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.

What!!! Anti psychotic Drugs, Darn, What Is This World Coming To.

Just ahead of this article  I have entered one of my stories from my first book, called Style Of A Country School Teacher. Through out the story you will find ways the teachers and parents dealt with young ones back when.  Might say, a drug free approach of dealing with our young ones. Better read it, as I don’t do it very often.

I was asked what my thoughts were on these antipsychotic drugs that these so called Powers That Be say is good for our children.  I say this, administer it to yourself for a  year or so and see what it does to you.   Picture this, some teachers throughout the USA and Canada now, along with a number of other folks telling the world that these meds is  necessary, who are they to do such a thing. No one knows how the brain works, no one, it is an uncharted area which should be allowed to grow drug free all on its own. They say that the children aren’t paying attention in school, that they are disruptive, and it effects other children so they can’t learn.   Again I say this.  Kids are kids and doing exactly what they should be doing.  Sure some might be a bit different than others, but pumping drugs into ones brain sure isn’t the awnser.  Figure this, they are prescribing drugs for  children only four years out of the mothers womb.  Unbelievable. I gotta’ say these drug companies sure have got older  folks brains messed up to be doing this.  It boils all down to this folks, money, money, money.  These drugs that folks take out on the street is a threat they say.  The drugs that doctors prescribe you is fine, some hardley tested at all.  Most of the drugs that doctors prescribe is addicting too, along with hundreds of side effects but that is OK.  Kind of makes you think doesn’t it, well darn it, it should. I figure it this way. I would bet that if 95% of all the prescription drugs, vaccines you name it was never brought to being we would have been a lot better off.  I really believe that  our bodies if had been left alone would have built up immunities to most all diseases as they were doing before these drugs were made.  Folks, if we intelligent humans don’t start to speak out, we will soon be a walking drug company. It has to stop, and soon, so get over your fear and start doing something about it. Sure you will run into a lot of folks that doesn’t agree, but hey, you are entitled to say your peace and you are also able to stop what drugs you are taking, or putting into your children’s bodies, at least for now.  I say this in ending.  If nothing else, take a look at  what is happening, do the research and don’t let these Powers That Be and big companies, fool ya into their way of thinking.  We need doctors, teachers, lawyers, the media and thousands of others to stand up for what is right.  They know what is happening, they surely do, some even took an oath to help folks, just that they have had their words throttled, so they can’t speak up. But it is changing,  more doctors and folks in Power are slowly stepping up to the plate and doing what is right.  Some talk about wars and how bad they are.   Sheesh!!…. I say we are in one right now and problem is, most folks don’t even realize it or don’t want to recognize it. Most drugs doesn’t make you better they makes you need more drugs.  My Opinion Only as usual.

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It’s That Time Of Year

Well it’s that time of year and wife and I are steadily putting tomatoes into jars. Nothing better when them north winds start to blow.  Figured I would let you in on how we do it here at  our home in Port Loring.

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Sunflower Enjoying The Day

Here is a picture of one sunflower plant we had growing by our pole beans this year.  Had over twenty flowers on it.  Kind of out did itself I would say, but it sure was something to look at through out the summer.  Lady here in town gave me some seeds in the spring and just had to put one or two in the ground. Thank her for that. Had more growing but they over powered the beans so had to take a few out.  Thought I would share.  Click On Picture To Enlarge.

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Nice Lookin' Sunflower Showing Off

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Red Phlox Here At Our Home In Port Loring Ontario

Here is a picture of some Phlox that grows by our front deck.  Old Grindstone from our farm sets in behind them.  Just couldn’t let it go when we sold the farms years ago. Click On Picture To Enlarge.

Red Phlox Kind Of Rare In Color
Red Phlox Kind Of Rare In Color

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Book Signing & Story Tellin’ In Magnetawan Along With The Craigs Country & Western Band

Hi Folks, well Saturday at the Fall Fair in Magnetawan went well and got to say we sure had a good time.  The picture below is of The Craigs, Country Western Band. Gotta’ say they sure put on a good show for the folks that came.   They also brought back a lot of fine memories for me with their songs, as years ago where I was raised, we used to have different groups drop by for a barn dance on Saturday nights.  Met some pretty famous folks from them events.  Like Kitty Wells, Hank Snow, Hank Locklin, well just to many to name.  Makes me sad to think they are all but gone now. But artists like the Craigs will never let them leave us, as they keep bringing their music into the hearts of folks today.  I guess that is why I like writing so much, as I might not have a voice to carry the message through songs, but I do pretty well with story tellin’ and a pen.  The book signing and story tellin’ went well too. Gives me great pleasure to get up there and watch the faces of folks as I read some stories of days from the past.  I would also like to thank the band for introducing me when it came time for me to do my part, along with letting me use their microphone. Great Bunch Of Fellows.  So……….guess that is it for now. Just wanted to take a minute and let you in on how it went and to say:  “Thanks For Droppin’ By!  Meant A Lot To My Wife And I.”  Click On Pictures To Enlarge

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The Craigs Doing What They Do Best

My Wife And I Doing What We Do Best
My Wife And I Doing What We Do Best

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