It’s a cloudy, cold morning here in Northern Ontario. The temperature waking up was sitting at -14.6 C | 5.72 F. It will warm up somewhat as the day moves forward. But it will still feel cold. Highway 522 is mostly bare and dry this morning. Which will make travelling good. We didn’t have any more snow overnight. So far, I would say we have lost around 75% of our winter snow. Once the temperatures start to warm up again, it won’t last long.

On another note, I worked away here yesterday writing up another story for my columns. Today being so cold, I will do the same. I just don’t feel like working in my old woodworking shop yet. It seems I am feeling the cold more than I used to. Sign of the times, I suppose.

With that, I am off to lite my wood furnace, which will save some of that expensive oil they are selling these days. And after that I will have a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is preparing for me. Stay safe and have a great day. GW

It’s a cloudy, cold morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. The temperature climbing out of bed was sitting at -13.4 C | 7.88 F. It won’t warm up much more than it is now. We also had a dusting of snow, which has covered what green we did have. Highway 522 is partially snow and ice covered. Knowing that care will have to be taken if out and about.

On another note, this cold weather shouldn’t stay with us for too long. I am thinking the middle of next week we should start to see a warming trend once again. Being so cold, I lit our wood furnace this morning, which is starting to make the house feel nice and toasty. It should also be noted that it is windy out there this morning, which will make it feel much colder than it really is. We have lost a lot of our snow though over the past few days and the ice is melting fast on the lakes and streams. About half gone.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal this morning that my lovely wife is making for me, and after that will do some more work here in our small gift shop. It’s coming along. Have a great day and stay safe, this virus is starting to find people now, with everyone going back to what once was. And no one is telling us any more of what is really happening. They don’t want us to know. It’s called mind manipulation. And they are good at it. GW

Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is also a bit on the cool side too, with the temperature waking up sitting at -0.8 C | 30.56 F. And the not so good part, it will get even colder for the next couple of days, with a bit of snow mixed in for good measure. At any rate, there isn’t anything we humans can do about it other than find some things to do where it is warm. It’s that time of year. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which should make travelling pretty good today.

On another note, I worked steadily once again helping my little woman decorate our small gift shop. It’s coming along and is beginning to look like a store. Today I will be helping her with some other things that need doing. Which will keep us both busy for most of the day.

I have heard we have a few people infected here in our small community, so extra care will have to be taken if out and about. Jake’s restaurant had a sign on it closed. But it’s to be expected with the masks being removed, and a lot of folks not taking precautions any more. With that, I am off for a boiled egg and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is making for me. Have a great day and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s a rainy morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. We did have some icy conditions throughout the night. At the moment, the ice has changed to rain, so the highways should be pretty good in another couple hours. Other than being wet. But Care should be taken if out and about. The temperature is above the freezing mark, sitting at 3.8 C | 38.84 F. It will warm up a bit more as the day moves forward.

Yesterday I worked once again steadily in our small gift shop. I finished up my painting and things, and now it’s up to my lovely wife to situate things. We did have a lot of items left from two years ago before this virus hit, so that will help us out for a while. I also have another thirty Flutes in the works, so I will get them finished up in a couple of weeks. Which will give us a good showing. Along with all them, we also have our 7 books on display for sale, along with lots of paintings and cards that my lovely wife has done up. So … all in all, we will have a lot to offer this year.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal that my wife is making for me, and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned. You never know, these days. Take care, and stay safe. Without the masks, this virus will be infecting a lot more people. It should be also noted that they aren’t truthfully telling us any more of how many are being infected, or how many are dying. It’s a shame too, as we do have the right to know, as with knowing some might take more precautions. The ones that don’t care, will only come to realize what is going on … when it strikes close to home. Which it will eventually.

It’s a cloudy morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. And by the looks of things we could see some not so good weather later on today and through the night. Depends on which way the storm tracks. Highway 522 is bare and dry as of now, but that could change later on.

On another note, yesterday I painted steadily all day in our small gift shop and other than a few touch up spots it should be finished and ready for my lovely wife to decorate, and once that is finished we will start stocking it. We have lots of neat things from our old store sitting upstairs waiting. This will be the first time in two years we have been open, thanks to the virus. It will be nice to see some of our old friends that usually drop by for a visit throughout the summer months. That is, if they haven’t forgotten about us. Ha Ha.

With that I am off for a boiled egg this morning and a piece of toast and I think we will have a cup of coffee too for a change. We usually have coffee around 2:00 in the afternoon. Hmm, maybe we will have a couple cups today. They say coffee in moderation is good for your health. Which I suspect is right. Take care and stay safe. GW

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