Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario. The temperature was a touch cool sitting at 5.2 C | 41.36 F getting out of bed. It won’t warm up much more than it is now. And, we can expect some more showers possibly today, tomorrow and the next day. Then I am thinking, things will start to look a wee bit better, weather wise that is. Highway 522 is quiet this morning, but it is early along with being Sunday. On another note I did get outside yesterday and mowed our grass around our house. Half way done, the new mower we bought two years ago stopped once again, so … I had to take it apart and see what was going wrong. I am thinking it is all to do with the jet being too small in the cheap plastic carbs they are putting on the engines today. So I will be looking into that. Maybe I can fix that problem making it a touch larger. It’s amazing that nowadays a lot of new things aren’t worth a damn, being made so cheaply. The trouble is, they are being made cheap, but they want a lot of money to buy them. Today being so cloudy, damp and cool, I think I will stay in and maybe work on a story or two. I did light the wood furnace this morning, which is perking away taking out the dampness in the house, along with my old bones. You can’t beat wood heat for arthritis, along with a few other issues relating to getting a bit older. With that I am off for a bowl of oatmeal, and will then see what the day has in store. Stay safe.

Good Morning! It’s a sunny day here in Port Loring, Ontario. I have to admit in spite of it being cold it sure looks nice outside. The temperature waking up was sitting at 0.1 C | 32.18 F. We did have a heavy frost through the night and into the early morning hours. The sun is making short work of it now. It will warm up as the day moves forward and tomorrow will be a fantastic day. Front porch sittin’ here I come. Highway 522 is picking up with traffic these days with folks coming in from other places, in spite of us being closed down. Makes me shake my head. Yesterday being so wet and cold I stayed inside and worked on some stories. This morning I will do the same and maybe if it warms up some I will head on outside later on. On another note I hope everyone reads the article I added below this post. The owner of the company says it all of what is happening here in Canada. The post is called: Sad Day for Canada. I agree with him totally, as I have been through what he is going through. In a smaller field, but nonetheless the same. As us old farmers here in Canada have been dealing with these so-called politicians for years. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy cool morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. The temperature waking up was sitting at 2.4 C | 36.32 F. It won’t warm up much more than it is today. Actually we could see a few intermittent flurries this afternoon. We did have an inch or so of rain through the night which filled my rain barrel. I like to get it filled up around this time of year, so I have some nice soft rain water for my plants that we are going to put into the ground in a couple of weeks or so. Highway 522 is sort of quiet these days, but there are a few out-of- towner’s moving into the area. Even with the stay at home order in effect, there is still a lot of people travelling all over the place. I don’t understand peoples logic these days. Not much we can do about it, other than to stay vigilant, and always be on guard protecting ourselves and family when near someone we don’t know. Actually … even those we do know. LOL Pays to be safe. On another note, I didn’t do much outside yesterday, but I did write up a story for my newspaper columns. Today I will see if I can come up with another. With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal with my lovely wife, and will then see what develops. Stay safe!

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario Canada. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 7.3 C | 45.14 F. If we are lucky we could see a wee bit of sunshine off and on throughout the day. For the long range forecast, here in Port Loring, things isn’t looking all that great, with lots of clouds and rain entering back into the picture for a few more days. On another note we are still burning firewood these days. I have been lighting the wood furnace every morning to take the dampness out of the house and basement. I haven’t been doing much work in my old woodworking shop, but we did manage to get out for a few hours on Tuesday getting things levelled for our new shower house for our cottage. It will make it nice for family and friends that want to come for a visit. Once things settle down a bit with this virus that is among us. I am also thinking we will be doing some mowing soon, with the way the grass is growing. In some places it is ready to mow now. And after that it won’t be long before we can plant our vegetable gardens. I can’t wait for them to get growing, so we can have fresh salads and things every day. Today I will be working inside being kind of cool, and wet. The cold wet dampness sure plays havoc with my sinuses and body these days. Sign of getting old I suppose. With that take care and stay safe. These new strains of the virus is sure taking its toll on the younger folks. The problem is … if they keep up these protests and things, along with not wearing a mask things will get a lot worse for them and others; The way this virus mutates is from lots of people congregating together. Just look at India what happened when they opened back up. Not a good thing to be doing in my eyes. Also, we should shut down all air travel till we get things under control with these vaccines. Anyways … have a good day, make it a good day. GW

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada, It is a touch cool, with the temperature getting out of bed sitting at 3.6 C | 38.48 F. It will remain cloudy, and we could see a few showers off and on for the next two days. By the looks of things we won’t see much sunshine until the weekend. Not much we can do about it, other than get some work done that needs to be done inside. That’s what I am planning on doing. Yesterday I did get outside and put in another few feet of under drainage pipes, by my shop that I have been wanting to do for the past few years. It was a job being that I was digging in wet clay. But it is done, and now we will see if I get rewarded for my work. The soil is sure wet right now. I also rearranged my firewood pile getting it ready for my new wood we ordered. I don’t know, but it always makes me feel good seeing it piled high and dry throughout the summer months. Maybe it is because I know my family will be warm come winter, no matter what. If there is one thing I have always done all my life, it’s keeping the freezer and cupboards full of food and lots of fuel for the winter. No one in our family has ever gone hungry, and they always had clean sheets to sleep on, thanks to my lovely wife. And you know. It wasn’t because we were rich neither. On another note being the kind of day it is, I am planning on writing up a few more stories for my columns in the newspapers I write for. One thing is for sure it keeps the mind active and sharp. With that, take care and stay safe. This virus isn’t getting better yet. I should mention for those that have sent me emails and letters … that yes my wife and I are going to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Actually we will be getting on April the 6th. I still believe in natural medicines, I am not shying away from them. Especially vitamin D 3, but I also realize, that there are a lot of good medicines out there that are made by some fantastic scientists.

What are the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine?

The Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine that has both synthetic, or chemically produced, components and enzymatically produced components from naturally occurring substances such as proteins. The vaccine does not contain any live virus. Its inactive ingredients include potassium chloride, monobasic potassium, phosphate, sodium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, and sucrose, as well as small amounts of other ingredients.

The only Active ingredient is 30 mcg of a nucleosidemodified messenger RNA (modRNA) encoding the viral spike (S) glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2.
This is the only active ingredient in the vaccine.
The mRNA — messenger RNA technology — sends tiny snippets of genetic code to cells, telling them to build proteins. In this case, it triggers the immune system to produce protective antibodies without using actual bits of the virus. “Old-fashioned” types of vaccines, required scientists having to express it in cells or chicken eggs to get the proteins right.

There is nothing in it that I can see that would do you any harm. I like it, as it is the newer model of the way of going about things. It is the road to the future. And yes there are going to be some hurdles that have to be worked out. But right now, it is the only thing we have in our arsenal to combat this virus. Anyways we have made our decision and my instincts says it is the right thing to do. Take care my friends and stay safe. GW