Good Morning! It’s a great looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario. We did have a brief shower early this morning, but nothing to write home about. The temperature is pretty nice this morning, sitting at 16.6 C | 61.88 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward, and we can expect some very hot weather for the next few days. Highway 522 is still very busy with folks coming in from all over. On another note, we are eating tomatoes these days from our vegetable garden, and I have to tell you … they are sure tasty. You can’t beat organic tomatoes, right from the garden to the plate. I have been eating three or so every day, LOL. We are also enjoying our cucumbers and zucchini. My wife makes us a cucumber sandwich with miracle whip for lunch, along with fresh cut up tomatoes on the side with a piece of old 4-year-old cheddar cheese. A cup of fresh perked coffee afterwards on the front porch finishes things off. Yep, life is rough for my wife and I, LOL. But it didn’t come easy the life we are living now, we worked very hard over the years to get what we have. But all that work paid off, and now we are enjoying the remainder of our days. The thing is, we have to start taking things a bit easier, LOL. This year, my lovely wife and I have gotten more things done than the last two years running. Every year it seems we sit back in the fall wondering how we accomplished so much. Yesterday I took the day and cleaned up my old boat that I haven’t used in two years because of this virus. Got it looking pretty good now. Today I will do some repairs on the boat trailer. I made a runway, so you can walk from the front of the trailer to the back of the trailer, which makes it so much nicer for loading and unloading the boat. It also saves me from getting my feet wet. The planks I was using have seen their day, so I am going to replace them. Then I will see if it runs. I went and picked up some fresh gas yesterday before I quit for the day. Once that is all done, I think some fishing is in order. My fishing buddy Barry called me yesterday wondering if I had my boat ready. I told him I was working on it. We have some good old times out there, the two of us, and along with that we catch fish.

Fishing Times: The best time to be out there today will be 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. I give it a 2-star rating for catching a few. Not the best day, but I am thinking you should be able to have fish for supper. A later supper, that is. With that, take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Another fantastic day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning, and the temperature was sitting at 16.7 C | 62.06 F. And by the looks of things we will be having lots of sunshine for most of the day. Actually, it looks like we will be having a good amount of sunshine for the next month or so, with just a chance of rain here and there. Can’t beat that. But hey! We do live in one of the best areas in Canada at the moment. Highway 522 is still busy, which is to be expected at this time of year. Yesterday I decided to take a half a day and weed my vegetable garden as it was sure getting out of control. The reason for that was that we have been so busy we neglected it. But after a bit of work it is back to where it should be. At least we can see our tomatoes now, LOL. I then did some painting on the trim work of our shower house that we built earlier in the year. Today I will be moving some plants to different areas on our property that the wife has been asking me to do for the past month. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then see what the day has in store.

Fishing Times: The best times to be fishing today would be between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM, I give it a 3-Star Rating out of 5 for catching a few. Good Luck! And stay safe. The numbers are rising here in Ontario with this virus as every day goes by.

Good Morning! We are having a trend weather wise here in Port Loring, Ontario these days. The weather has been just about perfect for this time of year. The days have cooled down, lots of sunshine and not too much humidity. What could be better than that? Not much in my books. Waking up, the temperature was sitting at 14 C | 57.2 F. It will warm up as the day progresses. It should also be noted that this nice weather will stay with us for the next few weeks. Which is fine with me, as I am hoping to get my boat cleaned up and the motor running, so we can get out and do some fishing. A nice pickerel dinner would sure be nice for a change. But I will have to see what happens as I haven’t had it running for a couple of years. Should be okay. The fishing so far hasn’t been the greatest with the heat, but they are catching a few. At least that is the word I am getting from some friends of mine. Highway 522 is still very busy these days with lots of campers, you name it, moving from east to west. Yesterday, I finished installing the new boards on the back deck of our home. I will let them dry a bit for a few days, and then I will put a good deck stain over them. In this country you need something to protect the wood, especially on the north side of a home where it doesn’t get much sun. Today I have a bit of staining to do around the facer-board of the shower house we built earlier in the year. My lovely wife decorated the inside yesterday, which brought everything together. It’s pretty nice, for sure. Better than some homes that I have seen over the years, LOL With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then get to work. Being such a nice day, it would be a shame to waste it doing nothing. Although doing nothing is a bit enticing, LOL. