In the bleak mid winter

 

In Edinburgh today,

 In Edinburgh today. Interesting decorations made of bright neon rope on the Mound, Church set for Gaudete Sunday and a fascinating house plant shop near Summerhall.

Gaudete

https://youtu.be/EDc2FD-vy8M

Exit , pursued by a bear…

 Winter in the Duchy of Tradgardland can be dangerous!

Currently reading…

 Some reads currently on the go here…

Yesterday

 My plans changed yesterday and I went uptown instead. A trip to The Works found some paint needed for some snowy bases and these trees which I will use in my 54mm games. I have seen them used to great effect on Tony’s blog. Later on in the day I cleared a space on the painting table and as a change worked on these semi flats. I have had them for ages so it was about time to move them forward a little. I managed  to find a replacement arm , my last in the spares box. The figures will be used in some interwar gaming as additions to my Austrian army.

A little light research..

 This morning sees me drinking coffee and waiting for dawn to break. In order to stave off the assaults of the black dog l am doing a little online uniform researching. I am amazed and delighted at what can be found online in the way of access to old books in library collections as well as prints. We are, in this way, blessed in the digital age. Some gems mined this morning-