06 Saturday Sep 2025
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getting rather used to using Uber…
Friday, I took three, lol…
I appreciate how quick they are… each one today arrived within two minutes of my ordering the ride…
the cars were clean and the drivers were friendly…
I also appreciate that I know the cost from the beginning and don’t feel any stress if traffic is slow or detours needed…
08 Thursday May 2025
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aquasize, beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, enjoy, garden, hot tub, leaves, middle, moments, nature, ride, weather, widow
Wednesday morning, as I was waiting for my ride to aquasize, I realized that the trees across the creek were covered in leaves, woohoo;-)…
it was a beautiful day and I had a hot tub in the middle of the afternoon…
can’t even remember the last time I’ve done that…
what a treat… I am doing my best to enjoy every minute of these delightful days…
20 Thursday Mar 2025
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big girl pants, family, grandson, moments, motorcycle, nature, ride, shed, weather, widow
a few days ago the motorcycle made its way from the shed into the garage… the weather has been nicer and nicer…
someone has already taken a ride around the block…
23 Thursday Jan 2025
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app, big girl pants, blessed, family, handy, learning, moments, nature, ride, snow, Technology, Uber, weather, widow
had my first Uber rides in Winnipeg…
went from home to Total Wrapture spa for pedicures, then on to San Vito for lunch, followed by a return trip home from Foodfare…
it was the perfect day for it as it was very cold, snowy, and windy…
one of the vehicles had automatic sliding doors, which was kind of fun…
after being trained in the process of ordering the ride, and other information on the app, I tried to sign up for it, but it was using my old email address, so we have to get that sorted out and then I will try it on my own…
a great experience, particularly with how quickly they pick you up after contacting them…
27 Friday Oct 2023
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adrenaline, appointment, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, dentist, family, garden, grandson, hidden, moments, nature, photos, pretty, ride, shovelling, snow, spare, taxi, trees, walk, weather, widow
this morning I got up early as I had a dentist appointment and my grandson was going to drive me down before he went to class…
it was dark and there was a lot of snow out there…
I put on a vest, dug out a hat and gloves, and made sure I had cash for the taxi…
it lightened up before we left and I went out to start cleaning off the car… there was easily six or seven inches of snow on it…
made it to my appointment, and when it was done walked to the Delta Hotel to get a taxi…
got a few nice photos of snow-covered trees on the short walk…
as I was riding along in the taxi, I realized that I didn’t have a house key😳…
thankfully, after my beloved died and I was on my own in the house, I put a spare key in the backyard for just such an occasion…
and, I was able to get through the snow and collect it, lol…
I unlocked the door and put the key back before shovelling the front sidewalk and steps and the back deck and hot tub area…
got that adrenaline going, in the taxi, and in the yard;-)…
15 Thursday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, fun, grandson, happy, horse, memories, moments, motorcycle, purple, remembering, ride, widow
yesterday I went for a short motorcycle ride with my grandson…
he got his licence last summer, but just recently passed the test which meant he could have a rider behind him…
not too long ago he said he would give me a ride, after he practiced a bit more with friends…
today he dropped by and told me to put on jeans and a jacket so we could go for the ride…
I had a bit of trouble getting up behind him… the backseat is much higher that the one on the motorcycle I rode on when I was sixteen, lol…
the funny part is that the young man I was going out with at the time, and who had the motorcycle, lived down the very street I currently reside on…
took a few minutes to get up… felt a bit like getting onto a horse, and I was worried I would pull him over if I held onto him tightly…
eventually I made it and off we went… it was a short ride and it felt like he was speeding like crazy, but at most he was doing 55…
I am pretty sure my thighs are going to be aching because I was gripping the sides of the bike hard, lol…
maybe we will do it again… I think it was fun;-)…
15 Monday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, power, ride, thunderstorm, violets, widow, work
as I was waiting for my ride this morning there was a huge thunderstorm and the power went out…
I was in the middle of taking a few pics of the violet that was just starting to open…
at the office I also took some photos of the violet there that is open… and of my orchid…
great start to my time back at the office;-)…
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