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Victoria…

27 Tuesday May 2025

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on Victoria Day, my housemate changed the tires on Indi…

it was well past the time to get the summer ones on…

unfortunately, it took a long time as the tires didn’t want to leave the car…

getting the jack in just the right place to be able to work on the back tires took a minute…

eventually, three of the four were replaced, but the fourth one did not want to cooperate… luckily a neighbour came over and between he and my housemate it finally came off…

now she loves lovely with her summer wheels;-)…

stabilizer…

18 Monday Nov 2024

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on Saturday the motorcycle made its way into the shed for the winter, as this year it is staying with us;-)…

the oil was changed, the gas tank filled, and some fuel stabilizer added to keep it fluid…

it went for a bath and was ready to be put away…

there was just enough space to fit it into the shed…

now there is plenty of room in the garage for Indy, who just a few days ago got her not-so-pretty winter tires put on;-)…

we are ready…

tires…

13 Saturday Nov 2021

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this morning my grandson came over to put on the snow tires…

to get the car into the garage he first had to shovel the driveway…

I had made a narrow path from the house to the garage door so that I could take down the table and move things so he could do the work inside the garage…

tires got changed although he ended up only putting Indi in halfway for the front and back wheels… I had to take a photo with both the pretty summer rims and sad winter tires on at the same time, lol…

there was a lot of snow and it was wet and heavy, but he got it done, including the sidewalk and paths… I was pleased that he came in a few times to rest and visit a bit…

just as he finished, it started to snow again…

and off he went with proper winter tires on, which made me happy…

oldest…

17 Wednesday Mar 2021

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I’ve been thinking of how much harder this pandemic would be for me without my oldest grandson…

very early on I lent him my car with the agreement that he would do any errands that I needed…

since then, he has fetched and carried numerous items for me… he finds groceries that I can’t get from Save-On-Foods… he collects items I need to keep the fish happy… plants and bird seed have been delivered… and mail sent… he has also brought his brother over to mow and shovel…

on the few occasions that I needed to drive somewhere, he has brought the car for me and then picked it up when I was done…

today he came by with a few hard-to-find items including flowers, and then moved some planters for me…

he collected the summer tires, we visited for a while, planned a time when he will bring the shoveler over, and off he went…

I am blessed;-)…

safe…

23 Monday Nov 2020

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our new process when the kids come by is that they leave whatever they have brought for me on top of the hot tub, while I stand inside the back door…

then I put the items I am sending with them onto the front steps and come into the house and watch out the front window…

they were here today to put the summer tires into the garage, return some mugs and drop off meds for me…

feels safe and also gives me an opportunity to see them;-)…

rims…

10 Sunday May 2020

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had the loveliest surprise on Friday… my son-in-law and two of my grandsons arrived in my garden… the oldest grandson was picking up my car so that the winter tires can be removed and replaced with the summer beauties – they have wonderful rims…

I stayed on the deck and they stayed on the grass… it was wonderful to see them and we had a nice visit…

while they were here my son-in-law got the pump running in the pond… I am so happy to hear the water cascading over the rocks… there was ice in the water as it has been below zero for a couple of nights…

they got the tires into their vehicle and we had to ask the moving truck that was parked right at the bottom of my driveway to back up so the car could get out…

too funny considering I haven’t taken the car out in 52 days, and the one day it needed to move, there was a truck in the way, lol…

it was great to see them as we haven’t been together since just before Christmas…

winter…

18 Friday May 2018

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this morning I put on those big girl pants and headed out to Birchwood Toyota… in the rain… to pick up my tires…

when I took Shadow to trade her for Indi, she still had her winter tires on… got a call about a week ago saying they were ready for pick up…

had a bit of a giggle when I pulled up to one of the three service bay doors… hadn’t realized that it said Lexus on it while the other two said Toyota… a service guy had me move, lol…

once in the bay a kind man went and found my tires, wrapped them up and put them into the car for me…

once home I was able to get them out of the car and piled them up in the corner… I couldn’t lift them to their spot in the shelf, but will have my son-in-law or grandson do it next time they are here… was rather proud that I had managed to get them moved…

and only broke one nail…

car…

30 Monday Apr 2018

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today I got my new car…

Shadow was traded in and I got a 2018 model tonight… this time I bought the car rather than lease it… I am most excited about the heated steering wheel although when my grandson takes it over, down the road, he will likely appreciate the various safety features… the car will keep you inside the lines on the road and match the speed of the car ahead of you on the highway… pretty cool…

was a bit of a process to get the tires into the car to take with me, lol… happily my neighbour was out and about and was able to come over and help me get them loaded…

I haven’t decided on a name for this new vehicle just yet…

took everything out of the various storage places and even remembered to remove the garage door opener, lol…

took a final picture of Shadow as she sat outside the doors of the dealership… it was very cold as I walked to and from the insurance company… wasn’t thinking I’d be outside for so long… eventually got the keys and met the new vehicle in my life… they even put a big bow on her…

she’s a beauty… now I just have to learn all the new stuff…

footprints…

22 Tuesday Nov 2016

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put on my boots this morning because there was snow…

wonderful to see the glistening snow all clean and bright on the ground… been missing it a bit, lol…

fun to make the footprints and then take their picture…

couldn’t believe the traffic… everyone was moving appropriately, but it was slow going…

had the all season tires on when I got to the office… they are so pretty…

but, when I headed for home, had snow tires…

they look much better with the fancy hubcaps on, although not as pretty as the all season ones, lol…

tires…

16 Monday May 2016

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Shadow looks great… yesterday my son-in-law changed her tires…


she looks so pretty with the summer bling on… much sportier, lol…

I have noticed that whenever it rains she gets visibly dirty… I love her colour but do remember how the silver car rarely looked like it needed a wash… different story these days…


got these shots when we arrived at work this morning…

was talking with someone recently about getting a new car and trying to figure out the best time to do that…

can still remember when I went for my first car on my own… wasn’t sure if I would even qualify… nerve wracking but it all worked out fine…

those big girl pants are getting more and more comfortable…

not sure how I feel about that…