The good news is we didn’t have any more snow overnight. It is cool though with the temperature sitting at -13.5 C | 7.7 F waking up. It will warm up some as the day moves forward. The warmer weather, however, won’t arrive until tomorrow. But with it, there will be some more snow off and on. As if we don’t have enough now. It took my wife and I all afternoon yesterday to clean up what we did have, which was around 6 inches or so, more so in certain areas. Today we will take it easy, as my lovely wife was up all night not feeling well. I think we have some kind of intestinal disease, as it is here one day and then gone the next, then back again. Sure, not pleasant, that’s for sure. It’s not the flu as our doctor said, as once you get it, it doesn’t come back, and this what we have does. I am hoping it goes away sooner than later as both have been putting up with it now for over a month. Even longer or me.
Highway 522 is partially snow covered with a lot of icy sections throughout. Which won’t make travelling all that good today. My wife and I don’t have anywhere to go, so we will be staying home. Not that we feel like going anywhere, anyway. Today I will work away here on some stories I have on the go, along with keeping an eye on my wife, which will keep me busy for the day. Stay safe. GW
We all woke up to some more snow this morning. It started early this morning, and it is really coming down now. Yesterday we also had a pile with it snowing pretty well all day. Along with that, we had some pretty high winds, which caused a lot of drifting in certain locations. Like right in front of my woodworking shop door. Seems it likes to test my tolerance now and then, Ha ha. At any rate, once it stops, my lovely wife and I will have our hands full once again cleaning things up. The good news is I did light my shop stove when I finished cleaning up the last bought of snow, so my snowblower is nice and dry, ready to go. I am thinking it will earn its oats this time round, by the looks of what we have had so far. I would say yesterday, and today we had another 8–10 inches, more so in drifts. Highway 522 is snow covered this morning, and with the snow we are having now, travelling won’t be good. Best to stay home if possible and wait for a better day. In saying that, warmer temperatures are closing in on us for a few days, which should melt some of the snow we have now. All said, though, it sure looks pretty out there, with all the snow on the branches of the trees. We haven’t had much of a winter so far this year, but we are making up for it now. Feb came in like a lion, so hoping it goes out like a lamb. Time will tell.
On another note, I didn’t do all that much yesterday, lazed around. My wife was busy as usual, doing some of her wash and making meals. Today I suspect she will continue on doing the same. We try and do our washing on the weekends when the rates are down. Saves us a bit of money.
With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what I want to do. Stay safe. GW
Well, other than the very cold weather we had yesterday and through the night, not much is happening. And it did get cold. When I got up to put a couple pieces of wood in our wood furnace at 2:30 AM, the temperature was sitting at minus -38 C/-38 F. The temperature has risen now with it sitting at -23.5 C | -10.3 F. Still quite cold, but not as bad as it was through the night. Being so cold, I plugged our car in before going to bed and left it on all night. We figured with it being so cold, we had better be safe than sorry. Cost a lot of money to replace an engine these days.
Today we will be getting some more snow, maybe a couple inches. So with the snow combined with the southwesterly winds, gusting up to 60 km/h it could reduce your visibility at times if out and about. And the winds will make it feel much colder than it really is.
Highway 522 is snow and ice covered this morning, but the plow has been through a few times overnight. I kind of think it would be a good day to stay at home, inside where it is warm.
With that I am off for some Port Loring, Toast with a bit of Mike Clapperton’s Worlds Best Maple Syrup that my lovely wife is making for me.
It’s a down right cold morning here, waking up in Port Loring. The temperature climbing out of bed was sitting at-32.9 C | -26.62 F. By far the coldest morning this winter. As cold as it may be, we are having some sunshine, but the warmth it is giving off isn’t to be found. At least in part. Without it, things would be a lot worse. Highway 522 is mostly snow covered with a lot of icy sections throughout, which is to be expected being so cold, not to forget the snow and high winds we had yesterday. It’s a good day to stay inside where it is warm, if you can. Others will have to dress warm, that’s for sure, if out and about.
