Lisa Stokes
Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus
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Tuesday November 5 – Bike Assist
Michael is away planning his mother’s funeral, preparing her house for sale and wrapping up her affairs. The kids are at school and it is a cool, but bright, November Day – a good day for a ride. I read about the Pan Am Path last summer. The path, when completed next summer, will…
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Saturday November 1 – Snow Day
The view that greeted me as I stepped out the door this morning brought a smile to my face. I love snow and I am looking forward to a cold, snowy winter so I can enjoy building and maintaining a community ice rink again. I love the sight of my two favourite seasons colliding. …
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Friday October 31 – Hallowe’en
I was at the school today for a teacher parent interview and on the way out stuck my head into the kindergarten classroom to which I donated, on behalf of my Dad, the dollhouse he built (which was modeled on our home) for Lara and me, when we were children. The wallpapers and fabrics…
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Thursday October 30 – Niagara College Welland Campus Visit
Today Megan and I visited the Welland Campus of Niagara College. It took about 90 minutes to drive there so Megan would live in residence if she attended. The campus has 5500 students. We arrived about 1pm, checked in, got a parking pass and directions to the cafeteria. As we found at both Humber…
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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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