trailer. I made a runway, so you can walk from the front of the trailer to the back of the trailer, which makes it so much nicer for loading and unloading the boat. It also saves me from getting my feet wet. The planks I was using have seen their day, so I am going to replace them. Then I will see if it runs. I went and picked up some fresh gas yesterday before I quit for the day. Once that is all done, I think some fishing is in order. My fishing buddy Barry called me yesterday wondering if I had my boat ready. I told him I was working on it. We have some good old times out there, the two of us, and along with that we catch fish.

Fishing Times: The best time to be out there today will be 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. I give it a 2-star rating for catching a few. Not the best day, but I am thinking you should be able to have fish for supper. A later supper, that is. With that, take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Another fantastic day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning, and the temperature was sitting at 16.7 C | 62.06 F. And by the looks of things we will be having lots of sunshine for most of the day. Actually, it looks like we will be having a good amount of sunshine for the next month or so, with just a chance of rain here and there. Can’t beat that. But hey! We do live in one of the best areas in Canada at the moment. Highway 522 is still busy, which is to be expected at this time of year. Yesterday I decided to take a half a day and weed my vegetable garden as it was sure getting out of control. The reason for that was that we have been so busy we neglected it. But after a bit of work it is back to where it should be. At least we can see our tomatoes now, LOL. I then did some painting on the trim work of our shower house that we built earlier in the year. Today I will be moving some plants to different areas on our property that the wife has been asking me to do for the past month. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then see what the day has in store.

Fishing Times: The best times to be fishing today would be between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM, I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck! And stay safe. The numbers are rising here in Ontario with this virus as every day goes by.

Good Morning! We are having a trend weather wise here in Port Loring, Ontario these days. The weather has been just about perfect for this time of year. The days have cooled down, lots of sunshine and not too much humidity. What could be better than that? Not much in my books. Waking up, the temperature was sitting at 14 C | 57.2 F. It will warm up as the day progresses. It should also be noted that this nice weather will stay with us for the next few weeks. Which is fine with me, as I am hoping to get my boat cleaned up and the motor running, so we can get out and do some fishing. A nice pickerel dinner would sure be nice for a change. But I will have to see what happens as I haven’t had it running for a couple of years. Should be okay. The fishing so far hasn’t been the greatest with the heat, but they are catching a few. At least that is the word I am getting from some friends of mine. Highway 522 is still very busy these days with lots of campers, you name it, moving from east to west. Yesterday, I finished installing the new boards on the back deck of our home. I will let them dry a bit for a few days, and then I will put a good deck stain over them. In this country you need something to protect the wood, especially on the north side of a home where it doesn’t get much sun. Today I have a bit of staining to do around the facer-board of the shower house we built earlier in the year. My lovely wife decorated the inside yesterday, which brought everything together. It’s pretty nice, for sure. Better than some homes that I have seen over the years, LOL With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then get to work. Being such a nice day, it would be a shame to waste it doing nothing. Although doing nothing is a bit enticing, LOL. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning. Once again we are having another great day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. There should be no complaints about the weather, at least where I live. Also, a lot of the humidity has left us this morning, which makes it just that much better. Highway 522 is slow this morning, but it is early. Things will pick up, I am sure, later on. The campgrounds are full this year with people coming in from all over. I can’t say I blame them. Actually, they were full before they opened the borders with our own people. Kind of interesting. This is my favourite time of the year. Hardly no bugs to speak of and the weather is usually really nice. And to top that all off … the fishing will start to improve every day now right up until the end of September. I am trying to find time to get my boat cleaned up and running. With all my lovely wife and I have been doing around and in our home, we haven’t found the time. I will see how that goes in the coming days. I haven’t put the boat in the water for almost two years because of this virus. But with the vaccines and the knowledge we now know, I am thinking it should be okay. I will think on it, LOL. Yesterday I worked on my back deck, and today I am hoping I will be able to get the boards all laid down. After that, I will let it climatize a wee bit, and then stain it the colour of our cottage deck I just built. I bought extra at the time because it was on sale. With that I am off for some homemade cranberry pancakes my wife is making me and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. The numbers of infections are rising every day here in Ontario, now that we opened back up. GW

