Good Morning! It’s a cold morning here In Port Loring Ontario, Canada. The sun is going to be with us for most of the day, which will make things a bit nicer to be outside. Temperatures getting out of bed were sitting at -16.9 C | 1.58. Highway 522 is bare and dry, and quiet these days with everything being closed down. Yesterday they announced that we will be shut down up here in the north for another two weeks. Which is a good thing. I am hoping they will extend it even further after that. As things are getting pretty bad. They need to keep things closed up tight till the vaccine is made available to everyone. Then things should start to improve. The thing is … we have to give up some things to get out of this mess. No other way. Yesterday I started to work in the shop but got distracted with some things here in the house. Today I think I will be working in the woodworking shop on some things I have in the works. I just put some more wood in the shop stove that I have been keeping going since Christmas. Feels good going into a warm shop. I also lit the wood furnace here in the house which is really nice. There is nothing like the warmth that comes off of wood heat. Especially on cold days like today. With that I am heading for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife and will then see what the day has in store. Stay safe and do what’s right for you, family and friends.

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy day starting things off here in Port Loring, Ontario Canada. We should see some sunshine a bit later on this morning. One can only hope. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, so if it is absolutely necessary that you have to travel … your good to go. LOL. We haven’t had any more snow for the past few days, which is okay by me. Temperatures have stayed quite warm, but it is cooling down some this morning with it sitting at -8.5 C | 16.7 F. It will remain cool for the next few days before warming up a bit. Kind of nice for our area. On another note … my wife has been busy with orders for some paintings and I have been busy working on some new cupboards for our cottage. Which is keeping us busy. Today I will be doing much the same. It’s nice to have a shop that I can make things in. It is also nice to be making some things for us, rather than others. LOL Not complaining mind ya, as the woodworking business has held our head above water so to speak, for the past thirty years or so. Before that it was farming. Which I actually miss in some ways. I don’t miss the politics that surrounds it these days. So with that I am off for my morning cup of tea and a bite to eat with my lovely wife and will then see what the day has in store. Life is full of mysteries. Take care, stay safe as this virus is getting stronger every day.

Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, January 7/2021, as well as 89 more deaths of people with the illness — the deadliest day so far of the entire pandemic.

It should also be noted that we now know that people without symptoms spread the virus in more than half of the cases, which is just one more reason why we all should be wearing face masks’ and staying away from folks’.

And the worst part is that a lot of folks still believe that this virus isn’t all that bad. Makes me shake my head. But … such is people.

Good Morning!. It’s a nice looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. There are a lot of clouds but the temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -2.2 C | 28.04 F. Not to shabby for this time of year. It will get a touch cooler as the week progresses, but still well above normal. We have around ten inches of snow on the ground at this time. Highway 522 this morning is bare, dry and quiet with folks staying home as they should be doing. If folks here in Ontario had done that from the very beginning we would have had a lot less cases along with a lot less deaths. No one to blame but people themselves. I am beginning to think that around 50 % of our population here in Canada isn’t using that thing on their shoulders these days. And for the life of me … I can’t see why, as how much more evidence do they need proving that this virus is deadly and a lot deadlier than all the other diseases put together. You know these so-called people that say well … we have more people dying from heart disease or other diseases. What a stupid statement, as truth to be told these other diseases aren’t being spread like the virus is. And a lot of these other diseases are self-made and could be fixed with a better lifestyle. At any rate such is that. That is my slice of life for today LOL Take it for what it is worth. Stay safe and do what’s right.

Good Morning! It’s a cloud morning here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. The temperature is quite nice sitting at -1.6 C | 29.12 F. It will warm up a bit above freezing as the morning progresses. The clouds however will remain with us for most of the day. Highway 522 is bare and wet this morning which will make travelling good, other than getting your car covered with salt and ? Not much we can do about it at this time of year. On another note yesterday I worked in my woodworking shop for most of the day and today I will do some cleaning and getting things ready to do some work making a few things. With that not much else happening in and around our small town. Which is growing, with new people moving into the area. Property that comes up for sale isn’t on the market that long anymore. People from the cities are buying up anything, and everything. Especially the choice properties along Highway 522. Good to know. Not that I am going to sell mind ya … as where would we go? LOL At the moment we live in the best part of the world. With that I am off for my morning cup of tea with my lovely wife and will then let the day unfold around me. Take care and stay safe, we are well above the 3000 a day mark now of infections from this virus. And it is closing in on our area. Technically there is no safe place to get completely away from it. But the fewer people the better chance you have.

