It’s a cloudy day for us here in Port Loring. But at least the rain is finished for now. I think. We should be seeing lots of sunshine after today for the next week. That is … if Hurricane Ian doesn’t causes any grief. Not that we would get the storm that Sarasota Florida is going to get, but we could get some more rain. So we will see, I am hoping for sunshine. Highway 522 is slow this morning but it will pick up as the day progresses. Not as busy as it has been but there are still a lot of campers moving into our area. A lot of hunters and fishermen.

On another note my lovely wife and I went to town yesterday to pick up a few things. Along our way we noticed how the leaves were changing colors and I suspect in another week we will be in the middle of it. It is nice right now. If we have more rain it will make short work of them. Lets hope the sun holds it course, which will make it real nice for folks to get out and take in the beauty they are giving off.

In North Bay it was quite busy. I don’t think anyone works anymore as the parking lots were full, and the streets were bumper to bumper. Sign of what is going on these days. While there we picked up our groceries, bought some lunch and ate it in the car while people watching. Interesting to say the least. Something different to do for a change. We still wear our mask when going into stores as we don’t want to catch the virus ,or any other thing that is going around. We are in the minority now. But that is okay they can do what they want to do, and we will do what we want to do.

After picking up what we needed we headed on back home enjoying the scenery as we drove along. It was a full day but a good day. Today we will take it easy. Or at least I will. I have to still finish up my Thanksgiving Podcast. My wife is going to be making some things for Thanksgiving dinner, which is closing in on us fast. Boy time has flown by this year.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast and will then get to work.

In Closing, Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

We sure have had our share of rain lately. But it is necessary, as the plants and trees were in dire need of a good drink before their long winters nap. Highway 522 is picking up a bit these days with lots of campers moving around. The temperatures haven’t been all that bad so far, but we have had to turn on our oil furnace for the past week. We don’t need it on long, just in the mornings, long enough to warm up our old bones, along with taking out the dampness in the house. Feels good too. We haven’t had to burn any wood yet, which is a good thing, as we like to keep it for January and February when it gets real cold. Occasionally we burn a bit in December. Another reason is, it gets to hot in here if the temperatures are not that cold outside. It wasn’t always that way, but now that we insulated all the walls and under the eves upstairs, things are much warmer. It was a good investment that we made a few years ago. It took my wife and I all of one summer to do everything. Saved a lot of money doing it ourselves. We are also happy we did it when we did. As we wouldn’t be able to do it now, with the price of everything. There is some crazy prices out there today and there is no reason it should be this high. They think they have us by the short hair, but they are wrong, as people now are not buying things as they once were. Eventually they will have to drop their prices … or go out of business. Once that happens, you will hear more … crying the blues wanting more of the working mans money … saying they need it to stay afloat. It’s a crazy world we live in right now. But … we the people still have the upper hand, all we have to do is put our money away until things comes down in price. That’s what we are doing and will continue to do, till the country comes to it’s senses. Of course that might take awhile knowing the mentality of a lot of folks these days.

On another note with the rain and all, my lovely wife and I have been working on some projects here in the house where it is warm and dry. Today by the looks of things we will do the same.

It’s good to vent, now and then ... releases the pressure. Ha ha. Good to laugh too.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

Yep another rainy day here in Port Loring. We also had a lot of heavy rain through the night. I don’t really mind though, as I enjoy listening to it on the roof. The temperatures are holding these days with it sitting at 11.1 C | 51.98 F getting out of bed. The good news is the rain should give away to lots of sunshine starting Thursday. But that all depends on which way Hurricane Ian heads. At the moment it looks like it has Florida in its sights. I hope they make out okay, as life has been hard enough the past two years without having to deal with Nature. But then again that is what life is all about. What will be will be, so best make the most out of every day. I found that to be true over the years. Highway 522 was quiet yesterday, but I suspect it will pick up later on today and get real busy nearing the end of the week. Its been that way since we moved here 20 years ago.

Yesterday I took it a bit easy working on my 101 Podcast. Which is all about how we celebrated Thanksgiving years ago. Today being a wet day I will finish it. The wife however worked all day doing the wash and making meals. She is a hard working woman for sure. A pretty one too! She is trying as I am to get things done up … so she has time to do her paintings this winter. Which is something she enjoys.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what mischief I can get into. Stay safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well!

