The use of Cobblescote on the Lake for our meals and meeting place was a stroke of genius on the part of our vice-president, Diana Monaco and though it was a far cry from the rentals at Fry's (now known as Aalsmeer) by our grandparents in the 1950s, it seemed to fit to a T the preferences of our generation.
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| Cobblescote on the Lake, viewed from the point |
The weather was a tad warmer than usual for the area, so most of us got the chance to swim or nap or loll in the warm sunshine, soaking up Vitamin D and forgetting about the rat race at home.
On Friday night the reunion-goers were treated to a meet-and-greet on the point at Cobblescote, complete with a fire in the fire ring (oopsie), s'mores, swimming away into the gathering darkness by Bill Doyle, his eventual "rescue" by Max Fieg, a visit from Steve, Sharon and Keelin Davie (Steve is the son of the late Ray and Sonja Davie, relatives of Judy and Diana), refreshments and, of course, lots of chatter.
For your editor the highlight of the reunion was meeting, for the first time in person, Ed Fieg Sr.'s family and Mark Roman's kids. What an enthusiastic, beautiful bunch of people, and they are my relatives! I am always amazed at how easily relatives fall into conversation with each other, even if they have never met before.
Saturday's breakfast at Cobblescote started half an hour early to accomodate those who were driving to Utica for Aunt Dorothy's memorial service at Forest Hill Cemetery there. The ceremony was well-attended by Fiegs and Romans alike and mercifully we were in the shade the whole time.
The Reverend Dennis Dewey presided and, in a warm and sonorous voice, read "A Remembrance of a Life - Dorothy Marie Fieg Roman" This lovely memorial will be e-mailed separately.
Dorothy's niece, Diana, read a moving remembrance written by Dorothy's best friend, Jean Davie Fieg, which appears at Rembrance of Dorothy Fieg Roman.
A poetry lover all her life, Dorothy left many books that were obviously often read and well-loved and one poem in particular, "Remember" by Christina Rossetti, caught Don Roman's eye. It was marked with Dorothy's personal thoughts and interpretations and Don chose that poem to read to those gathered around the gravesite.
Following the service, we gathered at the Radisson Hotel for luncheon and then made our way back to Cooperstown.
At that evening's dinner at Cobblescote there were lots of little girls running around in circles, and what is a reunion without lots of little kids running around in circles??
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A half-and-half cash drawing was won by the Corkery family and the trivia contest was won by the table with John Roman as Head Minutiae Monitor, with support from Doug Fieg, Don Roman, Anne Roman, Jennifer Roman and Jessica Roman. (Bill Doyle would have won had he know anything about the Fiegs. He really should read the blog ... LOL)
Sunday's barbeque was delicious (in fact every meal was tasty, ready when we were and served by a staff that was polite and friendly) and afterwards the kids went down to the point for games. The water proved to be too choppy to take out the pontoon boat, but that didn't stop people from canoeing and tipping over, swimming or playing a water relay game.
The Fieg family albums were much perused. Even some of the Gen Xers enjoyed looking at photos of their ancestors.
At 4:15 the family business meeting was called to order on the screened veranda. The minutes can be read at 2012 Meeting Minutes.
Monday we enjoyed a farewell breakfast at Cobblescote and parted company, each going in his or her own direction, back to the homes and lives we left behind. The drizzle of rain was not enough to dampen our spirits at all.
We look forward eagerly to another reunion in three years -- and perhaps a mini-Midwest reunion sooner than that.
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