Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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Wednesday October 29 – Downey’s Farm
My friend Gail, a retired teacher, has been working as a school tour guide at Downey’s Farm this fall and loving it. She gave me a free pass for one child to visit Pumpkinfest. The weather wasn’t great today, but Pumpkinfest ends on Friday so as soon as Owen arrived home from school we…
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Cycling Goal Achieved
The light was glorious this morning as I prepared to leave the house to meet Patti for our first ride together since we each acquired a road bike. We rode the Etobicoke Creek Trail from County Court Boulevard in the south to just north of Conservation Drive in the north for a total ride…
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Monday, October 20 – Schomberg
Today I met my friend Jennifer in Schomberg for lunch. It is about half way between her home in Barrie and mine. Jennifer and I met when Megan and Jennifer’s daughter Emily were in Junior Kindergarten together. Her son Jacob is the same age as Alun and her daughter Abigail is the same age…
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Renovations
Trystan and Owen share a bedroom, and we have an extra bedroom that I use as a sewing room/photography studio, which is used by guests when we have them. The living room has been used as a playroom for years, but with the youngest, Owen, having reached ten years of age, it isn’t used…
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Friday October 17 – Sheridan Campus Oakville Visit
Today Megan, Michael and I visited the Sheridan Campus in Oakville. We picked up Megan from school just before lunch and headed to Oakville. We parked and checked in at the Student Tours office to give them our license plate so we didn’t get ticketed. Then we went to The Marketplace for lunch. Just…
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Friday October 3 – Humber College North Campus Visit
Today Megan and I visited the Humber College North Campus. It is one of five campuses that we plan to visit to help Megan decide where to go next year. The campus is quite close to home – only about 15 minutes by car – and easily accessible by public transit. I was surprised…
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Saturday October 18 – Climbing the CN Tower
In early October 2007 Megan asked me if we could climb the CN Tower. I didn’t know, but told her I would look into it. I found out that The Toronto United Way holds a climb for fundraising every October. Alun expressed an interest in going, too. I researched how many stairs had to…
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Gas Price War
When I was out running errands this morning, I came across gas for $1.096! I can’t remember when it was last under $1.10. This is at the Esso at Richvale Drive South, which for months have been running cheaper than the one near me. Today, the one by me was $1.179. I filled up…
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Wednesday, October 15 – Happy Birthday Dad
It is my dad’s 81st birthday on Sunday October 19 so today Lara and I took him out for lunch at Panera Bread in Mississauga. I love their Autumn Squash soup. Over the years I have found it difficult to find a creative gift for my father. It’s not that he is hard to…
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