Good Morning!

It’s another cloudy morning here, waking up. We did have a lot of rain through the night, and we could see a wee bit more throughout the day. But after today things should start to clear up with some sunshine entering into the picture; along with some warmer weather moving into our area. Which will be nice. Highway 522 was busy yesterday, with more campers moving into our area every day. It is still pretty cool for camping I would think, but then again some of these new campers are almost as nice as a home, and they have all the conveniences. Pretty amazing how far we have come over the years. I can’ remember when there were no televisions.

On another note, yesterday I worked most of the day helping my lovely wife getting our gift shop ready for our opening in June. Today I will work away here on my computer for a bit and then see what else I can do later on.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal. Have a great day. No Black Flies yet. GW

Good Morning!

It’s another cloudy morning here waking up, and we are still in the midst of some rain, Three more days of not so good weather folks, and then we are into some summer like weather. Now in saying that once it warms up, we have to deal with them pesky Black Flies, and once they have had their meal of the year another blood sucking parasite enters into the picture. Which are called the mosquitoes. They remain with us for most of the summer. Some years they are not so bad, but other years, well let’s just say some of us humans are a bit thinner, caused by blood loss that these pesky things have removed from us. Ha ha.

But hey, other than that, it is a great part of the world to live in.

Highway 522 has started to become busy these past few days, and I have noticed some more campers edging their way into our area. And they will steadily increase as the days warm up. It is nice, to see folks out and about.

With that, I am off for a bite to eat, maybe a piece of toast with some homemade jam, I am not all that hungry this morning; and after that we will see what the day has in store.

Have a great day, better days aren’t that far off, weather wise.

Front Porch, sitting on our small cottage deck, watching the world go by. Not today however with all the rain.

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Good Morning.

Not too much happening in and around our small town these days, other than we have had a lot of cool, rainy weather. My vegetable garden looks more like a swimming pool rather than a garden. I guess I will make a few trenches this morning, so the water can drain away. Highway 522 was quiet, but it will pick up now being Monday, and it will get even busier; now that the warmer weather is heading our way, which should arrive near the end of the week.

On another note, I worked steadily in my woodworking shop yesterday, cleaning, putting things back in their place and moving things around. Looks pretty nice out there now, and the best part is I know where everything is. It sure is amazing how one old feller can make such a mess.

Today I will see, I am not sure what I will be doing. It is still raining hard out there this morning. My lovely wife has been busy painting up new things for our store. We will have a great selection this year for folks to see,

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal and will go from there.

Have a great day and stay safe, there is still a lot of people sick these days with colds, flu’s and other things. Kind of amazing, really, if you think about it. When everyone was wearing a mask, there was hardly any sickness to be found anywhere. No flu shots or cold medicines needed, everyone was pretty healthy. Kind of makes you think … doesn’t it? GW

Our sign out front of our home.

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Good Morning!

So how you all doing on the last day of April? Good I hope. Man, time sure flies by these days. The weather here this morning isn’t all that good, as at the moment we are in the midst of some heavy rain. The rain will continue on for most of the day, ending late tonight. And then things will cool back down for a few days. However, by the end of the week we will start to see temperatures start to climb and things will start to look a lot more like summer. My lovely wife and I are looking forward to it. Along with some front porch sittin’.

Yesterday I kind of took it easy, recouping from the day before. My wife, however, kept busy doing the washing along with watering all her plants. That is a chore in itself, as we have lots of them. She is a worker, that one. I am thinking we will have a plant sale this year, as even our gardens outside are starting to be overgrown. And we have lots of different kinds, all perennials.

Today being a rainy day, I think I will head on out to my woodworking shop and clean it up a bit. Over winter with me not putting things back after using them, well …. let’s just say it is a mess.

With that, I am off for some pancakes this morning and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned.

Have a great day. GW

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Good Morning!

It’s a cloudy, rainy day here waking up. The rain will continue all day, and it will get heavier starting tonight and into tomorrow. Before it is finished, we may see between 40 and 70 mm. It may sound like a lot, but if you use the same old scale I do, it only adds up to 1–2 inches. It’s just another technique for turning something into a big deal when it isn’t. In all honesty, I think that’s why the metric system was created. Highway 522 has been quite busy for the past few days. More campers are moving into our area every day. Along with that, a lot of people are starting to put their boats in the water. Some Lakes, like Nipissing though, still have ice covering it. But it won’t last long now with the warm temperatures that are entering into the picture.