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning. Once again we are having another great day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. There should be no complaints about the weather, at least where I live. Also, a lot of the humidity has left us this morning, which makes it just that much better. Highway 522 is slow this morning, but it is early. Things will pick up, I am sure, later on. The campgrounds are full this year with people coming in from all over. I can’t say I blame them. Actually, they were full before they opened the borders with our own people. Kind of interesting. This is my favourite time of the year. Hardly no bugs to speak of and the weather is usually really nice. And to top that all off … the fishing will start to improve every day now right up until the end of September. I am trying to find time to get my boat cleaned up and running. With all my lovely wife and I have been doing around and in our home, we haven’t found the time. I will see how that goes in the coming days. I haven’t put the boat in the water for almost two years because of this virus. But with the vaccines and the knowledge we now know, I am thinking it should be okay. I will think on it, LOL. Yesterday I worked on my back deck, and today I am hoping I will be able to get the boards all laid down. After that, I will let it climatize a wee bit, and then stain it the colour of our cottage deck I just built. I bought extra at the time because it was on sale. With that I am off for some homemade cranberry pancakes my wife is making me and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. The numbers of infections are rising every day here in Ontario, now that we opened back up. GW

Good Morning! So how you all doing on this fine Friday the 13th? Good I hope. Actually thinking about Friday the 13th, I have found over the years that for me, it is a lucky day. I guess it all boils down to what you believe in. Highway 522 is still busy these days, not much happening there, and it will remain that way for another month or so before things start to slow down. I have to admit that I am ready for a rest, and other than the real cold weather and snow, winter is starting to look pretty good. With things to do getting ready for winter, my lovely wife and I are about set. She still has to do up a few things like our peppers and cucumbers that we grow in our gardens. She also likes to do up some relish and things using our zucchini and tomatoes. I have to say, they sure are tasty after she works her magic, and I look forward to them every winter. Oh … you can buy most things in the stores these days, but they sure don’t taste as good as if you made them yourself using your own homegrown produce. Most things you buy in the stores these days have no taste at all, and if they don’t have the taste or the smell that they should be giving off, there isn’t much good in them. I suspect that is why a lot of people these days aren’t well. On another note, yesterday, my wife and I got our mowing done. It took most of the morning. It looks like a well groomed park anywhere you go on our property. I get up some mornings thinking of how lucky we are to have and live where we are now. And the thing is, we own it, at least for a little while. Nothing lasts forever. Today I will work away on our back deck, installing the new boards. Yesterday after mowing I treated the under parts of the deck with a good wood preserver, which will keep the things no one sees from rotting over time. It’s like a house, if the foundation isn’t done right, the house on top, isn’t worth a damn, LOL. I guess you could say life is like that too. And by the look of things in today’s world, I am thinking there are a lot of people that missed out on their foundation. Figure of speech, my friends, figure of speech. LOL With that I am off for my breakfast and will then see what the day has in store. I think I will quit early today and take in what our property has to offer with my lovely wife. Maybe a cool drink or two will be in order, LOL. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy morning waking up here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature waking up was sitting at … 21.6 C | 70.88 F, it will warm up another 10 Degrees or so as the day progresses. With this humidity, it will feel quite warm. Last night we had a good downpour, but it only lasted for a half hour or so. But it did give all the trees and things a good drink, which they need. Along with that, all the rain we have been having is helping a lot with keeping the forest fires in our are at bay. Highway 522 is still busy these days, as is our stores here in town, with a lot of new people moving around looking for things to do. If you’re wanting to go shopping in a lot of stores, this isn’t the town to be in, LOL. But we do have a couple. Our small store has been closed now for two years. Thanks to this virus that is among us. We didn’t feel a few extra dollars was enough justification to keep it open. Or to get others along with ourselves sick. Next year, we will have a grand new opening with lots of new flutes, books and a real nice display of my wife’s paintings along with a bunch of new products. Yesterday I did manage to get the old boards off our back deck and fix a few things. It was really hot working out there, and I had to stop around 4:00 PM and call it a day. I was all in but my shoe laces. Felt good to have a shower and put my feet up. Today, my lovely wife and I have mowing to do around our property, which will take up most of the day. My wife’s leg isn’t the greatest yet, so she is easing back into things in spite of me telling her to take it easy. Maybe I will have to hide the mower. LOL With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe. The numbers of people getting infected are starting to rise now, since they have opened back up. And I suspect it will get a lot worse before it starts to get better. Especially with the unvaccinated folks. I feel for them, but as they keep saying … it is their choice. Be it good or bad. Have a good day. