Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. However, it has warmed up a lot, which is really nice. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -3.5 C | 25.7 F. It will remain there for most of the day. Late today and into tomorrow and Thursday, we could see another round of snow. Possibly 6 inches or so. Depends on which way it tracks. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which will make travelling good for those having to go to town or ?? If you do go anywhere, I would suggest you take extra precautions with this virus being so infectious. Yesterday I worked on a story or two for my columns in the newspapers. Today I will do much the same. So that’s about it for today. Take care and stay safe. GW

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Good Morning! It’s a cloudy, cool morning here in Port Loring. The temperatures have risen through the night and now sitting at -16.4 C | 2.48 F. It did however go down below freezing early this morning. But no complaints coming from me so far this year, as I don’t care for the real cold much anymore. Highway 522 is bare and dry here in town, with a few icy sections in both directions outside of town. So care should be taken if you’re heading off to the big cities. On another note, my old woodworking shop has nicely warmed up now, so I might get to doing some work out there in the coming days. Today though I will be working away on some computer things that I started which will keep me busy for most of the day. My wife and I had our booster shot before Christmas, so that made us feel a bit down for a week or so. But things are pretty well back to normal now. Price a person pays to stay out of the hospital these days. I think, that the booster shot bothered us both a wee bit was because the first two, we had were Pfizer, and the booster shots were Moderna. We were hoping for the Pfizer, but the day we booked it for only had the Moderna. So after talking to our very good doctor friend, we went ahead and got it. At any rate it is done LOL. With that I am off for some waffles that my lovely wife is making me and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. GW

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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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