Yesterday was my 12th Wedding Anniversary. I
got some very nice DVDs, but after doing a little research I found out that
twelve years of marriage is a 'silk' wedding anniversary. I was a little
disappointed to learn that there is no pewter or lead wedding anniversary, or
even for that matter, a resin wedding anniversary. This seems somewhat remiss
of the wedding anniversary organising people.
In fact when you think about it, it seems a
trifle one sided- gold wedding anniversary; diamond wedding anniversary, ruby
wedding anniversary.
There’s not much in there for the blokes.
Where is the ‘X-box Wedding Anniversary’? It’s almost as if the people who came
up with the lists for what anniversary gifts you should be given were all
married women who had a vested interest in getting lots of nice presents of
their other halfs.
But surely that’s
not very likely?
Anyway, enough rambling. You’re probably
wondering why I haven’t posted anything for a while. Well I guess a bit of
painting fatigue has crept in following the Lead Painters League. I painted
over sixty figures in ten weeks, and while it was fun it was exhausting. I had
a couple of evenings off to play on Skyrim, but now I am back to the business
of painting my modern Africans. The first stage is almost complete, and I will
be posting a big ‘reveal’ when they are finished, rather than showing them
piecemeal.
4 comments:
"There’s not much in there for the blokes."
Speak for yourself :)
Sparkly jewellery aside, items such as diamonds can be traded for arms - even lead, pewter or resin ones :)
Hang in there, Rob...you are doing good. And I'm looking forward to ogling at your upcoming KKBB and super villains.
Many congratulations on the twelve years; like you I've often thought that this was a one sided affair and have taken to purchasing small gifts on my beloved’s behalf in lieu of anniversary presents. It certainly takes the guilt out of little lead soldiers periodically dropping on the door mat. ;)
Thanks for the comments guys. Some interesting ideas there- I wonder if 'The Assault Group will exchange Blood Diamonds for Somali Pirates with AK47s?
Michael- I like your idea- very sneaky, but very thoughtful at the same time!
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