For my wife and I we don’t have anywhere to go, so staying inside is what we are going to do.
On another note, our wood furnace is keeping us nice and warm. Hardly took any wood at all to heat our home through the night. I would say around 8 small pieces in total. I would hate to see how much oil it would have taken if we had used it.
With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal this morning and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned. Stay safe.
It’s a cloudy morning, waking up. We are having a few flurries at the moment, but nothing like it has been. We didn’t have any more snow to speak of overnight. Highway 522 is half snow covered with some icy sections throughout. They are calling for some more snow with whiteout conditions later on today, when the winds pick up. When the winds do pick up, they will usher in some extreme cold temperatures for tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night. So an extra blanket will be needed when you go to bed tonight. At least for those living in our area.
On another note, we did have a pile of snow to clean up yesterday, which took my wife and I most of the morning. The good part was, the snow was light, which helped us a lot in moving it. I would say the last snow fall accumulation would be between 4 -6 inches. So, total snow on the ground now is around the 2-3 footmark in certain areas. About right for our area for this time of year. I have seen a few snowmobiles in the past few days, which means that some are out enjoying themselves. Which is nice to see.
My wife and I don’t own a snowmobile, as they are too expensive, with all the expense that is attached to them these days, insurance and things. We do however get out for a walk occasionally, when we aren’t moving snow, which is nice in itself, as we do have some nice country in our area.
With that, I am off for some waffles that my lovely wife is preparing, and will then see what the day has in store. Too cold outside to be doing much. Stay safe. GW
Well, here it is, Feb 1. We finally made it to where we, at the very least, know that spring isn’t all that far off. Which is okay with me. But looking outside, you wouldn’t know it, with all the snow that we have been having for the past few days. And to top that off, we have had some pretty cold temperatures. And by the looks of things we are going to have some really cold temperatures for the next two days and nights. After that, though, the temperature will rise to a touch above the freezing mark, which should get rid of a bit of our snow. So … roller coaster weather is going to be the norm, for the weeks ahead. This morning waking up was much warmer than yesterday with it sitting at -9.9 C | 14.18 F. Highway 522 is snow covered with a lot of icy sections throughout. Not a good day for travelling. For my lovely wife and I we are staying put these days, as both of us isn’t all that well. We aren’t sure what is bugging us, most just feeling nausea. Weird really, been that way for over three weeks. But we are moving around, which is good in part.
On another note, with all the snow we have had for the past two days, I am going to try to clean out our driveway. Other than that, the rest can wait till we feel better.
With that, I am off to have a bite to eat. Not sure what yet. Have a great day and stay safe. GW
It is a very cold morning here in Port Loring. Through the night the temperature got down to -28.3 C | -18.94 F. And at the moment it is sitting at -21.1 C | -5.98 F. For the next three nights it will remain very cold. Highway 522 is almost bare, but there are some icy sections throughout. On the good side of things, it is nice and sunny out there this morning, but the sun sure isn’t handing out any warmth. Last night was the coldest we have it so far this winter.
Yesterday I didn’t do much and today by the looks of things I will be taking it easy again, as now my wife isn’t feeling all that well stomach wise. So not sure what is going on with us these days, as we really haven’t gone anywhere to catch anything. But you never know, maybe just getting the mail something latched on to us. At any rate, we will just have to take it easy till it passes. Always something these days to put a person down.
With that, I am off to make my wife a cup of tea and a piece of toast, see if I can get her to eat and drink something light. Have a great day. GW
It’s a cool, cloudy morning here in Port Loring. It was a few degrees colder overnight, but it has warmed up some now, with it sitting at -12.3 C | 9.86 F. It won’t warm up any more than it is right now. We are also seeing some more snow this morning, with another inch added so far to what we do have. Which in total is around 12–14 inches. Highway 522 is snow covered like yesterday, along with a lot of icy sections. So if heading out of town, make sure you put a blanket in your car and dress warm. Better to be prepared than not.
