Before holiday festivities divert and interrupt our normal hobby activities, I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. With space in the library cleared, the tree is up and trimmed. One week before Christmas is still too early to place all of the gifts under the tree so the space surrounding the tree is a bit barren.
With two weeks remaining in 2024, there still remains plenty of time to paint a few more figures and play one more game or two before closing out the books on 2024. The gaming table saw another Azukizaka replay on Tuesday with at least one more game on the horizon.
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While we saw a light snowfall on Monday dropping enough to warrant shoveling, chances to see a White Christmas are low. In a weak La Niña winter, the Pacific Northwest often sees wetter yet colder conditions. This Christmas, forecasts suggest a wet and mild Christmas but not a white Christmas. Looks like plenty of rain for the holiday. Perfect weather for a few meaningful painting sessions in the early morning quiet.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Jon. No snow here. Just more rain!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Graham!
DeleteMerry Christmas Jon. Cold and clear here in La belle France. No chance of snow for the big day as far as I can see. Thanks for a great years entertainment - here’s to the next one!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Mark! 2024 was a great year at the gaming table and 2025 will continue that trend.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family Jonathan. Wishing you a joyous festive season.
ReplyDeleteThe weather will be what it will be. Just need to make every day a sunny one for ourselves and those around us.
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Richard. When enjoying time with friends and family, every day is sunny. Well put!
DeleteWishing you and your family a very happy Christmas and New Year Jon. Sounds like you might get a bit of painting in!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas to you, Ray! I plan to get some painting in before the year ends.
DeleteWeather here is wet and windy, with temperatures up and down but no chance of any white stuff. But then white Christmases are prettty rare hereabouts, with most of our snowfall in the new year.
ReplyDeleteNice all-red design for the tree this year. Presume, given the local landscape, it's a real one?
The all-red themed tree is a constant one here but the tree, itself, is an artificial one for safety and convenience.
DeleteMerry Christmas ! Looking forward to the games updates and glad you're painting! Pretty warm here for the time of year, so all good!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Merry Christmas, Iain!
DeleteMerry Christmas, Jonathan! Our tree goes up today. Gifts underfoot do help with the mood, if wrapped puppy proof. It does sound as if you have the rest of the year to do the right things: family, paint & play. Report in as you wish, but enjoy the season as it unfolds.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Joe! When the kids were young, the tree went up earlier. Now, ten days before Christmas seems about right.
DeleteBest wishes to you too Jonathan. Christmas has not arrived in our household yet apart from the two alternate Santas on my paint station.
ReplyDeleteSantas on the paint station? You ARE in the holiday spirit! Merry Christmas!
DeleteHappy festivities to you and yours when they arrive Jon, hope you have a super time and looking forward to the upcoming games reports.
ReplyDeleteThank you and happy holidays to you! Battle reports are stacking up awaiting time to hammer them out.
DeleteMerry Christmas & a Happy New Year Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, David!
DeleteHappy Christmas, thanks for a year of great posts.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas to you, Norm! Good to see that you are still popping in for a visit and leaving the occasional comment.
DeleteMerry Christmas Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
DeleteA fine scene for the season, and at just about the right time, too.
ReplyDeleteEd, happy to see you approve of both color theme and timing. Merry Christmas!
DeleteA Merry Christmas to you and yours
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Tony!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Neil!
DeleteMarry Christmas and a happy New Year Jon. I hope you have fun with family and friends, but also get some time for painting and games! I look forward to following your ongoing adventures in 2025!
ReplyDeleteAs for Christmas weather, ours sounds like it may be similar to yours....rain is forecast most of next week....might be a tad warmer, though!
Merry Christmas to you, Keith! Having Christmas lunch will a gaming friend today so I am off to a good start. Yes, your temps are much warmer than mine given the reading on your instrument panel.
DeleteMerry Christmas and hopefully plenty of painting time.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Peter, and Merry Christmas to you!
DeleteMerry Christmas and a Happy New year Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Merry Christmas, Christopher!
DeleteMerry Christmas Jonathan and I hope you get a few decent painting sessions in over the festive period. It is always nice if you get the chance to disappear for a quiet hour or three.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lawrence, and Merry Christmas to you! A few decent painting sessions should be in the cards as should a game or two.
DeleteMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year Jonathan. Last gasp on the painting front. looking forward to your 2025 missives.
ReplyDeleteAndrew, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! Still time on the calendar to get more work accomplished on the wargaming front before year end. Hopefully more missives worth reading in the New Year.
DeleteA very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to you, Jon!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all the blog posts and especially for some briliant games in the year just gone! Here's to 2025..
Merry Christmas to you, David! I may see you before year-end so perhaps too soon for Happy New Year wishes. happy to see you enjoyed the blog posts and the games. Having you at the table for many of these games has been a real pleasure. More in 2025, for sure!
DeleteMerry Christmas, Jon! That's a fine looking tree you have there. All the best for the future. I hope 2025 is as good to you as this year has been.
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Merry Christmas! While I know you have much on your plate, maybe we can coax you into a remote game in the New Year?
DeleteMerry Christmas Jonathan to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your posts this year.
I hope Santa brings you a few small soldiers or hobby supplies or if you have been very good a new bike. 🎅
Merry Christmas, Ben! Probably no new soldiers or new bike this year. I have more than a lifetime of figures and bought a new bike back in March. Still, I have been very good. There will be a new iPad under the tree, though.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and thanks for sharing so many battle reports and painting pictures. Enjoy the quiet of early mornings in your corner of the world. It is rarely quiet here and never snows (though we do get a touch of frost on high ground every decade or so!)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Kim! Happy to see that you enjoy the figure photos and battle reports. Glad to have you join in this year. I will enjoy the early morning solitude in my little corner of the world.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours when it comes.
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Merry Christmas, Alan!
DeleteMerry Xmas to you and yours Jon! No chance of snow at all here, with temps forecast to be about 13C, which is very mild for this time of year! Fingers crossed we get some sun to at least make it feel a bit more cheerful, compared to the wet of last year. Mad that I'm still able to comfortably wear shorts in December!
ReplyDeleteI might get in some painting if I'm lucky, but with the family all back home for Xmas, space and time will be non-existent, but First World problems and all that;)! Maybe a game in post-Xmas would be nice, but not counting on anything at present, but it would be nice.
Merry Christmas, Steve! Perhaps you can slip in a little hobby activity if the holiday merriment permits?
DeleteMerry Christmas, Jon, to you, your kith and kin and your readers here.
ReplyDeleteStephen
Merry Christmas, Stephen!
DeleteNadolig Llawen Jonathan. No snow here either, actually mild and sunny. Hope the Jolly Fat Elf brings you gaming delights!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Meic! Christmas gaming delights usually fall as either books or gift vouchers from assorted figure manufacturers.
DeleteAnd Merry Christmas to you too!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThanks Jonathan and the same to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
DeleteMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, George! I gave one of your AWI atlases to a friend for Christmas and it was a hit.
DeleteAlways nice to hear, thanks.
DeleteMerry Christmas Jon to you and your family a bit of snow might be nice but rain is on the cards for us 🙁
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Matt!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, John!
DeleteYuletide felicitations to one and all.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Merry Christmas, Willz!
DeleteA lovely looking tree Jonathan….
ReplyDeleteA merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to you and yours…
All the best. Aly
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Aly!
DeleteAll the very best to you and your loved ones Jon! Thanks for all your precious blogging throughout the year!
ReplyDeleteMike, you are most kind! Merry Christmas!
DeleteMerry Christmas and all the best for the festive season Jon! Thank for all your hard work on the blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you, John, and Merry Christmas to you!
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