Good Morning! Well the sun has left us for a couple of days. The temperature though has risen quite a bit, sitting at -0.5 C | 31.1 F at the time of this post. It will remain warm for the next couple of days. But on the downside of things we are having some snow. Overnight we had around 6 inches, and it is still coming down. We can expect some snow squalls likely beginning this afternoon through Saturday morning. With another 8 inches or so. Winter isn’t over yet. Knowing that I suspect that I will be in need of my snowblower in a couple of days to clean things up. Highway 522 is snow covered this morning and my view on things everyone should stay home. Travelling anywhere isn’t going to be good. On another note I didn’t do too much yesterday other than clean my wood furnace chimney pipes and chimney. The nice thing is … I invested in a bendable brush affair, that I can bend into a 45-degree angle and clean my chimney from my basement. No more need of going up on the roof. Which will make things a lot safer. Especially in this kind of weather. The brush and extensions work great. Not the cheapest, but not so bad, with a price of around $200.00. Price you pay to keep one safe. Some of these modern technologies are pretty good. I feel if I can afford them why not take advantage of them especially if it makes our life easier. After we cleaned the chimney, being so nice, warm and sunny outside I brought out our lawn chairs and my lovely wife and I sat outside for an hour or so. Sure felt good. Not bad for the beginning of February. Today though is a different story. LOL With that I am off for a bowl of Porridge. After that I think I will work on another Podcast. Been awhile since I made one up. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning! Once again we are having some sunshine here in Port Loring, Ontario. Enjoy it, as later on tonight and into tomorrow we could see a substantial amount of snow. I have my snowblower warming up in the shop. LOL The temperature this morning was sitting at -15.6 C | 3.92 F. It feels a lot cooler than it is, or so it seems, when I went to put some wood in my shop stove. Maybe it is just me being so early in the day and just getting out of bed. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning which will make travelling good today. That is if you have to go anywhere. Not much open these days, and I hope they keep it that way. Will they? Not likely. As now, they are thinking of opening a few places back up like our schools. Even with this new strain of the virus among us. I can’t see what their thinking is, other than people pleasing. As soon as the schools open up, the kids will be asymptomatic at first .… bring it home … 6 days till the parents show symptoms …. then go to work … I don’t know how it isn’t obvious. I guess, I did hear they’re putting a few $$ into upgrading the HVAC, but that probably won’t happen anytime soon. My feelings … it is just a bad time to be opening the schools, all of them should be closed up tight. Actually the kids are just getting used to working from home now. Anyways that is My Slice of Life this morning, for what it’s worth. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning! Well … its another sunny day here in Port Loring, Ontario. Sure nice for a change let me tell ya. The sunshine should stay with us for most of the day and into tomorrow. Then on Friday we could see up to 4 inches of snow. It all depends on which way the storm tracks. But after that the weather is going to be quite nice. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -13.3 C | 8.06 F. Balmy you might say for this time of year. Highway 522 is bare and dry throughout, which will make travelling good if you absolutely have to go somewhere. For my wife and I, we are quite content to stay home, especially now with this new fast spreading variant of the virus starting to form here in Ontario and across Canada. The only way we can contain this from getting worse is to stay shut down, and I mean everything including the schools until the vaccine is available, Even then, it is going to be a challenge to contain it and save lives. On another note, I didn’t do much yesterday, kind of took it easy. I did do up a couple more stories for my columns in the newspapers and places. I like to get a few ahead so when the nice weather hits I can be outside instead of sitting in front of a computer. But don’t get me wrong … I do enjoy writing. Just certain times of the year. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Life’s like a mystery novel for sure. You just never know what is in store. Hope for the best prepare for the worst. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Starting things off here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada we are seeing lots of sunshine these days, and I suspect it will remain with us for one more day. And it should warm up considerably for a few days, before we get some more snow on Friday and into the weekend. Temperature waking up was sitting at -17.5 C | 0.5 F. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, and should remain that way all day. On another note, yesterday I worked in the shop for a wee bit but then decided to take things a bit easy. Today I will do much the same. I might write up a story or two for my columns and things. I need to be in the right frame of mind to do that though, or so it seems. Other than that, not much else happening in and around our small community these days. With that I am off for a bite to eat and then will let the day unfold around me. Life is always a mystery. Now more than ever it seems. Take care, stay safe and do what is right relating to this virus, as it is getting a lot worse, even with the closing down. Reason being we aren’t closing down enough. They say they are, but they aren’t. It’s all about politics, money and pleasing everybody. Kind of like some people I know, they say one thing and mean another. Kind of speaking out of both sides of their mouth. The main things is they should be closing all the schools right now too, not opening them. The folks that are saying the schools are safe is out to lunch in my books. The schools might be safe … sure, but not the kids or the folks that work in them. They will spread it like crazy, especially this new strain that is starting to get a foot hold. I can’t see what their reasoning is. I guess they want to make a name for themselves or show their power. At our expense. At any rate, that is my slice of life for this morning. Take it for what it is worth.