On another note, my wife and I worked all day on cleaning and moving things around our property yesterday. At the end, of the day, our bodies were tuckered out. We didn’t know we had so many parts, as they were all aching. After supper, we watched an hour of television and then went to bed. We still are a bit sore this morning. So knowing that and it being a wet day, we are going to stay inside and relax. Well, as much as we can, as today is wash day, which will keep my lovely wife busy.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store.

Have a great day!

Good Morning!

We did see a wee bit of sunshine waking up, and if we are lucky we could see a wee bit more off and on throughout the day. And it will warm up to what we call summer weather here in the north. However, it will be short-lived with cooler temperatures along with some more rain moving into the area starting tomorrow, which will last for around three days. So the temperatures are looking like a roller-coast, up and down and all over the place for a while yet. Highway 522 has been busy for the past day or so, and I have noticed a few campers moving into our area.

On another note, I worked outside most of the day yesterday, cleaning up my woodworking shop, along with a few other things that needed attention. Today, my wife and are planning on doing some more. We will see how that pans out. We never know what a day might bring, we start off in one direction and end up, doing something totally different from time to time. We also had two Cardinals visit our bird feeder yesterday morning. My wife’s has always said, that if a Cardinal visits your bird feeder, it is someone from heaven. Could be right, no one knows for sure what the hereafter is all about. At any rate, they were nice to see.

With that, I am off for a piece of toast with some homemade jam that my lovely wife is making for me.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

Good Morning!

It’s a nice morning waking up, and for a change we are seeing some sunshine. And the sun should remain with us for the remainder of the day and into tomorrow. The temperature will also warm up some, which will make it even that much nicer. We might be able to get some front porch sitting in later on today if we are lucky. Highway 522 has been quite busy these days with folks moving around. I suppose that is a good sign. We have also noticed a lot of our summer flowers are starting to show themselves a wee bit above the ground, and trees are also starting to show their buds. So it won’t be long before we are a mass of green along with other colours. And the grass has also been growing leaps and bounds. If it keeps up, we will have to mow in a couple of weeks.

On another note I did do a lot of work here in the house yesterday writing up stories for my columns and today will do the same, at least till it warms up some and after that I will wake my old lawn chair up out of hibernation, It’s had enough rest. Ha ha.

Other than that, not much else happening around our small town. Oh, the temperature waking up was sitting at 2.3 C | 36.14 F, and it will warm up a lot as the day moves forward. Have a great day. GW

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Good Morning!

It’s another cloudy morning waking up, and it looks like it will remain that way for most of the day, Warmer weather is heading our way, but it’s taking its time. Not much we can do about it, neither. I will however be happy when it does get warmer, along with some sunshine, as we do have a lot to do outside, getting things ready for summer. And I am getting tired of being cooped up in the house. Highway 522 was really busy through the night, and still is, which usually means there was an accident on Highway 69. I don’t see anything in the news so far this morning, but something is going on.

On another note, yesterday I picked up my tire for my trailer that I took in for repairs. The valve-stem broke off over winter. So a trailer isn’t much good without tires. Ha ha. I am thinking I might sell it this year, as I don’t use it that much. It’s a nice trailer with good size tires. Actually, I replaced them a year ago. The size of the trailer is around six feet long and four feet wide with 13-inch radial tires. The sides are made out of treated boards, which sure looks nice. Not a large trailer, but it’s well-made, and you don’t even know it is behind the car or truck when towing it.

With that, I am off for some pancakes with a touch of Mike Clappertons Maple Syrup. I have never tasted any better than his. You could say mouth watering good.

In Closing, I Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

Good Morning!

