Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Long time coming

Hi all,

It's been a busy couple of weeks.  The move, an ER trip (our daughter managed to break her arm two days before we moved), work starting up, and, oh, yeah, a hurricane (Dorian), have come and gone, and despite everything, we seem to be okay.  Move went as well as we could hope, kiddo's arm seems to be healing, work is all good, and miracle of miracles, we seem to have weathered a category 2 hurricane that caused untold destruction and chaos with no damage.  Someone has been looking out for us.

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Minis are almost unpacked


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Slowly getting there


On top of it all, my Carthaginians arrived.  Despite my last minute waffling, I ended up opting for Hannibal's lads after all.  A major factor ended up being that I already have a successor army in 15mm (Antigonus).  While I can manage having the same period in two scales, the same army was too much ;)  I ordered a box of the Victrix Warriors of Carthage from "Nanny Ogg" online, which turns out to be a subsidiary of Caliver books, and the figures arrived within the week.  Nice service from the UK!  I've put a few sample figs together, and am part way through painting the first ones, so they seem to have grabbed my attention.

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Finally have room to put my books by my painting station


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Still lots of boxes to sort out.


We're at the stage of unpacking where critical stuff is all set up, but we're still tripping over boxes.  Hopefully we'll clear some space out later this week once garbage / recycling gets picked up (figuring out the draconian rules of which took a little while), and by next week I'll be patiently enduring the "no, the other left" stage of picture hanging and final details.  This weekend was a bit of a write-off between getting ready for the hurricane, sitting anxiously through the hurricane, and then wandering around in mild disbelief that we got through the hurricane, but normality will soon assert itself I'm sure.



13 comments:

  1. Glad everything worked out in the end. My 2 eldest daughters were caught up in the hurricane, with on their holiday in Florida!

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  2. Good to see you made it both through storm and move. I have friends who planned a cycling trip to Nova Scotia and got caught by Dorian. I think they spent most of their vacation sitting in a hotel.

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    1. In fairness, there are some pretty decent hotels in Halifax ;)

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  3. Wow! Sounds like an eventful week! I hope you're daughter makes a speedy recovery. Glad to hear you went with Carthaginians, there's so many allies and enemies all in one army! Your doing really well on the unpacking front, took me ages!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks, Iain! I'm looking forward to my journey around the western med ;)

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  4. Hope your daughter continues to mend.
    Glad you made the move with the miniatures unscathed. Moving is such a big event that it usually eats up all hobby time. 😀

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    1. Thanks, Stew. Trying to chip away at the pile, but it'll take time.

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  5. I'm guessing your French lost to her My Little Ponies or whatever and you took it out on her in a blind rage or something.

    (Hope she's on the mend nicely now)

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    1. Oh dear, there really is no hope for her, your genes have already infected her past reason and sanity.

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  6. Carthaginians are a good choice with lots of ....flexible..allies and mercenaries.

    Glad you survived the move despite the obstacles. The troops look happy in their new barracks.

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    1. Fingers crossed. Hoping to be out next weekend - are you going?

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