Good morning. Hope you all are well. Looking outside here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada, it’s like a winter wonderland. I would say we had around 2 inches of snow overnight. It makes you think we are starting winter instead of spring. But it is sunny, so it won’t last long. Temperatures were sitting at -1.5 C | 29.3 F but it will warm up as the day moves forward. Tomorrow will be even warmer but we will have some rain. Then back to cooler temperatures for a few days once again. Mixed bag of weather this year. Highway 522 is bare and dry though which will make things nicer for those that are moving around a wee bit. I am hoping they are staying put for the time being. Today I will do some work on another Podcast and enjoy the warmth of our old wood furnace. I lit it earlier with it being a touch cool. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and will enjoy the day such as it is. Take care. GW

Good morning. Not to bad of a looking day for us in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We did have a touch of snow overnight, but it is melting fast. It is cool though with temperatures sitting at 0.5 C | 32.9 F. It will warm up a wee bit but not much more than it is now. The good news is we should see some sunshine off and on for most of the day. Tomorrow will be warmer yet but … we might see some more snow. Roller-coaster weather these days. Highway 522 is bare for most parts. Traffic is almost down to nothing just the odd car going through. It has picked up though with new vehicles entering into the picture. We will see how that works out for everyone here in town. I am thinking we will have two more weeks before this virus reaches it goal, then starts to slow down to where some can move around more. It is slightly easing off now in some provinces. The thing is, a lot will be able to go back to work after the testing is done, but for us older folks, I am thinking we will be having to do the same as we are now for a year or so, maybe longer. Or until they perfect a vaccine. Even then care will have to be taken. Just the way it is. With that I am off for my breakfast and a cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and will then see what the day has in store. Take care of yourselves. GW

Good morning. I am hoping everyone is well. Trying times for sure. Ruth and I are fine so far. On another note it isn’t as cold as it was waking up with temperatures sitting at 4.8 C | 40.64 F. The only problem with this type of weather, is that the dampness makes things feel cold. It also plays havoc on the old bones making us older folks move a bit slower. What you see is what you get today weather wise. Tomorrow and the next day we could even see some light snow off and on. I am thinking cooler weather will be with us now for the next few days. It’s a new change of what is taking place in the world, as it struggles to come to grips with things. It’s not used to having things in a normal state. But … it will adjust. I just hope us humans have learned a lesson from all this other than the virus. They say there is good in everything. Today I will be doing some things here inside the house being that it is raining and cool. We could see a few breaks with some sunshine later on. Would be nice. Yesterday my lovely wife and I got lots done outside which got us some much needed fresh air. Highway 522 is bare and there has been a few new vehicles around town. I am hoping if they do come into our area they go directly to their cottages and stay there for a couple weeks. Doesn’t look that way at the moment though. Well … the only thing a person can do about it is to take extra precautions. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee, and will then take the day as it is given. Take care of yourselves. And one last thing. It is my recommendation, that everyone should start to wear a mask, even a good home made one out of cotton sheets … as I sincerely believe that they will be a great asset to what is happening. I also believe it should be a mask that can be taken off carefully, putting it into a bag, not touching it and pop it into the washing machine with some good detergent. Then it can be reused. Food for thought. GW

Good morning. It’s not to bad of a day waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning warming things up. Which is needed, with temperatures sitting at -2.3 C | 27.86 F. It will warm up nicely as the day moves forward. Looking out my living room window, things are white once again with a heavy frost. It won’t last long with the sunshine flowing down upon it. Highway 522 is bare and dry and at the moment there isn’t to many cars moving either way. Will be interesting to see nearing the end of the week. Yesterday I did get out and did some more work around the house here. Getting ready to install some new material under the eve’s on our small store. They were getting a bit shabby. By the looks of things we won’t be open at all this year. Not much we can do about it. But that being said, it will give us lots of time to do some things that need to be done inside the store too. So will tinker around with that throughout the summer months. Between doing that and other things like looking after our vegetable garden our days will be full. Today once it warms up some I will get back to my work outside, which I like as it keeps my mind off what is taking place right now. Too much info isn’t good in a lot of ways. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife. Take care of yourselves, and oh I did do up a half hour Podcast relating to this virus and some things that I believe is taking place. It’s called: A Theory of Hope. It will be made available this coming Friday Morning, April 10/2020. GW