It’s a cloudy rainy morning here in Port Loring. It isn’t as cool as it was, with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at 10.3 C | 50.54 F. Yesterday turned out to be a really nice day with lots of sunshine thrown in for good measure. Highway 522 has been quite busy. Today with the rain and being Sunday … I suspect things will slow down.

On another note my wife and I have been real busy for the past week getting things done up for winter along, with all the things I didn’t get done with being laid up all summer. It’s amazing what can be done when two old Clydesdale’s pull together. Same goes with my wife and I. I wrote a story about that awhile ago for one of my columns.

Being that we worked so hard the past few days we are going to take the day off today. At least for most parts, as my lovely wife is doing a wash. Women’s work is never done they say, and I agree with that. Men would be hard pressed if we didn’t have them.

I might make a loaf of home made bread this morning. I did have a great recipe that I was given to me by the folks that used to have the General Store here in town, but somehow I lost it. It was a real good one too, that could be made in a bread maker. Since I lost it the bread isn’t the same.

With that I am off for a bite to eat and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned. You never know. Stay safe. GW

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It’s another cool morning here in Port Loring. The temperature waking up was sitting at 3.1 C | 37.58 F. It will warm up later on. The sun is shinning though, which should make it a real nice day. Highway 522 was quite busy yesterday. I did notice a lot of campers going up and down the highway. So there are a few still wanting to enjoy the north. Can’t say I blame then either as it is a pretty time of year with all the leaves on the trees changing colors.

On another note my wife and I did manage to get our vegetable garden cleaned out and ready to rototiller up yesterday. We also got the the grass cut and the weed-eating done. Sure looks nice around our home now. Every window you look out of, looks like a park. Actually better than a park.

Today I will see if I can get my old tiller running and if so will do up the garden. I enjoy looking at the soil when all worked up. I guess it brings me back to my days on the farm. I do miss them days.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me and will then see what I can get done. Have a great day.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

Starting things off, our temperature sure dropped through the night. Waking up it was sitting at 1.3 C | 34.34 F. We also had our second frost. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward. The good news is we will see some sunshine today. Sunshine always makes the day just that much better. The gloomy days seem to make human minds wonder a bit. Highway 522 is picking up a bit traffic wise, with a few tourists not wanting to believe that winter is heading our way. I can’t say I blame them either. I know I’m not ready. I am however getting some of our outside work caught up which makes me smile. Today I will clean up the weeds in our vegetable gardens, and mow some grass that needs to be cut. For the past few days my wife and I have been working on our lean-to that we keep our wood in. It was leaning a bit too much, so we tied a rope and a winch to a tree and pulled it straight. Took some doing. Once we had that looked after we got busy and braced it a lot better than it was. Should be good now for another few years. I hope. The way I was health wise I didn’t think I would get it done. But a little at a time works.

My wife picked the last of our tomatoes, peppers, squash and cucumbers late in the day yesterday. As they were calling for a heavy frost. We didn’t want to loose them as it will be awhile before we get any more good tasting produce. Although my wife did put a lot of tomatoes in the freezer this year. Which will sure be tasty later on this winter. The ones in the stores have no taste what’s so ever. If you didn’t see the tomato before you ate it, you wouldn’t even know they were tomatoes. Like a lot of other veggies too these days. People today go by looks not taste or smells. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me and will then see if that grass is dry enough to cut. Stay Safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

It’s another cloudy wet morning here in Port Loring, We are having some light rain at the moment. In saying that the rain should ease off in a bit and if lucky we could see some sunshine. I hope so as I do have some things that need to be attended too outside. I have been doing a few things lately but have to take things easy. Least that is what my lovely wife keeps tellin’ me. Ha ha. Highway 522 is a wee busy these days, with a few people moving around. I see the price of gas has gone down a wee bit, which will let folks travel a bit more. But the cost of things doesn’t help that’s for sure. Groceries are taking the biggest toll on people these days.

The temperature waking up was a bit cool with it sitting at 8.4 C | 47.12 F.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Stay safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

Its another cloudy morning here in Port Loring. But in saying that, we should see some sunshine later on. However … tomorrow things will start to cool down a lot. Sign of what’s to come. Highway 522 is quiet which is a norm for this time of year. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 15.9 C | 60.62 F.

