So, Friday is upon us once more!
Thanks for the comments to my last post, I am glad to see that I seem to have captured at least a bit of my FIL's character.
So, a bit of catching up now!
I spent a bit of time last year working on some maps for a book about a nearby town:
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/News/newsRelease.asp?newsPk=1659
This is the first time I have been asked for a quote for a press release...
The photos of the road works that made me late for work: I got a reply from the local newspaper! They have chased up the story and will include it next week. If I track it down I might post a scan if it is worth the effort.
Summer is really here now - outside it is blazing sunshine with just a small breeze. The last couple of days I have spent my lunch breaks sitting in the Cathedral gardens with a guitar and headphones soaking up the sun. Yesterday I wrote a song and today I worked on a guitar solo to go with it. I seem to have hit a really creative patch right now and hope to get a few more songs nailed down before it ends.
The guy that I met in Hastings has posted his own photos of the day on Facebook - they are public so you should be able to see them:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=56575&id=1021085589&l=087893402c
As you can see, he had just as much fun as I did, and we are now planning to do it again at another battlefield - Barnet where there was a battle in 1471 during the Wars of the Roses. The nurdiness continues!
Have a great weekend!
3 comments:
Wow, John! Your own press release! That is SO cool! You should be very proud.
I love this post! It gives us a real-life glimpse of you and your talents.
I really love the little soldiers - all those colors and the different gear they wear. That would be a great way to teach history. I was never a history buff, but would definitely be more interested if I could learn by painting soldiers and playing the war games. Maybe I should start doing that! :-)
I loved those pictures!! Made me laugh and I'm thinking the same thing as Terri in that it sounds like a FANTASTIC way to teach history...and to do it on the actual site is simply amazing!! I'm looking forward to your post telling us all "how" to play your game. :)
Terri - There are teachers who use wargames to teach history, but not many. Glad you enjoyed the post!
Teresa - I will have to get that post done - please nag if I don't!
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