On another note, the weather will warm up for tomorrow and the next day … but on Thursday and Friday some major cold weather will move into our area. We could see it drop to -30F/-32C. So might pay to make sure you plug your car, truck or what ever in, on them two nights. After that, things warm back up.
Yesterday, my wife and I did nothing other than chatting about things and taking it easy for a change. Today I will work away on another story or two for my columns.
With that I am off for some Port Loring, Toast with some of Mike Clapperton’s, Worlds Best, Maple Syrup. A quote by Mike.
“I’m still loyal to my customers,” he said. “As far as the winning goes, my customers have been telling me for years that you make good maple syrup. This is just confirmation that everybody’s right.”
It is good, that’s for sure!
Have a great day and stay safe. A little precaution goes a long way these days. GW
No truer words have ever been said. Click On Image to Enlarge!
Good Morning!
It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring. We didn’t have any snow overnight, but it is snowing now. We will see what it has in its system as the day moves forward. Highway 522 at the moment, is snow covered with lots of icy sections throughout. It is also a touch cool outside, with it sitting a-12 C | 10.4 F. lt will warm up as the day moves forward, but not much. With the winds coming in from the north, these so, so cold temperatures will feel even colder. So, knowing that my lovely wife and I will be staying inside today.
As I have said many times, the older I get, the less I like the cold. I can see why folks enjoying going south, or to a warmer country, every winter. With all this money, our Powers That Be are giving away to other countries, if they wanted, they could pay for all us seniors wanting to go to where it is warm. Actually, that isn’t a bad idea, as it would save millions of dollars a year with health related issues, that us seniors obtain from staying in the cold. At the very least, they would break even, along with making the remainder of us older folks days, more comfortable & enjoyable. Would that ever happen. Not very likely. The truth of the matter is, they have their heads so wrapped up in themselves they can’t see any further than their nose. My opinion only, of course. Then again, they are even trying to outlaw free speech nowadays. Makes me scratch my head at times. If they ever did that, I guarantee it would come back and bite them in the ………
On another note, yesterday was another workout for my wife and I, cleaning the snow off our decks and driveway. I have to admit, we have had our share lately. Today we will recuperate once again. I did get my shop stove going yesterday, so that the ice and snow on my snowblower would melt. Now it is ready for our next batch, which is sure to come living where we do. The good news is we are heading into February, which is a short month away from March. When things should start to warm up some.
Today I will work away here on some stories I have in mind.
With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has lined up for me. Life is like a mystery novel … you never know what the next page might bring. Until you turn the page, or as in life, as every hour passes.
Stay safe, there is a lot of sickness out there these days with this virus. And so I have heard it isn’t very pleasant, major chest issues and coughing, feeling sick, you name it, and one friend of ours said that after putting up with all that for a couple of weeks or more, now it has turned into pneumonia, and she is flat on her back in bed hardly being able to breath. So … it’s not all that good out there yet, by the sound of things.
It’s a cold morning here in Port Loring, but not as cold as yesterday. Waking up, the temperature was sitting at -4.8 C | 23.36 F. It won’t warm up any more than it is now for the remainder of the day. After today things start to get a touch colder and will remain that way right up till the second week in Feb. So all in all, we, here in Port Loring, can’t call it a bad winter. It’s fine with me, as I am ready to see green again, and do some front porch sittin’.
Highway 522 is half snow covered with a lot of icy sections throughout. The thing about getting to Port Loring is … One Road In and One Road Out. Good in one way and not so good in another way. Reason being that after 20 years of going to North Bay for groceries, my wife and I know every tree stump ????, along the Highway. Hell, we even made friends with a Turtle that sits on a rock in one of the swamps. Every time we go by, I say to my lovely wife. “Is Myrtle sitting on her rock today?” Surprisingly she is. Not this time of year, though, but her rock is still there. Ha ha.
