"Claret" is just cabernet with an aristocratic tag and a rose is a rose by any other name. Good port and dark chocolate is perfect as a dessert and desserts...
Now here's a trooper who knows how to drink! Good advice, Doc!... don't imbibe myself anymore, but if I did, that would be the plan!...Regards, Lloyd ... a...
But remember, don't you dare drink "Beer" in Lord Cardigan's mess.... ... From: Lloyd Hevelhorst To: BVMS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 2:19...
You mean another fine mess I've gotten us into? _____ From: BVMS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BVMS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of The RQM Sent: Monday, January 01,...
Well, Stanley, we'll tell the wives we're going to a convention and they'll be none the wiser. Hope you all had a merry New Year. Cheers, James ... ...
None the wiser? Heck, they'll probably be glad we're out of the house. That way there isn't a disassembled greasy MH on the living room coffee table, or yet...
Freud gave no credence to accidents or coincidences in human behavior. You probably got the "hots" for Victoria as an extention with your fixation on the era. ...
Hello everyone, I also was reading the new Col. Snook book on Rorke's Drift and was thinking about the mealie bags. I recall they were made from hessian which...
Hello Lloyd, I trust you had a merry New Year. Attached is a pic from when some of us in The Diehards swapped our trews for kilts. We did this last May; it...
Great photo, James! Adding it to my collection of BV reenactors in their finery! New Years was great...did you get the DVD?...Regards, Lloyd ... trews for ...
Interesting analysis. But I was interested in my Victoria years before I got into the Victorian era. But maybe I got into the Victorian era as a result of the...
Hello All, and Happy New Year. Would like to find an overall history of The Guards Regiments, something similar to Mileham's "The Scottish Regiments...
Tom, I read what you wrote and all I can say is those bags in the movies look to be about hip-high, or about 34" to 36" in length. As to width I'd estimate ...
Dear List, Hope everyone had a Happy New Year. I have a new helmet, nicer than the previous one I had, and wanted to go the extra mile and put a nicer ...
Six _____ From: BVMS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BVMS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Van Vliet Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:29 AM To: BVMS@yahoogroups.com...
Lloyd, Mileham's book is a hard one to beat for a good survey history. However, here are a few books that are close... Easy to get: Julian Paget: The Story of...
Thanks for that, Richard...will begin The Search!...Regards, Lloyd ... will ... Guards ... near ... Occasions. ... what ... A ... history ... Scottish...
John, I have that same .pdf file but cant figure what kind of cloth to use, I bought some fine linen (had to buy 4 yds for six wraps) but it turned out way to...
The only original I have seen up close was almost a gauze-type material. SD Mike Shelton <gmg1@...> wrote: John, I have that same .pdf file but cant...
Sounds great Tony, I am looking forward to coming up to NJ on the 20th. Should have my heliograph and I recently got my Long Lee's bayonet refitted properly,...
I've added some dates of interest to the group calendar, noting various battle anniversaries and other historical events, such as HM's birthday, marriage, and...
... But it comes with a great story. Legge-Bourke was a veteran of the Horse Guards and El-Alamein. As a Tory MP, he famously sat in Parliament for 28 years...
... Hey, this is fun! I've added dates from the Indian Mutiny, Mafeking and the death of Prince Albert. Also Puebla and Camerone, in case anyone wants to...
Thanks very much. Now, to find this gauzy material Stan spoke of. Cotton, linen? It's too bad one can't order 6 yards by 3 inches of fabric. Cheers, John ...
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