It started off sunny here in Northern Ontario, Canada. But at the moment the sun has left us. We should, however, see a wee bit more sunshine as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is still partially snow and ice covered, and we are having some light flurries at the moment. Today will be the last day of the real cold weather, and tomorrow things will start to warm up above the freezing mark. And the warmer temperatures should remain with us for about a week before it cools back down a wee bit. But by the looks of things, the coldest weather has left us for this year. Which is okay with me as I am looking forward to some front porch sittin”.

On another note, I steadily worked away here on some technical stuff on my computer yesterday. I think I am happy now with the way things are working. It has been a challenge. Today I should be able to get back to writing up some new stories for my newspaper columns. It will be nice to get them out of the way for summer. My wife is steadily working on her painting orders, which has been hard with all the other things she has to do. But she is making progress. It’s amazing how she gets all these things looked after.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making me and will then get to work. Have a great day. GW

You can reach George Walters at: [email protected]

So how you all doing this morning? Good I hope. Starting things off, we all woke up to sunshine here in Northern Ontario, Canada. It sure is nice to see, as it makes a person want to get out of bed. My old Dad used to holler up the stairs some mornings! “Get out of bed boy. We have to make hay while the sun shines.”

Actually, if my old Dad would be alive today, it would be his birthday. So … Happy Birthday Dad. I miss ya!

Moving along, it is still down right cold outside this morning, with the temperature sitting at -18.3 C | -0.94 F. Highway 522 is mostly snow and ice covered at the moment, which won’t make travelling all that good for a couple of hours or so. It will warm up a touch as the day moves forward, The sunshine should remain with us for most of the day.

On another note, my wife and I had to clean our driveway and decks removing some snow yesterday, along with helping our neighbour. The good part is, it got us out of the house, some exercise, along with some fresh air. Can’t beat that. No exercise equipment in this house.

Today I will work away on my sound set up for podcasting, along with other things. Lots to learn getting things just right. Especially for an old feller. These young bucks know what is needed and how to do things, as they grew up with all these high-tech gadgets. But for us older folks, it’s a challenge. I do enjoy learning, though.

With that, I am off for a boiled egg that my lovely wife is preparing for me, along with a piece of toast. I might even have a touch of jam on one slice. Just because I can. Have a great day. GW

You can reach George Walters at: [email protected]

It’s another cloudy morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. However, we aren’t having the snow we did yesterday, waking up. Yesterday and overnight we had around 3 inches. Highway 522 is half covered with snow and ice this morning. The temperature climbing out of bed was sitting at -7.9 C | 17.78 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward.

Yesterday my wife and I worked away on some things here at home, and today we both will get back to doing what we enjoy. She has a lot of painting orders that needs to be done, and I need to write up a few more stories for my columns. So that will keep us both busy.

Not much else happening in and around our community these days. Other than a lot of snowmobiles out and about enjoying themselves. Which is nice to see. I think everyone has had enough of this virus. I hope the numbers keep on dropping as they are now. But in saying that, I don’t think that removing our masks is a good idea. My wife and I will keep on wearing them even when they say we don’t need to.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. You never know. Take care and have a great day. GW