So … how you all doing this morning? Good I hope. On the good side of things the sun is shinning, the not so good side of things it is cool with temperatures sitting at -2.2C/28.04F. The reason for this is, that the world is settling down and no pollution to hold the heat in as it was before. We could see some cooler weather off and on for a week or so especially at night. But, once the sun gets to working things will warm up and it should be a really nice day. Ruth and I might even get some front porch sittin’ I sure enjoy sitting in the sunshine. Looking outside this morning the grass is solid white. Not from snow but frost. It will dissipate shortly. Traffic so far this morning is light, just a few cars moving up and down the highway. Will be interesting to see how many folks are staying home. Staying home doesn’t mean though, that you should do without groceries, or washing your car, or walking around your property, or working in your gardens. Just means staying away from people. For my wife and I, we aren’t going anywhere these days, other than to pick up some food once every two weeks or so. The drive is nice, as there are a lot more animals and things to see. They are out more now with less traffic. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me. Take care of yourselves, and enjoy the day such as it is. My old Dad used to say: “George … Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. GW

So … how is everyone this morning? Good I hope. The weather however isn’t that great with more clouds and light showers taking place off and on. I suspect it will get better as the day progresses with some sunshine entering into the picture later on. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 2.9 C | 37.22 F. It will warm up some as the day progresses, but it won’t feel that warm unless you can find a spot out of the wind. Reason for that is that the wind is coming in from the North which carry’s down the cool air from up above us. But things will warm up eventually. All our snow has left us with some ice still remaining on the lakes. But it is melting fast. My lovely wife and I did do some more cleaning up around the house here yesterday and I did notice the buds on the trees starting to show their-selves. So it won’t be long before they are with us for another year. I also moved some of my firewood that was left over from last year making room for new that should be coming in the next week or so. On another note no one is going up or down the highway this morning which is a good thing. But then again everything is closed up other than Buchanan’s Hardware. To get in though you have to knock on the door and if it is just mail you want they will bring it to you. They only allow one at a time in the store, which is a good plan of defence. I commend them for staying open for us that are in need of gas, some supplies they carry and the mail. Means a lot to my Wife and I. We are also happy the see they are taking the precautions that are necessary to save lives. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my wife and will let the day unfold around me. And if that sun shows itself we will get outside and soak some of it up which is what the body needs right now more than ever. Take care of yourselves. GW

Good Morning. Well … it’s another cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Kind of a surprise yesterday as the rain we had shouldn’t have happened. LOL Goes to show you that no matter how good we humans think we are figuring out things, we aren’t always right. Today once again we should see a wee bit of sunshine later on in the day. Tomorrow we should see even more and the warm temperatures will stay with us for a few days which will make things nicer. I am hoping the rain holds off so I can get to Tilling up my vegetable gardens. The sooner I get that done the sooner things will dry, so I can get to planting a few things. Things that like the cooler temperatures. I also noticed the Robins are back, if I remember correctly the first one I seen was a week ago. Not to many birds at the feeder these days, not sure what that is all about. Usually there are lots this time of year that drops by and cleans up the reminisces of winter under the feeder. But there again you never know what nature has up her sleeve. Today I will be doing some work around the house here being it isn’t that nice outside. If the sun comes out my lovely wife and I will do some front porch sitting, soaking up some of the Vitamin D3. Which we all need right now. Other than that not much happening in our area, everyone is staying put which is a good thing. Hardly a car moving up and down the highway this morning. Yesterday and the day before though, I did see an increase in traffic, not sure where they all came from. With that you all take care of yourselves, things will work out. In saying that though, I am thinking we all should start to think a bit on changing our lifestyle from what we were used to. Food for thought. Hang in there. GW

