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Busy day.

I have cut the grass, washed 4 machines of laundry, prepared lunch for 3 days and made 20 foot of hedgerow for war-gaming from green scouring pads and hot glue. Now to prepare dinner.

We did a deep clean of our bedroom today. This is due to me finding “carpet moths” over the last week. We had an infestation a few years ago. There always seemed to be 1 or 2 moths in the front room no matter how many I swatted. We eventually found a “nest” under theContinue reading “Scrub a dub dub.”

3D printing.

A friend had lent me a 3D printer. It’s the sort that melts plastic and lays it down in a pattern. I’ve found a nice few pieces of 15mm scale buildings that I will print if possible. My first attempt was a section of damaged wall. This only took 3 hours to print. The smallestContinue reading “3D printing.”

Thank you.

I’ve passed 80 followers. Thank you all for following my humble blog. Here is a picture of some roses I planted today. Thanks again and take care.

Working on some scenarios for What a Tanker!

Inspired by the book Tank Commander by Bill Close, I’ve been messing around with a couple of scenarios. Bill Close talks of arriving in Calais in 1940. As soon as the British A10 and A13 Cruisers are unloaded the initial reconnaissances missions run into German Panzer and anti-tank guns. It soon became obvious Calais wasContinue reading “Working on some scenarios for What a Tanker!”

A project that took a little longer than expected.

Towards the end of November 2020 a friend of mine made a useful shooting target out of a decommissioned steel services cupboard. The new cupboards are plastic, so there are several of these metal ones knocking about if you know who to ask. Anyway, he gave me a cupboard and left it for me atContinue reading “A project that took a little longer than expected.”

A new take on potatoes?

I had a nice day today visiting family. We were treated to a chicken lunch which was delicious. The potatoes were cooked using an air fryer oven. They were very tasty and I am thinking of buying an air fryer. My son has “gone off” of certain potato preps – will eat roast and boiled,Continue reading “A new take on potatoes?”

Mindful eating.

I’ve been working on mindful eating habits for a couple of weeks now and, to be honest, it’s hard for this old dog to learn a new trick! It’s not really a trick, it’s just that I, like many others, take food for granted. People in the West are now dieing from obesity due toContinue reading “Mindful eating.”

Pleased lockdown is lifting.

We had friends over this morning who we’ve not seen for 3 months. I played some What a Tanker! and had a chat. I had a quick lunch and then went to the range to meet up with my shooting friends. I had my BSA Lightening GRT .177 which was a Christmas present that hadContinue reading “Pleased lockdown is lifting.”

A mundane day.

I had a couple of online meetings today. In between those I deep cleaned the downstairs bathroom/utility room. I also made a soup. I chopped 1 onion, 1 red pepper, 2 sticks of celery and 4 big carrots. I lightly fried them in a sauce pan for 10 minutes and then added 2 pints ofContinue reading “A mundane day.”