Update On What’s Happening In My Gardens.

Well just a quick hello to let folks know that I am still kickin’ . So much rain here the past few days it is sure taking its toll on my gardens especially my tomatoes.  Thing is once we get so much rain and no sunshine the plants all get to growing tops and no bottoms, or vegetables. I have had a good crop of broccoli so far this year and got about a bushel in the freezer. More is still coming in smaller amounts and they are for eating right now.  Nothing better than freshly picked broccoli dipped in some nice home made garlic dip on a  summers day.  And so…………………..good for ya too.  Carrots are coming along also but same there, need some sunshine and less rain to bring them up to size.  Tomatoes are starting but I had to do a lot of trimming on them so the sun can get down to the bottom of them but they are coming and they look promising now, which is a good thing as I sure love my tomatoes.  Well guess I will go and get some lunch while we can as we have also been very busy here in our small store.  Talk Soon.

Weather Watches & Warnings: Port Loring, Ontario

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH: North Bay – West Nipissing Issued at 11:59 AM EDT TUESDAY 28 JULY 2009

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE REGIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE INTENSE LIGHTNING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THIS THREAT WILL REMAIN INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
Didn’t amount to anything which is a good thing.

A Few Words & Picures Of Our Weekend At “Books By The Bay” In Callander July 17/2009 Thought I Would Share

Well, Books By The Bay event is over for another year, and I have to say it sure was a pleasure being asked to be their first feature speaker of the year.  It was a great three days and my wife and I enjoyed it immensely, looking forward to next year.  I would also like to take a minute here and thank all those that took part and all those that dropped by and said hello to the wife and I.  Had to be well over a 100 people there at my talk on Friday night.  Also would like to say a special thanks to Suzanne, Owner of Gulliver’s in North Bay for all her help and asking us to be a part of the weekend.  Meant a lot to us.  Also on Saturday night the supper was fantastic, think I gained a few pounds too, no reason for anyone going home hungry, that’s for sure.  Everyone out did themselves that’s for sure.   Pictures below were done up by Jean and Carrie.  Got to say they did a fine job in taking them too.

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My Lovely Wife & I At Books By The Bay July 17/2009

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Up There Speaking About My Two Books "Join Me In The Garden" & "One More Story" At Books By The Bay, July 17/2009. Great Day.

A Few Words On The Earth, Enviroment,Pesticides,Farming,Trash Well, Take A Look.

You know, for over forty years I have dedicated myself to informing folks about different items that comes to mind.  Especially prescription drugs, banks, powers that be and our environment. One thing that I bet most folks don’t realize, is that our environment has really out gotten out of hand.  For example, right now each and every day millions of pounds of pesticides are being dumped right onto your soil.  It’s needed to stop insects and things from taking over our food chain they say.  Well I say that is hog wash.  There is literally hundreds of different things one can do to combat insects from being a problem.  Top on the list is using other insects, as usually where there is one insect, there is another not to far behind him, that is thinking of having him for lunch.  I myself farmed over a 100 acres of fresh fruit and vegetables in my day, and for a good number of years I never sprayed one drop on my crops.  What happened? Well nothing, that’s what happened. Oh sure, I might have lost a few bushels here and there, but bottom line , I ended up with more fruit and veggies than those that used pesticides.  Why do they use them then? Well, simple, the pharmaceutical companies make the pesticides, or most of them, and, well, unfortunately the new minds of today think they are right. What ever they say folks take it as Gospel.    Also the Government should have stayed out of the farming business here in Canada, as they were the main down fall of it all.  Just to many things to name here, but they were, at least through the eyes of this old farmer.   Some day I will explain to ya exactly what the governments or powers that be did to the small time farmer. Thing is folks, the soil is our only source that we can grow our crops and if they keep it up, well  simply put, we are going to starve to death. Also today landfills are filled to the brim and millions of tons are being shipped to third world countries. What do they do with it? Well a lot of it goes directly in the ocean.  Can you believe that. Not bad enough that they are poisoning our farm land, now they have to poison our oceans.  Right now they say there is a  lump of trash that is floating in the water near the North Pole, twice the size of France; it`s about 33 feet deep.  Most folks say, hey, not bothering me any, so why worry.  Well……… I say, there is plenty to worry about. But that is the mentality of a lot of folks today.  What to do? Well there is lots and I shouldn’t have to be the one to tell you either.  But here are a few; do the research, open your eyes, don’t believe everything  that the Powers That Be is telling you, become more self efficient and take the blinders off.  The earth is all we got, we as  humans are earth and I believe we came from it, and we will return to it.  Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do, and people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination which is why we have the problems we do today. My Opinion Only

Prescription Drugs Are Being Pumped Into Folks More Than Gasoline

This article below is suppose to make me feel good? I don’t think so.  All that it tells me is that us Canadians are being prescribed more drugs than ever, when in reality we should be pulling away from them.  In my eyes all this is doing is making folks sicker and sicker and sicker.  Here is a piece of the article,  take a look.

Shoppers Drug Mart (SC.TO), Canada’s biggest pharmacy chain, reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday that matched expectations, helped by stronger sales of prescription drugs. $1.11 billion, to be exact in drugs alone.

Thing is, most folks today think this is a good thing. Hmm…………. My Opinion Only As Usual.