Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist

I mentioned yesterday that we'd been without Internet access for most of the Bank Holiday Weekend.  I didn't mean to suggest tha...

[I wrote most of this on Friday - but spent most of the weekend without Internet access...  As you can see I'm so worn out that I have h...

Jean Fawcett (d. 21 May 2016) Bletchley Park decoder, singer and campaigner Daily Telegraph obit, 25 May 2016 Burt Kwouk (d. 24 ...

Norman Gaches (d. 7 May 2016) Woodcarver Daily Telegraph  obit 20 May 2016 Michael MccGwire (d. 3 Mar 2016) Naval Officer ...

An interesting Kickstarter has just begun. German marines EMP Games* is aiming to have a range of figures for the Boxer Rebellion.  T...

Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's post . My cunning plan has worked.  After a flurry of e-mails this afternoon a proposed...

OK, now I've bought into Tribal, what shall I do with it? I've been considering what figures to use. Maoris - too expensive to s...

Madeleine Lebeau (d. 1 May 2016) Actress Guardian  obit 15 May 16 Daily Telegraph  obit 15 May 16 The Revd Prof ...

Some of you might remember me mentioning that I was toying with the idea of trying out Tribal  and posting the little demo video the deve...

It was very pleasant weather here over the weekend, so on Sunday afternoon after doing some 1:1 Scale painting, I was able to settle into th...

Despite what I posted yesterday I did manage to pop into Norwich this morning for Diceni.  This event is now in its fourth* year - it s...