Just a very quick post to wish everyone who follows and reads this blog a very Merry Xmas, and a Happy New Year!
Looking to create a vaguely seasonal picture, I thought lots of red, and appropriate trees: so it's an Xmas salute from the Regiment Picardie, away from home territory among the pines of Northern Europe. Those trees are good old Tri-Ang from the 1970s, which surely match the vintage design of the Garrison 25mm figures. Thanks are due to Rob from The Eastern Garrison for supplying the soldiers, and to my late parents for providing pocket-money which enabled the childhood me to acquire the trees, which have been with me ever since! Xmas is a time of nostalgia and looking back on happy childhood memories, after all.
I hope this finds all my readers well and enjoying their Xmas, if celebrating it is your thing. Many thanks to all who have visited this blog, and especially to those who have joined in with so many friendly and supportive comments, you make it all worthwhile!
Here's to a happy 2025, with plenty more blogging, painting and gaming. Meanwhile, keep well everyone.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, David! Having you at the gaming table in 2024 was great fun. Let's continue on throughout 2025!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Jon, the pleasure has been all mine. It's been a privilege to join you at the (remote) gaming table, thank you for such excellent hosting, and indeed here's to more in 2025!
DeleteA very merry Christmas old chap! Catch you on the other side - blogging and gaming in ‘25!
ReplyDeleteThanks David, enjoy building warships over Xmas...And a Happy New Year - see you at 'Cavalier', perhaps?
DeleteA very Merry Xmas to you and yours David! I love the guard of honour for Santa, defending his landing ground in advance of the 'big day'. The Triang trees are a real blast from the past:)!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, wish I had thought of that and maybe put a Santa cake decoration figure in the picture! I think I still have one of the boxes the trees came in, as well. A very Merry Xmas to you too!
DeleteMerry Christmas David! Very festive looking pic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your company virtually and in person in 2024, and all the best for 2025.
Many thanks Chris, and it's been my pleasure to meet you, both in person and over the remote gaming table. Have a great Xmas and a Happy New Year!
DeleteDavid,
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours.
Neil
Thanks Neil, and thanks for all your great comments here. It was a real pleasure to meet and chat at The Other Partizan, too. Have a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
DeleteThe Season's Greetings to you and yours, Tony
ReplyDeleteThansk Tony, a very Merry Xmas to you!
DeleteLovely picture, merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain caveadsum1471
Thanks Iain, Merry Xmas to you too!
DeleteDavid -
ReplyDeleteMy compliments of the Season to you.
Great soldiery!
Cheers,
Ion
Thanks Ion, I thought they looked quite appropriate to the season. Merry Xmas to you!
DeleteHi David, Best Wishes for Christmas
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Norm, my best wishes to you too - and thanks for your Xmas Newsletter, great stuff as ever!
DeleteMerry Christmas Dave - cheers for the gaming company over 2024!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark, Joyeux Noel to you. It's been a pleasure meeting you at Jon's virtual table!
DeleteThat was a beautifully constructed photo Dave. I have one of those Triang trees left from an old family railway set, along with other bits of assorted railway 'terrain'. I often think about those purchases, which seemed 'big' at the time and have lasted eons, as opposed to those, often of greater cost, that are no longer around! :)
ReplyDeleteI trust and hope that the festive season was a good 'un for you and you are now well into a grand '25. 2025, bloody hell. As I was saying to a mate the other day, as I kid I always thought about the year 2000 as a 'big one' and a real landmark (and I'd be so old, 35). Now I have been fortunate to get to see 2025. Marvellous.
Regards, James
Thanks James, glad you liked it. These veteran trees appear in most of my games, as you will see from the blog.
DeleteXmas was good, thanks, and yes indeed I feel the same about the passing of time - had the same conversations about the year 2000, how can it now be 25 years ago?!