The Lady de Badinage Arrives. . .

The Lady Solange de Badinage and her entourage are due any day now at Krankenstadt Palace all the way from Geneva. The Grand Duke Irwin-Amadeus II doesn't stand a chance. Marriage could be waiting in the wings if his aunts have anything to say about it. Let's hope Hives is his usual resourceful self.

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Martin said…

Let the games begin! I hope the Grand Duke is a master of the maneuver known as "The Strategic Retreat"!

9:45 PM

Fitz-Badger said…

By the looks of her he could do worse. But then, looks can be deceiving. Maybe she brays like a donkey when she laughs, or drinks milk from the bottle, or wants to get the Grand Duke into his lobster costume so she can butter him up...

7:55 PM

Here's an RSM Painting Update

Here's a picture illustrating my (S-L-O-W) progress with the second company of Stollen's Leib (Grand Duchess Sonja's Own) Grenadiers. You can see I'm doing things a bit differently this time, altering the painting process to keep it interesting basically. This evening, I'll do the white gaiters and, if that goes reasonably quickly, and time allows, the red breeches. Still lots to do, but I like the way these fine fellows are shaping up along side the completed 1st company that's standing in formation just off camera, to the left here. Until tonight then!

Presenting the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere!!!

Here they are, with the rearmost nine figures still drying, three squadrons of the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere, now in the service of the Grand Duchy of Stollen. And now, it's onto that artillery!

Having a "No Day". . .

F or the almost 20 years that she lived in Mexico, one of my late mother's Irish friends frequently mentioned having a "No Day." A day with no social obligations, chores, tasks, or other work that interfered with whatever personal interests took one's fancy on the day in question. Since today -- a gray and chilly Saturday -- is Mom's birthday, the Grand Duchess is out with friends, and the Young Master is ensconced on the sofa in the TV room with a cold, yours truly is taking his own such No Day. I think Mom would approve of my decision to make the world go away, as the old Eddie Arnold song intoned, even if only for a little while. So, I will spend Saturday afternoon focused on that first squadron and small regimental staff of Eureka Saxon cuirassiers. These have stood waiting untouched over on the painting table for almost three weeks while we skied and otherwise gadded about with snowy, winter outdoor activities. I hope to share a painting update Sunday...

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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