Hydration break.

What a fantastic weekend of #SharpPractice at Bristol Independent Gaming, 4 scenarios from the French & Indian War over two days saw Malice Canadiene along with their Huron Allies take on an array of British and Continental forces. A fantastic weekend of #wargaming. #spreadthelard.

Phil and my Anglo-American force failed miserably last night to prevent @andycrow.bsky.social's French/Huron terrorists from burning farmsteads and rustling chickens from the Hudson valley... #SharpPractice French & Indian War action #SpreadTheLard

Got around to updating the blog with some Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice action #SpreadTheLard

@andycrow.bsky.social and I lead the brave Indian freedom fighters to defeat in last night's Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice game (ok mainly my fault rolling high on every Bad Things Happen roll) #SpreadTheLard

Yesterday saw an overdue return of O Group to the table. We played (in 6mm) the first scenario from the Normandy book; 6th Royal Scottish Fusiliers (Ben and I) were to assault St Manvieu in the early stages of Op Epsom against the 26th PzGrenadiers (@andycrow.bsky.social). #spreadthelard #wargaming

Normandy O Group today against Ben and Rob, using Rob's lovely #6mm setup. The 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers faced a stern fight to break into St Manvieu, but a third assault on the church finally broke the back of the German's resistance #SpreadTheLard

"From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'" ― Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut.

A portrait of every being who has ever been alive, their bones and ashes, and their distant, alien descendants who still populate the world The timing of this launch couldn't be better to remind us of how small and precious this planet is

Plans for the USMC to seize Khragy Island don't make any sense to me.

"A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator" Make it shitty! #enshittification

YouTube has removed "sort by date" in search results. Here's why that's "platform enshittification" (© @doctorow.pluralistic.net) the recurring process of 1. Lock in users with good service 2. Exploit your monopoly for advert £$€ 3. Chase profit so hard that your platform becomes bad for everyone

YEEESSSS! VICTORY AGAINST THE JAMBOS ¹-⁰

Sometimes if you have want to get your head round something, you just have to get a map out. (why yes, I have spent most of my evening doing this.) #WW2

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - Secret Warriors - #British #Submarines during the #coldwar @OspreyBooks Follow @ColdWarPod.bsky.social , then reshare post to for a chance to win this book T&C's & other ways to enter here

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - American #MiG #Pilot: Inside the Top Secret #USAF “#RedEagles” MiG Squadron with @migflyr Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book T&C's & other ways to enter here

Next month I've somehow found myself part of this insanity. It means me doing 492 rope climbs in 22 hours. I'm old and have only three fully functioning limbs ... It would be most kind if you'd donate even a quid towards this for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Thanks. www.justgiving.com/page/kevin-m...

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Currently recovering after #WinterWonderLard yesterday! 🤪 'The Dojjibotti Run' Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice game went well and everyone said they enjoyed it. Didn't get a chance to see much else but feedback overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to everyone who put a game on or attended. #SpreadTheLard

Gave my #WinterWonderLardVI Indian Mutiny game (the Dojjibotti Run) a go last night with @andycrow.bsky.social, Phil and Jack. Went well, rockets a hoot, a couple of tweaks and should be good for tomorrow... #SpreadTheLard

RIP John Virgo. Head up to the big snooker club in the sky, and give the good Lord a trickshot challenge to ponder.

John Virgo has died. I'd like to think at his funeral as the casket is being lowered somebody says; hang on, where's the coffin going?

Some wrong-warring for you. Colonial victims of the German breakout from the Meuse in 1940 #WW2 🇫🇷

British victory in tonight's Normandy '44 #ChainOfCommand game. Pretty attritional game livened up by @andycrow.bsky.social deciding to charge a Sherman with a team of German infantry (who all died!) #SpreadTheLard

TWO TICKETS have become available for Winter Wonder Lard VI on 7th Feb at Bristol Independent Gaming!!! If you previously missed out and want to join the fun email they cost is £12 each and will get your two games. Email [email protected] #SpreadTheLard #WWLVI

The lord smiles upon us, as another episode of Game of War is unearthed on YouTube! #Kriegsspiel, cardigans and Angela Rippon. Lovely stuff. youtu.be/PauN2sthVAE?...

