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.

Morning Chat Sep 19/2021

Good Morning! It looks like we are going to be having another really nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It was a bit cool getting out of bed with the temperature sitting at 8.9 C | 48.02 F. It will warm up once again as the day moves forward. It should also be noted that the leaves have been changing colours daily, and I would say by the end of next week they will be giving a really nice show. Some say they don’t change until the frost hits them. That is true in part, but in reality they would change and are changing without frost. The trees know when it is time, more so than us humans. We think we know everything there is to know about nature, but really we only know what we see, not what goes on under our feet. There is a whole new world down there. Highway 522 is still busy these days, but it has slowed down some. The insects have all but left us for another year. Actually, they weren’t all that bad this year compared to other years. There wasn’t a day that my wife and I couldn’t sit outside. I hope it is the same for next year. Yesterday I didn’t do much outside, I took it a bit easy and wrote up a couple stories for my Newspaper Columns and Magazines that I have been writing for over twenty-five years now. On another note, I would like to take a minute and thank all those that have called and emailed me letting me know how much they enjoy my Podcasts. I added one new one yesterday and will now continue to do so every Friday morning until next spring. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then head on out to my old woodworking shop. I have a few things that need doing. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: Today my old weather stick is saying that the best times to be out there with your line in the water will be between 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM, and then again 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. It will be a great day for catching a few. I give it a 5-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!

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Episode 73: Post Hole King

Episode 73: Good Morning. Today I am starting my Podcasts for this year with a true story. It’s called; Post Hole King of Canada. It took place many years ago. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, recording it. I should also remind you that I will add one new story every Friday morning until next spring, 2022. Take care and stay safe.

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MORNING Chat, Sep. 18

GOOD Morning. Once again, it looks like we are going to have a nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario. The sun is shinning without hardly any wind at all. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 11.3 C | 52.34 F. It will warm up nicely as the day moves forward. I suspect the sunshine will remain with us for most of the day. And into tomorrow for that matter. Highway 522 was very busy yesterday with folks moving around. Myself, I worked away on a mower that is giving me some problems and so far haven’t figured things out. I ordered a new part online, so we will see how that goes in a week or so when it comes in. Always something. My wife was also busy working on orders for her paintings and signs, along with all the other things she does around and in the house. She is a hardworking woman for sure. But that is how we got to where we are today. Today, I will take things a bit easy. I have been feeling a bit tired for the past two days. I think some front porch sittin’ is in order. With that I am off for some pancakes for breakfast that my lovely wife is making me and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned. Oh, and don’t forget to catch my new podcast that will be live at 9:00 AM this morning. Take care and stay safe. GW

Fishing Times: Today my old weather stick is saying that the best times to be out there fishing will be between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM and then again from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. It should be a pretty good day for catching a few. I give it a 4-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!

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]

Morning Chat, Sep. 17/2021

Good Morning. It’s a really nice looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is showing off and the temperature is actually quite nice, sitting at 15.3 C | 59.54 F. It will warm up a lot as the day moves forward. Highway 522 has gotten busy with a few hunters moving into the area along with a new batch of tourists. This is the time for families without children, or so it seems. It is a nice time of year. Yesterday, my wife and I got our mowing out of the way. Took us a few hours, but it is worth it when all said and done. Now we can do some front porch sittin; and take in what nature all around us has to offer. Today I am going to work on one of my mowers, as once again it is in need of some repairs. I have to say, they sure don’t last as long as they used to. My old ones lasted twenty years or more with just a few minor repairs, these today are shot after two years or less. Most are just junk. At any rate, not much we can do, as that is what our country has become. We are a leader in buying ……. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal with my lovely wife and will then see what I can do about fixing a few things. It would be nice if we had one day without something breaking down, LOL Take care and stay safe, the numbers of infections are rising once again here in Ontario. GW

Fishing Times: Today my old weather stick is saying that the best time to be out there will be between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and then again from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. I give it a 3-Star rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!

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]

Morning Chat, Sep. 16/2021

Good Morning! Starting things off, it is sunny here in Port Loring, Ontario this morning. It is a touch cool, with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at9.3 C | 48.74 F. It will warm up nicely as the day moves forward. I would say we are going to have almost perfect weather for the next 5 or 6 days. So if you’re anything like I am, enjoying the outdoors, this is the time to do it. I still have to clean, our vegetable gardens and dig our potatoes, so I can till it up for the winter. But there is still lots of time for that. Once that is all done up, I will get to planing our garlic for next year. It should be nice this year, as I have my old heavy Rotavator fixed up, ready to go. I don’t use it that often, but when I need it, it does a great job. Yesterday, I finished up bringing in our wood for winter. So that is another thing off my mind. I surprised myself and did it in one and a half days instead of three this year. I sure enjoy seeing it piled nicely in the basement. I have always stated that if you have lots of food, and you are warm, you’re all set for what ever comes your way. That is one thing that I have always done throughout my life. No one ever went hungry or got cold in our family. We might have done without a few other things, but never from hunger or being cold. Today is mowing day for my wife and I and I will get at that this afternoon as I have some things lined up for this morning. Which will work out nicely as the grass is really wet with the dew we had last night. On another note, I will be starting up my PodCasts next week, and will add a new one every Saturday Morning. I eased off through the summer months as my wife and I had a lot of things on the go. Now that things are easing off a bit, I will get back to it. I have had so many Emails wanting to know if and when I will start them up again. So now you know, LOL. Thanks for being so patient. With that I am off once again for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. The number of infections has dropped a bit yesterday, so let’s hope that is the trend for now on. Wouldn’t that be nice. And it will if we all do what we are supposed to be doing, like wearing our mask, keeping our distance and enjoying your home instead of going out to the bars and places like that, LOL. GW

Fishing Times: Today my old weather stick is saying that the best times to be out there will be from 10:00 AM -11:30 AM and then again from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck!

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]