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!