Battle report of the #BattlegroupNORTHAG game @andycrow.bsky.social and I played on Saturday. Not even Pravda could put a gloss on this...

Disaster for the Soviet forces attempting to liberate '80's West Germany in today's 6mm #BattlegroupNORTHAG game as @andycrow.bsky.social's US forces managed to told back my armoured horde...

Managed to finish the 6mm USAEUR armour for today's game of #BattlegroupNORTHAG with @andycrow.bsky.social & Rob. Lot of fun on a great looking table, the Red Army emerged victorious largely due to Rob's unerring ability to roll one below anything he needed! 😂

Enjoyed some festive Battlegroup NORTHAG with @ironcow2103.bsky.social and Rob today. Great to finally see it on the table in 6mm, where the ground scale makes more sense. Thanks to Steve for his heroic painting effort to get it ready! #JoyOfSix #Wargaming

Ah yes. Those wonderful men and their flying latrines.

On this day 86 years ago... "Flag Five! Enemy in sight!" youtu.be/sDYyUeX9FIQ?...

#otd 1939 the Graf Spee engaged by HMS Ajax, Exeter and HMNZS Achilles off the River Plate. Critically the Graf Spee also suffered damage which limited her seaworthiness and she was forced to put in to Montevideo for repairs. From that moment on she was doomed. #history #ww2 #navalhistory

Winter Wonder Lard VI is SOLD OUT! If you missed out we do operate a reserve list in case anyone drops out (there are usually one or two), to get on the list email [email protected]... #SpreadTheLard

Just two tickets left for Winter Wonder Lard VI... 😮 #SpreadTheLard #WWLVI

🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄 WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of! Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL? #ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win

#BattlegroupNORTHAG Cold War action in Jutland tonight as the Danes give @andycrow.bsky.social's invading Soviet hordes a bloody nose. The M41 DK's were 'man of the match', stopping a T-64 company in their tracks!

There has been a rush on tickets this weekend and there are only a few left - so if you are planning to come to Winter Wonder Lard VI and have not bought your ticket yet don't delay to avoid disappointment... #SpreadTheLard

Tickets selling out, grab yours now... www.facebook.com/events/16550... #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming

Played #7DTRR on Tuesday eve with @andycrow.bsky.social, Jack and Phil. I'd clearly forgotten how bad my Danes were equipped (I had a vague memory of the previous game we played being quite close and thought they were better than they are...) Ordered some Leopard reinforcements for next time! 😀

Don't delay... #SpreadTheLard #WWLVI

Thanks for umpiring. Enjoyed the new elements in CoC2 that seemed to keep both sides actively involved, and offered new tactical options.

Are you 'too sixy for your lard'? Find out at Winter Wonder Lard VI! #SpreadTheLard

Had a nice afternoon putting some Lard veterans through their first run of CoC2 set in Crrte. The Fallschirmjager overcame a tough start, to push round the right flank and break the doughty Kiwis defence. Terrain and miniatures courtesy of Rob, dodgy umpiring by me. #SpreadTheLard

Lot of fun in the 6mm Desert War with #ArmouredStorm last night as Phil's DAK squeezed out a bloody victory against @andycrow.bsky.social's 8th Army. Man of the Match award to the Panzer II zug who took out three Matilda's at (very) close range! #joyofsix

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To book a place, please PayPal [email protected] (friends and family) £12 (adding a note that it is for “Winter Wonder Lard V”) or £22 (adding a note that it is for “Winter Wonder Lard VI and Curry”). Please include your name. #SpreadTheLard

Winter Wonder Lard VI (I’m Too Sixy For My Lard), Bristol’s premier Lardy day, will be held on Saturday 7th February 2026 at Bristol Independent Gaming. So far we have had thirteen Lardy games offered to be put on at the event... #SpreadTheLard