WIngs of Freedom

Simian and I went with E, HJ and their son, E, to see the Wings of Freedom Tour . It was really fun - I got to climb into the body of the B17 Bomber and walk/crouch inside. You have to wonder how people flew in these airplanes. They also had people bringing their collections of World War 2 Memorabilia. That was just as fascinating. I got to carry a few World War Two guns - and some of them were really heavy.

Afterwards, we adjourned to 5 Guys for lunch. E and HJ had never been - this was so shocking one of the volunteers at the Wings of Freedom Tour yelled in disbelief  as he walked past :)

Corbit's Charge

 

This weekend if the weekend that Corbitt's charge is commermorated so Simian and I went to watch the re-enactors at camp. It was a fun exersion - one of the guys was telling us how there were 6 or 7 Chinese people who fought for the South during the Civil War (or as Simian put it, we're not ALL WASPs you know).

The re-enactors (or Living Historians) really get into their roles. They dress up and take on the character of the person they're supposed to be. There was also a cannon demonstration (with no shot so it wasn't a live round).

The only downside? It was incredibly hot - this has been a sweltering weekend (and our AC isn't working) so we headed home soon.

We also went to Ikea - we wanted to buy a cheap tv trolley, the same one we use downstairs. They don't carry it any longer and Simian joked that he felt dirty buying particle board furniture. Still, the side tables were cheap enough that we got two - Simian will replace them when he's got the bigger projects done.

We spent today hanging up pictures and posters because we had bought a bunch of frames from Michael's yesterday and assembled the Ikea tables (which to my surprise you just sort of screw on the legs!). I also made this for dinner.

It was twenty years ago today

Police swamp Tiananmen Square

June 4th 1989

I remember Mom and I were watching Les Miserables in London when the incident happened.