It’s another cool, rainy morning here, waking up with the temperature sitting at 2 C | 35.6 F. For warmer weather we will have to wait until the middle of the week. After that it should be all up hill with it getting warmer every day. Which it should as we are closing in on May. Highway 522 has picked up a wee bit with traffic this morning with folks heading off to work or the big cities to do some shoppin’ For my wife and I we have what we need and will be staying home. The problem with living so far away from the larger towns is it cost us 40.00 worth of gas before we even buy anything. Not complaining mind ya as there are ways around it, like when you do go into town you pick up what you need for a few weeks. After doing it for over 20 some years, it’s a norm for us.

Yesterday, being that it was cool and wet outside, my wife and I stayed indoors working on some projects we have on the go. Today we will do the same. It is nice to be able to do what you want, when you want, and where you want. But in saying that, we earned it.

On another note, we have been having a lot of new birds at our bird feeder these past few days. Which is nice to see. My lovely wife and I enjoy watching them.

With that I am off for a bowl of cereal for a change and then will see if I can come up with another story for my columns I write for.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

Good Morning!

It’s another cloudy morning, waking up, with the temperature sitting at 2.9 C | 37.22 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day moves forward but not that much. The warmer weather won’t enter into the picture until late next week. And even then it will still feel a bit cool. If lucky, we might see a bit of sunshine off and on today, but that is sketchy at best.

Highway 522 has slowed down some, which I suspect is caused by the not so good weather along with the price of gas. I can’t say I blame them.

On another note, I didn’t do all that much yesterday. I did go over a few new stories that I wrote awhile back, and today I will maybe write up a new one. I like to have a few ahead.

With that, you all have a great day and I will chat again tomorrow. That is If “Energy is Willn’ and the Creek Don’t Rise.”

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You well!

Good Morning!

It’s another cloudy morning, waking up. We did have a lot of rain through the night, and it will continue off and on for most of the day. It kind of looks like the next four or five days won’t be all that nice, at least weather wise.

On another note, my wife and I are still taking it somewhat easy, resting up after our work-out last week when the weather was nice. We still have a lot to do getting things ready for our spring planting of vegetables, but in reality we still have lots of time.

Today I will do some work here on a few stories I have in mind, getting them ready for my columns in newspapers I write for. I enjoy writing them, especially on days like this. Other than that, not much else happening in and around our small town.

With that I am off for some pancakes this morning that my lovely wife is preparing for me, and will then see what the day has in store.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well. GW

Good Morning!

Other than being a cold morning, it is a good morning. The temperature waking up was sitting at -4.3 C | 24.26 F. And we did have flurries for most of the day, off and on yesterday. I would say we had a 1/4 of an inch that remained on the ground. But with the ground now being warmer, it will melt pretty fast. We are also seeing a lot of sunshine this morning, which is nice. Clouds however will enter into the picture as the day moves forward, but we won’t be having any more snow, and after today things will slowly start to warm back up.

On another note, my lovely wife’s tulips are sure growing these days, she is hoping that the freezing weather last night didn’t harm them. But I am thinking they can handle it. About half of our snow drops are finished blooming. They sure look nice, being the first flower of spring. We have a lot of them. My wife keeps breaking them up, moving them around, as she does with all her plants. She has hundreds of different kinds. When one finishes showing off, another takes it place, all summer long. The grass is also turning greener every day, and it won’t be long before I will have to wake up our lawn mowers. In one way it’s good and in another not so good. But it does look nice after the mowing is all done. Especially after the first cut. I think I enjoy it the most, with the smell of the fresh cut grass.

With that, I am off for a bite to eat and will then see what the day has in store.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well! GW

Good Morning!

It’s a cloudy, cool morning here waking up, with the temperature sitting at 1.1 C | 33.98 F. If the temperature remains cool we could see a few flurries throughout the day. Nothing that will stay, though, as things will start to warm up a wee bit more starting tomorrow. Highway 522 has been kind of busy with a few folks coming in from the cities. It won’t be long before a lot more will be opening up their cottages for summer. And then the day trippers will start to move through, which will keep our few small business happy. We will be opening our store in June I think, and then we will see how the weather is, and go from there.

Yesterday I took it a bit easy, resting up as my old body is feeling it these days. It always does around this time of year, as it’s not used to a lot of physical work, like my wife and I have been doing for the past week or so. Sure sign of .what lays ahead. I did however work away on some projects on my computer yesterday, and will probably do the same today.
With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is preparing for me, and we will see what develops after that.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well! GW

Morning Chores are awaiting!

