I remember you

The reunion last night was nice. A few of us met up beforehand at the home of one of us. "Us"? the group of friends that I hung out with in high school. We still keep in touch and see each other, less frequently than we used to but we still touch base. 8 of us went to the reunion this time. I saw a couple others i went through school with and had some nice conversations. The canoe club was a lovely place to have it, right on the lake. Most people stood out on the big deck rather than sit inside. I think there were not as many people this time as the last one i went to in 2002 but there was probably upwards of 100 there, most of whom i didn't know. I did recognize a few faces but never did know them well enough to talk to. There were two cash bars, one inside the old club building (lovely building too, apparently built in 1903 i think) and one outside on the deck. That was a canoe filled with ice and bottles of beer and coolers! Great idea! There are a few photos including one of the boat-bar here. Obviously not really relevant to most of you out there but the one of the boat with the beer in it is there too. Got home about 1 a.m.

Today i have to get a move on and get the car back to Mom early this afternoon. Tomorrow is a holiday, celebrating the birthday of the cities so there have been things going on all weekend. Not sure if i'll take in any of the events or not. It would be nice to get out in the sun.

David Starkey and Monarchs

I've been history geeking a lot this weekend. I ordered a couple of dvd sets and got them in very quick time. The first is a two dvd set called Monarchy by David Starkey and the other focuses on the Six Wives of Henry VIII by the same bloke. I've seen a few of those on PBS but the Monarchy series is new to me. It's not complete, there's another set to complete the timeline out later in the fall. This one ends with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. I really enjoyed the series. It was a brief overview but seemed quite accurate and had lots of points in it that i hadn't read or heard before. I love the history of England and the U.K., especially medieval to where the Georges took over and the Tudor period is my favourite. David Starkey is apparently well reknowned as a historian and researcher, from this point of view, he does seem to be quite good even if his accent is a bit odd. Very posh but with a Northern accent on some words. At least to my ears. Anyway, i've got through the Monarchy set, though i may go back and rewatch the one on the Wars of the Roses. I'll have to start in on t'other next.