Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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Great Summer Day
My friend Victoria and her children from St. Thomas are visiting us this week. One of the activities we always do when they visit is go for a bike ride. Here we are about to head out. It always surprises me how long it takes us to get going. Sunscreen needs to be applied.…
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Day Out in Brampton
Today, I ventured out after a few days of resting my injured leg. Owen and I decided to go to the relatively new Mount Pleasant library branch and to run some errands. We drove to the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood in northwest Brampton which is a planned neighbourhood which includes: a transit hub for GO…
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Boring Recovery Weekend
My knee swelled up alarmingly as the evening progressed on Thursday after my fall from my bike. I had a physiotherapy appointment for my wrist on Friday morning and consulted about my knee. The therapist suggested I rest, elevate and ice it for 48 hours. I was also advised to use a tensor bandage…
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“Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.”
“Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.”, Elaine told me in a comment on my Cars and Bikes post two days ago. Last night I practiced getting my new cycling shoes into and out of the pedals, in the house against a wall. This morning Owen and I called on his friend Emma and…
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Doctor, Movie and Pick Ups
The day started with a trip to the ophthalmologist for Alun who has had a teary eye for months. Turns out the tear duct is blocked. We got some new eye drops to reduce inflammation and he is to massage the inside corner of his eyes. We go back in four weeks to see…
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Cars and Bikes
My day started at the garage today. The radio in our van was replaced after it stopped recognizing ipods and phones that were plugged into it. A few months after that it stopped working altogether and made a popping noise every few seconds whether or not the van was turned on. A computer reset…
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Running Around Again
Owen had two baby teeth, one on each side on the top, that should have been pushed out by the adult teeth but were instead clinging in and pushing his adult teeth out of line. So today the dentist pulled them. Owen appeared quite calm and replied that he wasn’t nervous when asked by…
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Small World
Today I rode my new bike to Caledon East for a coffee at Gabe’s Bake Shop. I’ve been using Mapmyride to track my rides. My best average speed for this 35 km round trip on my hybrid bike was 20.2 kph on a day with 8 kph winds. Today, on my new bike my…
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Why I Decided to Start Blogging
One word: forgetfulness. Yesterday, just before I started writing my blog for the day I thought, ” I must remember to write about winning the Let Your Green Show contest”. Then I began writing about my day beginning with the morning. I progressed through the day, proofed what I had written and then published.…
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