During this last six months I have had “moments of bliss” with increasing frequency. It’s usually when I’m driving home. There is a broad lane through a residential area (this harkens back to pioneer days when Brigham Young proclaimed streets wide enough to turn around a yoke of eight horses… something like that) that runs southwards, and as the avenue slopes upwards there are broad green clouds of trees, and between them towering mountains. Now that summer is coming they have a white filigree crown of receding snow, and from the base are long encroaching fingers of greenery. Sometimes the clouds appear as vast fields of bulbous white and pink jade.

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It looks like a picture. But it’s real.

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I know that soon I will be with my wife and children in my hobbit hole. And my heart swells with gratitude and well-being.

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Today I was up at 6:00am and started in on the correspondence. I went back to sleep for a cat nap later in the morning. Then around 11am off to a barbecue at the Barrowes. Good eats and good company. My wife made her tried and true succotash. I had some of that, a hamburger (with guac), rice krispie treats, and a brownie all washed down with ice cold lemonade. The Barrowes have had a couple of daughters get married this last year. It’s really something to see two families come together. And then the grand-kids.

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After that I headed to the studio by my lonesomes to keep a lid on the various processes. By and by a friend of mine (who you know as Sky Marshall Anonymo) showed up with his Warriors of Chaos army to play a game of Warhammer Fantasy with me. I played a client’s High Elf army (which I was given explicit permission to do). I will have a Notrep up for that later this week.

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It took us about seven hours to finally work around to the end of the battle. His wife came by with Taco Bell dinner. Good stuff.

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He also brought his HD recording device and we shot a few videos for Hordes. I am over 90% done with the Skorne army. It’s looking really good.

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Just heard on www.40kradio.com that the Land Speeder Storm (being released in about a month?) will have the land speeder and five scouts for $30. I’d snap a bunch of those up before they jack up the price.

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PS- the Hero of the Imperium special still has one slot open. I am currently booking projects for August as well. I am standing by. I am available for any matter.

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PPS- Those interested in the progress of the Pandora’s Army special will be pleased to hear that all materials have been ordered. We are doing the following armies: Deathguard, Tau, Imperial Guard, and Wood Elves. The Pandora’s Army special is closed now. I plan on reincarnating it later in July, smoother and stronger.