Good Morning! It’s a bit cloudy here in Port Loring, Ontario this morning, We should see some sunshine off and on for most of the day. If you have some outside work to do, today is the day as tomorrow some rain is entering into the picture which, actually, could last for a few days. The black flies are gone now for the year in most places. The mosquitoes are still annoying in the shady areas. And the horse and deer flies are enjoying themselves. Highway 522 is busy with a lot of campers moving into our area. I suspect it will get a lot busier now that we are closing in on July. For my wife and we have been exceptionally busy these days taking down a bunch of old dead pines. We have them pretty well all cleaned up now, but it was a lot of hard work on our part getting it done. We both are feeling it. We have two more smaller ones to take down, and then our property should be in good shape. So we will get that done up this morning after I sharpen my chain saw. Once that is done we will be taking it easy for a day or so as rain is in the forecast, which is probably a good thing as it will force us to take a break LOL. As of now, we have taken down 10 Huge Jack Pines. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of cereal with my lovely wife and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We will also see some rain today, and temperatures will cool down overnight and into tomorrow. But after that, things should get back to normal. I was going to do some outside work today, but the way things are looking weather wise, I guess there will be a change in plans. So knowing that, I guess I will clean up my woodworking shop once again. With all the work, my lovely wife and I have been doing, my old shop has been a mess. But not complaining, as it is nice to have the tools and ability to do these things ourselves. Highway 522 is still quite busy these days, and I suspect things will remain that way for the next two months or so. Especially now that the numbers are dropping with infections from this virus. I am hoping it will remain low, but once we open up … that will be the real test. I am thinking there is still a lot of folks not vaccinated, which in turn will drive up the numbers. But we will see. On another note, the black flies are all but gone, but the mosquitoes, horse flies and deer flies are still with us, and will remain with us for the rest of the summer. Joys of living in the north. But it’s not so bad. As our Powers That Be … keep on saying, the benefits out way the risks, LOL. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal, and will then see what the day has in store. You just never know. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning, and Happy Father’s Day to all those Fathers out there. It’s a great looking day weather wise here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning with just a few clouds floating by in the sky. Along with that, the temperature is actually quite nice, sitting at 16.3 C | 61.34 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward. Tomorrow though is another story, as rain and colder weather is going to enter into the picture. And on Tuesday it will be a touch cold, comparing it to the weather we have been having. After Tuesday, though, things are looking pretty darn good weather wise. Not to hot, not to cold. Highway 522 is busy these days with campers, trucks, you name it moving into our area for the summer. I can’t say I blame them, especially those living in the cities. But in saying that, I hope they are taking the necessary precautions in preventing this virus from spreading. The vaccine helps, but it isn’t the all round cure, as even with two doses a person could get really sick. But it’s the best defence we have at the moment in staying alive or from getting deathly sick. On another note, our vegetable gardens are growing leaps and bounds these days. I even got some blossoms on my tomatoes. In a month or so we should be having a few for our table. I can’t wait. I did get my hoe out yesterday and cleaned some weeds up. My lovely wife and I have been really busy these days. We almost finished up our shower house. The wife still has a few things she wants to do inside, making it look extra nice. She is a great designer and over the years has designed a lot of homes, inside and out. Talking about my little woman, she has been really busy too with orders coming in from all over for her signs and paintings. Signs and paintings of all kinds. If someone has an idea, she brings it to life. She is an amazing artist to say the least. We also have been taking down a lot of old dead pines on our property, which opened things up, and I have to say it is looking pretty darn nice around here. With the lawn mowed and gardens worked up and cared for, it is almost as if we live in a well cared for park. It’s a pleasure to sit outside and take it all in. Today I am going to take it a bit easy and rest a bit. With all the work we have been doing, my old body is feeling a bit tired, and later on I will enjoy a nice turkey dinner that my lovely wife is going to make for me for Father’s Day. Can’t beat that. So … with that bit of info under your hat, if you wear a hat that is, I am off for my morning bowl of cereal. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We also can expect some rain this morning. But later on in the day things start to clear and tomorrow we will be back to sunshine. We are having some thunder and lightning at the moment. We do need it, as things are pretty dry, even after the rain we had a few days ago. The good part is I won’t have to water my vegetable gardens today. Talking about the vegetable garden, things are sure growing these days. My potatoes and tomatoes along with lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers, squash and others, are sure showing off. I can’t wait till we see some tomatoes, as there is nothing like fresh homegrown tomato sandwiches. The tomatoes in the stores these days have no taste what’s so ever. My lettuce though is about ready to pick, so once the rain eases off, I will pick a nice salad for supper. My wife is going to make me a turkey supper with all the trimmings for Father’s Day. I have to admit, I sure enjoy turkey. I also enjoy her homemade dressing, it’s the best. I haven’t tasted any as good as hers in over 70 some years. She has a special recipe that makes my mouth water when cooking. The black flies are all but gone these days. The mosquitoes aren’t all that bad, neither. The deer flies are there but not so bad neither, which is nice as my wife and I have been major busy as we had 4 monster pine trees that had to be taken down. We did take one down by the house here a few weeks ago, but there were others too. I figured while I am feeling good, I should get at it. But it was a lot of work let me tell you, and after yesterday my wife and I are not moving too fast this morning. So a rest is in order for a couple of days, and then we will get into splitting all the logs pieces. Some are so large the both of us can hardly roll them. I suspect after we split them, we should have around five cords. I don’t burn them in our house furnace, but I do burn them in my shop stove, and all the smaller pieces are going to be good for camp fires for our guests and family members when they come to visit. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. We are having a real down pour at the moment and it’s so dark we have the lights on. The lighting is sure showing off too. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s a rainy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It rained pretty well all night, with some thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure. The temperature waking up was sitting at 14.4 C | 57.92 F, and it won’t warm up much more than that for the remainder of the day. But after that heat we have had, I don’t mind a bit. And … we sure needed the rain, let me tell you, as things have been really dry. Looking out at my vegetable garden, it looks like things have grown immensely overnight. You know … you can water all you want, but nothing gets things to growing as mother nature does. I suspect the rain will remain with us for most of the day. For those that are interested, the blackflies have eased off somewhat, but the mosquitoes, horseflies and deer flies are keeping us humans entertained a lot these days. No matter where we go, my wife and I see arms a flying swatting the pesky parasites. I have to say, they are making it, so folks get their exercise. LOL On another note we took a trip to town yesterday to pick up some groceries. We still order online and pick it up without having to go inside any stores. Which I think we will continue on doing for the next year or so. Even though we both have our vaccines, we aren’t going to take any chances that aren’t necessary. Looking around, the stores were lined up with people waiting to get inside to shop. Kind of makes me shake my head in wonder. Such is life. Moving along here this morning, we have been really busy working on a new shower house for our cottage that we built last year. Things are coming along, and it will be soon ready for friends and family. It has been a really busy two years in the making, but we are slowly getting things all set up. It will be a really nice asset to what we do have now in the coming days. I am also thinking of clearing a small area in our bush by our house and making it into a one vehicle campground which I think would be really nice for our family and friends that wants to stay a few weeks, month or summer. Again we will see how that goes. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal, will then see what the day has in store. I do have a lot of inside work that needs doing in the new shower house. So … I will probably do that in a bit. Take care and stay safe. GW