Yes, the Dog Days of Summer are upon us here in the Pacific Northwest and temperatures have been hot. Even the dog seeks refuge from the heat.
The latest addition to the household, Milo, tends to hang out with me when I am downstairs in the game room whether painting, reading, or studying the game laid out on the table. Now, I tend to think he likes the company but it could simply be that he enjoys the coolness of basement.
Anyway, I stood up from the painting desk one afternoon and looked all over for the dog. He had been on the couch earlier. Well, he was there last time I noticed, anyway. He was nowhere to be found. Then, I heard a faint rustle coming from under the game table. I walked around to the end of the table and looked between the boxes lining both sides of the table. I see two eyes and a white curly head peeping up over one of the boxes from under the table's dark underbelly. In the few seconds it took to grab the camera, he jumped up onto one of the boxes and walked over to me. Clearly climbing over my boxes of figures was no concern to him. The box he is padding across is the one containing my 1/72 WWI aircraft collection. Funny dog.
Great photo of Milo, he is a cracking looking dog and nice that he hangs around with you in your games room, whether for the company or the coolness! Busy week gaming for you, look forward to seeing the results, enjoyed Peter's report of the ECW siege game, very interesting.
ReplyDeleteHe is a cracking dog! Peter’s game was cracking too! I came out ahead by a whisker.
DeleteCats and dogs are an interesting addition to the gaming experience Jon. Our dog Sam shows no inclination to sit with me in the garage....he prefers the lounge with his mum! Our cat Lulu is the opposite, she is always hanging around ( in hope of food probably!) making a nuisance of herself...leaping onto my desk (or lap) mid brush stroke, nearly landing in open paint pots or sending things flying in all directions....she has only once managed to pounce onto my solo table mid game....but she has thought about it several times!
ReplyDeleteMilo, thankfully, has shown no interest in the toys on the gaming table. I hope he keeps it that way! I can see that cats could be a problem on a gaming table.
DeleteOur dog will sit with me in my painting room, but like Milo shows no interest in what I'm doing. I'm about to stock up on some more brushes myself as I am quite hard on them and go through twenty or so each year. I used to use Winsor and Newton myself but they are up to $60 a brush now, whereas the Rosemary sable brushes are still a very reasonable $10.
ReplyDeleteYou should have a look on Temu or Wish etc Lawrence - 1866 Mark S bought a batch of 10 or so (I think) for $2-$4 the lot, and thought they were perfectly adequate to the task. I generally buy brushes from Stationary Warehouse or Spotlight and they are pretty cheap, but last me 12 months or more..... I doubt I have spent $60 on brushes in a decade!
DeleteGoing through twenty brushes a year seems like a lot, Lawrence. My brushes seem to last forever or, perhaps, I use them much longer than I ought. I find that it pays to buy quality brushes. I have not had good luck using synthetic brushes and have never seen a Rosemary brush.
DeleteEnjoying hearing about Milo. The book is excellent and I would recommend it to everyone.
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P.s what make of Norwegians are you interested in?
I will add a Milo story into the mix occasionally. He is a very funny dog. Since I game this theatre in 15mm (for now!), I use an odd mix of figures. Since DAK Germans and WWI Austrians play the part of 1940 Norwegians.
DeleteDogs are such fun. Present custodian of the title here is 4 yrs old dacshund, Valentine. She has probably destroyed more tokens and models that left the table for the floor than the other pets combined in our experience. Four games in a week is a lot. As you so helpfully remind me, if the aren't photos, it dod not happen.
ReplyDeleteThey are! Such good companions too. I once had a dog that enjoyed chewing things. One day, he got into a box of painted 28mm Spanish generals and chewed up a few. Was not too pleased about that. Well, visit Peter’s blog to see that at least one of the games happened!
DeleteGreat photo if the dog, mine often sits with me when I'm painting
ReplyDeleteDogs are great companions.
DeleteLovely picture of Milo, when I'm painting on the sofa Toby is often wedged into me and I end up in unnatural positions trying to accommodate him! I've still got some old sable brushes but I mostly use super cheap synthetic brushes from a high street shop called the works, I haven't got Pats Norway book but I do have his winter one which is great!
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Good to have a companion around when in solitary painting mode. Toby seems perfect. When I have tried synthetics, they either split or curl at the tip. Not good! I have the winter book too but missed out on the Med. book.
DeleteCats on the wargames table are always a problem. Somewhere I have a picture of our old cat Howie "rolling" the dice i.e. pushing them off the table onto the floor. Current feline Bob has a thing of drinking out of the brush-washing pot. OK until he tips it over and flood the table.
ReplyDeleteCats are a problem! I have seen more than one cat up in a gaming table in other gamers’ blog. I shudder at seeing those photos. Better the cat drinking from your painting mug than you!
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