Good Morning!

We are finally seeing some sunshine here in Port Loring this morning. Sure looks pretty out there with the sun shinning on all the colored leaves. It is the prettiest time of the year. Although spring & summer in our area, can be nice too. We did have another frost through the night with the temperature waking up sitting at 2.4 C | 36.32 F. We should see sunshine now for the next 5 or 6 days. It will also warm up a bit too. Which is fine with me, as we still have a few things that needs to be done outside, before winter arrives. We do however have most things ready. Highway 522 is still a touch busy these days. I have noticed a lot of older campers moving up and down the highway. It’s amazing that so many of these old campers are still around. Nice to see them though, as it brings back some fine memories, as does other things of old.

Yesterday I mowed our grass which has been growing a lot these days The frost will slow it down some now. After that we will be cleaning up the leaves from our Maple and Basswood trees, which I will rototiller into our vegetable garden just before the ground freezes. I also have to plant our garlic for next year, but I think it can wait for another week. I do however, like to get it in a bit early so that it has a bit of time to get established. I found it grows larger when doing that. It also isn’t as hot. Easier on the stomach.

This morning I will work away on another Podcast until it warms up a bit, and if I feel up to it I will then do some outside work. We will see … I never know these days how the old body will preform. As the old saying goes … One Day At A Time. Sometimes one hour at a time. Ha ha.

With that I am off for some Pancakes that my Lovely Wife is making for me. Occasionally she lets me have a couple. Too much sugar isn’t the best health wise.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well!

It’s a cloudy day for us here in Port Loring. But at least the rain is finished for now. I think. We should be seeing lots of sunshine after today for the next week. That is … if Hurricane Ian doesn’t causes any grief. Not that we would get the storm that Sarasota Florida is going to get, but we could get some more rain. So we will see, I am hoping for sunshine. Highway 522 is slow this morning but it will pick up as the day progresses. Not as busy as it has been but there are still a lot of campers moving into our area. A lot of hunters and fishermen.

On another note my lovely wife and I went to town yesterday to pick up a few things. Along our way we noticed how the leaves were changing colors and I suspect in another week we will be in the middle of it. It is nice right now. If we have more rain it will make short work of them. Lets hope the sun holds it course, which will make it real nice for folks to get out and take in the beauty they are giving off.

In North Bay it was quite busy. I don’t think anyone works anymore as the parking lots were full, and the streets were bumper to bumper. Sign of what is going on these days. While there we picked up our groceries, bought some lunch and ate it in the car while people watching. Interesting to say the least. Something different to do for a change. We still wear our mask when going into stores as we don’t want to catch the virus ,or any other thing that is going around. We are in the minority now. But that is okay they can do what they want to do, and we will do what we want to do.

After picking up what we needed we headed on back home enjoying the scenery as we drove along. It was a full day but a good day. Today we will take it easy. Or at least I will. I have to still finish up my Thanksgiving Podcast. My wife is going to be making some things for Thanksgiving dinner, which is closing in on us fast. Boy time has flown by this year.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast and will then get to work.

In Closing, Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

We sure have had our share of rain lately. But it is necessary, as the plants and trees were in dire need of a good drink before their long winters nap. Highway 522 is picking up a bit these days with lots of campers moving around. The temperatures haven’t been all that bad so far, but we have had to turn on our oil furnace for the past week. We don’t need it on long, just in the mornings, long enough to warm up our old bones, along with taking out the dampness in the house. Feels good too. We haven’t had to burn any wood yet, which is a good thing, as we like to keep it for January and February when it gets real cold. Occasionally we burn a bit in December. Another reason is, it gets to hot in here if the temperatures are not that cold outside. It wasn’t always that way, but now that we insulated all the walls and under the eves upstairs, things are much warmer. It was a good investment that we made a few years ago. It took my wife and I all of one summer to do everything. Saved a lot of money doing it ourselves. We are also happy we did it when we did. As we wouldn’t be able to do it now, with the price of everything. There is some crazy prices out there today and there is no reason it should be this high. They think they have us by the short hair, but they are wrong, as people now are not buying things as they once were. Eventually they will have to drop their prices … or go out of business. Once that happens, you will hear more … crying the blues wanting more of the working mans money … saying they need it to stay afloat. It’s a crazy world we live in right now. But … we the people still have the upper hand, all we have to do is put our money away until things comes down in price. That’s what we are doing and will continue to do, till the country comes to it’s senses. Of course that might take awhile knowing the mentality of a lot of folks these days.

On another note with the rain and all, my lovely wife and I have been working on some projects here in the house where it is warm and dry. Today by the looks of things we will do the same.

It’s good to vent, now and then ... releases the pressure. Ha ha. Good to laugh too.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

Yep another rainy day here in Port Loring. We also had a lot of heavy rain through the night. I don’t really mind though, as I enjoy listening to it on the roof. The temperatures are holding these days with it sitting at 11.1 C | 51.98 F getting out of bed. The good news is the rain should give away to lots of sunshine starting Thursday. But that all depends on which way Hurricane Ian heads. At the moment it looks like it has Florida in its sights. I hope they make out okay, as life has been hard enough the past two years without having to deal with Nature. But then again that is what life is all about. What will be will be, so best make the most out of every day. I found that to be true over the years. Highway 522 was quiet yesterday, but I suspect it will pick up later on today and get real busy nearing the end of the week. Its been that way since we moved here 20 years ago.

Yesterday I took it a bit easy working on my 101 Podcast. Which is all about how we celebrated Thanksgiving years ago. Today being a wet day I will finish it. The wife however worked all day doing the wash and making meals. She is a hard working woman for sure. A pretty one too! She is trying as I am to get things done up … so she has time to do her paintings this winter. Which is something she enjoys.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what mischief I can get into. Stay safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well!