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Lisa Stokes

Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus

  • Like Mother Like Daughter

    My mom was a Home Economics teacher until I was born at which point she became a stay-at-home mom.  She sewed many of my clothes when I was growing up including my high school prom dress in 1984, which was probably the last item of clothing that she sewed for me.  I still have…

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  • Moving On to Room Two of Three

    We are in the process of renovating three rooms in our home.  The children’s old playroom on the main floor has become my new sewing room.   I spent last week moving all the furniture and contents from the old sewing room, which will become Trystan’s bedroom, to the new sewing room.  I tried to…

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  • Thursday December 11 – Carabram Park Community Ice Rink

    One day in January 2013 I noticed a new sign entitled “Community Rink” on the fence of the baseball diamond in the park near my home. There didn’t appear to be a rink, just a snowy ball diamond.  So I called the number on the sign to inquire about the rink.  I was told…

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  • Tuesday December 11 – Mike the Chimney Guy

    On Sunday we learned that our damper could not be repaired, but needed to be replaced.  Mike the Chimney Guy told us he would order the part and come back in a week to ten days.  I told him someone is usually home, so to call if he found time sooner.  Today,  just as…

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  • Spray Paint, Fireplace Repairs and Ikea Cubbies

    One day earlier this year, when I was wasting time pinning things on Pinterest rather than actually accomplishing anything, I came across a suggestion to have the paint store make up spray paint to match your wall colour.   I hate cold air returns.   If you leave them the original colour they stick out because…

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  • Thursday December 4 – Piano Repairs

    I have the piano that my grandparents bought about 1920.  It is a Heintzman upright baby grand.  My mother, who was born in 1926, learned to play the piano on it.  In the early 1960s my grandparents gave it to my parents. My father took it apart and stripped the black finish and oiled…

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  • Renovations Finally Continue

    Almost a month ago, I posted Renovations, a blog about moving my sewing room to the main floor playroom, Trystan to the bedroom sewing/guest room leaving Owen where he is and the boys each having their own room after sharing for seven years.  Our progress was interrupted by Michael having to fly to Britain…

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  • Friday November 21 – I’m Green

    Today I received my prizes for being Brampton’s Greenest Resident and I have the certificate to prove it.  As the Brampton resident to submit the most actions in the Let Your Green Show contest run by the Region of Peel last summer I earned the title. The prize is a family season pass to…

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  • Brampton’s Christmas Market

    Last night Brampton’s third annual outdoor Christmas market began.  Michael, Trystan and I attended this evening.  It is not to often that we spend time with just Trystan on his own.   It was the first time we have been to the Christmas market.  When we arrived about 5:45 there were very few people around.…

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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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