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Through the night, we did have some rain, but nothing to write home about. Today, though, we could see some heavy rain later on in the day. It will also remain quite warm, about the same as yesterday. So if your weak at heart, it might be a good idea to be careful working outside. I know I kind of overdid it yesterday myself, as it took me an hour and a shower to feel better after coming in for the day. I have to learn my limits and stop working so hard, now that I am getting up there in years. But it isn’t easy, as my mind says things are okay, but my body says … hold up there a minute. LOL Highway 522 is still busy which is a norm for this time of year. Things will slow down next month, as it always does when the kids go back to school. My wife and I are slowly getting everything finished that we planned for the year and then some. Makes me feel good that in spite of this virus amongst us, we didn’t let it stop us from getting these things done. Looking back, it’s hard to believe we did what we did. Today if the rain holds off I will continue taking off the old boards from our back deck. I did manage to get it half off yesterday. Once that is done, I will install all new boards, which will then be the end of our large projects for this year. Which is okay by me. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and will then get on with my day. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning!. It’s a cloudy morning here waking up in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. We could see some rain as the day progresses. Maybe even a thunderstorm thrown in for good measure. I have to admit, we have had our share of warm weather this summer so far. The good news is that we also have had a lot of rain. Highway 522 is still busy these days, and I suspect it will get even busier now that Canada has opened its borders, letting people in from all over. My opinion is we should have kept things closed up for a while longer. At least till we have more vaccinated. But hey! I am told our Governments know what’s best. LOL On another note with all this heat and rain the fishing hasn’t been the greatest this year. But I am thinking it will change in the coming days. For the better, that is. My wife and I are still very busy these days. My wife has orders lined up for her paintings, along with a lot of custom orders. Myself, I am still busy working outside on some projects that needs to be done for winter. Yesterday, my wife took some time off from her paintings and helped me fix our chimney up on the roof that needed a paint job. I then cleaned it out good, so it is now ready for the cold weather. Which I hope doesn’t come too soon. After that we cleaned out our eve troughs and when that was done with the heat yesterday … we both were pooped out. We called it a day. Today I am going to weed our veggie garden a bit and then do some work inside our shower house that we built earlier in the year. With that I am off for a bowl of oatmeal with my lovely wife and will then get to work. That is, if it doesn’t rain. You just never know what can take place in one day. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Day! some have asked. Where is George he hasn’t been on the blog for awhile? Well … the thing is, both my hard-drives in my computer died for some reason. At the moment it’s at my son’s place as he is fixing it up for me. It seems that there is always something going wrong with these new modern marvels we have today. The good news is I should have it back in a few days. I have to say I miss it, as I am using my old out of date laptop, and most all my files are on my other computer, so … it is a challenge getting things done. Not much I can do other than wait it out. On another note my lovely wife and I have been really busy these past few months. We have finally finished up the cottage and new deck which makes me smile. I am glad it is done. Two years in the works to get it finished inside and out. But it is one beauty of a cottage now let me tell you. It isn’t the largest but it has everything a couple people would ever need and more. I also decided to fix our car port with some new plywood and a cover which my friend Barry gave me awhile back. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. Once I finished that I decided to paint the whole woodworking shop on the outside which was in dire need. Looks good now and should last for a few years. Now I am planning on replacing our back deck as the boards are getting dangerous to walk on. I ordered the lumber yesterday so once the weather clears up a bit I will get at that. With my wife being out of commission with her bad legs it will take me a bit longer to finish. But I will get it done. After that I am going to finish up the inside of our shower house that my wife and I built earlier in the year. And then I am going to clean up my old boat and see if I can get it running so that we can get out and maybe hook on a few pickerel. I think we will deserve a rest when I get these things done up. Witt that I am off for a sandwich and a cup of fresh perked coffee that my wife is making for me, and then I think I will weed my veggie garden a bit as it is starting to look a bit shabby. I have been neglecting it somewhat this year with all that have been doing. Anyways you all have a great day. Stay safe as we aren’t out of the woods yet with this virus. GW

