Well my friends, it has been a busy summer, but I have been blessed with kind friends and family. First, the Prussians and French mentioned earlier (which will be shown more fully in a future post), and now two more kindnesses.

The first is a gaming cabinet made by my cousin who lives over the mountains (not suggesting that he’s over the hill, but merely lives on the other side of the Coastal and Rocky Mountain chains from me).

The cabinet is wonderful. The hardware is all brass, and the drawers are large (I have over eighty 28mm figures in one with room to spare). Plus the drawer pulls are library-style, so I can slip in a label once I’ve figured out what is going where. The long drawer at the top holds my tools, and the small bins above are holding flock, paint, pins, etc. Behind the top levels is a space for an air-compressor, so I can have it chugging away as I use the very top of the cabinet (or sit nearby at my workstation). The picture does not do it justice. It is a wonderfully kind gift and speaks more about my cousin’s big heart and woodworking skill than any worthiness on my part!

The next gift is smaller and shiny.

One of my good friends picked me up some lapis lazuli dice from PAX. They are gorgeous dice and have a very satisfying weight. Plus, they’re pretty!

So there you have it. Kindness is alive and well! I am posting this not to show off (well, a maybe a little), but more to thank my friends and family.

Thank you!