Golden Week day two 2015

Golden Week 2015

Enjoying some ice-cream in the park

Its really good Daddy

Emi enjoys

soooooo gooood

more

more

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Ian tackles the obstacle course

Leena's next

I'm trying

I'm over

rope next

Ian keeps going

Pre Golden Week Day out

 Climbing the big hill

flying a kite from the top

Ian gets it aloft

War of 1812 American Militia

Hat Spanish Guerillas painting up as American militia for invasion of Canada in the War of 1812.

Since moving back to Canada, this force has grown now to include at least one brigade, including rifle troops, with some additions of artillery and horse. Eventually, I shall also be adding some games to this.

Spring and Summer campaign kits

I arrived home to find my birthday presents arrived. Two kits for my Bolt Action on Grampies War blog, two boxes of Prussia troops and

My first order of hobby kits from amazon

Hat Spanish guerillas

Saratoga Campaign 1777: The American forces

Trying to peg down who was actually in the campaign can be a bit of a puzzle. However, with the help of Osprey Publishing Saratoga 1777, this should help me out.

I have some previously taken shots, but feel I need to update with some newer ones, so over the course of a few weeks, I shall be updating this post.

Many of the units which were in the American army were from New England. With what information I have, I shall document some of these on this blog.

The Continental Line

The Americans at first distrusted a large standing army, as in their thinking, this was part of the reason they rebelled, against a large British Army. However, after 1776, when the Americans began to understand they needed well trained and disciplined troops in order to achieve victory.
(A note on uniform colors, historical information only points to 1778.
Brigadier General Enoch Poor
1st New Hampshire: green coats faced red, red waistcoat, green breeches
2nd New Hampshire: sky blue coats faced red, red waistcoats, blue breeches
3rd New Hampshire: blue coats
2nd New York:
4th New York:
1st and 2nd Connecticut (militia)

Brigadier General John Paterson
10th Massachusetts
11th Massachusetts
12th Massachusetts
14th Massachusetts
1st South Berkshire Regiment (Massachusetts militia)
3rd York Regiment (Massachusetts militia)

Brigadier General Matthias de Rochefermoy
8th Massachusetts
New Hampshire Militia
Massachusetts Militia
Massachusetts Militia

Brigadier General Ebenezer Learned
2nd Massachusetts
9th Massachusetts
1st Canadian Regiment
Two Regiments of New Hampshire militia

Brigadier General John Glover
1st Massachusetts
4th Massachusetts
13th Massachusetts
15th Massachusetts
2nd Albany County Militia (New York)
17th Albany County Militia (New York)
Dutchess and Ulster County Regiment (New York militia)

Brigadier General John Nixon
3rd Massachusetts
5th Massachusetts
6th Massachusetts
7th Massachusetts
One regiment of Massachusetts militia

Colonel Seth Warner
Warner's Continental Regiment (Green Mountain Boys)
5 regiments of Massachusetts militia


American Colonial Militia 

Many American's think that the average militiaman was the backbone of the American army during the revolution. They may have had numeric superiority, but they lacked any sort of discipline or training. Being in the militia was akin to being in a shooting club. It was a social organization, one which had not had to face the prospect of war since 1763. Consequently, training had been minimal at best.
Historical information found in
New England Soldiers in the American Revolution
George Washington's Army 1775-1778 Osprey Publishing
Saratoga 1777 Turning point in a Revolution Osprey Publishing

Major life decisions

I am seriously contemplating buying a home in my home province of Nova Scotia, Canada. I have lived in Japan for the past 15 years, and I'm starting to feel a bit worn out. I would like to lay down roots for my family back home, so need to think how to do this.
So many steps to take, I need to find a job, then get a car, then have a home,

so my summer vacation, my family and I are going to travel home.

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Spring 2015 Funabashi Karate tournament

 Ian is the only white kid

He won two third place medals! 

 a proud family, mummy taking picture

 lined up with all the other winners.

He did well, considering his last match was against a guy about 10cm taller and about 5kg heavier than him. 

So it will be off for Chinese food tonight to celebrate.

Crazy week

 This shot was taken on Tuesday April 7. It was a rainy morning, so I took the subway. Bad idea. If you ever want to know what a TV dinner or a can of Tuna feels like, ride the Tozai Line during rush hour. I was pushed into a corner of the train. As the train got to my stop, I asked in Japanese if people could move, to which no one did, so when I used my annoyed voice in English, people moved, however, it was so crowded, and Japanese people can be selfish and jerks, the security guard had to grab onto my pack strap to pull me off. I felt my bag get jostled. I went to the toilet and it was then, after the train left, that I noticed that my water bottle was missing. I went to the lost and found, reported it, then went to work. 2 hours later, they called me back to say it had been found, and I picked it up at 6pm.

 Then on Sunday, my kids were in a samba concert, my wife allowed me to get a shot with the kids dance teacher, who is only 19!