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!

Good Morning!

It’s a sunny morning here in Port Loring. The wind is coming in from the North North East. However even with the sunshine it is a bit cool this morning with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at 7.3 C | 45.14 F. It is nice for sleeping though. Highway 522 is quiet once again but that is to be expected this time of year. Although in saying that, we did have a very busy day here at our small store yesterday. So no complaints in that department. With most places being closed people were looking for places to go. A lot just wanted to chat, which I am good at. Ha ha.

Yesterday I worked away here on my new mystery novel. It kept my mind off of things. Which is a good thing. Today I will try and walk around some outside taking in some sunshine. It won’t be long and it will be to cold to be outside much. I am not much liking the cold weather these days.

On another note if some one happens to know where a fellow could buy a good used Side by Side or a used Golf Cart with a top, I would like to hear from you. Being that it is hard to get around anymore I was thinking of getting one for next year. Can’t hurt to ask. Lots of new ones out there, but from what I can see they are all to expensive, least for my wife and I.

With that I am off for bite to eat that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then see what the day has in store. Have a great day and stay safe. Lots of people still dying from this virus that is still with us. I will be glad when someone comes up with something that fixes it for good. It all boils down to money. You know … if just one of our riches men on earth would say … hand over one Billion Dollars towards say Cancer … it would be no more, as would other diseases. I can’t understand how they can get out of bed in the mornings knowing that they could make a difference and don’t. I know if I had the money I sure would. Again … have a great day. GW

Good Morning!

It’s a cloudy cool morning here in Port Loring. We did have some rain yesterday, but could have used more with it being so dry. Highway 522 is quiet this morning. But that is to be expected rolling into fall. The leaves are starting to show color a wee bit as each day passes us by. I have to admit I am not ready for the cold temperatures. By the looks of things though, we will be having a cold winter with lots of snow. At least that is what nature is saying. We will see.

On another note I didn’t do all that much yesterday other than work away on a story or two for my columns. It seems that is all I am able to do these days. I am missing my woodworking shop.

Not much else happening around our small town these days. Most people are starting to close up their cottages and leaving the area for another year. Kind of sad to see them go.

With that I am off for a bowl of oatmeal that my lovely wife made for me, and will then see what the day has in store.

Have a great day. GW

Good Morning! I was woken this morning with lots of thunder. With the sky being black in the west I suspect a storm is heading our way. We could use the rain as everything is in need of a drink. Starting to look like a dust bowl out there. The temperature waking up was sitting at 18.3 C | 64.94 F. After today though we will be back to sunshine and it should remain with us for most of the week.

With the long weekend upon us traffic today is quiet. Those that are taking a holiday are already settled in. With the kids going back to school most parents will be heading back home on Sunday which will make traveling not that good.

On another note I worked away on my new book yesterday and later on I went for a walk thinking I would stretch my legs. But I was hit with some mare bad pain so spent the rest of the day in bed. I was starting to think I had this thing licked. Today I will be taking it easy here in my lazy boy chair. With that I am off for my breakfast that my lovely wife will be making for me shorty, after she puts a load of laundry in our old washer. And it is old as we bought it well over thirty years ago. Have a great day. GW

Good Morning!

It’s cool morning here in Port Loring. The temperature waking up was sitting at 9.9 C | 49.82 F. However the sun is shinning which should warm things up in a couple hours or so. Actually things weather wise will be quite nice for the next 4 days with warmer than normal temperatures entering into the picture starting tomorrow. So summer isn’t done with us yet.

Although when my wife and I were going for groceries in North Bay we have noticed that the leaves on the Maples are just starting to show some color. I have to admit I am not ready for winter yet. But not much you can do about it. Highway 522 was quite busy yesterday with folks moving around. Not sure where they were going with only two main stores in town. Some cars and trucks i see going by our house 4 or 5 times a day. Just checking things out I suspect. To each their own I always say.

With the winds coming in from the west along with the sunshine and cooler temperatures, fishing should be pretty good this week. I haven’t put my boat in the water for three years now. First with the virus and then this year not being well. I am hoping next year things will get better. I do miss getting out there with my fishing buddy Barry.

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

Good Morning! It’s a great looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario Canada. The sun is shinning with just a few clouds in the sky. The temperature has dropped a bit. Getting out of bed it was sitting at 13.7 C | 56.66 F. Nice for sleeping.

