Another Seasonal Vintage Illustration. . .

Here is a fun old Christmas card that I stumbled across online somewhere in the last year. Just imagine what this scene might really sound like.

Ahhhh. Nothing like that first mug of coffee for the day. Followed quickly by an eggnog chaser. Fear not however! I am not hitting the sauce this early in the day (9:42am), and the eggnog is not doctored with medicinal substance. Just frothy and cold, straight from the carton and into a large juice glass. One of my December indulgences each year.

Toy Soldiering plans for today include tinkering with that first squadron of red Wurttemburg curassiers from last summer to attached their carbines as I mentioned in my previous post. Then, there is the table to set up for tomorrow's planned solo affair. Finally, if the world, wife, and child permit, I've got some unpainted lead to review with an eye to determining the next unit in the painting in the painting queue. Maybe.

I hope your Christmas Week is equally and as delightfully unstructured. We need more of that these days.

-- Stokes

Comments

Der Alte Fritz said…

Enjoy the rest of your break and have a cold Nog for me, straight, not doctored.

3:26 PM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Thank you,DAF! Actually, I will do just that in a few moments. Great minds think alike as they say.

Best Regards,

Stokes

3:40 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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