Good Morning! It’s another great day here in Port Loring, Ontario. The sun is shinning without a cloud in the sky. The temperatures are also cooperating, sitting at 11.1 C | 51.98 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward. Along with all that, it looks like this nice weather will stay with us now for the next week or so. Great weather for doing just about anything. The fishing this year hasn’t been the greatest with the heat and then the rain. But folks are catching a few. Myself, I haven’t been out yet this year, actually I haven’t been out for the past two years with this virus. And with all the things my wife and I have been doing, we haven’t had the time. I am thinking, though, I might get to work on my boat and motor, see if I can get it running and cleaned up. Then maybe we will take a nice day and see if we can get out there and hook on a nice pickerel, or a large mouth bass. Yesterday I finished up our cottage and my lovely wife and I enjoyed a drink or two on the new deck we added this year, taking in what we have accomplished. I will add a few pictures at the bottom of this post. Today I am going to look at fixing the roof on our lean-to that hooks onto my woodworking shop as it is leaking, and we put our car under it all winter. So I will see how that goes. Seems that there is always something that needs doing. With that, you all take care, have a great day and stay safe. GW

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Good Morning! Well … here it is, the first of August. Man, is time flying by this year. It won’t be long and the trees will be turning colour. I am not looking forward to the cold weather, even if Mother Nature is giving us a taste of what’s to come at the moment, as the temperature has dropped substantially the past two days. This morning getting out of bed it was sitting at 13.8 C | 56.84 F. It will warm up somewhat as the day moves forward, and if lucky we could see some sunshine. Tomorrow will be a beautiful day with sunshine and warmer temperatures entering back into the picture. I am looking forward to it. There are still a lot of tourists coming into our area, and I suspect they will continue to do so for the rest of this month. I also see the numbers increasing here in Ontario and across Canada with this virus that is among us. The reason for that is that the virus is slowly getting to the unvaccinated. I feel for them, but … it’s their decision. The trouble is that even if they get the virus and make it through it, the repercussion’s after could last a lifetime, as this virus affects the brain too which can cause all kinds of problems down the road a way. I think, that our powers that be should be showing what is happening and can happen if they don’t get vaccinated, more than they are doing. At any rate, not much else we can do other than take extra precautions when around them. As if we aren’t wearing a mask, we could possibly pass it on to someone that isn’t vaccinated. So … the bottom line is, even if we are vaccinated, we have to keep up with what we have been doing until things get worked out. But enough of that. Yesterday I manged to dig a trench across my driveway and laid down some plastic conduit in it. I then fed the new CAT6 Outdoor Extension Cable for the high speed internet through it and into the cottage from the house. So now I just have to pick up a few things from my son Karl and the cottage will have high speed Internet for our family, friends and guests. Which will make things nice. Especially with a lot of folks that are working from home these days. Today I am going to finish putting up a nice old barn rope we have had for over fifty years, a hay rope, actually. They used it for pulling the hay fork loaded with hay up into the top of the barns years ago. My wife thought it would make for a real nice railing of sort, that wraps around our deck. Hard to explain, I will take a picture when all said and done. LOL Anyway, I am off for some French Toast this morning for a change that my lovely wife is making. Then I will get to work, that is if the rain holds off. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 14 C | 57.2 F. It will warm up a touch later on, but we could get some showers later on this afternoon. So this morning is the time to get some outside work done. That is, if you have any to do. Highway 522 was really busy yesterday with cars, trucks, campers, you name it moving into our area. It is the long weekend for most. The weather will get warmer as the week progresses. Actually, it will become quite nice for the next week or so. Almost perfect weather. There is no reason for anyone to complain about the weather up here where I live this year. Lots of rain, hardly no smoke from the forest fires, just a good all around year. Another thing is the trees and plants have greened up a lot over the past two years. I think with all us humans staying home, it gave them time to heal, as we have sure caused them a lot of grief over the years. Most folks today just take Mother Nature for granted. The thing is we couldn’t live without her. But it just goes to show you the mentality of some humans. On another note, I did manage to get my mowing done up yesterday. Took me awhile longer than it usually does, as I told my lovely wife to stay inside off her sore leg. Which she did. But in saying that, she didn’t just sit around. As she worked on her painting orders which at the moment are many. People from all over keep coming in wanting to buy her paintings along with wanting signs and things. Right now, she has orders lined up for the next two months or more. She is a fantastic artist, and I am not just saying that. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. As they used to say. LOL And her pudding is her creations. Today I am going to run a high speed underground cable into our cottage from our house, so who ever stays there will have high speed Internet. That is, if it doesn’t rain. With all the rain we have had, the ground will be easier to dig. So with that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned. Life is like a good mystery novel. You never know what is going to happen on the next page. Take care and stay safe and do what’s right. GW

PS, I guess my outside is going to have to wait as it is raining now. Such is life.

