Greetings …
Sadly no toys to show today as I have developed a case of Olecranon Bursitis which has made doing anything with my left hand/arm over the last week very painful…Fortunately my patented single finger typing technique means I can still post on the blog…
I have mostly been reading books…
Here is one that I have finished…
The Fall of English France 1449-53…
An excellent informative and engaging book…
I thoroughly enjoyed this, It’s a subject I know very little of and David Nicolle delivers a very good account of the actions that took part over this final period of the Hundred Years Wars.
It is everything I have come to expect from Osprey… and given my condition not to heavy to handle 😁.
The antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs seem to be working well… I have some Late Romans that need their bases flocked so you should see them sometime next week.
I suspect I am really not that good a patient… more of an impatient… but of course things are made a lot worse when you can’t paint your toys.
All the best. Aly
You patented single-finger typing? Hope you have a speedy recover and back to typing with all digits.
ReplyDeleteI did indeed… my style of single finger typing contains some unique moves known only to me😁
DeleteI am now back to good old double finger typing …
All the best. Aly
Interesting looking book , hope you are on the mend soon , Tony
ReplyDeleteIt was very enjoyable Tony…
DeleteThings have improved considerably.
All the best. Aly.
Being left handed that would really drive me mad, as I too am not a good patient. Hope it improves quickly and you can get back to painting etc sooner rather than later.
ReplyDeleteThings have definitely improved…
DeleteI have started to get back to painting and rebasing although I still have to rest my arm every half hour or so.
All the best. Aly
Hope you make a speedy recovery, KBO old chap.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil.
DeleteThings are improving steadily .
All the best. Aly
I guess your butterfly is fluttering towards the late Middle Ages at the moment, Aly? :)
ReplyDeleteI have always fluttered around the Middle Ages Keith…But I have never really done anything about it.
DeleteHaving friends with particularly large collections seems to satisfy the butterfly…for the moment.
All the best. Aly
Sorry to hear you are under the weather mate. Reading and research is always a good alternative activity - (interesting looking book, might have to invest in a copy of that myself).
ReplyDeleteThank you JBM…
Delete“ Oh no… I can’t paint my toys… so I will just have to sit in my sunny garden and read a good book and sip a Gin and Tonic instead….Booo…Hooo”… First World problem or what.😂
It is a very interesting book…I am tempted to see what else is out there on the subject.
All the best. Aly
Gosh you have been in the (metaphorical) wars! Well, so long as it's not your dice rolling hand there is hope ;) Get better soon.
ReplyDeleteThing are improving steadily Rick…
DeleteMaybe I should try rolling dice with my left had for a while…It might still have some luck left in it…
All the best. Aly
Resist the urge to aggravate the situation (been there); when I've been driven away from the keyboard, I have found consolation in rediscovering the joys of reading actual books (when propped carefully).
ReplyDeleteYou are correct Ed… Letting thing mend in their own got time is indeed the best thing… And reading a couple of good books is hardly punishment.
DeleteAll the best. Aly.
Sorry to hear you are hors de combat! Get well soon, those Late Romans won't rebase themselves you know.
ReplyDeleteThank you David…
DeleteYou are indeed correct…I can hear impatient murmuring coming from their boxes as I type.
All the best. Aly
I do hope you get well soon, I don't know about the Olecranon bit but I've had Bursitis, not painful but my arm swelled up like a balloon and I couldn't bend the elbow at all. Hopefully yours will clear up just as quickly with the wonders of modern medicine - spare a thought for the level of medical support your Late Romans would've had.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rob…
DeleteI am improving steadily…
The Olecranon is the end bit of your elbow…So we had the same but mine became infected.
I suspect the Roman medicine would have been a bit more brutal.
All the best. Aly
Do hope you recovery quickly Aly….most frustrating. Another interesting book for the collection 👍
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt…
DeleteI am well on the road to recovery… Frustrating in some ways but a good opportunity to sit and read a couple of good books.
All the best. Aly
Hope you're feeling up to more than tapping with one finger soon Aly!
ReplyDeleteThank you…
DeleteThings are a lot better now Ray.
All the best. Aly
Get well soon mate, I must pick that book up, somehow it has slipped by the keeper!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt…
DeleteI am on the mend.
I found it very interesting… I think the latter days of the Hundred Years War are a bit overshadowed by the Wars of the Roses in the U.K.
All the best. Aly
I can sympathise with you Aly it is a painful affliction.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mark…
DeleteI hadn’t realised how many times you band ,bump or lean on that part of your elbow… The whole world seems to be sharp 😳.
Fortunately things are on the mend.
All the best. Aly
Hope you're recovering well, sitting reading in the garden with a G&T sounds like the best medicine! It's a book on my long wishlist, I like most things I've read by David Nicolle!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain…
DeleteDefinitely on the mend now…
It is a very interesting book… I am surprised that I hadn’t bought it sooner.
All the best. Aly