family. When John was lost at sea
the tragedy brought me and my parents
closer in our grief. My mother passed away a few years later and my father did
his best to keep me running the business on dry land. It was too much for him
then and I think he feared losing me too. When that great and good man went to
his reward I was surprised to find that there was no other family and that all
had been left to me. From that time to this I have continued his honest
business practices and the company has prospered greatly.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Just before Wargames Factory handed over marketing their figures to Warlord Games they had a big sale. One of the items I acquired was enough War of the Spanish SuccessionMarch 26, 2015

Philosophers have puzzled over the extended period of 'Not War' along the border between Ardoberg-Holstein and St. Maurice. Some thought that these neighbors had simply learned to settle their differences without cannon fire and others believed they just couldn't remember what the fighting was about. As we now understand, the lull in the fighting had been due to economy measures implemented by their respective French and English paymasters. Several months ago an English envoy arrived at the court of the Elector with a proposal for a force to join a Hanoverian army of observation on the border of San Maurice. When the spring grass was capable of supporting a campaign and the English contract money had arrived, one brigade of foot and one of horse marched