Highway 522 is slowing down traffic wise, but that is to be expected heading into September. Time sure fly’s in this neck of the woods. My oldest son dropped by a couple weeks ago and while he was here my wife and him put in our firewood for winter. I wasn’t able to do it. I am happy about that. And Barry my old fishing buddy has been dropping by giving us hand when needed. Nice to have friends for sure.

On another note, we did open our store this year and it has been doing well. Nice to chat to folks once again. Our vegetable garden also did well this year and our garlic was fantastic. We are selling a few veggies and things on our wagon out front of our home that I built early in the year. People have been buying up our tomatoes and coming back for more. I have to admit they are very tasty this year. We also planted some yellow low acid ones and they turned out great too and very tasty. My wife and I have been enjoying them daily. Our Pumpkins also did well this year and are ready to pick. Good size too. Even our cucumbers and potatoes did well.

With that … I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then get back to working on a mystery novel, the first of a series … which is a bit of a change from what I usually write. Having fun with it. It’s going to be an interesting book, or so I been told. Ha ha. We will see. Have a great day and stay safe. GW

Hi folks. It’s been awhile since my last post. I hope you are all well. For myself it’s been a hectic summer with my health issues. I think … I am on the mend now, we will see. It only took a bunch of trips to the hospital and, multiple tests. If it wasn’t for my doctor who looked outside the box I probably wouldn’t know now what is wrong. One in a million gets what I have. Ha ha. Figures that I would have that. It’s called Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome. Not much they can do for it neither, other than pain killers and injections for pain, which I am getting now. Six needles or so every six weeks or so. So … we will see how that will work out in the coming days. I am moving around a bit but have to be very careful. I can’t do what I want to do. Makes it hard.

So that is my situation at the moment.

On another note it is a very cloudy wet morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We should see some sunshine tomorrow and for the remainder of the week. And the temperatures will be pretty nice. Highway 522 is quiet these days. Reason being everyone is getting ready with the kids going back to school. Along with the price of things people can’t do what they want to these days. Crazy mixed up world we are living in at the moment.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me and after that I will be working here on my lap top writing up a story or two for my newspaper columns. Keeps my mind off other things, which is a good thing. Have a great day and stay safe. GW

Good Morning!

It’s shaping up to be one of the nicest days this year so far, weather wise, here in Port Loring, Ontario. The sun is shinning, the winds are light, coming in from the South West. Weather you can do just about anything in. Highway 522 is getting very busy now with cars, trucks, you name it coming in from all over. Our gift shop, has been exceptionally busy for the past few days. Which is sure nice as we have been close for the past two years because of this virus. We still take precautions, though, which we think should be done. It is nice seeing new faces for sure.

Yesterday I took it easy, once again I am still not the best health wise. I sure hope it starts to improve. I am not one to just sit around, but at the moment I have no choice. My doctor called yesterday, and he has recommended some other things that I can do, so we will see how that works out. He is a great man for sure, and we are happy to have him as a personal friend. He has got me through some rough times for the past few years. Hoping he can do it again.

Enough of that. On another note, our vegetable garden is growing leaps and bounds these days. We are having fresh salads every day. Can’t beat that. I had our first blossom on our old pumpkin plants the other day, so we will see if we get one that matures. Sure would be nice to have some new seeds from years past that you can’t buy anymore. Just have to wait and see. The grass is also growing now, even with the light shower we had last night. Doesn’t take much to spruce things up. Mother Nature is sure amazing to say the least. She can be cruel though if not careful. You never want to take her for granted, that’s for sure.

With that, I am off for a bowl of porridge that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then see what happens. Have great day.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well!

Good Morning!

It’s another sunny morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. However, the heat has left us, which made it nice for sleeping through the night. I am not a real lover of that hot stuff. Highway 522 is slowly getting busier these days with more campers, trucks with 4 Wheelers and boats … and cars moving up and down the highway. But it is much slower than other years. We have been seeing new people drop by our store the past few days, but I am thinking people are hanging onto their money more than other years. I can’t say I blame them as before their trip up to our area was the least of the problem, today with the gas prices the way they are, now it’s a priority. What used to cost fifty or sixty dollars for a tank of gas is now well over a hundred, which adds up when going on a long trip. And on top of all that, the price of furnace oil and propane is sure going to hurt a lot of people this winter. If it gets too bad, I am not sure how some are going to make out, including us. Seniors these days has it hard enough with all this going on.