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario Canada. We were supposed to see some sunshine yesterday, but all it did was make and appearance and leave. The way things are looking now we won’t see much sunshine until the middle of the week. We haven’t had any more snow for the past couple days which is a good thing. There is enough out there now to make every one happy I would think. Highway 522 is bare and wet but there should be no problems going anywhere. At least in our area. Temperatures are staying quite mild for this time of year sitting at -3.5 C | 25.7 F. It will warm up a bit and should remain above freezing for a few more days throughout the day time hours. On another note, my wife and I went to town yesterday once again to drop off a few things for our son. We then picked up a few things from a distance and came on home. It takes a good day to go to North Bay and back home, no matter what way you cut it LOL. Then again, we do take our time taking in the sights along the way. That could have a lot to do with it LOL. Today I am going to start working in the woodworking shop as I have a few projects I want to do for our new cottage. I figure it will take a month or so to get all the things made that I want to make. After that we will see what goes on. With that I am off for my morning cup of tea with my lovely wife. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right with this virus. We are well over the 3000 a day mark now here in Ontario. And it will get a lot worse I suspect. That 3000 is probably a lot more, as a lot of testing isn’t being done. And the results from Christmas Shopping and New Years isn’t in yet. You can probably add another 2000 or more.

Happy New Year! So here we go starting off another year. I sure hope it is a better year than last. But starting things off things are looking pretty grim to say the least. Yesterday here in Ontario we almost hit the 3000 mark in infections and I suspect we will see a lot more in the coming days. If we stay locked down and people do what they should be doing the numbers should drop some. I hope the powers that be has enough sense to do what’s necessary. So far as I see it, none of them have done the right thing. On another note Highway 522 is mostly bare this morning, but there are some icy sections here and there from Highway 69 across to Highway 11. Care should be taken if out and about. The temperatures are staying quite mild this year sitting at -3.6 C | 25.52 F this morning. A touch cooler than yesterday. Taking everything into account I think it will remain warmer than normal here in Port Loring, Ontario for the remainder of the winter. But with that comes more snow than normal. Today we should see a wee bit of sunshine later on and into tomorrow. Great couple days to get outside and breath in some of that fresh air that is all around us up here in the North. Yesterday my wife and worked cleaning up the snow around our place which took most of the day. Today I will do some work in my woodworking shop as I have a few things on the go for spring. With that, you all take care, stay safe and stay home unless it absolutely necessary. The only way this virus can spread is if we humans spread it. It’s a no-brainer on what needs to be done. But then again, it seems that there are a lot of people out there that have no ….. well, I won’t get into that.

Well here it is. The last day of 2020. I am sure there a lot of folks hoping that 2021 is better. I suspect it will be in part, but not for a while. Especially here in Ontario … were now we are closing in on the 3000 a day mark. And I suspect it will get much worse before it gets better. We haven’t seen the results yet caused by all those that … just had to have presents for Christmas. Along with allowing the airplanes to move folks around from country to country. That sure isn’t helping things one bit. On another note the snow has stopped falling here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We had another 3 or 4 inches yesterday. Lots of snow now for those that want to go snowmobiling. Today my wife and I will clean things up around the house here and help our neighbour with her deck and clean off her car. She is getting up in years. Then after that I suspect we will need a rest. Highway 522 is partially snow covered this morning with some icy sections throughout which is to be expected. Care should be taken if out and about. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -4.4 C | 24.08 F With that … I am off for my morning cup of tea and a bowl of oatmeal with my lovely wife, and will then see what the day has in store. I make plans for the day, but I don’t plan the results. One just never knows, which makes things interesting. Take care, stay safe … especially now. Update: As of today, Ontario is reporting 3,328 cases today.

Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Temperatures getting out of bed were sitting at -4.6 C | 23.72 F. We could see another 4 inches of snow today as the day progresses. Just what we need. LOL. We did have another 8 inches or so the day before yesterday. So we are climbing the chart for snow in our area. The temperature won’t rise much more than it is today. Highway 522 is snow covered with a lot of icy sections throughout. So if out and about care should be taken. But you all know that … right? On another note my wife and I went to North Bay yesterday to pick up our groceries. We pick up our groceries without going in the store itself, as we order what we want online. Works great and makes life a lot simple, without taking the chance in catching this virus. We then visited our son at his apartment, in his parking lot, dropped off a few things that his mother made for him, chatted a bit and then headed on home, having our lunch along the way with a cup of coffee. We also chatted most on the way home on the phone to him too. I think since this virus came we have chatted more to our boys than ever before. The weather was great too with lots of sunshine, and it sure was a beautiful sight with all the snow on the trees. We just took our time and enjoyed it. I figured it was going to snow again today, so that is why we decided on yesterday. Another great thing was we gave them new snow tires that our friend Kerry got for us and installed. You know … I worked for Uniroyal Tire Centres, as Service Manager back in the day for a while and I always swore how good their tires were. But these one we have now are just as good if not better. Hmm, at least something has improved with time. LOL Today I will work away here on another podcast, that I have been putting together. With that take care and stay safe. This virus is really spreading fast now with everyone shopping at Christmas. No one to blame but ourselves.