On another note my wife and I had to go to Sundridge yesterday for an appointment. The trip there and back was pretty good. We noticed that the leaves on the trees were changing a lot, and I suspect we will be in the middle of our fall leaves in another week or so. Especially if things cools down. While there we picked up a few groceries, had our lunch in our car at a small park. You could call it going on a picnic. We usually buy some nice meat at a deli along with some old cheddar cheese, and a few kaiser buns. The wife then puts things together and we enjoy our surroundings with lots of chatting thrown in for good measure. We enjoy doing things like that, more so than going into a restaurant. A lot cheaper too.

After an hour or so we headed on home enjoying a cup of fresh perked coffee that my lovely wife made before we left. Great day for sure. But then again any day we are together is a great day.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see if I can get a few things done outside before the cold weather enters into the picture. Stay safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

It’s another cloudy morning here in Port Loring. However we should see a bit of sunshine as the day moves forward. The temperatures aren’t all that bad with it sitting at 13.8 C | 56.84 F. It will warm up a bit later on. The good thing is we didn’t need to turn on our oil furnace. I do think though that the oil prices have dropped a wee bit. Which is a good thing, with winter edging into the picture. Highway 522 is still quiet these days. Hunters will be moving in shortly. One class of people moves out … another moves in. This kind of country is always changing. Something like our leaves are doing now.

Yesterday being that it rained off and on for most of the day, I worked on a Thanksgiving Podcast. It will be live in a few days. It will be my 101th episode. I am hoping for the winter I will be able to another every week or so. We will see how that turns out.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then see what the day has in store. Stay safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well

It’s a cloudy noisy morning here in Port Loring. Overnight we had lots of heavy rain, along with major thunder and lightning. It woke me up a few times. And we just had another whopper of a storm go through a few minutes ago. But … we were in dire need of rain that’s for sure, as the trees and plants need it with their preparation for winter. Not that I am looking forward to that. Highway 522 is still very quiet these days. I am thinking that a lot of people are hurting financial. And I suspect it will get a lot worse in the months ahead. The reason being … we here in Canada are so overly taxed. When the people are being taxed more than they are making, not so good things begin to happen. Along with that though … I also believe that a lot of folks are, and have been living beyond their means. Feeding their wants instead of their needs. A lot have been led down a path making them believe that what ever the Powers That Be says … is right, when it is not. It;s kind of like what us old farmers did to our horses years ago. We put blinders on the side of their eyes so they couldn’t see what was going on around them.

On another note my wife and I had a nice weekend with our son coming for a visit. He stayed for the weekend heading back late in the day yesterday. While here he fixed all our technical things that needed fixing, along with us catching up on a lot of other things. It’s great to be able to get together again.

Today being that it is raining I will work away here on my computer, that is if the power stays on. It has been going off and on now for the past half hour or so. Since our Powers that be sold the largest part of Hydro One there has been more power outages than ever before. You know, I am beginning to think we all might be better fending for ourselves than have them run our country.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me and will then see what the day has in store. Stay safe, there is a lot of sickness out there these days since the masks were removed. Makes the Pharmaceutical companies happy.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well.

It’s a very cloudy morning here in Port Loring. We didn’t have any rain overnight, but it is calling for some later on. We will have to see how that plays out. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 13.8 C | 56.84 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is very slow traffic wise this morning. The leaves on the trees are showing more color every day now, with them getting ready for their long rest. The Humming birds has left us for another year, as a lot of our Canadian Geese. The Robins has been visiting us daily cleaning up the remaining berries on the Choke Cherry tress. It won’t be long before they head south too.

My wife and I have been slowly but steadily getting all the things around our house here ready for winter. Still lots to do but a little at a time gets things done. We still have to close up our cottage along with our store. Once that is finished I will see how I am health wise, and if able I will then rototiller up our vegetable garden. Once that is done I will put in a row or two of garlic and we will be all set. I am not looking forward to winter this year.

It would be nice if we were able to head on down to Florida for the winter, but with the exchange rate on the dollar being so high I don’t suspect we will be able to go. We also have been looking for a place to stay down there but so far we haven’t found any. A feller hates to hand out money these days not knowing the people he is giving it too. You never know though, something might come along.

With that I am off for some home made waffles, that my lovely wife is making for me, and we will then see what the day has in store.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

It’s a damp morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We did have a wee bit of rain through the night. At the moment it is just cloudy. We could see some showers off and on throughout the day. Temperature wise we had to turn on our oil furnace here in the house this morning, to take out the dampness and warm things up a bit. Getting out of bed it was sitting at 10.3 C | 50.54 F. It’s not as cool as it was yesterday. It looks like the rain will stay with us for the next three days or so.

