Time to reflect on another year gone past as we commence another orbit around our star. 2023 been a funny old year and not what I expected this time last year. I don't think I have achieved any of the wargaming objectives I set myself, mostly due to the dreaded “circumstances beyond my control”. In fact I haven’t done most of things I was expecting to do this year let alone the wargaming stuff. So surely 2024 has to be an improvement on 2023. I'm hoping for more wargame shows attended, more games to be played and hopefully more figures painted, oh and more blog projects completed.
The last 12 months have been a learning experience in life style management. Clearly I can't just chuck any old rubbish down my throat after my unscheduled cardiac event, no matter how tasty it is. So 2024 has to be a year of sensible food and drink choices (yeah right). OK well fairly sensible then. I suspect my days of carrying a musket in the service of Parliament are behind me too. I will have to try to avoid becoming one of those boring old farts who sits in the corner of the beer tent lamenting how modern re-enactment isn't a patch on what it was. I will probably do more commentary work, if they will have me, along with crowd line work. I fancy the persona of a religious and political radical a Leveller, Digger or a Ranter perhaps.
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| So less of this unfortunately! (photo by Rusty Aldwinkle) |
The key thing though, and this is the really important thing, is that I’m still here to muse wistfully about that state of affairs as are all of my friends and family who started the year with me. One thing is for sure this getting old lark isn't for wimps!
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