April of 2026 turned out to be the driest in the last 147 years, with only 18 mm of rain...
and there wasn't much of a snowpack on Mt. Cheam.
Artemis 11 launched on April 1st and returned to earth 10 days later. It was the first lunar mission in over 50 years. One of the four crew members was a Canadian, so it was fun to follow. We remember the July 1969 mission to the moon well. Where have the years gone?
On Easter Sunday we stopped by Little Mountain Cemetery and visited Hannah's grave.
She would have been 18 years old now.
The whole gang came for dinner later that day and I forgot to take a photo once they were here.
For the first time since we had grands, I never hid eggs or baskets. Each grand got a Lindt bunny and a gift card to Starbucks or Subway.
We celebrated Mavis and Irene's birthdays with a luncheon at Irene's.
On April 12th we did our annual bike ride through the blossom trail at Luckakuck Creek.
Ranen played in the year-end concert with UBC symphony orchestra at the Chan Center.
It was bittersweet for her since it may have been her last concert ever.
Majoring in science and finding time to play in the orchestra is not easy!
It seemed most days this month were busy days on the farm!
On Sundays Elmer found time to do something besides work.
Kevin and Linda spent one afternoon with us.
We went for a walk at the top of Nixon Hill and then at the Wetlands...
before dinner on the patio at the Wildcat Grill.
I became a great-aunt to two new wee ones this month.
David and Kiley had a little boy named Johan...their first.
He was born in Iowa but he will be living on the Baja Peninsula.
Closer to home my nephew and his wife welcomed Baby Maxine...
her two older brothers are thrilled.
Last Sunday afternoon we cycled the dike trail along the Fraser River...
...where there are few people and beautiful views!
That evening we had dinner with Allan and Darlene at the new Italian restaurant downtown.
Amata Trattoria is in the historic Skelton Building, built in 1930...
the home to Gord-Ray Menswear as long as I remember.
On April 29th the first fifty acres of corn got planted...including a strip of corn around Emme and Jaden's wedding venue.
Good-bye April!
