REDIRECTION

This blog is now closed. I'm posting all Dunedin related posts on my original writer's blog under the pen name J.T.Webster.

You can find me here:   http://jtwebsterbooks.blogspot.co.nz/

WINTER HAS ARRIVED!

It's cold, no, freezing. Snow lies on the hills, the wind is whipping through the trees outside my window and it's sleeting.

Being unfortunate enough to catch a dastardly 'flu bug over a week ago has meant I've done very little - including blogging.

Now I'm not one of those people who hate winter. In fact I rather like it. Roaring fires, hot soup on the stove, wearing winter woolies and devouring more books and movies than usual. And nothing beats sitting behind glass on a sunny frosty day. But just today, with my frozen toes and sniffly nose, I'm looking forward to spring, which is a bit of a bother really because winter has only begun!

Right, I'm off to stoke the fire and make myself a hot lemon drink. I'll be back soon, hopefully with something interesting or exciting to tell you about.

IN THE BEGINNING ...

As a writer I know that beginnings are usually the hardest. I may know what to write, what the tone or theme may be, perhaps even have the whole first scene mapped out in my mind, but that blank page just intimidates my muse.

I set up this blog about a week ago in a rush of anticipation and excitement and then ...

So, without further procrastination - here's my first post. My "Hello, I'm here," to the blog reading world.

Today is Saturday and that means a lie-in, but this Saturday is a little different. It's Queen's Birthday and the annual convention of the Otago Miniature Tacticians Society (OMTS) is happening at Forbury Park and both my sons are seriously involved. For the uninitiated think re-enactments of the Napoleonic Wars on a large table. I'm sure if you think hard enough you'll recall seeing this on telly or movies somewhere in your past.

But like all things, this form of gaming has evolved. There are still the traditional scenarios: WWI & WWII (tanks and machine guns or air battles); the Wild West with cowboys and Indians; Medieval knights etc etc. There is also the futuristic, fantastical armies which come under the banner of War Hammer. These are the armies my sons are vested in. From the buying, putting together and painting to the rule learning and playing.

While the sun had yet to make its appearance hubby and I drove across town to drop them off and then headed to Mackers for the only coffee available at 8am on a weekend morning. Two long coffees and a copy of the Otago Daily Times. A great start to the day!

It's now late afternoon, the fire's roaring and a roast is in the oven. I'm going to rug up in the lounge, watch the sun dip behind Flagstaff and have some quiet time before the boys come home. Ahhh, you've just gotta love the weekend!

One of my son's creations.