Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist

Thank you for all of you who got in touch following my last post , especially Jonathan, who has provided material support. Following on fr...

I have been feeling pretty rotten all week, and The Wife has been ill, both of which conspired to create a Bank Holiday weekend of unparalle...

Just a reminder to anyone who might be in the region that Diceni is taking place in Norwich this Sunday. There will be games, cosplay, LAR...

My post the other day in which I mentioned Sid the Mast Beast seems to have garnered some interest.  It has also set my mind thinking about...

Ave Salute! I hope everyone who is going to Salute has fun and managed not to spend too much money. Me, I'm saving myself for Diceni...

On Monday I was notified by a sharp-eyed Friend of the Blog (thanks Christopher!) that I had won a draw being held on the Pigeon Guard Games...

OK, no stuff here about why today should be a Bank Holiday.  Nothing about why we should recapture pride in England from the extremists.  In...

Prince Phillip's insignia It's been quite a while since I made a Royals in Medals post and I recently received a slight rebuke ...

Clint has announced that he is recruiting for a PBB game to take place later this year. You will remember that he hosted the successful (...

Welcome to two new followers, bringing the total to three marvelous figures Paul O'G .  Surely some mistake?  Paul's been here fo...

Earlier in the week John Curry put an interesting post on the History of Wargaming Blog outlining various options for the future of the ...

Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.

If you're like me you have a little list of books that you've seen in bookshops and liked the look of.  You may also find that ...

Liz Garvin  (d. 21 Jan 2015) Wartime intelligence officer Daily Telegraph  obit 22 Feb 2015 Leonard Nimoy  (d. 27 Feb 2015) ...

VSF Blogs First up, a new blog - One Last Wargame - SPACE 1889 - which has just started,  The aim is to follow the design an progress of ...

Apologies for the lack of blog updates, which is down to business, some family health concerns and general lack of mojo.  But not only am...