Highway 522 was a touch busy yesterday with a lot of old campers moving into our area. It’s a different class of people that starts to move into our area this time of year. Yesterday I did manage to finish up installing the new door at the back of our house which leads into our store. I have to admit it looks pretty nice. The one that was on there seen its better days. Today I will clean up my woodworking shop as it is a mess. If there is one thing I can do is make a mess. The trouble is most of my projects take numerous tools. Not complaining mind ya as without them I wouldn’t be able to fix, build or make anything. Of course the knowledge on how to use them tools comes in handy too.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me and will then see what they day has in store … and what my body will allow me to do.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

We are in the midst of some sunshine this morning here in Port Loring. It is cool though with the temperature getting down to 7.1 C | 44.78 F. We also had our first frost through the night. It wasn’t bad but it is a sign of what’s to come. Figuring we might get a frost I did cover up my pumpkins. We also have some red and yellow peppers to be picked along, with a few tomatoes, and some cucumbers. I will do that today. Lots to do this time of year getting things done up for winter. We did manage to get our firewood in with the help of my son Craig. He came up for a few days a month ago and helped my wife put it in the basement. So we shouldn’t be cold this winter. I wasn’t able to do it at the time. Highway 522 is slow these days, most of our tourists has left for the year heading back to the big cities. But as soon as the cold disappears in the spring they will be back.

Yesterday I worked a wee bit installing our new back door. The door I had was a bit large for the opening so had to do some working to get it to fit. Today I will finish things up. I hope. We will see how my body is feeling. While I do that my lovely wife will do some mowing around the house. With that I am off for my breakfast and will then see what I can do.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well.

Good Morning!

It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring. We did have some much needed rain yesterday. Enough to fill our rain barrel. Not that I am going to be needing it anymore this year. Yesterday my wife and I went to town for supplies. Most of the trip we had sunshine which made it a nice drive there and back. The leaves are sure starting to change colors now. In two more weeks they will be really showing off. It sure is amazing what Mother Nature is capable of doing. She has many talents some good some not so good. I also noticed that they are spraying a lot of weed killers along the sides of highway 522. Which I don’t agree with it. Thousands of gallons of week killers which eventually goes right into our lakes, streams and wells. There is no reason for it neither. What they have to understand … as many humans … that weeds are good … not bad.

On another note today I will see about finishing up installing a new door at the back of our home. I can only do a bit at a time with my lovely wife’s help. The hard part is finished now though … I just have to pretty it up some. I missed being able to do these things all summer. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal, and will then see what the day has in store … other than what I have planned. Stay safe. GW

Good Morning!

It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring and rain is in the forecast for today. Actually we could see some thunder storms thrown in for good measure over the next couple days. The temperatures will also start to cool down some as the week progresses. Waking up it was sitting at 14.9 C | 58.82 F. Highway 522 was very quiet over the weekend. I suspect it will pick up a wee bit today. There are still a lot of folks enjoying the parks that are around us. One would be Grundy Park. Nice park too.

On another note I have been able to move around more these days which is sure nice. Still not up to par yet in that department. I did have a set back with another issue where I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. I got back home yesterday. It’s been one heck of a summer let me tell you … at least health wise. But I keep trudging along making the best of each day. Hard to keep an old feller down. Ha ha.

Today I am going to do some work in my woodworking shop cleaning it a bit. I will see how that goes.

With that I am off for some breakfast that my lovely wife is making for me. I am sure lucky to have a woman that looks after me.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well!

Good Morning!

There isn’t that much taking place here in Port Loring these days. Most of our tourists have left us for another year and some that lives here are preparing to head south for winter. For us I suspect we will be staying at home with the way things are going health wise. Highway 522 is fairly busy but most of the traffic is locals and lots of trucks working on projects that are taking place in our area. New homes being built and roads being put in. The temperature waking up was sitting at 16.4 C | 61.52 F. It will warm up a lot as they day moves forward. Enjoy it while you can.

On another note my wife and I did manage to get our boat put away for winter yesterday which makes us happy as it is another project out of the way. We now are going to start in on cleaning up our veggie garden getting it ready for winter. I am not sure if I will get it rototiller it up, we will see how I am feeling. If issues I will see if my son can do it when he comes up for Thanksgiving. We did have a fair crop of pumpkins this year which makes my lovely wife happy as she likes them for decoration. Along with some corn stalks.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. You never know.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well!

