April brought a bit of a mixed bag, weather-wise and otherwise. Early April brought summer-like temperatures, followed by a return to winter digits though thankfully sans snow, and finished up with moderate days filled mainly with rain.
With better roads for travel, we squeezed in some long overdue visits with friends and family, including a long weekend run to the Kingston area.
Our village continues to recover from the August 2021 gas explosion, with most restaurants and a lot of other businesses STILL not open due to damage or wrangling with insurance companies. Luckily for us, the ice cream place DID open, a nice treat after some warm walks at the park - they even carry a non-dairy soft serve!
At the other end of the spectrum....they finally got around to demolishing the pharmacy on the corner that took some of the worst damage. It seemed like half the town turned out to watch, and we ran into several friends we hadn't seen in a while....including the owners of the smokehouse next door, who watched a fair bit of the structure topple on their patio and lovingly grown shrubbery.
On the plus side, Renny's was able to set up shop at a hockey tournament in Leamington, so we waded into the fray of young players and hockey parents just to get a brisket sandwich for the first time in nearly two years!
Besides the usual spring chores, we also tackled some long overdue home projects, including having a support beam installed in the crawlspace. We also took on the tedious task of removing various layers of aged wallpaper lining the kitchen, stairwell and upstairs hallway.
To end the month on a high note.....the Toronto Maple Leafs took out a tough Tampa team and finally managed to advance past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, after a 19-year drought!
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