A gift from beyond...

I received a parcel in the post just after lunchtime on Wednesday. While I knew it was likely to arrive in the near future I hadn't expected it quite so soon. The book you see below was in this parcel and forms a gift for a momento, my small part of the legacy of Duncan MacFarlane. Richard Tyndall chose it for me and he must have been nudged by Duncan from beyond as it's a welcome addition to the Gettysburg section of my ACW library.

Inside Richard had put a small inscription and I'm not ashamed to tell you that a tear came to my eye when I read it. You may put that down to age, but I'm still finding it difficult to accept that Duncan has passed on. I shall treasure this momento of one of the gentle giants of our hobby who I was pleased to count as a friend.

Thoughtful, intelligent, knowledgeable, erudite and damned funny at times. A final photo from happier times, taken by Colin Ashton I think at our Wargames Illustrated 'War of the French Revolution' photoshoot a couple of years back now.