Good Morning!

It’s a cool morning here waking up, the temperature has cooled down a lot with it setting at 5.4 C | 41.72 F. It will warm up some as the day moves forward but not all that much; and it will remain cool now for the next week or so. Which in some ways is good, as it makes things nicer when doing some of the strenuous chores that are waiting to be done. But before my lovely wife and I get into doing them, we are going to take a couple of days off, giving our bodies a bit of a rest. Yesterday we finished up with most of the raking and moving of plants along with the trimming of trees that we wanted to do. It sure looks nice around our home now, and the grass turning greener every hour is making it look that much nicer.

The next project will probably be moving and piling next year’s firewood. We will have around 20 cords to put to bed for the summer. So that will be a chore in itself. It’s a lot of work, but it is nice to have, especially with the price of oil, fuel and propane these days. I’ve always made it a priority to provide my family with a warm bed to sleep in, food in the cupboard, and a roof over their heads. They never went to bed cold, hungry, or feeling insecure.

With that, I am off for a bowl of shredded-wheat, and I am thinking I will do a bit more work on my novel I have in the works. Since it is a touch cool outside along with some rain in the forecast.

Have a great day and stay safe, there is still a lot of sickness in our midst. GW

Good Morning!

It’s another nice morning here, waking up. The sun is shinning, and the temperature is starting to climb. However, this will be the last day of our summer like weather, as tomorrow things will cool down considerably, and late tomorrow night we could see some more of the white stuff. So as I said yesterday, if you have some outside work that needs attending, then this is the day to look after it. My wife and I have been steadily working away on our lawns and gardens, getting them cleaned up. Yesterday I did manage to roll our lawn, while my wife worked away raking leaves, along with other things. It took us most of the day. After we were finished, we were sure tired, and both our bodies ached in parts that we didn’t know existed. Today my wife and I should be able to finish things up as to where it looks nice, and our plants are able to show off in a few weeks. After winter, there is always a lot that needs to be done. Although the work may be physically painful, it prepares us for what is ahead. At least that is what we keep on telling ourselves. Ha ha.

With that, not much else going on around our town, other than a lot more people moving about, and we have noticed a few campers moving into our area. I am thinking they might have been better waiting another week. But everyone has their own way of doing things.

Have a great day. Great Day! Enjoy it while you can.

Good Morning!

And a fine morning it is. The sun is shinning, and it’s beginning to warm up nicely. We will be having three more days of summer weather before it starts to cool back down. So if you have things that need attending outside, today and the weekend is the time to be doing them. Pretty well all of our snow has left us, but there is a wee bit on the north side of things.

Yesterday, as the day before, my lovely wife and I have been steadily working outside trimming a few trees along with doing some raking. Today we will do the same. My wife loves her gardens. We did however take some time to relax in the sun and will do so once again today. We try and take advantage of any nice weather that is sent our way.

The grass is also starting to turn green, which is nice to see, and the Finches have returned for another year. We did buy a bag of Finch food while in town the other day. But I am not sure if it is any good, as the birds don’t seem to like it. Could be that it is too old. Par for the course these days, as everything you buy is far from being what it was like years ago. My wife and I do get a lot of enjoyment watching them throughout the year.

On another note, we have also noticed the buds starting on top of the Maple trees, so it won’t be long before we start to see the spring colours. They are as nice as the fall if you take the time to notice.

Other than that, not much going on in and around our small town. It’s not as it used to be, where everyone knew everyone. Now when you go to the store, nobody even says hello to you, other than from a few old timers. Progress is what they refer it to. Ha ha. But to be fair, there are a lot of newcomers to the area who don’t really know anyone, and coming from a city life, haven’t had much time to adjust to the rural way of life. Let’s hope they do, but I fear the majority won’t, given how much Canada has changed from its former self. Not entirely for the better, either, in my opinion.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Life is always a mystery.

Have a great day and stay safe. GW

How some of us northerners mark obstacles in and around our lakes and rivers. It gets your attention real quick, I grant them that.