On another note, yesterday my wife and I took it a bit easy recouping from moving our last snow fall. I did remove some ashes from our wood furnace along with splittin’ some kindlin’ and a few larger pieces. Most of the time we only need smaller pieces to keep us warm. I call it a two stick fire. And it’s been that way so far for most of the winter. Which is a good thing, as if we had to burn oil it would have been expensive. I won’t get into that this morning. Damn Governments with their so-called bright ideas.
With that I am off for some pancakes this morning topped off with Mike Clappertons World Renown Maple Syrup.
After that, I will see. I never know. Life is a mystery in itself.
Stay safe, still a lot of sickness in our area. GW
It is a touch cool this morning, the temperature dropped through the night, with it sitting now at -19.1 C | -2.38 F. It will warm up a lot as the day moves forward. At least for today … before dropping back down tonight and into tomorrow, with a bit of snow thrown in for good measure. It is a nice sunrise this morning looking out. Makes my whole day when I am able to watch the sun get out of bed. I often wonder how many people realize just how lucky we are to have it.
Highway 522 is pretty well clear throughout, but there are a lot of icy sections. There are also a lot of deer roaming around the area, crossing the highway, so a person has to really keep their eyes open for them. If you see one, there is usually more close behind.
Yesterday my wife and I did manage to get the snow cleaned off our decks, along with our neighbour, she is a very good friend of ours. Spry as a young kitten and only 94 years young. I also managed to get our snowblower woke up and cleaned out our driveway. I am glad we did, as if we don’t, and it gets too cold it makes it just that much harder to remove. Especially where the snow plow throws in the snow at the end of our driveway. Heavy wet stuff out there. Joys of living just off the highway. But it is one of the nicest areas to reside in. And our home is located far enough away from the highway that the traffic doesn’t bother us any.
Today my wife and I will recoup a bit after yesterdays work out and work here inside where it is warm. This time of year, the wood heat is sure feeling good. Nothing takes the cold out of the body more than heating with wood. I also get a lot of exercise moving the firewood, cutting, splitting, piling and then feeding our wood furnace.
The good news is we are seeing some sunshine this morning for a change. However, it has cooled down some, with the temperature sitting at -8.4 C | 16.88 F. On the not so good side of the coin, we did have another 4–6 inches of new snow overnight. Not that we really wanted it, as now my wife and I are in for another workout. We are still recuperating from the last bit we had. Not sure how that is going to work out. Anyway, later I will wake up my snowblower and see what takes place. Highway 522 is mostly snow covered, so travelling won’t be all that good.
On another note, my lovely wife and I took a trip to North Bay yesterday, picking up some groceries and things. It was a good day weather wise and the highways going in were mostly bare, and on the way home they were completely bare. We did have some light flurries going in, but nothing to cause us any problems. Looking outside this morning, I am glad we went yesterday.
We had a good time while there, other than the price of the food. I was surprised at how much they were charging for Chicken Breasts. I would say they rose around $5.00 since the last time we went in two weeks ago. And the packages weren’t all that big, neither. Also, I noticed that, over half of it, didn’t look all that good. I kinda think, that some of these groceries stores figures the shoppers don’t know how chicken should look, when they are starting to go bad. Could be why a lot of folks are getting sick these days, not knowing. Anyway, being raised on a dairy and fruit farm there is no fooling my wife and I. Gas also rose 15 cents a litre too. I can’t see how they can justify these prices other than being just plain greedy, not caring.
With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal, I thought I would see if a new kind bothers me. I like to try something new every so often. What I didn’t like was the price of it, when I got it to the checkout counter, I found it cost $12.00 a box. Sheesh. Almost fell over, probably should have put it back on the shelf. Ya, I know, always complaining about something.
Have a good day and stay safe if out and about. GW
Sometimes though it is necessary to cut down trees.
Good Morning!
