Happy Birthday Leena

Eight years old today

The birthday girl with her brother and Daddy.

My meal, an assortment of foods, the roast beef was good, but I felt it was a tad underdone, I like mine medium rather than rare.

Leena is pleased

 Leena gives it a thumbs up, Emi enjoys

 view from the lounge we had our lunch in. Tokyo Bay from Makuhari shore.

Ice cold beer, ah the memories, can only look though.

 supper at Korakuen Ramen shop, night of Leena's birthday

Packing my collection

I believe I will be to busy to play much between now and my departure. I packed most of my books, and most of my figures. We will ship our gear home by sea.
Can't wait to camp back home

We were able to contact a company which can send by sea to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the closest port to where I will be living. 

Count down

Well it looks like my dreams of going home may bear fruition. My family had been planning a vacation, now it will be a move. I have been looking at buying a house back home but need to be in Canada to do so.
Thus my bloggin will be done from Canada soon!
This has been my main reason for lack of blogging, plus tossing out eleven years worth of junk,
I need to ship my things by sea so will begin packing

Secrets of Castles and Fortresses - documentary full

 Interesting when we compare castles to fortifications found in North America in the 18th century

Strangest Weapons of the Middle Ages

 A bit earlier than what I do, however, I do have some figures for The Hundred Years War

My Birthday party a few days late 2015

I turned 42 on May 27th. I waited until today to have my party

Another weekend at Across Mall

Emi was getting a beauty treatment yesterday, which she thought would only take an hour, which actually took 3!

It's another thumbs up day out with Daddy, and he knows where to get good grub.

Ian and Leena tuck into a bowl of Pork bone broth ramen noodles

My Chinese set I ordered: Fried rice, Gyoza pan fried dumplings, fried chicken with egg drop soup.

Leena wanted to give a beaver teeth type smile

My kids hamming it up, while I seem to have the image of a pro wrestler

Only in Japan, can you walk with an open can of beer (in this case a non-alcoholic one) in public. Posing with some of the camping kit at my favorite store.

Cuba 1762

Spanish militia form up to push back the Pagan English

More Spanish militia

A Spanish Royal Artillery gun begins to fire on the British

The 1st Foot, The Royal Scots, no strangers to hard terrain, or fighting crashes through the jungle to close in on the Spanish.

A Royal Artillery gun, a British Light Infantry battalion with additional British troops

Another Spanish Royal Artillery gun in an emplacement begins to give infilading fire.

The main Spanish line holds it ground while a Don officer regally holds his ground

The Light Infantry battalion charge the artillery in flank, while more hit the front of the Spanish line. Even with the Havana Dragoons closing in, it was too much for the raw Spanish militia.

Another May, another sports day

The cynacism is just dripping.  A day full of over hyper kids grumpy parents and jostling for a shot of your child that looks like everyone else. At least I can find my kids as they are white

Twelth Wedding Anniversary

Emi and I enjoying a scone and beverages at a Starbucks in Kamagaya

Home made cheeseburgers on bagels

Ian asked if I could make these which I did using 500g of ground beef. Problem was, the meatloaf seasoning I had was from my trip back to Nova Scotia two years ago and it had hardened. Thus some burgers were rather on the salty side. But still a fun anniversary on a Sunday. It was actually on Monday, but we celebrated a day early.