VaubanToMaginot

Back from Metz on Saturday evening to find that the Tour de France was passing the end of our road. A chance not to be missed, we spent two...

 Renault Senior has got his son and his minder, Aspirant Renault and Sergeant Boudu, into the 4th Battalion of Infantry, "Les Vest...

A very nice day out to Scarborough where the weather was much nicer than here in York. War Torn was held in the Spa, the building ...

The end of the academic year is upon us. Last week was the last of the U3A talks, an overview of the Indian Mutiny. This week was the la...

My trip to Metz is imminent, 1st to 5th July, so I have doing some research. I have started with this new book above, by Dr Douglas Ferm...

The start of the cricket season, particularly the test series, has displaced my film watching. The first England v Sri Lanka test match w...

I don't do a lot of figure painting, roughly about four hours per week, but I really enjoy it. These are my latest figures. A company of...