Good Morning!

It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring. There is also some fog in certain areas. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 15.6 C | 60.08 F. It will warm up quite a bit as the day moves forward. Highway 522 was a bit busy yesterday. Now the kids are back in school, there is a different kind of humans that comes into our area. Which are the ones that doesn’t have kids. The hunters will also begin to filter in come October. Fishing I am told has been pretty good this year with most folks catching their limit. It’s nice to hear that folks are out doing what they enjoy. I am hoping I am able to get out next year.

On another note my wife and I are going to see if we can cover our boat today, and put it to bed for winter. We will see how that goes. As now we have it under our lean-to by my woodworking shop, but through the winter months we like to put our car there, which keeps the snow and ice off of it.

With that I am off for some cereal and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is making for me, and we will then see how things go. Stay safe. GW

Good Morning!

It looks like another nice day here in Port Loring. Looking out there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Once again the temperature was cool last night which made it nice for sleeping. Waking up it was sitting at … 9.3 C | 48.74 F. It will warm up a lot as the day moves forward. We should haven a nice weekend too. Highway 522 is slowing down more as each day passes us by. Nice to see in one way and not so nice in another way. The reason being winter is slowly entering into the picture.

Yesterday we had to go to town to pick up a few things and while driving along we noticed how a lot of the trees are starting to turn. Once they start it doesn’t take long for them to paint our area with all kinds of color’s. Nice to see for sure. It was a nice drive into town. We also noticed the price of gas has dropped a bit which made it nice.. It could go lower though. They raise the price out of sight then they drop it back down to where it is still high, but everyone is happy. Amazing really.

With that I am off for some breakfast and will then see what the day has in store. Going to try and move around a bit more today. Stay safe. GW

Good Morning!

It looks as if we are in for another nice day here in Port Loring. The sun is shinning without a cloud in the sky. However it is cool with the temperature waking up sitting at 8.1 C | 46.58 F. It will warm up considerably as the day moves forward. Actually the warm temperatures will remain with us for the next week or so. This is my favorite time of year. Not to hot, not to cold, no bugs to speak of, and if your up to it, the fishing is usually pretty good. The cooler weather makes them hungry.

Highway 522 has slowed down a lot but there is a few campers moving through our area. Most are taking advantage of our Parks. They have been booked solid all year, or so I been told. It is good though to see people out enjoying life. This virus has taken a toll on a lot of us.

Yesterday i did manage to get out to my woodworking shop for a half hour or so. Cleaned things up a bit and then came in and laid down. Doesn’t take much to tire me these days. But on the good side of the coin I am dealing with the pain and I am starting to move around some.

With that I am off for my breakfast that my lovely wife is making for me and after that I will see. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning!

It’s another sunny morning here in Port Loring. The sun is slowly coming up in the east which will take us into another nice day. It is cool though waking up, with the temperature sitting at 6.3 C | 43.34 F. It’s the first morning that we had to turn on our oil furnace, as it was a touch cool and damp in the house. It smells a bit though being the first time its been running. But it will burn off and things will get back to normal the more it heats up. Not much a person can do about that. Other than not turn it on. And I don’t care to do that. Ha ha. Highway 522 is slow this morning but I suspect it will pick up as the day moves forward. I see the kids are back in school as the school buses have been going by our home.

On another note I am thinking I might try and put my boat away for this year in a day or so. With my wife’s help. Once again we didn’t get to go fishing this year being that I am not all that well. Maybe next year. We also have to get our veggie gardens cleaned up once the tomatoes have run their course, along with digging our potatoes. We did try a few yesterday for supper. They were a good size and sure tasty. l would think we will get around 50 lbs or so once all said and done. Which should carry us through for most of the winter. My lovely wife made us some potato soup for supper last night. Tasted so good we will finish it up for lunch today.

With that … I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what I can do. Lately it’s been a challenge to do anything. Take care and stay safe as with the kids going back to school they will be bringing home all kind of not so good things, spreading it around. To be truthful … wearing a mask is a good thing in part, as it stops all kinds of colds and things. If you look back to when we were all wearing them, you hardly ever heard of anyone catching a cold or the flu. The pharmaceutical companies love it when the masks are removed. Ha ha. Have a great day!