Where Is Sarge?

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Well, right here, that's where I am.

Right here being Annapolis, in Maryland, visiting The Nuke and her tribe. In her new job she travels, a lot at times. The completion of the mulching and the cleaning of the pond at Chez Sarge coincided with her having to travel for most of two weeks. Tuesday through Thursday, then a second trip Monday through Friday. As Tuttle is also gainfully employed, it was thought that a visit from us would help with the grandkids.

As my birthday fell into that two week period as well, we headed south. The weather has been grand, a little rain here and there, but mostly sunny and not abysmally hot and humid as it can get around the Chesapeake Bay area. So we've got that going for us.

I'd mentioned before my departure that I didn't plan on blogging much, if at all. Juvat, being his usual useful self, stepped up and entertained y'all. That seems to have gone well, but as he's about to undergo a slew of medical stuff, I need to step back up.

So here we are.

Have I missed blogging? A little, but the extra free time has been appreciated. Am I going to continue my Franco-Prussian War tale? Yes, indeed I am. To that end I bought two books on the war and the one I've started reading has already given me some ideas of which directions that tale might take.

The two books are:

The Franco-Prussian War                                                                                        Bismarck's War

I've started with the book on the right as the author looks at the social backgrounds and culture of the participants, a different take on some histories of the war which has, so far, proven rather refreshing. The book by Michael Howard (a favorite historian of mine) I bought because I've read Mr. Howard's work before, he's a superb historian.

Anyhoo, in addition to reading I've been running errands with my daughter as her car is in the shop. While she's in town she's got things that need doing and I enjoy her company, so we use my vehicle.

I was in DC on Friday (my birthday) and it was a very lovely day. We went down the Potomac, across the river from the Jefferson Memorial, and it was grand. I'd never seen the Jefferson Memorial from that angle.

Drove by juvat's "favorite" place, the Pentagon and saw the Air Force Memorial up the hill from there. As much as many of you don't like DC, I do, so hold your water. Lots of history in the place, some good, some bad, but hey, that's what history is.

I'm enjoying the down time and will continue to do so for a while.

Y'all stay frosty now, ya hear?