IIDD, Try: Friday, September 7th

Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things. -Jean Baudrillard, sociologist and philosopher (1929-2007)

Hi Pat and Corrine

Thanks for organizing a great evening - it was super to see everyone after all these years. Thanks for the pics - I think we all look rather good - that's the thing about snapshots rather than videos - you can't see any hobbling!! Thanks again, Brenda and James

Hi Brenda!

Glad someone passed along the snaps. Now I have your email for next time! Cheers, Patrizzio!

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Subject: The Vancouver Racquets Club - Friends Then and Now ....
Message: Early photographs taken circa 1986. Plus, most recently, the group gathering at Corinne and Patricks "Welcome Back to Vancouver BBQ." A joy to once again see old friends Kevin and Beverley Wittwer, in the company of stalwarts and their companions of the VRC.
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Hi again, Juhli and Federico!

Just wanted to thank you again for the fab Shaw Photo Share. AS well, thought I'd mention that I had a brief chat with Robert Trepannier at VRC and he told me that the Club will be organizing a 60th Anniversary next year. i mentioned that he should contact you as you seem to have so many historical photos! Please don't throw anything away before seeing if VRC can use snaps.

Will be in touch once we are in Parksville. Cheers, Il Conduttore!

 Hi Pat & Cora Lee,

What a terrific party and act of de-cluttering you held!

Everything was perfect -the food, the drink and the characters in attendance. Thanks especially for the chance to drink some Warrabilla Durif and some of your fine malt!

And thanks for sending along the pictures. Hope to see you at VRC tonight. Cheers Bill & Denise.

 

Aunt Laura with Edi!

He’s a lovely little boy and you look like such a proud auntie!!

Hi Laura!

Sorry it has taken me a bit to thank you for Edi's snaps! Lovely pics indeed. Hope we can connect in the not too, too distant future. Cheers, Patrizzio!

Totora grows in two places. It is native to Peru but also is found at Easter Island, 2,600 miles away. Easter Island, home of the well-known rock sculptures known as moai, is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. Early researchers believed that the presence of totora explained how people got there; as the thesis went, early South Americans made boats of dried totora reeds and set into the Pacific, landing on the island and then cultivating more totora there. But that thesis is almost certainly untrue. According to Wikipedia, a pollen analysis of the island shows that the totora has been on the island for 30,000 years, and was most likely brought there by migrating birds.

 Lake Titicaca, located in the Andes between Peru and Bolivia, is South America's largest freshwater lake and a punchline for English-speaking grammar school students around the world. At an elevation of about 3,800 feet, it is considered by many to be the world's highest navigable lake, although some smaller lakes are navigable by small commercial ships. It is also home to roughly four dozen floating, inhabited islands made of nothing more than reeds, as seen below.