Hi Folks. It’s another cloudy, snowy day here in Northern Ontario. We did have an inch or so of new snow overnight, and I suspect we will have another inch or so throughout the day. Highway 522 is snow covered. However, the plow just went past our home. Travelling won’t be the greatest today.

The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -9.1 C | 15.62 F. Not too bad, and it will warm up a bit more as the day moves forward.

On another note, we have been having a lot of finches at our bird feeder the past few days. They come and go and are nice to see, other than the larger birds that remain all winter.

So with that bit of information out of the way, I am off to feed the birds and put some wood in our furnace. Have a great day. March 1st, man, time sure flies by these days. GW

For a change, we are seeing some sunshine here in Northern Ontario. It was so bright it woke me up. Not complaining mind ya. But on another note it is cold out this morning with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at -23.6 C | -10.48 F. The good news is we only have 3 more days of cold weather before it starts to warm up above the freezing mark. Which will make it nice so that we can get rid of some of this ice. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, but there are a few icy sections throughout. Travelling should be pretty good today if you have to go to the big city for groceries and things.

On another note, my wife and I worked away here in the house on a few things that needed attention, and today we will do the same. Once completed, I will get back to my writing. I almost have enough stories lined up for my newspaper columns for summer.

Other than that, not much else happening in and around our sleepy little town. And now I am off for a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is preparing for me, and will then get to work. Have a great day.

You can reach George Walters at: [email protected]

Good Morning. It’s a cloudy, snowy morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. These specialists called for snow with high winds overnight, but it didn’t amount to anything. Today however could be a different story. We will have to see as the day moves forward. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -3.6 C | 25.52 F. It won’t warm up much more than it is right now. Highway 522 is bare at the moment, with a few icy sections throughout.

On another note, my wife and I went to town yesterday to pick up a few things in the grocery department. Other than a bit of wind, we had a great trip there and back. It’s good to get away now and then. But in saying that, it is getting expensive with the price of gas these days. Yesterday we paid 1.65 a litre, and they say if things keep going as they are now we could reach the 2.00 mark. I am thinking it is going to make it real hard for folks to travel this summer. But we will see. If people stop travelling, these huge corporations will eventually have to drop their price. They hate to lose money.

Another thing is all this environmental stuff. Going green is fine, but if you don’t have the resources to back things up, what have you got? More hardships, that’s what.

It’s fine for these folks to say we have to go green, we have to do that, we have to do this … but when all said and done nothing really gets done. Other than a whole mess of idle chatter, along with taking more money out of the working man’s pocket. And with the price of food and things right now, it isn’t looking all that good in that department neither. A lot of folks are hurting real bad with business’s closing down and folks out of work. And another thing is, Canada has shown its true colours over the past two years, and other countries are now seeing what we are really about. Which isn’t all that good.

Anyway, enough of all that. One has to do what they have to do and get on with their life. There is no way in fighting these so-called Powers that Be. They have had their way for centuries, and I don’t suspect things will change no matter what we do.

With that, I am off for a boiled egg with a couple slices of bacon that my lovely wife is preparing for me. Have a great day.

You can reach George Walters at: [email protected]

Starting things off, we are having a wee bit of sunshine this morning. We are also having some real light flurries. We did have another inch of snow overnight. Highway 522 is partially bare, which will make travelling pretty good. But care should be taken. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -18.2 C | -0.76 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward.

On another note, I was kept busy yesterday working on some new added features to my computer. Slowly getting things set up for making better Podcasts and things. My son Karl has been working away behind the scenes, bringing all my wants together. Ha Ha. I wouldn’t have what I have … if it wasn’t for him, as he knows just about everything there is to know about computers, electronics and things like that. He also knows how to fix things, which is a good thing, as old Dad can sure mess things up now and then. Ha Ha.

So with that I am off for a piece of toast that my lovely wife is preparing for me, and will then see what the day has in store. Have a great day! GW

So how you all doing on this snowy Friday Morning? Good I hope. Ruth and I are making out pretty good these days. We find … if we don’t have too many aches and pains getting out of bed, our day is headed in the right direction. Highway 522 is snow covered this morning. We didn’t have any snow overnight to speak of, but we are getting some now. I don’t suspect it will amount to too much, maybe an inch or two. And if we are lucky, we might even see a bit of sunshine later on. Which will brighten up everyone’s day.

The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -14.1 C | 6.62 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. It isn’t as cold as it was yesterday, though, which is o k a y with me.

On another note, I kept busy writing up stories yesterday along with feeding our wood furnace. One thing is for certain, I get my exercise going up and down the stairs into the basement to keep the house warm. Which I don’t mind, really, as it also reminds me to bug my lovely wife a bit. I am not sure if you realize this, but women enjoy being bugged by their husband once in a while. Ha Ha.

With that bit of information out of the way. I am off for a bowl of oatmeal this morning, and maybe a cup of tea for a change. I’ll see, I am not a great lover of it. I start off liking it, but then when I sit down to drink it, I don’t. Hmm … perhaps I will just have a coffee and be done with it. I never get tired of it. Take care and have a great day! GW