Good Morning! I hope this Monday finds you well. Ruth and I are doing okay so far. Weather wise we are having more than our share of snow, so far this year. Last night we had another good 8 inches or so. And it is still coming down. Snow will probably continue this morning, but should slowly taper off as the morning progresses. The one good thing is the snowmobiles will be happy. And once the lakes freezes over it will be a snowmobile-rs paradise. LOL I am not into snowmobiles, but I do enjoy the snow if I don’t have to go anywhere. I am thinking we will be putting them new snow tires to good use, that my friend Kerry just put on our car. Highway 522 is snow covered with lots of icy sections throughout. Unless it is absolutely necessary I would say it is a good day to hunker down at home. That’s what we will be doing. We should see some sunshine tomorrow, which will make things gorgeous out there. Especially with all the snow hanging on the trees like it is. This morning I dug a path to my woodworking shop and fed my birds. Well … not my birds, but I have noticed they are friendly. LOL One chickadee comes to see me every morning when I put the feed into the feeder. Nice little feller. He isn’t scared of me neither, as he walks around my hand on the feeder. I have to admit my wife and I sure get a lot of enjoyment watching them every winter. Along with one black squirrel. My wife feeds him a piece of bread of every morning. I think though we will cut back a bit as he is getting fat. LOL With that I am off for my morning cup of tea and a muffin for breakfast with my lovely wife, and will then get to work on another podcast that I am putting together. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right with this virus among us. It’s going to get a lot worse in the coming days, caused from all the shoppers that wouldn’t stay home at Christmas.

Good Morning! With Christmas behind us, we are now all starting to look at what 2021 will be. I am inclined to think that things will get a bit worse before it gets better. I know for a fact things will never be as it once was. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that, even with these new vaccines in the works. Problems arise with getting everyone to have their two shots. Heck we can’t convince a lot of folks to even wear a mask, without getting them in for the vaccine. I have finally come to the conclusion, it isn’t about governments or any other institution for the mess we are in. The ones to blame, and I will say that again, the ones to blame … are the people themselves. Just because the stores, bars, churches and places like that were open, it didn’t mean it was okay that humans should go into them. We should have had enough sense to stay out of them places. No one, I will say it one more time is to blame but the people themselves. Actually most things I found that people are buying, they could do without. A lot of people today are spoiled rotten. It’s the same as a few doctors saying some surgeries can’t be done, and making a big deal out of it. I say probably half of the surgeries could be fixed by the people themselves. But hey who am I! People will be people, and I am afraid … given time, people will destroy themselves. Unless … they smarten up, but it sure doesn’t look like we are heading in that direction right now. Anyways … that is my rant for this morning. On another note Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning. The temperature isn’t all that bad neither sitting at -10.1 C | 13.82 F. Quite balmy out there. LOL Yesterday it took most of the day for my wife and I to clean up the snow we had. I would say we had around 8 to 10 inches of snow. More in some areas. Today I will take it a bit easy, maybe do a podcast that I have in mind. With that I am off for a bite to eat with my lovely wife and then will let the day do as it so chooses. You all take care, stay safe and do what is right.

Hi Folks. How you all doing this morning? Good I hope. For my wife and I we are well, and truth be told we had a great Christmas. We spent it alone, with our boys staying at their home this year, which everyone should have done. We did however watch a movie together over the Internet, thanks to modern technology. Our boys being high tech set that up for us. We then had a real tasty turkey dinner that my lovely wife made, with all the trimmings, and then sat back and took things easy. What could be better than that? Not much. LOL On another note highway 522 is snow and ice covered for most parts this morning. Understandable with all the snow we had yesterday. In total, I would say we had around 8-10 inches or so. Of course there was more in drifts. Today we could have some flurries off and on by the looks of things, with the low-hanging clouds that is upon us now. The temperature has dropped substantially sitting at -12.7 C | 9.14 F this morning. It won’t warm up much more today than it is now. Today my wife and I will clean things up a bit, like our decks, around our car and the trails we have made throughout our property. That should give us the exercise that is needed for today. After that I suspect we both will be in need of a rest. LOL With that I am off for my morning cup of tea and a bowl of cereal, and then get to work. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right, like staying home … unless it is absolutely necessary that you have to go someplace. I am happy they shut things down, but it should have been done a lot sooner and longer.

