George Walters is a Canadian columnist and author with more than forty years of writing experience. For over twenty years he has written a weekly column for Postmedia Network — Canada's largest newspaper chain — never missing a single week, publishing fifty-two stories a year. Combined with his work in Reader's Digest Community Voices, World News, Country Living, The Country Register, and farm and rural lifestyle magazines across Canada, he has published well over two thousand stories drawn from everyday life.
He writes about farm work, fishing, old trucks, and the kind of people you only find in small towns — but just as likely he'll hand a voice to a weathered telephone pole, or turn his eye on something happening in the world today and tell you exactly what he thinks about it. No subject is off limits. If there's a story in it, George will find it.
He has been called a philosopher of everyday life, a description that came up more than once during his television appearances over the years — and it's not hard to see why. His writing has a way of making the ordinary feel worth sitting with.
He is the author of eleven books, including yearly short story collections and the Clay Moretti Files mystery series. Clay is a fifty-year-old private investigator who drives a 1967 Ford Galaxie, smokes cigars, and operates by a code the modern world gave up on a long time ago. The cases are present day. The man handling them is not. All titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.
Together, George and his wife Ruth have also created Elmer Finds His Way, the first in what he hopes will be a long series of children's books. Ruth did all the illustrations, as she has for every one of George's books — and beyond that she designed and painted the covers as well. Her work is woven into every page of everything he has published.
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"I pulled up a kitchen chair and read your story three times."
"You have a way of making a person homesick for a place they haven't been to."
"Thank you for writing things that make old people and kids feel the same way at the same time."
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We had a couple visitors drop by our bird feeder yesterday. They came back again this morning. Thought I would share. You don’t see them in our area much anymore, which is sad to see. But we do have two and maybe if we are lucky we will have more. And we will … if humans will leave them alone. Have a great day. GW
It’s a wild, crazy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada, weather wise. At the moment we are having some heavy rain along with some very high winds. It blew my hat off walking to my woodworking shop this morning. I would have lost it if it didn’t get hooked up in a bush behind my house. The temperature though isn’t all that bad, sitting at 13.3 C | 55.94 F. And it will warm up a wee bit more as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is bare and wet and care will have to be taken if out and about with this wind we are having.
The snow is completely gone now, and the ice is melting fast on the lakes. But in saying that, there is still a ways to go before anyone could put their boat in the water.
Yesterday my wife was busy getting things together for our son and his fiancé who are coming up for the Easter Weekend. Will be nice to see them, but we will have to be careful as with this virus you never know who might be carrying it. We have our cottage that they can stay in, which will make things a lot nicer and safer. We are just hoping the weather cooperates and warms up some. We do have a small electric heater in the cottage as it is insulated good with good windows, which I am thinking should keep them warm if need be. We will see how that goes. I have been entertaining on buying a propane wall heater, but not sure how they are for keeping things warm, or if they are any more cost-efficient, than electric heat. Always something to play on a fellers mind.
With that, I am off for a boiled egg and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is preparing for me, and will then see about doing a few things around the house here. Take care and stay safe.
Well … starting things off, our sunshine has left us today, but it should return tomorrow. At the moment it is almost dark with a storm in our midst. At the moment it is pouring rain with hail. A day that makes you want to stay inside. We are also getting some pretty loud thunder and the lighting is a bit scary. I don’t like lightning one bit. Highway 522 is bare but wet. In saying that, I don’t think it would be a good day to go anywhere. We are supposed to get over 50 mm of rain or more before it all stops. But it’s better than snow. The rain will clean things up a lot, along with removing the ice from the lakes and settle the ground that has heaved over winter. It’s what is needed to get us ready for summer
Yesterday, my wife and I went to town to pick up a few groceries and things. We had a great drive in and back, with sunshine all the way. The temperatures were in the 50s F which made it just that much nicer. The good thing about going in on Tuesday’s is the stores aren’t crowded, and we were in and out in no time. With our mask on, of course. We then picked up something to eat from a take-out and sat in our car and ate it, taking in the city life. After that, we headed on home. Great day, actually.
Today, I will take things easy and work away here in the house, on some projects I have on the go. Have a great day and stay safe. GW
Good Morning! It’s another sunny morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It is a bit cool though with the temperature sitting at 2.1 C | 35.78 F. It will warm up as the day progresses, which should get rid of a lot more ice on the lakes, It is melting fast though these days but will be a week or so yet before all the ice is gone. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which will make travelling good.
Yesterday I worked away in the old Woodworking Shop on a few things I have on the go. My lovely wife she was busy in her studio along with cleaning the house, baking and making meals. Busy woman for sure. With that, I am off for a cup of coffee and will then see what the day has in store. Take care, have a great day and stay safe. GW
It’s another sunny morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We didn’t have any more snow overnight, but it is cool. Waking up, the temperature was sitting at 1.4 C | 34.52 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day progresses. I would say that our snow has all but left us for another year. Which is fine with me. Highway 522 is bare and dry, which will make travelling good today.
On another note, my lovely wife and I finished watching the Masters Golf Game, which we have enjoyed for the past 4 days. Today we will get things back to normal as I have some things that need doing in the old woodworking shop and my wife has things to do in her art studio.
With that, I am off for a boiled egg with all the trimmings, that my wife made for me, and will then see what the day has in store other than what I have planned. Take care and stay safe. GW
I would have lost it if it didn’t get hooked up in a bush behind my house. The temperature though isn’t all that bad, sitting at 13.3 C | 55.94 F. And it will warm up a wee bit more as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is bare and wet and care will have to be taken if out and about with this wind we are having.
