All posts by George Walters

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. A few words from readers: "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." All my titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.ca here.

Episode 76: Places Of Enjoyment

Episode 76: Good Morning!! Today, I have another Podcast lined up for you that I am sure a lot will enjoy. This story takes me back to a time when things were less stressful, a time when the only thing that really bothered me was … Hmm, actually, if truth be told, nothing … really bothered me back then. I hope you enjoy … Places of Enjoyment. Take care and stay safe. GW

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Morning Chat Oct 6/2021

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. But it isn’t that cold, with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at 11.3 C | 52.34 F. Today will remain mostly cloudy, but we should see some sunshine later on. Tomorrow should be a better day, sunshine wise. I hope. The temperatures will also remain above normal for a few more days. Highway 522 has picked up a bit with traffic. I suspect a lot of city folks are taking in the leaves and the nice weather that is upon us at the moment. And along with that, it is Thanksgiving Weekend. I can’t say I blame them one bit. Yesterday my wife and I worked outside on the cottage cleaning and touching up a few things that needed to be done before winter. Today I have a bit of mowing to be done along with raking some leaves, putting them in my vegetable gardens, and then if I am up to it, I might till it up for winter. Working the leaves into the soil. Then later on I will get to planting my garlic. With that I am off for an English Muffin with my lovely wife, and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. Just because the numbers are down a bit, it is no reason to let down our defences. But you all know that … right? LOL GW

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Morning Chat, Oct. 4/2021

Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The good part is, it isn’t that cold, and the nighttime temperatures have been hovering around 11.3 C | 52.34 F. Well above freezing. I suspect by the looks of things October won’t be as cold as it was last year. At least for the first half. This week will feel more like summer. And it will continue on into next week too. And along with all that, we should be seeing a lot of sunshine thrown in for good measure. Which will make things nice as our son that lives in Niagara is coming for a visit this week. We haven’t seen him in over two years. Now that we all have had our vaccines, we are hoping we will all be okay. We will still have to take precautions. We are looking forward to seeing him. Yesterday I took advantage of the pretty nice weather and cleaned out one of my sheds. Today I am going to cut my lumber I bought for making things in my woodworking shop this winter to size, so I can store it better. It is a touch too long for where we keep it. So that will be my day. On another note the leaves, plants and things are sure giving a nice show this year. We did lose a lot of the leaves with this rain we have been having. But there are still lats to see. I suspect by the end of next week, they will be pretty well all gone for another year. With that I am off for an English Muffin with a bit of jelly this morning with my lovely wife and will then get to work. Take care, stay safe and enjoy this nice weather that is upon us. GW

All my books are available on my Amazon Author Page.

If you purchase a book, a brief Amazon review really helps new readers discover my work—it means a lot.

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In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

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Morning Chat, Oct. 2/2021

Good morning! It’s a rainy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The rain will continue off and on for most of the day, and it could continue on for most of the weekend. In saying that, the trees, plants and things do need it storing up for winter. It seems Nature looks after itself, in spite of us humans. Yesterday I brought our boat and trailer home as Kerry, my friend who owns Booth Service centre here in town, was installing new wheel bearings in the old girl. I pumped out the water as it was sitting outside for a week and with all that rain we did have a few days ago there was a lot of it. But it is cleaned up once again and put where it will dry, out of the weather. Once a nice day comes along, my lovely wife and I will cover it and put it away for winter. It’s getting about time. The good news is that we have most of all our things done up and ready for winter. I do still have to till up my vegetable garden, which I will do as soon as it dries up a touch. Highway 522 has slowed down a lot and things are starting to become quiet around town. Which is nice. My wife and I enjoy the quietness, along with taking in what Nature has to offer. Today, since it’s rainy, I will work on another podcast and do up a story for my columns in the newspapers and magazines I write for. I do have some lumber that I bought that I need to cut to size and store away for my woodworking projects I have lined up for winter. Again, I will get at it when the rain is over. Always something to do, but I enjoy doing these things, and I can do it when I want to do it. No one pushing me. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. GW

All my books are available on my Amazon Author Page.

If you purchase a book, a brief Amazon review really helps new readers discover my work—it means a lot.

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In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

George Walters | [email protected]

Episode 75: Comfrey

Episode 75: Hi folks, this time round I am going to speak about a plant that has been used for years, helping those with different ailments. I will be adding many more regarding different plants and things as the weeks go by. Take care and stay safe.

You can reach George Walters at; [email protected]

All my books are available on my Amazon Author Page.

If you purchase a book, a brief Amazon review really helps new readers discover my work—it means a lot.

Support my writing: Support My Writing

In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

George Walters | [email protected]