Good Morning!

We are finally seeing some sunshine this morning for a change. It is still a bit cool with the temperature sitting at 13.9 C | 57.02 F. It will warm up as the day progresses and the warmer weather will remain with us now for most of the summer. The nice thing is the nighttime temperatures for the next month will remain cool, which will make it nice for sleeping. Shaping up to be a perfect summer for our area. Highway 522 is slow this morning traffic wise, but it will pick up a bit later on today. With the price of gas and things, people are having to stay at home more than they would like too. And I can’t say I blame them. Where … two years ago it would cost us $30.00 to go to North Bay for groceries is now costing us around $60.00 for gas. That takes a big chuck out of what we will be buying when in town. We have cut back substantially grocery wise, my wife and I.

You know, I bought a pair of work shoes at Walmart last year for around $40.00, thinking that it was a good deal. The thing is, as of yesterday I looked, and they are about had it already. I didn’t even get a full year out of wearing them before they fell apart. Made in China. So that will be another expense in the coming days. I don’t mind paying a bit more for certain items if they last a few years. But it is not only shoes. It is the same with a lot of things these days. And I suspect it will get a lot worse in the coming months. Especially with those with mortgages, as the interest rate will be rising more throughout the summer. Which is going to hurt a lot of people when it comes due for renewal.

Although it isn’t as high as what my wife and I were paying many years ago with it then sitting at 18% – 20%. We made out, but it sure wasn’t easy, let me tell you. I am thinking a lot of people will have to make some major lifestyle changes in the coming months.

With that, I am off for a boiled egg and then see about finishing this deck out front so my lovely wife and I can do some front porch sittin’. Which we both are in need of these days.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well!

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy day here, waking up in Port Loring, Ontario. We did have a lot of rain through the night. I suspect the rain will remain with us till this afternoon. Tomorrow however things should start to clear up and if lucky we will see a bit of sunshine. But we could see a few lingering showers here and there. And along with all that, the temperatures starting tomorrow will start to warm up.

Which is what I am looking forward too so my wife and I can finish up this front porch of ours. Pretty hard to do any front porch sittin’ without a porch. We use it a lot through the summer months. There are lots of things I would like to do, but with the price of lumber these days it’s hard. So the bare necessities only get done. Not much a person can do about it, other than complain.

Highway 522 isn’t too busy at the moment, but things will pick up when the sun returns, and we get closer to the weekend.

Today I will see if I can do some work outside, but will have to see if the weather will cooperate. If not, I will see about cleaning up my woodworking shop, as it is a mess at the moment. I also need to do some hoeing in our vegetable garden as the weeds are sneaking in and around the plants. You have to stay on these things, or they can get out of control very quickly.

With that I am off for a bite to eat that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then see how I feel. I am still not feeling that great. I hope I get well soon, so I can get things back to normal. Take care and stay safe. GW

It’s a cloudy, rainy day here in Port Loring, Ontario. And on top of that it is quite cool outside with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at … 11.1 C | 51.98 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day progresses but not much. The rain will also stay with us for today and most of tomorrow. So … knowing that, I don’t suspect I will be doing too much outside work. Being so cool, we had to turn on our oil furnace for the past two mornings to take out the dampness and warm things up a bit. Here it is June and still have to be heating our home. Weird weather these days, for sure. But it’s better than shovelling snow. Highway 522 is a touch busy at certain times of the day, but not as busy as it has been other years. I suspect it’s because of the gas prices and government doings. I could say more on the subject, but they aren’t worth the energy I waste on talking about them.

The blackflies are pretty well all gone now, and the mosquitoes. If you’re in the sunshine, they, aren’t all that bad. My wife and I worked on our front deck all day yesterday, and they didn’t bother us at all. Which was nice. It was a really nice day yesterday, the sun was shinning down upon us, along with not being too hot or too cold. Great day. Today is a different story. We did get all the underneath things fixed up with our deck, looks like new now. Once it warms up some and the rain stops, I will then put on the new boards for the top. After that, we should be good for a few more years. I hope. They sure don’t put out lumber like they used to, that’s for sure. And the price … man, for what I paid for the lumber I could have bought a new car years ago. LOL Sheesh.

Today I will take a much-needed rest and nurse my body, which it needs right now. You would think I would learn after so many years. My lovely wife is constantly telling me to take it easy. The thing is, I know better, and I also know she is right. Crazy the way the mind works sometimes. Anyway, I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then … maybe tinker around in the old woodworking shop for a bit. It needs some cleaning and things. I will see how I feel. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Sorry for not being here in my Blog lately, still been feeling poorly. I feel good one day and not so good the next day. As I say, it’s nothing to do with the virus, just an old body with a few parts wearing out I guess. I am hoping it gets better sooner than later. But I am working on it, I don’t give up on things. Anyway, on to more pleasant things.

It was cloudy this morning early, but I do see some clear skies on the horizon, which should warm things up a bit as it has been cool for the past day or so. And windy. Fishing isn’t the greatest as yet. The black flies however have all but left, which is okay with me. The mosquitoes are with us, but not so bad. I think this cool weather slowed them down some. The dragon flies are around, they clean most of the blackflies and mosquitoes up. It’s nice to see them. But the birds also like them blood sucking parasites, as they are none stop eating them in our yard.

Highway 522 is picking up with cars, trucks and campers these days. Nice to see folks moving around enjoying life. It’s too bad more doesn’t take advantage of these things, as life is short. I have always said make the most of each day doing what you want and like. On another note, my vegetable garden is really growing. My garlic this year has never been better. My potatoes are showing a lot of leaves and our lettuce is about ready to eat. Our tomatoes are getting up to size, but still has a lot of growing to do before we have any to eat. We also have a some corn showing above ground, which should be tasty later on. I also have some pumpkins which can grow and weight up to 50 – 100 pounds. They are some ancient seeds that my grandfather had put away over a hundred years. I found them while looking through some old boxes and decided to plant them. With in one week they were sprouting. I made a special area for them out back of our house, so we will see how they work out. Hard to say being so old. But nature is sure amazing, let me tell you.

With that my friends, I am off for a bowl of cereal, that my lovely wife is preparing for me. I will then rest for a bit, then see if I can do something outside. We have an old deck on the front of our house needing repair. Something like I need you could say. I just have to be very careful these days. Anyway take care and stay safe, this virus is still there, not as bad, but it still can make certain people very sick. GW