Good Morning. Cloudy snowy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Over night we didn’t get no snow to speak of but this morning is another story. Snow started around 7:00 AM this morning and I suspect it will continue to do so for most the day. We could see around 4-6 inches or so when all said and done. But on the good side of all this it isn’t as cold with temperatures sitting at -3.9 C | 24.98 F. Highway 522 is snow covered and probably will remain that way for most the day. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee. Have a good one.

We are starting the day off here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada with sunshine for a change. I have to tell ya, it makes my day. We didn’t have anymore snow overnight. Highway 522 is partially covered mostly frost. There is a few icy sections throughout. Care should be taken until the sun has a chance to do its work. There is a chance of some really heavy snow tonight and into tomorrow. The reason for that is the change in temperatures from very cold to not so cold. Put them together and, well … things happen. So … we will see what develops. I might have to start my snowblower tomorrow or the next day. But nearing the end of the week we should be into some warmer weather along with some sunshine. On another note we had a whole house iron out filter system installed in the basement and while he was at it we had him remove all the old pipes and taps, gauges and things too, and install new. I have to tell you, it sure made a huge difference in our water. It’s great for drinking washing dishes or what ever. Should have done it years ago. One of the best investments we made. Not cheap by no means, but well worth it, and it sure made my wife happy. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife. Have a great day. GW

All signs are showing that the really cold weather has left us for another year and spring will be earlier than what we are used to here in Port Loring Ontario. On another note its a bit cloudy here this morning. The good news is … it isn’t as cold with temperatures sitting at -3.3 C | 26.06 F. And we didn’t get the 3 or 4 inches of snow they said we would be getting. Makes me happy as I can get back into my story writing and Podcasts. Highway 522 is pretty well bare this morning, but there are a few icy sections throughout. Travelling should be good though. Tomorrow is Family day, not sure how many of you take it off. Every day to me is Family day LOL but, if it takes a holiday for some, so be it. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and will then see what mischief I can get myself into. I am good at doing that and leaving trails, so my wife says. GW

Once again the sun is hiding from us here in Port Loring, Ontario. We didn’t have any more snow overnight to speak of, but we are getting some flurries this morning. It will probably continue throughout the day and into tonight. We could see around 3 or 4 inches. Then if we are lucky we might see some sunshine for tomorrow. Temperatures though are much warmer than yesterday morning that’s for sure. Waking up they were sitting at -7.1 C | 19.22 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is partially covered with snow, but not too bad at this time, but things will change shortly so travelling won’t be the greatest today. My wife and I went to town yesterday, which in-spite of the cold weather it turned out quite nice. We even had some sunshine for our trip in and back home. The roads were really good which made things just that much nicer. While there we had lunch with our son Karl and a nice chat, then picked up a few supplies. Great day. But no matter how you cut it, it takes a full day to go to North Bay and back home. At any rate, we are stocked up once again for a few weeks. Today I will be working on some Podcasts and kind of take things a bit easy. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee. Have a good one. GW

Good morning. Well it is one darn cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Waking up temperatures were sitting at -34.2 C | -29.56 F. The coldest morning this winter. It also remained cold all through the night. Highway 522 is a mixed bag of things. Some ice, snow and bare spots. Once it warms up a bit it should be a good day to travel. But at the moment I don’t recommend anyone going out in this. I also hope you had your vehicles plugged in overnight. I turned mine on around 1AM this morning and its still on. Better to spend a bit on hydro than to have an expensive repair bill fixing the car. I bet there are a few that won’t start this morning. It should start to warm up quite quickly now the sun has made its appearance, but it will have to climb a bit before I head on outside. Overnight we kept the wood furnace perking away which kept our home really comfortable. After all our upgrades this house is sure warm now, which is something that is needed in this country. Kind of nice sitting inside all nice and warm looking out. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will see what the day has in store. Have a good day and stay warm, if you have to go out cover your mouth don’t need anyone having lung issues. GW