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The good part is, it isn’t that cold with the temperature sitting at -4.6 C | 23.72 F. It won’t warm up much more today. And if we are lucky we could see some sunshine a bit later. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning and should remain that way for most of the day. As of now it looks like we might have some more snow on Christmas day. Possibly 6 inches or so. Which will make it a white Christmas for many. Yesterday I worked on some things in the house here, and today will do much the same. On another note Christmas is closing in on us. And I see that they are going to close Ontario down for a few weeks because of this virus. My way of looking at it, they should have done that a couple of months or so ago. If they had, this virus wouldn’t be closing in at 3000 a day here in Ontario. They keep on saying that they are doing what is best for the Province and the people, and they won’t hesitate to do something once they have the scientific evidence. That is the biggest joke going, as the evidence is right in front of their faces. It all boils down to money and at the moment … it is what is running this country. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not blaming them as a whole, as the bottom line is, the people are the ones that is spreading it, as they aren’t staying home or doing what is right. Malls are full, churches are full, bars are full, restaurants are full and the large chain stores can hardly hold anymore. I believe that a lot of folks today don’t think for themselves, the powers that be tells them, the stores are open, and they believe it is safe to go to these stores, when it is not. Even taking precautions it’s not!! The thing is, we are so close now to making things right with the vaccines coming on board. But now that the people have made things worse, it is going to take a lot longer for us to get out of this mess. Simple as that. Well … that is my rant for this morning. And remember, all I said is my Opinion Only. Your entitled to yours. Take care and stay safe and do what’s right……… Stay home and stop going to these places. Talk to your family on the phone this Christmas. In doing so you might be saving their lives, or for that matter yours. Merry Christmas!

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario Canada. The temperatures have risen considerably sitting at -2.5 C | 27.5 F this morning. I actually went for a walk this morning it being so nice. We could see about an inch of snow today and a bit more tonight. Highway 522 is bare and dry so far. Yesterday my wife and I went to North Bay to pick up our groceries and visit our son in his apartments parking lot. It was cold, so we didn’t chat to long. We chatted on the phone on the way home. LOL There is something to say about modern technology. Looking around … the Walmart parking lot as jammed pack with people doing everything they shouldn’t be doing. Not one person was standing outside waiting to get in, so that tells me they are all in the store. But it wasn’t just Walmart, all the stores were full of people too. I sometimes wonder where folks’ brains are located. At any rate, we will pay the price that is for certain. I heard that the folks that were cleaning up the Walmart in North Bay, after the fire came from the London area and five of them had the virus while working there, and visiting places in North Bay. So … that tells me we will be seeing more cases arise in the days ahead. After we picked up our groceries that were brought to our car, and seen our son for a few minutes, we headed on home. Actually, all in all, we had a great day. With that I am off for my morning cup of tea with my lovely wife, and will then let the day do as so chooses. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right.

Good Morning! It’s a cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -20 C | -3 F. However the sun is shinning which makes a bit nicer. It will warm up as the day moves forward, but it will still feel mighty cold out there. It will warm up for the weekend though, which will make it a bit nicer for the snowmobiles’. But in saying that, with the machines they have nowadays, and the clothes they buy, they have it pretty good comparing it to what us folks had in the olden days. Most of us couldn’t afford a snowmobile for one thing. LOL Myself I had an old horse that took me for my ride in the bush. That is … when the snow wasn’t too deep. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning and should remain that way for most of the day. There isn’t any snow in the forecast till the weekend. So that should make travelling good. Which you shouldn’t be doing, other than to pick up some groceries. I am sure that is why our numbers are crowding the 3000 a day mark of infections here in Ontario. I think we are in for some hard times and a lot more deaths. Even though we do have the vaccine. And it is all because some doesn’t want to wear a mask, or stay out of bars, churches, or large gatherings. Well … I am thinking they are going to pay the price. The problem is … they take a lot of others that are doing things right with them. Humans are supposed to be the smart ones of the species here on earth. I don’t believe that for one second anymore. On another note. I did get my shop stove stoked up, so things are nice and warm in there. I also lit my wood furnace, and it is also going nicely. It’s a great furnace! It only takes about four or five pieces of hardwood to keep this house of ours warm for most of the day. At night though, I switch back to oil. Why? Well … I am getting lazy and don’t want to get out of my warm bed through the night. LOL With that I am off for my morning cup of tea and a bowl of cereal with my lovely wife, and then will get to work on a podcast I am planning on doing. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right for yourself, family and friends. And if your going out there in our area, dress warm.

