Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Long May She Reign!

Today Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great grandmother's record of 23,226 days to become to longest reigning British monarch in history.  Splice the mainbrace with a bumper toast!

I wonder; in a hundred years time will wargamers be playing ESF genre games?
I think there are some things in which Queen Victoria cannot be eclipsed.

Long Live the Queen!

The Centenary of ANZAC

Today is ANZAC Day and this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Allied landings at a small place in Turkey that nobody in Australia and New Zealand had heard of.  Now the word Gallipoli is a deep part of Australian and New Zealand heritage. Today we celebrate the human spirit - the spirit of ANZAC.  We thank those original ANZACs for their courage, sacrifice and example. Lest We Forget.

9 Years on!

Good gosh! Its nine years since we set up camp at this Blog - thats three times longer than that first stouch we had with those Afghan chaps!
http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com.au/2006/02/new-officer-reporting-in.html

Over the years the rate of blog entries has waxed and waned in cycles, and at once or twice I contemplated closing it down and merging the content into my generic wargaming blog.  However, with a little encouragement I decided to keep the blog and its theme going, and I'm glad I did.

So from Aeronef to Land Ironclads, Tripods and Gatling guns - thanks for being part of the madness.
Here's to more in the years to come, and I'll have to hunk of something neat to celebrate the 10th Anniversary next year!

The Anniversary of the Passing of the Great White Queen

On this day in 1901, her beloved Imperial Majesty, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Empress of India and Defender of the Faith passed away.  Rest In Peace Victoria et Imperatrix.

Her legacy lives in the former colony of Australia, which became a federated and sovereign country separate from Great Britain on 1 Jan 1901 mere weeks before her death.  At that time the citizenship oath was written as loyalty to 'Queen Victoria, her rightful heirs and successors'.  The wording of that remains unchanged to this day.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

May 2015 bring you happiness, health 

and lots of time to indulge your hobbies!

What Santa Brought

A delicious grab bag of goodies for yours truly & son under the tree this year - far better than a lump of coal! You can see a definitely VSF theme going on here.  Review of the various books to come by let me just say that if you haven't yet discovered the Adventures of Lord Coxswain ("The Man, The Myth, The Muttonchops") I am sitting here chuckling away and now desperately searching for some appropriate figures...

Merry Christmas!

Warm Yuletide wishes to all!

1907 Artist's impression of what Santa would be driving a Century later

I hope you've been good this year!

Happy Birthday to me!

While I'm unlikely to enjoy much gaming on my imminent journey,  I took the liberty of treating myself to some new reading material to pack in my trunk.  Should be sufficient to keep one amused  at least a little while methinks!

ANZAC Day

8th Blog Birthday!

Well Huzzah and Hoorah, Yours in a White Wine Sauce is 8 years old today!
Break out the brandy and cigars Gentlemen!

Usuthu!!!!

Learned gentlemen and long time readers of this humble blog will know that today is the anniversary of the Zulu War Battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift in 1879 (see here).  But today is extra special as it is also the 50th Anniversary of the classic movie of the latter battle, Zulu.

Stop whatever you are doing, pour yourself youself a generous Gin and Tonic, and watch the movie to celebrate.  I am!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532420/A-salute-Zulu-A-spell-binding-story-raw-courage-NO-gore-NO-political-correctness-NO-swaggering-Yanks-great-British-war-film-50th-anniversary.html

Brigade Models New Year Sale

Instead of a Christmas Sale, those dapper chaps at Brigade Models are having a Happy New Year Sale! 15% off until 31 Jan- enjoy!

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Ranges.html

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and your families a wonderful festive season!

We will Remember Them

A new journey begins

My sea chest has been packed into my stateroom and today we cast off all lines to set sail for new adventures!  I shall of course be incommunicado mostly but from time to time may be able to send the odd aethergram of news.

Happy Easter!

Hope you have a great one Chaps!

Merry Christmas 2012

Very best wishes to you!

Happy Birthday to me!

40 years young today!