Good morning. Once again we are in the midst of some clouds. Temperatures were a bit cool waking up sitting at -18.6 C | -1.48 F. It won’t get much warmer throughout the day, and tonight will be one of the coldest yet this year. So it might pay to keep an extra blanket close by. With this wood heat at our home there is no fear of being cold that’s for sure. It will warm up some starting Satruday. Highway 522 is snow covered with icy sections throughout. I would suggest you stay home today and wait for better road conditions. For my wife and I we like them sunny days for making the trip to town. Makes things nicer, even though we have seen it many times LOL We didn’t have any snow overnight to speak of which is fine with me as I have lots to do here in the house. And I don’t care much for this really cold weather. So with that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me. Have a good one. GW

It’s another cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario. Temperatures are staying around the same as yesterday sitting at -3.2 C | 26.24 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward a bit. We didn’t have anymore snow overnight. Highway 522 is bare throughout so travelling should be good today. Tonight we can expect some more snow and if things track our way we could see three more inches or so . I am hoping it passes us by. Today I will take a look at my electric stove for some reason the oven stopped working no lights come on where the clock is. We didn’t have any power surges that I know of, it just stopped working. Weird. This is the second stove that has done that in the past two years. Not sure what is going on there. Always something to keep life guessing. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will see what the day has in store, other than what I planned. You just never know. Have a great day. GW

Good morning from Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Well to start things off we are in the midst of more clouds. The good thing is we didn’t have anymore snow overnight. Which is okay with me. Yesterday as it was, took most the morning to clean the driveway and things. But I shouldn’t complain as the snowblower does most the work, and we did get some much needed exercise. Also the sun came out while being out there and it was actually quite nice. Temperatures through the night weren’t to bad and getting out of bed they were sitting at -3.6 C | 25.52 F. If things goes to plan we should see some more sunshine throughout the day. We could see a touch of snow too but nothing to write home about. Temperatures will rise a few degrees more as the day progresses. Highway 522 is pretty well bare throughout, but it does have the odd icy section. Travelling should be good today if your in need of some supplies in North Bay or ? Other than that not much more to say here this morning. Today I will be working on some stories for my columns and my Podcasts which will keep me busy and active. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife. Have a great day. GW

Cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Overnight we had around 5 inches of snow. Highway 522 is snow covered throughout with icy sections thrown in for good measure. So if out and about care should be taken. The plow has been through over night and should be making its way back through again shortly. Temperatures aren’t to bad, a touch cool sitting at -3 C | 26.6 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward. The clouds should leave us in a bit, bringing in sunshine for the rest of the day. That’s what I like to see. I guess I will have to wake up my snowblower this morning and clean out the driveway. So the clean up will take most of the morning I suspect. It will give me and my wife some fresh air an much needed exercise which is a good thing. With that bit of information under your hat, I am heading for a cup of coffee and a bite to eat. Little late this morning, slept in for some reason. I guess we must have needed the rest. The nice thing is … we can do that. Have a great day. GW

it’s a cloudy morning for us here in Port Loring Ontario. We are also in the midst of some light flurries. We could see an inch or so and maybe another inch through the night. The good news is, it isn’t as cold as it was yesterday with temperatures sitting at -10.8 C | 12.56 F. It will warm up more as the day moves forward. And tomorrow should be even warmer. Sunshine today will be scarce, but we might see a wee bit later on in the day. It would be nice and it would help those that aren’t feeling that good. We didn’t have any more snow overnight. Highway 522 is partially snow covered caused by the flurries we are having now. There are a few icy sections through out so care should be taken if out and about. Today I will be working away on some stories for my columns, and maybe finish up a Podcast I have been putting together. With that I am off to put some wood in the furnace, and then enjoy a cup of coffee with my lovely wife. Have a great day. GW