Good Morning! So how you all doing on this fine Friday the 13th? Good I hope. Actually thinking about Friday the 13th, I have found over the years that for me, it is a lucky day. I guess it all boils down to what you believe in. Highway 522 is still busy these days, not much happening there, and it will remain that way for another month or so before things start to slow down. I have to admit that I am ready for a rest, and other than the real cold weather and snow, winter is starting to look pretty good. With things to do getting ready for winter, my lovely wife and I are about set. She still has to do up a few things like our peppers and cucumbers that we grow in our gardens. She also likes to do up some relish and things using our zucchini and tomatoes. I have to say, they sure are tasty after she works her magic, and I look forward to them every winter. Oh … you can buy most things in the stores these days, but they sure don’t taste as good as if you made them yourself using your own homegrown produce. Most things you buy in the stores these days have no taste at all, and if they don’t have the taste or the smell that they should be giving off, there isn’t much good in them. I suspect that is why a lot of people these days aren’t well. On another note, yesterday, my wife and I got our mowing done. It took most of the morning. It looks like a well groomed park anywhere you go on our property. I get up some mornings thinking of how lucky we are to have and live where we are now. And the thing is, we own it, at least for a little while. Nothing lasts forever. Today I will work away on our back deck, installing the new boards. Yesterday after mowing I treated the under parts of the deck with a good wood preserver, which will keep the things no one sees from rotting over time. It’s like a house, if the foundation isn’t done right, the house on top, isn’t worth a damn, LOL. I guess you could say life is like that too. And by the look of things in today’s world, I am thinking there are a lot of people that missed out on their foundation. Figure of speech, my friends, figure of speech. LOL With that I am off for my breakfast and will then see what the day has in store. I think I will quit early today and take in what our property has to offer with my lovely wife. Maybe a cool drink or two will be in order, LOL. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy morning waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature waking up was sitting at … 21.6 C | 70.88 F, it will warm up another 10 Degrees or so as the day progresses. With this humidity, it will feel quite warm. Last night we had a good downpour, but it only lasted for a half hour or so. But it did give all the trees and things a good drink, which they need. Along with that, all the rain we have been having is helping a lot with keeping the forest fires in our are at bay. Highway 522 is still busy these days, as is our stores here in town, with a lot of new people moving around looking for things to do. If you’re wanting to go shopping in a lot of stores, this isn’t the town to be in, LOL. But we do have a couple. Our small store has been closed now for two years. Thanks to this virus that is among us. We didn’t feel a few extra dollars was enough justification to keep it open. Or to get others along with ourselves sick. Next year, we will have a grand new opening with lots of new flutes, books and a real nice display of my wife’s paintings along with a bunch of new products. Yesterday I did manage to get the old boards off our back deck and fix a few things. It was really hot working out there, and I had to stop around 4:00 PM and call it a day. I was all in but my shoe laces. Felt good to have a shower and put my feet up. Today, my lovely wife and I have mowing to do around our property, which will take up most of the day. My wife’s leg isn’t the greatest yet, so she is easing back into things in spite of me telling her to take it easy. Maybe I will have to hide the mower. LOL With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. The numbers of people getting infected are starting to rise now, since they have opened back up. And I suspect it will get a lot worse before it starts to get better. Especially with the unvaccinated folks. I feel for them, but as they keep saying … it is their choice. Be it good or bad. Have a good day. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Through the night, we did have some rain, but nothing to write home about. Today, though, we could see some heavy rain later on in the day. It will also remain quite warm, about the same as yesterday. So if your weak at heart, it might be a good idea to be careful working outside. I know I kind of overdid it yesterday myself, as it took me an hour and a shower to feel better after coming in for the day. I have to learn my limits and stop working so hard, now that I am getting up there in years. But it isn’t easy, as my mind says things are okay, but my body says … hold up there a minute. LOL Highway 522 is still busy which is a norm for this time of year. Things will slow down next month, as it always does when the kids go back to school. My wife and I are slowly getting everything finished that we planned for the year and then some. Makes me feel good that in spite of this virus amongst us, we didn’t let it stop us from getting these things done. Looking back, it’s hard to believe we did what we did. Today if the rain holds off I will continue taking off the old boards from our back deck. I did manage to get it half off yesterday. Once that is done, I will install all new boards, which will then be the end of our large projects for this year. Which is okay by me. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then get on with my day. Take care and stay safe. GW