Paddy fields completed at last. It’s been hard work but I’m pleased with the end result.

What I like about plastics (NOT Bertrand) is the ability to hack and slash to get them to do jobs that metals just won’t do. Like Lincolnshire in microcosm…

Just had a PayPal claim logged against me because a set of rules posted on Wednesday isn’t in the US yet and I didn’t respond to an email sent on Saturday to ask where it was until yesterday evening. Shit service apparently. As a result, I’m taking a few days off. Fuck it.

Wall to wall celebrities at Salute.

Oh what a beautiful morning… feeling somewhat Oklahoma after Salute. Bloody good day yesterday. Don’t know why but Salute was really buzzing all day. Fabulous to meet so many people who came up for a chat and talk about our great hobby.

“There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Dugan was his name” A smashing night out with our colonial cousins, Kelly, David and Fitzroy, who were superb company.

Coming to salute. Check out this fabulous trader who has come all the way from Oz with a tucker bag full of products. Give him a best of British welcome by spending a few quid.

Hurrah! The big day is here after a truly hateful week of tedious preparation. After all that graft, the show itself will be a relief. Got the Lard Mobile loaded up, the packed lunch is ready, breakfast on the go, so now I’m just wondering what I’ve forgotten to pack…gulp!

At the risk of being contentious, what was Jane Birkin up to? That Serge bloke looked like a he was there to empty the bins.

Ahead of Salute there is an intense excitement in. the hobby, but this is one you mustn't miss. Check it out now... The Salute 2024 Lard Song youtu.be/y5sb5lwszJg?si… via YouTube

The Prussians engage the French columns

The Prussians arrive on the British right (I saw it in a film).

“Ooh aah, ooh aah, ooh aah Cantona”. The French advance to a traditional song.

Strewth! The Lard Down Under delegation run a Napoleonic game for the Lard Island gang.

And so we say farewell to Arnhem; home to the John Frost Bridge, the Hartenstein Museum and alcohol poisoning.

I have definitely felt better.

The Arnhem Derby & Joan club are out in force. Where are we? Who am I?

Another lovely spring day in Arnhem. The John Frost bridge crosses a peaceful looking Rijn.