It’s a cool morning here in Port Loring with the temperature sitting at -5.8 C | 21.56 F. We only had a skiff of snow overnight. We could see another inch or so later on this afternoon. As of now, highway 522 is bare, with a few icy sections throughout. The sander just went through.
On another note, we did manage to get our driveway and decks cleaned up, from yesterday’s snow, which amounted to about 4 inches. After that, I rested for the remainder of the day. Still not feeling up to par yet. Today will take it easy once again. One day feel good, one day not so good. My body is, like the weather up and down, doesn’t know what it wants to do.
With that I am off for a couple pieces of toast this morning, will see how that sets. Stay safe.
It’s a cloudy morning here, waking up. On the good side of the coin, we didn’t have any snow overnight. Which is fine with me. Winter is just starting, so to speak, and here I am ready for spring. But, it isn’t that far off, being 6 weeks away. The temperature waking up is still quite nice, with it sitting at -3.1 C | 26.42 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is bare this morning for most parts, but there are some icy sections throughout.
Being such a gloomy day, I will be staying inside, working away here on some stories, for my newspaper columns that I write for. I have to come up with 52 stories a year, one each week, which keeps me hoppin’ now and then. But I enjoy doing it, that is when I have some stories in mind. Other than that, not much happening in and around our small town these days. I haven’t even seen all that many snow mobiles this year, neither. But then again we haven’t had all that much snow as yet.
With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal this morning along with a piece of toast that my lovely wife is making for me. Then I will see what the day has in store. Take care. GW
It’s a cloudy morning here, waking up. Splittin’ some kindlin’ this morning, the temperature outside felt not so bad with it sittin’ at -2.4 C | 27.68 F. A lot warmer than yesterday morning. We could see some freezing rain or some light snow off and on throughout the day. But it will remain warm now for two more days or so. Which is fine with me as my snowblower said it needed a rest. Looking out, highway 522 is bare this morning, but there are still some icy sections throughout. So extra care should be taken if out and about. It would also be a good idea to keep an extra look-out for the deer crossing the Highway, as they have been migrating into our area now for the past two or three weeks now. And they don’t seem to mind the cars or trucks any walking out in front of them. Can’t really blame them, as they were here a lot longer than us humans.
On another note, I am still working away here on some podcasts which I will continue on doing for the next few days or so, and then will get to work on writing up a few more stories for my Newspaper Columns. I have a few in mind. I love to write, but it is getting harder and harder as after all these years topics are getting harder to find. Hmm, maybe you folks have some ideas that you think would make a good story? If so, send them along, it would be appreciated. You can send them to: [email protected]
With that, I am off for some pancakes this morning covered with an ample amount of fresh butter, just because I can, along with a bit of Mike Clappertons World Renown Maple Syrup. Pretty tasty breakfast to say the least.
Starting things off, it is a cold morning here, waking up, with the temperature sitting at -19.8 C | -3.64 F. It feels more like winter now. But in saying that things will warm up a lot as the day moves forward, and for the next 4 days things will rise up to … a touch above the freezing mark. We could see a few flurries today, but nothing to write about. So far I would say we have around 6–8 inches in total on the ground, more so of course in drifts. Highway 522 is mostly bare, but there are a lot of snow covered areas throughout, along with a few icy sections. So care should be added to your things to do, if out and about. But you all know that anyway, right?
On another note, yesterday my wife and I after a half a days work, managed to get the snow we had cleaned off our decks along with the neighbours. I also got our driveway cleaned out, and should be good to go now, for a few days. You never know what might take place weather wise in this neck of the woods.
In the afternoon yesterday I worked away here on my computer, kind of felt good after the work-out we had moving snow. My old snow thrower helps a lot. Couldn’t do it without it, that’s for sure. It’s good machine. My boys bought it for me a few years ago for a Christmas Gift. You could say it’s a gift that keeps on giving. Ha ha.
With that bit of info under your belt or hat, I am off for a bowl of cereal my lovely wife is preparing for me, and then I will see what the day has in store. I never know. Head off doing one thing … end up doing something totally different. Life is a mystery.