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Good Morning!

And it is a good morning, with the sunshine shinning down upon us and the temperature being like summer. And it will get a lot warmer as the day moves forward; and on Saturday it will become downright hot, with the temperature getting up to 82F/26C. Not complaining mind ya! But as I said, early next week things will start to cool back down to where a person will need to wear a jacket once again. And the cool weather will probably remain with us till May. But in saying that we do live in the north, so it is to be expected.

On another note, being so nice and needing a few things, my lovely wife and I decided to go to Powassan, a town that has a large grocery store about an hour from our home. The trip in was very nice weather wise. Today I will see about finishing up some outside work that needs attending, and after that we both might do some front porch sitting, taking in the much-needed sunshine which keeps us humans healthy. There again, our Powers That Be have manipulated our human brains to believe the sunshine is bad for us. At least for a lot of people, but there are a select few that can’t be swayed.

With that, I am off for a bowl of cereal this morning and pieced of toast. Have a great day. GW

I have found over the years being a farmer when it comes to our Powers That Be and a few others, that …….

Good Morning!

It’s a sunny morning here for a change and the temperature has risen a bit through the night with it sitting at 2.6 C | 36.68 F. Yea I know, it is still a touch cool, but that will be short-lived as the temperature will climb today to where it will feel like summer. Which is fine with me as I am ready to see green for a change other than white. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which once again will make travelling good.

On another note, my lovely wife and I worked outside for most of the day cleaning out our lean-to where we store things in it for winter, and now it is ready for some firewood. We built it in a great location as the sun can beat on the wood in the morning and afternoon. We pile green wood in it in the spring and in the fall it is ready to burn. Can’t beat that. And with the price of oil, it makes it just that much better. Still amazes me how the Powers that be, have blinded most humans into believing things that aren’t true. Here in Canada they want us to switch from oil, propane, wood and gas to electric. What a joke that is. First off … we don’t have the capability of creating enough electricity to handle things if everyone did switch. Next, it is okay for us to sell our Coal and oil to other countries for a substantial amount of money on one hand, but on the other hand they don’t want us here at home to use it. The thing is, we here in Canada are a drop in the bucket compared to what other countries are using when it comes to these fossil fuels.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am all for helping Mother Nature, but there are ways we can make what we have now safe to use. We have the technology. It’s just a few that want their name up in lights. Well, they will get that, I guarantee it. These other countries are saying. Oh, my yes you’re right not using these resources that you have, in the meantime they are buying all they can get. Yes, it is a strange and amazing world, how easily human minds can be manipulated.

Okay, enough of that, I have had my rant for the day. Ha ha, On a better subject, I am off for some Waffles topped with a bit of Mike Clapperton’s World Best Maple Syrup. It is tasty! He won that title a few years back. Nice fellow too.

Have a great day. GW

Good Morning!

It’s a bit cloudy this morning, but on the bright side, it is a lot warmer than it has been, with it sitting at 6.9 C | 44.42 F. And it will warm up even more as the day progresses; and along with that the sunshine will return which will make it even nicer. Highway 522 that runs through our small town is bare and dry, which will make travelling very good today. Actually, travelling will be good all week, being that we are in for some summer weather starting today, and it will continue until Monday of next week. Then, however, things will cool back down some for a few days. So knowing that, if you have some outside work that needs doing, this is the time to be out there. Which my wife and I are planning on doing.

On another note, my lovely wife and I didn’t do all that much yesterday, or I should say I. didn’t. My wife however was busy cleaning the house, and doing the wash, seems the old saying a woman’s work is never done is so true. She is a worker, that one. This morning I woke up to her watering her plants, and she has a lot of them, let me tell you. If I built a green house, she would be able to fill it. The reason we have so many is they keep our air in the house fresh and clean all winter long, not to forget how nice they look.

With that, I am off for a bite to eat and will then head on outside. Just Because I Can!

Have a great day and stay safe. There is still a lot of sickness around. Even now, my wife and I still exercise care while entering crowded stores, or around a lot of people. It’s far better, in our opinion, than becoming ill. Others are free to do whatever they like.

GW