Good Morning Folks. I hope everyone is well starting of this cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We should see a wee bit of sunshine as the day progresses. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 2.9 C | 37.22 F and will warm up as the day moves forward. Which will make things just that much better. 90% of our snow has left us with a bit remaining in certain spots here and there. The grass is starting to green up some and I suspect the leaves will soon be making their appearance which we all are in need of right now. Especially in the city areas where this virus is increasing so fast. The thing is … a lot of folks aren’t listening, and not staying put or away from others. My wife and I was very disappointed to see when we picked up some groceries in North Bay of all the people in the grocery stores . Our son gets it for us and we pick it up in the parking lot where he lives. We don’t hug each other, or get close to each other. We call him from our car on the phone, he brings our groceries out to us, loads it in the back and we leave, and chat to him on the phone on the way home. The ones that aren’t taking this serious has to smarten up and do it quickly before it is too late if it isn’t already. I don’t understand some peoples way of thinking. The stores at any given time are crowded with them going about their business like nothing is going on in the world. The thing is, it is going to get worse, but it will get even more worse, if people keep doing what they are doing. It might look like in certain areas that the virus isn’t bad, but that is no reason to be mingling with others or crowding the stores. This virus is spread from person to person … we all know that, or should know that. Again, I don’t understand some peoples thinking. The thing is … they aren’t just putting their own life in danger, they are putting others. For every one that gets it it’s quite possible two more will also get it and it keeps on increasing. There are also many more that have it walking around among us that don’t even know they have it, which should make folks take more precautions, but some are not. On another note, I personally believe that face masks will help things a lot if worn properly, taking the necessary precautions of how to dispose of them and move them around on your face after being in public. Mainly it will be making sure after you touch the masks not to touch your face which you should be doing now. At any rate, that is about all I have to say here this morning, I have said my peace. I hope that more people will start to take this serious. As I say your life depends on it, as well as others. We have the ability to do this, so simply put, do it. Sheesh. Have a great day. GW

Hi Folks. I hope you are well and looking after yourselves. It is another nice looking day here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning which makes it just that much nicer. And them warm temperatures. What could be better than that? Well … I guess there are some issues that could be better but, such is life. On another note I would like to thank you all for your birthday wishes, means a lot. Ruth and I are fine so far and are going to take it easy today. Maybe do some front porch sitting and soak up some of this sunshine. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 4.4 C | 39.92 F and will warm up even further as the day progresses. It is actually looking good for the next week or so. Nice to see for sure. With that I am off to have a coffee with my lovely wife, and then we will take in what this beauty of a day has to offer. Take care of yourselves. GW

Good Morning. I hope everyone is well this morning. Looking outside waking up the sun was shinning which makes things nice. It is cool out there though this morning with temperatures sitting at -3.2 C | 26.24 F It will warm up as the day progresses though, so it should be a great day for everyone in our area to get outside for some fresh air. Actually the next two weeks looks like we are in for some really nice weather. Lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning so getting around will be good. It is quiet though with everyone trying hard to stay put. Which is a good thing. Especially now when this virus is escalating. The most important things you can do is distance from others, practice not touching your face, eat healthy, get fresh air, and some exercise. And keep your home clean. I am sure you all know that. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife and will then see what I want to do today. Lots to do when owning a home. Take care of yourself, and remember, every day is closer to us finding a way out of this mess. GW

Good Morning. Hope you are handling things okay these days. Ruth and I are doing okay. Lots to keep us busy around the house here. Which is a good thing. As soon as it warms up more we both will be outside more often. Can’t wait. Temperatures today were sitting at 3.7 C | 38.66 F. It will warm a bit more as the day progresses. Tomorrow will remain mostly cloudy but on Wednesday things will change for the best with warm temperatures along with sunshine. Highway 522 is bare an dry this morning so for that must travelling will be good. But if you don’t have to go anywhere staying home is the best option. Protects you and others. I am also happy to hear the Powers That Be, are telling the cottagers and those that have cottages to stay home for awhile this summer until we see what this virus is going to do. Will they do it? Good Question. Time will tell. Today I have a few things to do around my shop here, so will get into that in a bit. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around us. Take care … stay safe!

Good Morning. Not the greatest morning here in Port Loring Ontario, weather wise. At the moment we are under heavy clouds with rain. By the looks of things it will remain with us for most the day and into tomorrow. Wednesday things should clear out of our area, followed by sunshine and warmer temperatures. The good part about the rain is that my wife and I got over half of our lawn and gardens cleaned up and raked, and looking out now, the grass is starting to turn green. Along with that the rain will wash away all the not so good stuff. Highway 522 is bare and wet this morning which won’t make travelling that good. But we should be staying home if at all possible anyways. Temperatures are staying around the 4.4 C | 39.92 F mark at the moment. It could get a bit warmer as the day progresses. For my lovely wife and I we are staying put, and being it is raining we will stay inside today. My wife has some paintings she is working on, and I have some things to do here on my Computer. With that … you all stay safe, take precautions when needed, and I will chat tomorrow. GW

