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.

Merry Christmas Folks

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

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.

WX200 ff:            localhost:9753  21/12 12:14:39  
  1.3             Display:    Clock/0/0          Power: AC  Battery: ok 
             ---------- Outdoor -----------  ----------- Indoor -----------
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

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  
  1.3             Display:    Clock/0/0          Power: AC  Battery: ok 
             ---------- Outdoor -----------  ----------- Indoor -----------
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

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Weather Station In Port Loring

Hi Folks well my station was down for two days, not sure why but my son got it up and running.  So here is down town Port Lorings Weather situation. Talk Soon.

WX200 ff:            localhost:9753  19/12 13:14:39  
  1.3             Display:    Clock/0/0          Power: AC  Battery: ok 
             ---------- Outdoor -----------  ----------- Indoor -----------
Temperature: 32.9 F Hi 32.9 F 19/12 13:02    72.1 F Hi 75.4 F 18/12 21:53  
                    Lo 24.1 F 18/12 22:59           Lo 65.1 F 19/12  5:33  
   Humidity:   79 % Hi   87 % 19/12  8:13      32 % Hi   33 % 19/12  2:11  
                    Lo   78 % 19/12 11:09           Lo   31 % 18/12 21:21  
  Dew Point:   32 F Hi   32 F 18/12 19:07      41 F Hi   43 F 18/12 21:31  
                    Lo   32 F 18/12 19:07           Lo   34 F 19/12  5:33  
Wind Gust:100 E @  0.0 mph    Wind Gust Hi:146SE @ 11.0 mph   19/12  4:36  
      Avg:100 E @  0.0 mph      Wind Chill:  34 F   Lo:  12 F 18/12 21:08  
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/h  Yesterday: 0.00 in Total:32.87 in since  1/ 1  0:00  
Barometer: Steady at 29.00 in  29.88 in  sea; 12-24hr forecast: Rain

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North Bay Nugget Column Update

Just a heads up on what’s to come this Saturday in my Column. It is a story that I am sure you will all enjoy about Finding the true meaning of Christmas.  This Saturday so pick up a copy and enjoy.  Talk Soon

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]