Good Morning. Well …. it’s a cold morning here in Port Loring Ontario for a change. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -16.9 C | 1.58 F. It won’t warm up much more today. Highway 522 is bare and dry for most parts, but there are a few icy spots that could pose a problem if out and about, and you’re not being careful. Talking about the highway, I haven’t seen that many deer this year alongside the road, but that will change once things settle down a bit weather wise. We didn’t have any snow overnight, too cold. But we could see some snow mid-week as things will warm up a bit more than it is now. On another note, I lit my old woodworking shop stove this morning. I have a bunch of projects lined up to do and would like to get at them in the coming days. It takes a day or so to get everything warm in there. Reason being, there is a lot of steel, which takes time to warm. But once it gets warm, it holds the heat, and you don’t need much of a fire to keep things warm. I also have the wood furnace going here in the house, which is sure nice. Coming in from the cold, there is nothing better than wood heat to take the cold out of my old bones. Seems every year the cold gets to me a bit more. Sign of what’s to come, I suspect. Oh well, the best thing is to live each day for what it is, and not worry about what might happen tomorrow. With that, I am off for a boiled egg along with a half a bagel this morning, that my lovely wife is making me. I feel kind of hungry. Take care, this virus is sure ravaging us humans here in Ontario these days. Well over 17000 yesterday and 12 deaths. Closing in on a 100 a week, dying from it.

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Good Morning and Happy New Year to you all. Well, my wife and I made it through another year. Pretty lucky considering all that is going on in the world today. Although, thinking about things, not much has changed in our life over the past two years. If anything, we are busier than we have ever been. Which in part is a good thing, as it keeps the crazy thinking away. Yesterday our son went back home as he has to go back to work on Monday. We both hated to see him leave, as we aren’t sure when we will be seeing him again in person, as this new virus is sure getting a toe hold on us here in Ontario at the moment. Over 16000 yesterday. I suspect there will be a lot more now that Christmas is over. The results from all the parties and getting together isn’t in yet. But the good news on the subject is, that most of the ones that have had the vaccine, are recovering from it at home. I hope that trend stays with us. Yesterday we followed our son into town, said our goodbyes, had a few hugs, and then went and picked up some groceries. After that we ate in our car, taking in the city life and came on home. It was sure busy in town. Today we will be getting things back to normal. My lovely wife is thinking of taking down our Christmas Tree along with some decorations she put up earlier. Myself, I will light up the wood furnace and then get to working on a story or two for the papers I write for. In between things, I will bug my wife, LOL. That’s what husbands are supposed to do, right? Highway 522 is bare and dry for most parts, here in town. Outside of town it is ice covered in a lot of areas, so care should be taken. 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. You never know what a day might bring. That’s the interesting part … not knowing. Take care my friends and again … Happy New Year to ya all. GW

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Good Morning! It’s a bit cloudy this morning, with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at -8 C | 17.6 F. Today we will see a wee bit of sunshine, but for most parts the clouds will remain with us for most of the day. But the good news is, it won’t be very cold. Which is okay with me, as we aren’t burning much wood … or oil. We have had our oil furnace going for a whole week, being as warm as it is. But then again, this house of ours is insulated good now, and it doesn’t take much heat to warm things up. Speaking of insulation. I believe that the houses today have been made too airtight. We all need fresh air, and stopping it from coming into the house isn’t healthy. Years ago, we always had a window cracked open, especially if someone got a bit sick. And for most parts, folks back when didn’t get sick that often. I was going to put in new windows in our home a few years ago, but after taking things into consideration, I decided against it. And now I am glad I did. As the ones we have now allows a touch of fresh air to seep in here and there that you don’t feel, and it’s healthy. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, but there are a few icy sections here and there. I haven’t seen too many deer alongside the highway, but that will change in the coming days now that hunting season is over. Yesterday, my son and I worked away on adding some more high-tech gadgets around the house here. It sure is nice having someone that knows all the in’s and outs when it comes to these things. Today we will do much the same. With that, I am off for a pancake with an egg on top, along with a strip or two of bacon. I don’t eat much of it, but since it is Christmas, what the heck, LOL Take care and stay safe. This new virus is getting much worse as each day passes. GW

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Good Morning! Starting things off, it is a cool morning here in Port Loring, with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at -7.7 C | 18.14 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. We didn’t have any snow overnight, but we are having some sunshine at the moment, which makes it nice. We could however see a bit of snow late in the day and into tonight. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which will make travelling good for those that are in need of a few groceries and things. I think my lovely wife and I are okay for a couple more weeks. We might however go for a drive one day, just to get out of the house. A person can get cabin fever sitting inside for too long. Myself, I like to breathe some different air and see different things now and then. On another note, my bird feeder has been seeing a few new attendants these days. Mostly Grosbeaks, Chickadees and Nut Hatches. Of course, the Blue Jays are there too, stealing all the food they can find. We did have a few Morning Doves visit us every day, but for some reason they haven’t been around lately. Maybe they moved down to where it is warmer for a spell. Hard to figure what Nature has in mind. Yesterday, my son and I worked on some computer things. He did a lot of work around the house, hooking up some electronics and things that I have wanted to be done for the past two years. There isn’t much he doesn’t know when it comes to these high-tech things. Today we will work on a few more things, enjoying each other’s company, as with this virus now spreading fast we aren’t sure when the next time we will be able to get together. So best we make the best of it while we can. With that, I am off for a bagel and a boiled egg, along with a cup of fresh perked coffee. Take care and stay safe. GW

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Good Morning! So, how you all doing this morning? I hope you all had a great Christmas. I know my wife and I did. Our son Karl came for a visit, and we have enjoyed seeing him, as we haven’t been together for over two years because of this virus. There was just the three of us this year, as my other son flew out west to Alberta to visit with his fiancé’s brother and parents. We missed him. But we understood. I hear though they are having some very unusual cold weather out there with the temperatures hitting the minus -51 C. It can stay out there. Us here in Port Loring have been lucky weather wise, so far this winter, as the temperatures have been quite nice, and along with that so far we haven’t seen much snow to speak of. Will it last? I suspect not, as I think things will change in the coming weeks. But even if it does, we are coming up to January. Then February and back into March. It will make for a short winter, no matter what way you look at it. Which is okay with me, as I enjoy the warm weather over the cold weather. It isn’t good for the snowmobiles, though, as there hasn’t really been enough snow for them to get going. On the hunting this year, there wasn’t too many that got any. At least from what I hear. I chalk it up to being too warm. Heck, some days throughout hunting season we saw 60 F/16C. More like summer, LOL. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning. We did have a wee skiff of snow last night, hardly enough to cover the windshield on our sons SUV. Which is good, as I don’t have to clean the driveway. Today my wife, son and I will be taking it easy. Maybe watch some old movies that my wife and I took while in Florida in the 60s. With this virus, it will be about as close as we want to be to Florida at the moment. LOL. But I suspect things will change, as I believe … with this new variant Omicron, everyone will eventually get it, and if things goes to plan with it being a touch weaker in certain areas of the body, our bodies after it gets it, will become stronger and that will be the end of it. Especially for those that have had the vaccine. In other words, I think the virus outsmarted itself. At least for now. But we will see how my theory plays out in the coming days, weeks and months. I hope so. Our bodies are pretty amazing. But it is still no reason not to take the vaccine and get the booster shot. As it does need some help occasionally. With that, you all take care. GW

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