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Painting Tabletop Terrain (for Gaming)

Overview A few people have asked about my painting style with regards to paints, for my tabletop gaming terrain miniatures. My techniques are crude at best but give good result for playing games, these are not good enough for dioramas. For paints I mostly use…

The A&E 2021 Summer Trips (Part 5)

This trip is really two trips in one, we travelled to Prince Albert, SK. and Humboldt, SK. to attend memorials for people we knew that passed away during the height of COVID-19 restrictions. We decided to also see some some sites at the same time.

The A&E 2021 Summer Trips (Part 4)

This week we took in Sturgeon Falls and the trails around it, the Bannock Point Petroforms and the great restaurant The Nest in Falcon Lake. The list of the sites we saw... Sturgeon Falls. Bannock Point Petroforms. The Nest Restaurant. Sturgeon Falls, Nutimik Lake Sturgeon…

The A&E 2021 Summer Trips (Part 3)

Last year, we saw how nice the area in Whiteshell was and decided this week to walk some trails in the area, specifically the Pine Point Trail. It had easy access to three falls/rapids (due to the dry conditions this year, were very small to…

The A&E 2021 Summer Trips (Part 2-ish)

We decided, that the rise in summer temperatures and the many new forest fires with the smoke that they produced would not slow us down seeing sites. So we thought... A trip to see Mount Baldy and Riding Mountain National Park, and the many sights…

Brenda's Broccoli Mandarin Salad

A great salad by Brenda. Ingredients (Dressing) Instructions (Dressing) Ingredients (Salad) Instructions (Salad) Marinate broccoli in dressing for 2-3 hours (not more, as it will turn broccoli soggy) Add remaining salad ingredients, and toss well.