Good Morning! Well … it’s another cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature was sitting at -22.7 C | -8.86 F. With the sunshine that is upon us things will warm up as the day moves forward. And the next three or four days things will warm up even more. We could see temperatures above the freezing mark by Wednesday. Front porch sittin weather LOL. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning which will make travelling good for those that has to go somewhere. For my wife and I we will be staying home. Yesterday I did clean up the woodworking shop a bit and bring in a bit of firewood, but being so cold I decided to stay in the house after that. Not that it was cold in the shop, but just felt tired. Nice to be able to do that. Today I will do much the same taking it easy. On another note it is the first day of February starting things off. Kind of nice to see, as I figure once we are into February we are closing in on spring. Can’t wait. With that I am off for a bite to eat with my lovely wife and will then let the day unfold around us as it chooses to do. Take care and stay safe, things are getting worse with this new strain of the virus among us. GW

Good Morning! Well … it’s a sunny morning here in Port Loring, Ontario for a change, but in saying that the sunshine isn’t helping the temperature much. This morning getting out of bed it was sitting at -24.4 C | -11.92 F. Not as cold as yesterday morning though that was sitting at -27.5 C | -17.5 F. It will warm up as the week moves forward. Today it will remain sunny for most of the day which is nice. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning for most parts, but there are a few icy sections here and there. Yesterday my wife and I went to town to pick up our groceries and drop some things off at our son, in his apartments parking lot. It was too cold to chat, so we decided to chat on the phone on our way home. After we saw him we had our lunch in a parking lot watching what was going on. After that we headed on home taking in nature. The trip there and back other than being very cold was quite nice. It’s good to get out of the house for a change. We don’t do it very often nowadays only when we need some groceries. On another note I just cleaned out some ashes from my wood furnace this morning along with my shop stove, as they both were getting so full I couldn’t get any more wood in them. They fill up with in a week with this cold weather that we have been having. Now I am going to have a bowl of oatmeal and will then move some things around in the woodworking shop, and then I am thinking I will take it a bit easy today for a change. With that you all take care of yourselves and stay safe. It is getting quite bad out there these days with the new variants of this virus among us. But in town yesterday, we noticed that a lot of people were doing what was right and fewer people were travelling and moving around. Keep it up, as it is the only way we are going to decrease the numbers. And hey! A lot of lives depend on us doing just that.

