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 March 16/2021

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, And a touch cool with the temperature sitting at -7.8 C | 17.96 F. But not to worry, it will warm up as the day progresses, and if we are real lucky we will have a bit of sunshine off and on for most of the day. The long range for temperatures is looking good. Every day for the next couple of weeks, will be well above the freezing point, with a few days edging up to near 60F/15C. Which in turn will get rid of what snow we do have now. I am looking forward to it. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning. Yesterday I worked away here on my computer, finishing up a new podcast, and a story for my columns in Newspapers. Today I will do the same. I might try out a new battery charger I bought, that arrived yesterday, just to make sure it is working properly, and everything I want. If not back she goes. LOL With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal, and will then see what the day has to offer, other than what I am planning. You just never know. Take care and stay safe. There is a light at the end of the tunnel so to speak, relating to this virus that is among us. But … just because there is a light beginning to show itself, doesn’t mean we should let down our defences. Have a great day. GW

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Morning Chat March 15/2021

Good Morning! Another cold morning here in Port Loring Ontario. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -13.4 C | 7.88 F. It is sunny though which is nice. Today will remain cool all day, but tomorrow things will change for the better. With temperatures reaching up into the 40s F. Or 5 C for those that use the metric system. Not me … I still like the old way of doing things. The metric to me was brought about, by those that wanted to fool the public into believing things that aren’t true. You believe what ever you want. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning and will stay that way all day. Which will make travelling good for those that are in need of a few things. Yesterday I worked here on my computer and today will do much the same. On another note, we are still burning wood in the house here with it being so cold. Tomorrow we will switch back over to oil for a bit once it warms up. I only burn wood when it gets down to about the freezing mark. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal which keeps the blood pressure in check LOL, and will then see what the day has in store. Take care and stay safe. This virus is getting worse, not better in a lot of areas. This new variant is a real aggressive sort, and can infect you with in seconds.

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 March 14/2021

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -4.3 C | 24.26 F. We should see a wee bit of sunshine off and on throughout the day. It will remain cold till Tuesday and then things will start to warm back up above the freezing mark. Which will get rid of some more snow. We lost over half of it, but there is still lots to go. In the bushes though, it is all but gone. With the trees moving their sap up to the branches it causes a warming trend, which in turn starts the snow to melt. Mother nature is amazing. It is also very windy this morning with a north wind which makes it feel a lot colder than it really is. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, so travelling will be good. But it is best to stay home unless you have to go out with this virus among us. And lately I see a lot of folks from out of town roaming around. Not a good thing. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then get to work on a podcast I have on the go. Take care and stay safe.

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 March 13/2021

Good Morning!. It’s another sunny day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun sure makes it feel nice when outside. The air is cool though, and we did have a wee bit of ice on the creek that runs behind my house. The temperature was sitting at -13.6 C | 7.52 F which will rise as the day progresses. We should see the sun off and on throughout most of the day. I hope so, as I have some outside work to get done. Will tell you about that when all said and done. The outside work is kind of a treat for my wife and I. Actually waited 17 years for it. LOL Anyways will let you in on it later. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning which will make travelling good. The snow is about half gone. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal with my lovely wife and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. And don’t forget that the clocks (in most of Canada) will go forward an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday Not that I am going to get up at that time to change them LOL I will wait till when I usually get up to do that. LOL. 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 64: Learning Versus Knowledge

Episode 64: Here it is Friday once again. Man I don’t know about you, but to me time is sure flying by these days. Today I have another Podcast lined up for you, that is a bit different, but not so different that you can’t identify. Give it a listen when you find a few minutes. Take care and stay safe. GW

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]