Good Morning Folks. I hope you are coping well and staying healthy with what is going on. So far my wife and I are okay, we have been staying home not going anywhere. We have though been doing some outside clean ups, raking and things. It keeps us busy, gets us some much needed exercise, and most importantly keeps our minds on positive things. On another note, we did have a great day yesterday with lots of sunshine. Waking up here this morning though, it is cloudy at the moment, with temperatures sitting at -0.9 C | 30.38 F. We were suppose to get some sunshine today with some nice warm temperatures, but things have changed. As of now the clouds will remain with us most of the day, and then tonight and for the next two days we will get some real heavy rain. There are warnings up across our area for downpours starting tonight. So … just what we need. But it will get the trees and things to growing and once the leaves start to show themselves I think it will do a lot in the way of helping us humans with this virus. Why? Well … simply put the trees and things give off oxygen, which we humans need to survive. Fresh Oxygen helps our lungs, and well … this Virus does us the most damage by entering our lungs. So I am thinking, once the trees, flowers and things become more apparent, they will help us a lot. One can only hope. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning but that will change later on with heavy rain entering into the picture. Today I will work away here on another Podcast, and then maybe do some work in my shop. I have some equipment that needs attention. With that … you all take care of yourselves, don’t be going to places where there are a lot of people, and if you have been travelling … stay home, as you are directed to do for a couple weeks. GW

Good morning. Hope everyone had a good rest overnight. Looking outside things are shaping up quite nicely. The sun is shinning and will continue to do for most the day. Highway 522 is bare and dry which will make travelling good for those that need to be going somewhere. If you do, make sure you take the precautions necessary. Temperatures waking up were sitting at -3.6 C | 25.52 F a touch cool, but things will warm up nicely as the morning progresses. There should be no reason not to get outside and enjoy some fresh air. I actually put out our lawn-chairs a couple days ago. With temperatures warming up I will do some work on some equipment I have, seeing if I can get some things working that has some issues. A feller has to be a jack of all trades to make it in this world today it seems. But that is the way I was raised, learning new things daily. Still do today too. Like dealing with this Virus that is going around. Not an easy chore neither, but I am sure we will over come it as time moves by. That is if everyone does their part. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and since it is her birthday I will see if I can make her some breakfast. Have a great day, enjoy the sunshine. Our bodies needs it more than you think. GW

So how you all doing this Morning? I am hoping you are all well. Not the greatest looking morning, with the clouds and rain. But the good thing is, the rain will clean things up a bit and melt most of the snow that is left. Temperatures waking up were sitting at 2.7 C | 36.86 F. It will warm up a touch more as the day progresses and tomorrow we should be back into sunshine and quite warm. Highway 522 is bare and wet, with no snow overnight. I am thinking we should be done with the snow now. But you never know as temperatures do drop below the freezing mark some nights. On the good side of the coin my wife and I have done a bit of front porch sittin’ in the sunshine for the past two days for an hour or so. Sure is nice to be doing that. Today since it is raining I will stay in and work on a few things I have to do around the house here. On another note relating to this virus I am happy to hear that the government is making it mandatory for folks to be quarantined for two weeks after returning home from holidays or where ever. Actually they should have done that sooner, but I do understand their thinking. Some folks just don’t learn or care, and it’s a shame. The only other thing I am concerned about is that the money that is being given out to folks and business’s. I think we should be only giving it to those that really need it to survive. The reason for this is, that we can’t keep it up and if we keep giving to much away, there won’t be nothing left for any one. . Anyways food for thought. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife. Stay safe and stay home if possible. GW

Good Morning. Cool frosty morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. But the good thing is we didn’t have anymore snow overnight. It will warm up though, as the day progresses, and some sunshine should show itself shortly. Speaking of sunshine it would be a good idea if you have some rugs that need to be disinfected to hang them in the sunshine for a few hours now and then, as the Ultraviolet Rays will kill a lot of things that aren’t good for us humans, including this Virus that is going around. It would also be a great thing to hang out your pillows and comforters too. Just a suggestion. Sheesh you have to be so careful these days LOL. Temperatures waking up were sitting at -2.9 C | 26.78 F. But as I say it will warm up in a bit. Highway 522 is bare and dry which will make travelling good for those that are in need of somethings. For my wife and I we are staying put doing things around the house here and soon we will be able to head on outside and do somethings around the yard that needs to be done. I am looking forward to that. On another note I am hoping those that has arrived back here from other countries after being away for the winter stays put for two weeks. It seems some aren’t, which is just going to make things worse. I say if you don’t care for yourselves, then think of others. Anyways … most are doing what they are told to do, which is a good thing. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and will let the day unfold around me. Take care, stay safe. GW