Good Morning! Well, it’s a cold morning here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. Temperatures have risen a touch sitting at -17.3 C | 0.86 F. It will warm up a wee bit as the day progress’s. But not much. It will remain cold now until the beginning of next week. We should see some sunshine after a bit. Tomorrow we will have lots of sunshine for a change, but it will be very cold. And one has to remember that we are coming into February which is the coldest time of the year for our area. I believe we have had it good so far temperature wise. Highway 522 is bare for most parts, but there are some icy sections here and there so care should be taken if you have to go anywhere. Other than that not much happening in and around our community. Yesterday I worked in the woodworking shop putting the first coat of finish on the coat trees, cupboard and swing I made. Today I will finish that up and then maybe take a week off from the shop, and do some writing. I will see how that goes as one never knows these days. With that I am off for a bowl of cereal with my lovely wife and will then see about doing something. LOL. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cloudy morning here in Port Loring Ontario Canada. And very cold too, with the temperature sitting at -18.5 C | -1.3 F. When I got up being so cold I decided to plug my car in for an hour or so to warm it up a touch. Pays to do that when it gets this cold or colder. I will turn it off in an hour or so. Actually I hooked it up to my Google Home which makes it easier. That way I don’t have to go outside in the cold to turn it on and off. Just say Hey Google Turn on Chase. LOL We named our car for those who is wondering who Chase is LOL. Makes things simpler. So far it works great. Modern technology in the works you could say. I have always figured the old ways are fine to some extent, but if there is an easier way, or a way that is better, than go for it. It’s called evolution. If you dwell on the past, you stay in the past. Look towards the future just don’t plan the results is my modo. LOL Highway 522 is bare for most parts throughout, but there are some icy sections here and there, so care should be taken if out and about. We could see some sunshine off and on as the day progresses, which will make things feel a lot nicer than it is right now. I froze my ears off going to the woodworking shop this morning to light my stove. LOL I do keep it going through the night loading it up before I go to bed, but it is usually pretty well out by morning. But it is still not to bad temperature wise. Nothing is nicer than having a warm shop to work in, especially this time of the year. Yesterday I finished up my coat trees, I made two. One to replace the one I sold in our home and another for the cottage to be. Today is finishing day, so I am hoping I can get one coat on the cupboard, coat trees and our new swing. Tomorrow I will finish them. Once all said and done I will take a picture or two to show you. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal. Hmm, no I am wrong in saying that, as this morning my lovely wife is making me bacon and eggs for a change. Should be tasty. And I will then get to work. Take care my friends, stay safe when ever possible. And … have a great day.

Good Morning!! Well … for a change we are having some sunshine this morning. But it is a touch cool with the temperature sitting at -15.1 C | 4.82 F. Truth be told though, it is still a lot warmer than what we are accustomed to in our area. Especially coming into February. Kinda nice. Highway 522 is partially snow covered with icy sections throughout. Caused by some flurries that we had yesterday and through the night. Nothing much to speak of though, maybe two inches at the most. On another note, yesterday I worked away in the woodworking shop. I have two nice coat trees all set to put together today, that my lovely wife designed years ago. I haven’t made them for a good number of years, so … some thinking was in order. But it is amazing what the mind remembers once you get into the thick of things. I am a firm believer that a person needs to keep the mind working all the time. If you slack off, not so good things begin to happen. And while I am on the subject of the conscious mind, for those that are having a hard time coping with this virus and other things, there is one thing you can do that will bring your mind back to normal so to speak. What would that be? Well … I will tell you, now that you asked. LOL Reading!! If you find a ‘GOOD BOOK‘, or even listen to a‘GOOD BOOK’, the mind is then forced into relaxing and not thinking bad things. It’s simple as that. I found it to work for over 50 years now. If anything is bothering me, I head on off to bed, and pick up a good book … and within minutes the worrying is gone. The conscious mind it seems, can’t dwell on bad things when reading. The good thing is, you won’t need any therapy from these so-called specialists, ‘scoundrels I call them’, that are now trying to capitalize (making money), on peoples weaknesses, which actually aren’t weaknesses at all. At any rate, that is my Slice of Life for this morning. I hope you are all well. Take care my friends, and have a great day, make it a good day. It’s all up to you. No one can do it for you.

Good Morning from Port Loring. Ontario Canada that is. It’s another cloudy morning here in our small community. We could see some sunshine off and on throughout the day. If we are lucky! LOL. Yesterday though was nice, and the temperature even got up above freezing. I actually went out to our bush where we have a bench, and sat there taking in the sunshine for a while. Which was nice. Temperature this morning was sitting at -9.2 C | 15.44 F. Not too shabby. It will warm up a wee bit as the day progresses, but not too much. However, there is more very cold weather in the forecast within the next few days. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which will make travelling fair. But as I have been saying … if you don’t have to go anywhere. Don’t go. Home is the safest place you can be. Unless … you are like some that are allowing anyone and everyone into it. These are the ones that are causing the problems, or I should say a lot of the problems. And now that this new strain of the virus is among us, we could be in for some even more serious trouble. And they now are thinking it is more deadly than the one we have at the moment. Talking about that, I suspect it will mutate again, especially if we humans keep spreading it around. On another note, yesterday I worked in the woodworking shop for most of the day, and will do the same today. I am starting to cut out our two new coat trees, racks or whatever one calls them LOL. I will take a picture once I have them made. I have to admit, I am enjoying it out in the shop these days. Keeps me busy and my mind on good thing, other than the news. LOL So with that bit of info under your hat, I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then get to work. Doing what I enjoy.