On another note, my wife and I did manage to get our grass cut yesterday. We both had to take a lot of breaks to get it done. I am thinking we will have to cut back on what we have been cutting and trimming in the coming months with the way things are going health wise. We will see. Today we will take it easy once again.

The bugs haven’t been all that bad these days, which is nice. My vegetable garden is growing leaps and bounds, with fresh lettuce of all kinds on the table come supper time. Sure is tasty. We do need a rain, however, as things are really dry. My pumpkins, zucchini, potatoes and tomatoes are showing off these days, so it won’t be long before we start enjoying them. My cucumbers and squash were slow staring off, but they are coming along now. With that I am off to see if I can eat something and will then see what the day has in store … other than what I have planned. Life is a mystery, for sure … you just never know.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You well.

Good Morning!

It’s a touch cloudy here this morning in Port Loring, Ontario. But the clouds are burning off fast, and I suspect the sunshine will be boring down on us shorty. There are heat warnings up once again for our area. It will cool down a wee bit tomorrow, but will still remain quite warm, staying in the high 80s F. Highway 522 is slowly getting busier and will continue that way for the next couple of months. The mosquitoes and black flies aren’t bothering anybody through the day, but the deer flies are with us and annoying anyone they come in contact with. My son bought me a hand bug sapper that I now use when sitting on my front porch. I have to admit they work pretty good.

On another note, I haven’t been doing all that much lately, as I am still not feeling all that good. So more rest is needed till I get well. I have bad days and fair days. At any rate, we are making good use of our front porch these days.

Today I will be taking it easy once again. With that, I am off for a bowl of oatmeal and then will open our small store that my lovely wife looks after. Take care and stay safe.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well

Good Morning!

It’s another nice looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Hardly a cloud in the sky. The good news is the wind has died down, as it has been major windy for the past three days. It’s also been quite cool. The temperature here for Father’s Day is sitting at 10.7 C | 51.26 F. It will warm up a lot as the day moves forward. And we could see a shower later on in the day. The mosquitoes and black flies haven’t been all that bad, but the deer flies are sure annoying in places.

Highway 522 is getting busier with folks moving around more. Most are from our area, out and about checking out stores here in town. In spite of it being cool and windy, we had a fair turn out at our small store yesterday, with folks dropping by. I suspect the price of gas, groceries and taxes is kind of making people more cautious these days when it comes to travelling and spending. I can’t say I blame them, neither. Building has come to a grinding halt with the price of lumber and things. They think by raising the prices they will make more money, but they are wrong as people are starting to see what they are doing and will start to put things on hold, and stop spending. Which is the right thing to do, as it is the only way we the working man can make them change their ways. What goes around, comes around, I always say.

Yesterday my wife and I didn’t do too much as we both aren’t all that well yet. We are hoping things will change for the better sooner than later. Hard to predict with a couple old bodies. But we make the best of it when ever possible.

With that I am going to see if I can eat something and will then once it warms up retire to my rocking chair on our new front porch. I am glad I got that fixed up, as we both use it a lot, especially now.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well. And Happy Father’s Day to all them Fathers out there.

Good Morning!

It’s a really nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning, things have cooled down some, and the humidity has left us. What could be better than that? Not much in my eyes. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward. Nice weather for doing some outside work. Not that I can do much at the moment. And my lovely wife has been feeling poorly too, she has been overdoing things. So in all reality, we both have to take it a bit easy these days. Yesterday we both got the mowing of our property out of the way, but it took all we had to do it. Today we will open up our store and take things a bit easy. Chatting to customers that drop by for a visit. We have a real good selection of new items this year, which I am thinking will impress a lot of buyers and friends. As I have said in other posts … it is a small store, but it is loaded up with unique, one of a kind items and once I feel better I will get to making a lot more. We will see how that goes.

Highway 522 is getting busier every day in spite of the gas prices being so high. What will happen now after raising it up to $2.20 a Litre they will drop it down to around $2.00 a litre and everyone will be happy. That’s the way they do things in this country, and with so many folks having blinders on, they can’t see what these companies are doing. It was the same as bringing in the metric system, as it fools people into thinking they are getting a great deal, when they really honestly aren’t. Sign of the times, for sure.

So with that bit of info under your hat, I am off for a boiled egg and a piece of toast and will then ease my way into things. Take care and stay safe. GW