Sound Saturday morning

An excellent start to Saturday with an Easter Cantata, by JS Bach, and Tasker Jnr. drawing the facings of Grenadier Regiment No2.

The originals came from the happy days, alas that 'land of lost content', when Tradition was in Mayfair and I was in the shop on the day when they were selling some of the originals from the magazine.

Original by Tasker Wright

It could almost be Potsdam.....

A true account of the battle of Sittingbad

Elastolin Castles and toy soldiers.  Bliss.

Readers may have come across a fictitious  account of a recent splendid little 'Lace' War ....and a homage to that great book 'Charge', and Brigadier Young and Colonel Lawford;

here:

http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/

The photos below tell the true tale.....

Stadt Sittingbad

The Elector's Grenadiers storm the redoubt

God being on side of those who shoot straight, as the clever Frenchman says

A gloomy Emperor viewing the rout of his army -- again!

The Sittingbad battle was huge fun, with the Elector enjoy dinner at the Emperor's table.  But as we all know, the Emperor is better at dining, than fighting.....