Good morning. I hope you are all well. It’s a very cold morning here in Port Loring. Temperatures getting out of bed were sitting at -25.9 C | -14.62 F. It will warm up some as the day moves forward. Tomorrow warmer weather will enter into the picture. If so I might even wash the car. I hate looking out seeing how dirty it is. It’s like watching $60,000 rusting away right before my eyes. You know it’s cold outside when you see your windows covered with ice. But seeing that you know there is enough humidity in your home, which is a good thing. We didn’t have any snow overnight. Highway 522 is pretty well bare and dry throughout, which will make travelling good today. There are a few icy sections. Other than being a touch cool it would be a good day to get some groceries. My wife and I picked up ours last Thursday, so we are good for a week or so. On another note our wood furnace is earning its keep for a change. The heat it puts out sure feels good. It only takes around four large pieces of split wood to heat the whole house for the night. Great furnace, let me tell you. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat with my lovely wife. Have a great day and if out make sure you dress warm and keep your mouth covered.

So to start things off we are in among some clouds here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada this morning. We should see more sunshine as the day progresses. Temperatures though are pretty nice sitting at -0.6 C | 30.92 F. We didn’t have anymore snow overnight. If we do get any it will be on Thursday. But until then we will have sunshine. Highway 522 is bare and dry throughout these days which makes travelling good. So no excuse for not heading off to North Bay or ? for groceries. With these warmer days we haven’t been burning as much wood or oil which makes it nice. If temperatures stay on the warm side for the rest of the winter which I think it will we might get away with only 6-7 cords this year and only one tank of oil. That’s amazing really for this area. But we are seeing a lot of changes in our climate. Nothing abnormal I don’t believe, as over a 100 years ago it did the same as it is now, just the other way around. Nature has a way of doing things and there is nothing we can do about it. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will see what the day has in store. You just never know.

It’s a cloudy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. But if things goes to plan we should see a wee bit of sunshine as the day progresses. On the good side of the coin temperatures will warm up some today. At the time of this post they were sitting at -7.4 C | 18.68 F a touch cool but not so bad. Highway 522 is bare and dry throughout which will make travelling good. No snow overnight but, we could see a bit of snow later on this afternoon and into tonight. On my bird feeder report, about the only ones visiting these days are the blue jays and morning doves along with some little guys. The strange thing is we have seen Robins now for the past two weeks. Actually we seen one Robin sitting in the tree by our store on the first day of January. Kind of tells me that things are changing with our climate. I think too with the earth shifting a bit each year, it might mess up the birds fight patterns. Anyways … I am off for my morning cup of coffee and put a piece of wood in the wood furnace. When the wood furnace is going you would think your in Florida its so warm. Nice to have though, especially in this country. Have a good day. GW

Cool morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Temperatures were sitting at -13.5 C | 7.7 F. The good news is the sun is shinning for a change. It should continue for most of the day. There was no snow overnight which makes me smile. Highway 522 is bare and dry throughout which will make travelling good. With these cooler temperatures I have lit my wood furnace once again which is doing it’s job nicely. It always amazes me just how nice wood heat feels. I can have my oil furnace perking away, which is nice too, but when the wood heat starts the old body seems to like it just that much more. With that I am off to put another piece of wood in the furnace and then will enjoy a cup of coffee. That first cup of the day sure tastes good. Don’t you think? That is if you like coffee. There are a lot of good properties in coffee, in moderation of course. Have a great day. GW

It’s a cloudy day waking up in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We should be seeing lots of sunshine later on today and into tomorrow. No snow overnight so cleaning the driveway won’t be necessary. But … I do have to clean a pile that fell in front of my shop door off my roof. Other than that things are looking good with no snow in the forecast for the next few days. We will get some cool nights but the daytime temperatures for the remainder of the winter will be well above normal. So that is good thing as it will help folks with their heating bills a lot. Highway 522 is bare and dry so travelling will be good for the next few days. One of them days we will head on into town for some items we are in need of. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and then let the day do what it wants. Have a great day and stay warm. Sometimes just a chill can take a toll on a person. GW