Update: And if that is not enough for businesses to stay closed and people staying at home, How about this. As of today scientists have said the U.K. variant of the coronavirus, that is behind a surge in COVID-19 infections, it may be not only more transmissible, but also more lethal – with a mortality risk of around 30 per cent higher than other variants. And it is here in Ontario Canada now. Take care and stay safe.

Good Morning! We are having another cloudy day starting things off here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It’s possible that we might have a few sunny breaks off and on throughout the day. But for most parts it will remain cloudy with light flurries today and into tomorrow. After that we should if lucky, see some sunshine for a few days. Which will make it a lot healthier for every living thing on this planet. Pretty amazing huh? LOL The temperature has warmed up a touch sitting at -4.4 C | 24.08 F. It’s a lot better than them minus below numbers. Highway 522 is mostly bare this morning, but there are some icy sections throughout. Travelling will be pretty good, but you shouldn’t be going anywhere unless it is necessary. I hope the powers that be has enough sense to keep things locked down for a couple of months more. I know some won’t like it, but it’s the only way we can slow this thing down. Especially since the vaccines are on hold for a couple of weeks. Which is another thing that bothers me to no end, as there is no reason we should have to deal with this. Especially at this time in the game. What we need to do is get busy and okay a few more different vaccines that are reliable, and more importantly, not the ones from China. I am kind of thinking it all boils down to money. The best thing we could and should be doing, is start manufacturing these vaccines right here in Canada, so we are self efficient. And do it now not later!!!! Canada to me is a wimp in many ways, always relying on others. If this isn’t a wake-up call … I don’t know what is. At any rate … that is my Slice of Life for this morning. On another note for the past few days I have been working in the woodworking shop. I did finish up a swing for my lovely wife which we will hang in the spring. Turned out great. I will add a few pictures of it later on today. Now I am going to start working on a couple of stand-up coat racks. Really nice design that my wife designed up years ago. I can’t remember how many of them we sold over the years. But there has been a good number that’s for sure. With that I am off for a bowl of oatmeal and will then get to work. Stay safe my friends, as this virus is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Especially now as it seems that a few people have brought back this other strain of the virus, that infects people a lot faster, into our country. I am wondering what part of staying at home, they don’t understand. Anyways … have a great day.

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy day so far here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. And I am afraid the clouds will remain with us for most of the day. But tomorrow is another story, as we should be seeing lots of sunshine. Which is what is needed with this virus that is in our midst. I am a firm believer that vitamin D 3 is one of the best things we could be getting that will help with this virus, other than the vaccine. Reason being here in Canada we don’t get the sunshine that is needed, as most folks are inside these days. Mostly sitting in front of computers. LOL Highway 522 is bare this morning with some icy sections throughout. Care should be taken if out and about. The night before last and yesterday we had another 3-4 inches or so of snow. MY friend Kerry just dropped by this morning and cleaned out our driveway. I had him do that part this year. And I am glad I did, as most of the snow so far has been wet and heavy. We have enough to do without having to do that, as I have paths all over my property that my wife and I can walk on throughout the winter months. Along with helping our neighbour clean her car off and her deck. Once all that is done we have had it for the day LOL. For the past few days I have been working in the shop on some projects I have going. One is a Adirondack Swing for my wife and I. I will take some pictures and post it on here when all said and done. Today I will do much the same, after I clean up some of this snow. That is if I am up to it. So with that … I am off for my morning cup of tea or coffee with my lovely wife and will then get to work. Stay safe and take extra precautions, as this virus is getting much worse. I hope they keep things locked down for another month or so.