Baby it’s cold outside…..

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Good Morning! Cold morning here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. The temperature was sitting at -16.1 C | 3.02 F. It will warm up a touch but not much as the day moves forward. Today we should see some sunshine once the clouds move out of our area. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning with no new snow overnight. We do have around a foot on the ground at this time. And with these temperatures it isn’t melting. It will warm up a bit for the weekend, but then drop once again at the beginning of next week. And we could possibly see some more snow for the weekend too. This time of year in our area anything and everything is possible. The snowmobiles are starting to make an appearance with a few moving here and there. The lakes though aren’t froze solid enough yet for them to venture out. Yesterday I stayed in for most of the day other than walking to my woodworking shop to feed my old wood stove. I don’t mind as it gets me moving, along with some fresh air. Today I will be doing most the same and work away on another podcast. With that I am off for my morning cup of tea with my lovely wife and will then see what the day has in store. Keep warm, stay safe and look after yourselves, family and friends. Oh, I see they are starting to vaccinating some now for this virus, so that should help things in the future. Time will tell. The one they have now is 97% efficient, which is fantastic, considering. It’s amazing what can be done if enough money is put in the right places. LOL Now though we have to start doing these things right here in Canada … and stop relying on other countries. Have a good day.

Ontario reported a record 2,275 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday

Good Morning! It looks like the heavy snow has passed us by for now, here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We did however have around 10 inches or so in the last two days. I have to admit my wife and I did have a work out. But it does keep us fit if we don’t over do things. It is easier on me this year having my friend Kerry Booth clean our driveway for us. We have done it for years but are finding it is just too much for us now. So the answer to that is. “Get some help.” LOL Which we did. We still have lots to do though, along with helping our neighbour who is in her 90s. Highway 522 was bare this morning, but now we are getting some more snow and the highway is covered once again. And along with that there are icy sections on the turns and places where care should be taken. Yesterday my lovely wife and I cleaned up our snow, which took most of the day and today we will take it a bit easy. Give ourselves some rest. I might work on a podcast that I have in the works. I will see if the urge hits. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and then will let the day do as it so chooses. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right to protect yourself, family and friends.

Hi Folks. It’s another cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We are also having a bit of snow which will continue all day, tonight and into tomorrow. We can expect around 15 to 25 cm or near 10 inches of snow this weekend. Snow will begin this morning, but the heaviest snow is expected in the afternoon and evening hours when snowfall rates of 2 to 3 cm per hour will be possible. Gusty northeast winds to 60 km/h will combine with fresh snow to create blowing and drifting snow, particularly in exposed areas. For areas near and south of North Bay, freezing rain is also a possibility tonight. So … knowing that I would think it would be a good day to stay home, and hey! Maybe put up your Christmas tree, that is if you haven’t already. That is what my wife is going to do today at our home. The temperature is hovering around -2.4 C | 27.68 F. Cooler than it was yesterday, but still not too bad for this time of year. Highway 522 is slowly getting a cover of snow, and I suspect it will get much worse as the day moves forward with this storm in our midst. Today I will take it a bit easy, Not feeling the greatest. So with that I am off for a cup of tea with my lovely wife, and will then enjoy the day for what it is. Take care, Stay Safe and do what’s necessary to protect yourself, family and friends with this virus. GW

Good Morning!. It’s a bit cloudy here in Port Loring, Ontario this morning. We should see some sunshine later on this morning. Yesterday after the clouds moved out of the area, we had a really nice day. I took advantage of it and brought a couple of wheelbarrow loads of dry pine I have in my bush for the shop stove. I don’t like burning up my nice dry hardwood, I save that for the wood furnace in the house. I then dug out a nice chopping blog I had lying around by the wood pile, which I planned on doing now for the past year or so. It never ceases to amaze me, how you know you should do something, but you never do it. The chopping block raises the wood up so you can split it easier, and it also is easier on the old back. LOL I then did a bit of work in the woodworking shop and later on in the day I did some work on a podcast I have on the go. There is always something to do. This morning I will do some more work in my shop, and then take it a bit easy in the afternoon. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning so that will make it nice for travelling. My wife and I don’t have to go anywhere for a couple of weeks, other than the post office. Which makes it nice as that way we don’t have to be around folks we don’t know. Best to be safe, then sorry with this virus among us. Other than that, not much happening in our small community these days. Now I am off for my morning cup of tea with my lovely wife and will then see what the day has in store. I just make the plans, the results … who knows. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right for yourself, family and friends. We are getting closer every day to the vaccine that hopefully starts to put an end to this mess we have been in for the past few months.