Saturday, 29 September 2012

Wake me up when September ends (sorry Green Day)

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The end of the summer holidays, school started again. Back to the daily haul! Slaving in a hot wood fired kitchen? Hanging out in our...
Monday, 27 August 2012

Historical Literature which I can't get enough of

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A ways back, I mentioned Bernard Cromwell. My posting may mislead readers into thinking I do no care for his work. On the contrary, I devour...
Sunday, 26 August 2012

Salamanca 1812 refight

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I've fought this battle in miniature about 3 times. I have published one scenario on the www.juniorgeneral.org website and have also ad...
Saturday, 25 August 2012

The Boso Folk Village, Chiba, Japan

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The entrance to the park. As part of my son's summer homework, we did some cultural explorations. This was an old style Japanese ge...

A skirmish on the Scottish borders 1650

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This was a border battle in the Scottish borders area. Ian's English army was attempting to cross into Scotland as part of the 1650 ca...

Sailing with Yoshida!

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Today my good friend and co-worker, Yoshida-sensei took my family and I for a sail on Tokyo Bay outside Yokohama. It was an excellent day! ...

Lest we forget. A pilgrimage to the Commonwealth War Cemetary in Yokohama, Japan

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August 19 is the anniversary of the Battle of Dieppe which was a disaster for the Canadian Army in 1942. Another disaster which befell Cana...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Third week of vacation, last one before back to school

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Sunday August 5, saw us go to the Sanrio Puriland or otherwise known as Hello Kitty Land, in Tama city, Tokyo. The big draw for this attract...
Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Battle of Camden, August 16, 1780

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As my summer vacation enters it's second week, I am hard at work studying but also enjoying some gamming. Today's action is part of ...