Six years blogging anniversry

  How time marches on!  Six years ago I started this blog and here was my first post.

Welcome!

   Ever since I can remember I have loved toy soldiers. As a very young boy I was thrilled to discover an exciting diorama of the Battle of Lexington Green in my public library.  My parents would drop me off at the library and after getting a arm full of books I would stand in wonder in front of it.  As with most future wargamers my first toys were boxes of the airfix plastic soldiers.  Games at this time consisted of setting up the soldiers (mixing waterloo highlander with union and confederate soldiers) and knocking them down with marbles.  My introduction to miniature war games came with the discovery of the original Courier magazine.  Not the glossy publication but the small booklet hand stapled.  To me it opened a door to a wonderful lifelong hobby which has brought me many happy memories and a number of true friends.

  Now, over fifty years later I  am still passionate about this great hobby.  While many periods and armies have come and gone I have determined to limit myself to a handful of armies.  My motto is now more playing and less painting!  I hope with this blog to share my table top armies and their adventures.

  Since that time I have met, through Gaming in person, the blog world and the internet a great many people and exchanged ideas and posts about our hobby.  I have learned a lot, and had great fun doing so.  I have greatly enjoyed seeing how others have approached things like terrain painting and organizing their miniature armies.  I have especially enjoyed the battle reports and pictures of how others fight out miniature battles on the table top. and their fascinating game ideas and scenarios.   

  All in all the hobby, the blog and the interaction with you out there has greatly brighten my life and brought a smile to my face. Its gotten me through difficult times and made good times better. 

   Thank you all so very much.  Now, lets play a game!