Good Morning! So how you all doing? Good I hope. Ruth and I are fine, very busy but healthy. Other than my lovely wife having a sore leg. We have chalked it up to all the work she has been doing for the past three months or so. Lots of bending and lifting. It seems these days that our minds say, heck ya, go for it. Then our bodies say. Ain’t happening!! LOL, At any rate, we do know we have to ease off some, that’s for sure. On another note, we did have a whopper of a thunderstorm last night with lots of lightning. It rained so hard, our eve-troughs on the house couldn’t take it away fast enough. The good news was that it didn’t last all that long, and I got my rain barrels filled back up with some nice soft water; which we use for our vegetables and plants. Highway 522 and others are very busy these days with campers and travellers coming into our area from all over. Good in part, I suppose. Yesterday, my lovely wife and I went to town to pick up a few things. Shoes were on the top of the list, as my work shoes were so worn out I was gluing my soles down with silicone. Worked for a while. I also picked up a new Husqvarna Walk Behind Lawn Mower for my wife, as the other one we had was front-wheel drive. With it being front-wheel drive, the weight is on the front, and you almost had to lift it to get it to move going up hills. Which, in turn, was very hard on her. For flat surface’s they are fine. I will probably sell it for half price, $200.00 as it is only two years old and looks and runs good. I will see how that goes. Today is mowing day, so I will give the new one we bought a work-out. After that, I will do some painting on the posts that we have for our deck on our cottage. We didn’t like the colour we painted them a few days ago. With that, take care and stay safe. This virus is still with us and getting stronger in a lot of instances. Especially amongst the folks that isn’t vaccinated or doesn’t want to be vaccinated. I feel for them … as it will eventually get them, and the results won’t be nice, that’s for sure. GW

Good Morning! It’s a great looking day here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning without a cloud in the sky. The temperature climbing out of bed was sitting at 12.7 C | 54.86 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. But in saying that, we will be seeing some really nice cooler temperatures for the next week or so after today. Which will make it real nice for doing some outside work. Not that the hot weather has stopped my wife and I lately. We take each day as it is given to us, making the best of things. A day wasted is a day without fun. And you know … life should be about having fun, not all this Bureaucratic Bull S…. that is among us at the moment. I get tired of it all. At any rate, such is that. Highway 522 is still busy these days. I am not sure what is happening with the borders. I am hoping that they keep it closed for another month at the very least. Not only that, I also think we should keep the folks from coming into our country from other countries for a while longer too. At least till we see how things work out with these vaccines. This virus hasn’t left us, it is still there as strong as it ever was. The good part is that a lot of people have gotten their vaccines, and it is working, and working good. In spite of all the nonsense that is going on at Facebook and other social media platforms. I am real happy I don’t belong to one of them groups. As far as I am concerned, all they do is corrupt a person mind. And they do it without anyone realizing it. LOL. That’s my opinion on the subject. On another note, my lovely wife and I have been really busy re-landscaping the front of our home. I think we should be able to get it finished up today. It is looking pretty nice. After that, I have a back deck on our house that needs repairs, so if I work up enough energy I will get into that. With that I am off for some homemade pancakes my wife is making for me with an egg on top covered with Maple Syrup from my friend Mike Clapperton here in town. He won the world championship for the best Maple Syrup a year ago or so. I have to admit, it sure is tasty. Take care and stay safe, and enjoy your day. It’s all up to you.

Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning with some rain thrown in for good measure here in Port Loring, Ontario. The temperature has also cooled down some, which is quite nice. Highway 522 is still very busy these days with folks coming into our area from all over. So that tells me folks are enjoying the summer, which is understandable after all we humans have been through with this virus and things. Even Mother Nature is giving us some problems this year with all the forest fires and droughts. I feel sorry for the farmers out west, as they are sure are having it hard these days. I suspect if the weather doesn’t improve, the price of food will rise even higher than it is now. On another note, my lovely wife and I have been really busy working outside on our cottage, with the new deck. For the past few days, we have been landscaping it using plants that we already have. Some of them Hosta’s we have weight 100 pounds. I had to use a cart to move them, and even then it was a challenge. I did break a few apart where we didn’t need a large one. After we had them all planted around the cottage, we then decided to thin out the large gardens in front of our home. We are about half done at the moment, as we have tons of plants to move into other areas around our property. The problem was that everything was so overgrown, along with the gardens being so large. Knowing that, we decided to cut them down in size, which will make them easier to look after. We aren’t getting any younger. Although, my wife says she can’t believe all the work we have been doing these days. Today, with the rain, we will take it a bit easy. I might go out and clean up my woodworking shop, as it once again is a mess with all we have been doing. Doesn’t’t look like a woodworking shop at the moment. LOL, More like a garden centre. LOL Anyway, what can you do? With that I am off for a couple poached eggs on toast and will then see what the day has in store. You never know. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning! It is looking like another great day for us here in Port Loring. The sun is trying to get through the haze, which it will do as the morning moves forward. The temperature has been nice also for the past couple days, with it sitting this morning at 12.7 C | 54.86 F. Can’t beat that, at this time of year. Also, the mosquitoes, horse flies and deer flies aren’t all that bad at the moment, which makes it real nice for doing some outside work and fishing. I haven’t been out fishing this year, actually I haven’t been out for two years with this virus among us. I miss going out with my fishing buddy Berry. But I am thinking now my wife and I have had both of our shots as has Berry we might get out there in the coming weeks. I will see how it goes. I still have to get my boat cleaned up and see if it runs. I will get to that in a few days, now that we have finished up building our wrap around deck on our cottage. At the moment, I am in the process of painting the outside of it. I did manage to get 2/3s of it done yesterday. Today though is mowing day, so that will take me most of the day, as my lovely wife’s back isn’t the greatest yet, and I don’t want her to make things worse by mowing. So I will see what I can do on my own. On the mowing end of things, I did buy a new cordless weed eater last week as my old gas one was giving me a lot of problems. It is fixed now thanks to Mike at the garage here in town. Actually, I have to pick it up this morning. I will do that in a bit. I am hoping this new battery one will work out good, as I am getting tired of these gas engines. I have to admit, they have come a long way these days. I will let you know how it works after I give it a work-out today. Highway 522 is very, very busy these days. Non-stop cars, trucks, and campers moving East and West all day long. But it is the middle of summer and folks have been coped up a long time. You could say the call of the wild has gotten to them. LOL. With that, I guess I will have my breakfast and then get to work. It’s a pleasure working outside in this nice weather. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning!. It’s a cloudy, hazy day here in Port Loring, Ontario. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 18.4 C | 65.12 F. The hazy part is due to Smoke from the active fires in northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba, which will stay with us here in Northern Ontario for another day or so. Once the wind shifts, things will get better, with some cooler temperatures also entering into the picture. Which is okay with me, as I sure don’t like this hot, humid weather we have been having. But it is better than pushing snow and wearing heavy winter clothing. That will come soon enough. LOL, But in spite of the hot weather, my lovely wife and I have done a lot of work this year so far around our property. I finally finished the wrap around deck along with adding a new eve trough and down pipes onto our cottage. Now we are going to paint the outside, which will finish it up quite nicely. On another note, campers, trucks, vans and cars of all kinds are roaming around our area these days. It’s back to normal for most folks, other than wearing a mask. And I hope they continue to wear the masks for a while yet. With that I am off for my morning breakfast which consists of homemade pancakes this morning for a change. Then we will see what the day has in store. Life is a mystery to say the least. Take care and stay safe.