Starting things off, we did have some snow late in the day yesterday. I would say around 4 inches. Along with that, we are having a few flurries here this morning. Highway 522 is snow covered throughout. Which won’t make travelling all that good today. It’s the kind of day when it is best to say home if possible. The temperature is still not so bad, with it sitting at -6.3 C | 20.66 F. It will however cool down some early next week. So knowing that, I think I will wake up my snowblower later on today, or tomorrow and clean out our driveway. Depends on when the snow we are having now stops. We might as well wait till it gets it out of its system and the clean it all up at once.
On another note, yesterday was about the same as it has been for the past few days now, with me working on some new podcasts. Today I will carry on doing the same. I enjoy making them, especially when the weather is cold outside.
With that, I am off for some Port Loring Toast with a couple pieces of bacon this morning for a change. We don’t eat bacon all that much, but every so often we get the urge for a taste. When it comes to taste, I have always said. Chocolate for women, Bacon for men.
Anyway, you all have a great day, and if out and about, stay safe. GW
It’s another cloudy morning here in Port Loring. We didn’t have any snow overnight. They are however calling for around 4–6 inches of snow starting later on today and into tonight. The temperature will also drop a bit. But by the looks of things we won’t be having any drastic cold now right up till March. Which is fine with me. If the temperature holds, it will end up being the warmest winter in over 20 years. But we will see how that pans out. Mother nature does what she wants, not what weather predictors call for. Highway 522 is bare so far this morning, but I think that will change a bit later on. So you might want to think about going anywhere. For my wife and I we are staying put.
On another note I worked once again on a few new podcasts yesterday, I am on a roll now ha ha. Today I will do the same. Other than that, not much happening in our area. Traffic has been light, without hardly a car or truck moving around. The odd ATV going to the beer store. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal this morning that my lovely wife is making for me and will then see what the day has in store.
It’s another cloudy morning here, waking up. The good news is we didn’t have all that much ice through the night. The temperature is still quite nice sitting at -0.3 C | 31.46 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward, which will put things a touch above the freezing mark, which will get rid of a bit more snow. Highway 522 is bare this morning. And if lucky we could see a bit of sunshine later on as well. The not so good news is that starting tonight the temperature will start to drop, and tomorrow we could see up to 8 inches of new snow. Interesting. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to wake up my snowblower. But… it is that time of year.
On another note, I worked all day here on my computer on a few projects I have on the go, and will do the same again today. It is nice having things to do, as it keeps the old mind on the straight and narrow.
With that I am off for a couple flap-jacks that my lovely wife is making for me and will then see what the day has to offer. Life is a mystery, that’s for certain.
Stay safe there is still a lot of sickness and ??? around our area. Not only the virus, flu or colds neither. Kind of makes me wonder what is causing these certain issues. As where we are located, they shouldn’t be happening. Hmm
It’s a cloudy, gloomy morning waking up. We did have some light freezing rain through the night, which covered Highway 522. Travelling won’t be all that good today, that’s for sure. We could also see some more freezing rain as the day progresses. Then back to sunshine tomorrow before we get some more snow on Thursday. So … once again, a mixed bag of weather. Days like this are when folks use more hydro, as being so gloomy and dark it’s human instinct to turn on the lights a bit more than they usually do.
On another note, yesterday I worked steadily on my podcasts along with a few other things related. It would be nice if I could get all my stories made into podcasts. It would probably take me three years or more, being that I have over 2000 stories. Not likely, but it would be nice. What a legacy that would be … to leave behind. Haha. As it is, at the end of the day, my mind has about had it. I can see now how these folks that have to sit in front of a computer screen, day in, and day out at work feels. Although I have been doing it now for years, just … I don’t have to do it if I don’t want to. Happy about that.
With that I am off for a bowl of cereal this morning that my lovely wife is preparing for me and will then see the day has in store. All good, I hope.
