Brrrrr......

It's hard to believe that only 7 weeks separates this, which was the last major sail of the year,in (t)shirt sleeves...

..from this..

..and this, which was taken this morning when the temperature was still -2' C!

The UK is going through an unseasonal cold patch - we don't normally get this kind of weather until January or February which had lead me to think of contents of "Papillon's" bar.. yes, she does have one..

Sub-zero temperatures do nasty things to pressurised cans of beer, and not wanting to have a major clean-up on my hands I decided to go and empty the bar on my way to work..

This was what I came away with....

.. what can I say - it was a hot, dry summer..

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On the wargaming front I'm still fired up following the trip to Warfare last weekend and have a number of projects on the go...

• The table is currently set for my first game using the "A Good Dusting" rules, looking forward to that..
• I'm currently re-basing my WWII troops using the same basing style as my Sudan figures ie. with real sharp sand as opposed to the sand coloured flock - they look better and at the same time I'm also taking the option to standardise on 30x30mm bases wherever possible..
• The ACW wagons are now assembled and look great - I'm waiting for a window of opportunity to undercoat them and the Kennington officer figures
• DG and I are currently engaged in an American Civil War campaign using Berthier, which I may blog on once we have reached a critical mass in campaign terms...

..this guy turned up on the tree outside my loft window the other day - very imperious...