But anyway, I'm not dead, and hope to be back posting regularly soon.
In miniatures news, after a lot of humming and hawing I've finally ordered the figures I'm going to send to Loki to be painted as my prize in his competition. They are literally not the ones I would have chosen (I promised The Wife she could) so I've ordered some more to compensate for that fact! The orders went in over the weekend, so I'm going to be taking up position with the dog behind the front door.
Elsewhere, I've been doing some research into the awards of the Ralston-Purina Hero Medal. It's an interesting award, instituted in 1915 by the founder of the animal feed company to reward heroism by children and young adults. It's for an article, so I won't post more now - perhaps once it's published I'll go into details.
I'm terribly sorry to hear that things are not going exactly as one would hope. I do find the ordering of miniatures a wonderful therapy, that and rule sets that I will probably never paly!
ReplyDeleteAh, the "I Want it All" option at Northstar!
DeleteStrewth! I've just seen the advertisement and, at effectively three quid a figure, piracy is certainly an appropriate theme . . . .
DeleteOrdering more troops makes me feel better too! Hope you are feeling better soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rodger. I will, don't worry.
DeleteSorry to hear you're feeling down. I too have just gone through my bi-annual "stare down mortality and be consumed by the futility of it all" fest. But I'm over it reasonably well. I also bought a bunch of stuff.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you've got through to the other side.
DeleteI've had one of those weeks too Sir, but working up my next Eureka Miniatures order is helping considerably.
DeleteEureka have some nice stuff. I like the look of Pax Limpopo.
DeleteI like them too but I'm mainly stocking up on there 18mm Lord of the Rings figures.
DeleteSorry to hear about the bad stuff mate, but yay for miniature retail therapy!
ReplyDeleteIf it helps, picture the look on my good lady's face when she accidently opened a parcel addressed to me, only to find it full of doll's house furniture...
Could have been worse, it could have been dolls...
DeleteI'm more worried about when the inflatable one arrives...
DeleteSorry to hear the bad bits, but don't worry about the blog. It's a pleasure to read and I think that's because it's a pleasure to write. Don't let it become a millstone.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and I won't let it. I used to think I had to write to a schedule to make it work, but that just produces stale material.
DeleteHope your troubles soon vanish. Certainly, having LOKI paint a batch of figures will be good therapy.
ReplyDeleteOrdering figures always helps in resolving many maladies. It works for me! Also, I tend to place more orders when I am away for work. Refreshing to have a package waiting for me on my return.