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.