Update!

I've been away from the wargame and toy soldier blog world - so much to catch up on, I do hope to get some time to read your posts this evening.

With pandemic restrictions slowly relaxing (or too rapidly in some cases) and having had my second  shot, other activities are starting to resume and it's quite a juggling act.

Although the pandemic didn't impact me workwise, this past year has had me thinking more about what I really want to do "when I grow up" (I'm 49 so it's not a foregone conclusion I will ever grow up). I appear to have landed on teach others how to play guitar.

So, I've been busy working to get that going and that eats into a lot of what would have otherwise been gaming time. (jyguitarstudio.com if your curiosity is killing you). 

I'm still out here though - and hope to get Burning Mountains onto the table this week for the 105th anniversary of the 1916 Austrian Strafexpedition. I am in the process of rounding the corners on the counters and reacquainting myself with the rules (which aren't terribly complicated - at least now that I have experience with Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit).

With no games or painting to report, I'll note that I visited Atlanta's Oakland cemetery recently - there quite a few US Civil War era graves throughout :

This is clearly a newer marker - the period stones are quite worn in comparison, and most are barely legible.

For those with an interest in the period, it's a worthwhile visit if you're in the area, and for the rest of us, it's a beautiful place with rich greenery and abundant flowers throughout.