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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.
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Warming Up Here This Evening

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Well things warmed up a wee bit today and into tonight.  Went to town today and picked up a few sales.  Now just enjoying family and relaxing.  Talk Soon.

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Temperature: 28.4 F Hi 32.2 F 26/12 17:01    73.2 F Hi 74.7 F 26/12 21:47  
                    Lo 28.4 F 26/12 23:29           Lo 66.9 F 26/12 17:01  
   Humidity:   84 % Hi   85 % 26/12 18:57      32 % Hi   33 % 26/12 17:01  
                    Lo   79 % 26/12 17:01           Lo   31 % 26/12 21:57  
  Dew Point:   32 F Hi   32 F 26/12 17:01      41 F Hi   43 F 26/12 21:44  
                    Lo   32 F 26/12 17:01           Lo   36 F 26/12 17:01  
Wind Gust:144SE @  0.0 mph    Wind Gust Hi:143SE @  8.7 mph   26/12 17:04  
      Avg:144SE @  3.6 mph      Wind Chill:  28 F   Lo:  18 F 26/12 23:03  
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/h  Yesterday: 0.00 in Total:33.43 in since  1/ 1  0:00  
Barometer: Falling at 29.15 in  30.03 in  sea; 12-24hr forecast: Cloudy

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Christmas Has Arrived Here In Port Loring

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Well had a great day here but then again any day is good living up here in the north.  Spent most the day with family. I did though sneak off for a bit to my shop as I got a used planner for my Christmas Present this year. My boys bought it for me along with my oldest boys Fiancee. So sure made my day.  Its an older machine but heavy cast iron one as I didn’t want one of those new light CTC ones.  This one is taking a bit of work to get working properly but almost there now.  Just need a couple new belts and should be up and running. Well it’s running now but this is just preventative maintenance.  I did run a few boards through it today and got to say it sure worked like a charm. I also had to shorten the one chain that drives the in-feed rollers,  not a big deal but the way it was it wouldn’t even pull the wood through.  Probably that is why the fellow sold it. Thing is,  if a fellow or gal puts their minds to these things they can end up with some real nice equipment for a minimal cost.   Now finishing off the day chatting to my lovely wife and my youngest boy Karl. My oldest had to leave for home as they had to go to work. But I had a good time with them while they were here. So better go, talk soon and again Merry Christmas.

 

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Merry Christmas Folks

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Well Christmas is almost here.  We had the boys up for a visit, the oldest has left for home and the youngest is staying for a week.  Had a real good time while they were here just not long enough.  Yesterday we had heavy rain but the good part it got rid of some ice dams on my roof. One more day like that would have cleaned it right up. Oh well that’s the way it goes.  This morning though woke up to about five more inches of snow so that guaranteed a white Christmas.  My speed for the weather station is froze up so won’t be able to upload the wind speed till it thaws out a bit.  The directional works though after a bit of work.  Talk Soon

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Port Loring Weather Station

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Looks like a wee bit of sunshine here for today and warming up tomorrow and on Sunday.  Kind of hoping for that so the ice dams on my roof will melt.  Guess I got to do something about them next year. Talk Soon.

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Temperature: 28.8 F Hi 49.6 F 21/12 12:13    68.0 F Hi 72.1 F 21/12  7:49  
                    Lo 12.2 F 20/12 19:41           Lo 65.1 F 21/12  6:26  
   Humidity:   69 % Hi   83 % 21/12  5:12      32 % Hi   33 % 20/12 14:53  
                    Lo   57 % 20/12 13:44           Lo   31 % 20/12 13:20  
  Dew Point:   32 F Hi   32 F 20/12 13:19      37 F Hi   41 F 20/12 16:43  
                    Lo   32 F 20/12 13:19           Lo   34 F 20/12 13:20  
Wind Gust:170 S @  3.6 mph    Wind Gust Hi:139SE @ 11.0 mph   21/12 10:54  
      Avg:170 S @  3.1 mph      Wind Chill:  28 F   Lo:   5 F 21/12  2:38  
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/h  Yesterday: 0.00 in Total:32.87 in since  1/ 1  0:00  
Barometer: Steady at 29.38 in  30.26 in  sea; 12-24hr forecast: Sunny

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Sunshine Later Today And Into Tomorrow

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Looks like some sunshine is heading our way for later on today and tomorrow. Hoping so as my boys will be on the HWY tomorrow afternoon or evening. Although there is a freezing rain and fog statement out there for Friday night.  Well not much one can do just have to keep the fingers crossed for the bad stuff to hold off till they are in view.  Talk Soon

WX200 ff:            localhost:9753  20/12  8:59:40  
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Temperature: 12.2 F Hi 48.7 F 19/12 14:37    65.1 F Hi 73.2 F 19/12 14:37  
                    Lo  9.1 F 20/12  7:03           Lo 63.1 F 20/12  3:04  
   Humidity:   80 % Hi   82 % 20/12  1:46      30 % Hi   33 % 19/12 17:00  
                    Lo   73 % 19/12 15:27           Lo   30 % 20/12  5:45  
  Dew Point:   32 F Hi   32 F 19/12 14:37      32 F Hi   41 F 19/12 14:37  
                    Lo   32 F 19/12 14:37           Lo   32 F 20/12  2:49  
Wind Gust:357 N @  0.0 mph    Wind Gust Hi:041NE @  8.1 mph   19/12 14:49  
      Avg:357 N @  0.0 mph      Wind Chill:  12 F   Lo:   7 F 19/12 22:31  
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/h  Yesterday: 0.00 in Total:32.87 in since  1/ 1  0:00  
Barometer: Steady at 29.35 in  30.23 in  sea; 12-24hr forecast: Sunny

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]