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[@elssoothefluffypanda2832]

Hey just wanted to say sorry for your loss. The idea of setting up a photo album actually sounds like a really neat idea!

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

It's going to be a big task, but with 200k pictures to choose from that's to be expected. By the same measure my family are never gonna sit and look through 200,000 photographs so I need to curate that down to a reasonable number and present it in a way that they might actually want to look at.

[@corvusboreus2072]

Welcome back Big Lee, Thank you for sharing the quick photo tribute of your Dad living out the life he loved. May we honour our fallen father's in the legacy we leave.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Well said. My love of history comes from my dad, and I've passed it on to my kids. My Grandson, who isn't even one yet, has already visited more museums than some adults do in their entire lives 😆

[@martinmeltzer2696]

Hi Big Lee! May your memories of your Dad be a source of strength & comfort for you and yours. Getting back to things that you enjoy and reestablishing a routine will help. Having a "Photo Journal" of your experiences is a good idea. Human memory can be pretty "fuzzy" as the years roll on. I have often kidded my wife that one day I went outside on a sunny day without a hat. As a result, my Photographic Memory got overexposed and my mind has been a blank ever since! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! When it comes to 1066, I empathize with the Saxons... so I'll be looking forward to seeing how your lot conduct themselves on the Ol' Tabletop! You Take Care & I'll see you down the Trail!

[@Jim-yk9if]

My deepest condolences, Lee. Sending vibes to you and your family. If you're amenable, let us know if there are organizations we can make a donation to in your father's memory. Thanks for sharing the pics of your Dad.

[@sandtable8091]

Oh, wow. Firstly, very sorry for your loss. I've been there recently too. But, again wow! That's a spicey meatball going through the pics. Mammoth task, I'm trying it now. I'd be interested in any tips for indexing you might come up with. Yes, what do we bloggers do with our many thousands of photos in the clouds...and elsewhere 😂😅this way lays madness me thinks. Good luck ...to us both.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Its been enjoyable going through the pictures, even if it is a mammoth task.

[@simondrury7941]

My condolences for your loss, I've been laid up with health problems myself. Hobby always plays second fiddle to life. Always good to watch your videos.

[@Mogsymakes]

Really excellent episode - sorry to hear about your dad but your reflections and good memories were great to hear. Interesting plans for your forthcoming 6mm 1066 project!

[@rousell68]

Love the idea of the books on each of your projects. Might think about that myself???

[@lukefarrell6769]

Great to see you back Lee, we all understood you needing time away.. hope you and your family are well? Thoughts were with you. I went back to your older batreps on a Sunday to keep tradition of watching your channel on a Sunday. Roll well buddy

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Thank you. It's been a wrench not posting stuff here or on my blog, but I just couldn't concentrate to write anything. Time to try to get back into the swing of things.

[@lukefarrell6769]

@@MiniatureAdventuresTV great to have you back, but remember that if your mind isn’t in it over the next few weeks or months we will all understand you needing a break. Roll well buddy,

[@GrahamVine]

Commiserations on the loss of your father Lee. It's a tough time, but glad you are back on air. Best Wishes.

[@MrPiotrowicz]

I'm sorry for your loss. I told myself, after I lost my dad, that it’s important to remember those who are gone but also to live among the living. And I slowly moved on. I hope the hobby will bring balance in your life a bit faster. Some great ideas in this video.

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Welcome back! Organizing pictures is much more difficult these days. I have thousands of pictures of projects and games since the digital era. There may be 1 or 2 pictures of me gaming in the ‘80s but I don’t have a copy. Printing albums of selected pictures is a great idea, though some digital advocates may see it as a step backwards. I need to arrange for a better cloud backup of all my data, but I always will insist on upgrading hard drives and adding externals to keep my own copies. “The cloud” is just someone else’s computer, subject to random threats of equipment failure, business closure, or even mass data deletion due to AI misidentifying illegal content.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

I have digital backups of most of my stuff on a remote hard drive, but with 200k pictures I don't expect my family will be scrolling through them if I pop my clogs. At least a printed copy of a carefully curated selection of photos is more likely to be viewed.

[@HexTableTop]

Lee, so sorry to hear the news, mate. I lost my Dad suddenly in 2018. We've got your back, mate. All the best.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Sorry to here that. Not sure what is worse, a sudden loss with no chance to say goodbye, or the long drawn out experience we've just had.

[@HexTableTop]

@@MiniatureAdventuresTV thanks, mate. I have often wondered the same, but I honestly don't think there is much difference. I have heard that from those who have suffered both.

[@davidbenton8775]

Glad you are back and I completely understand the break, dude. I'd been thinking about actually organising some of the photos and (almost mini articles) commentaries on them, myself of my own gaming projects. I have only been back in the hobby two years and I was somewhat daunted by the prospect. I can't imagine the size of the task that you face with twenty times as long a period to cover. Good luck! Certainly your idea of smaller bite size chunks is appealing. I recently built a 3x3 bespoke table just for the Battle of Gaines Mill and put over a dozen episodic posts on many pages covering different stages of the construction. That might be a good place to start. Any suggestions about a readily transferable medium for electronically recording, presenting and possibly sharing this with others would be appreciated.

[@ashley-r-pollard]

Glad you are through the worse of losing your dad. Grief is a serious thing, and my advice is to remember to be kind to yourself when dealing dealing with the feeling that surround death and our mortality.

[@robandrosehobden3344]

Good to see you back on I I'm sure everybody understands what you've and your family been going through the Picture Book sounds like a great idea take care of yourselves🤠🤠🤠👍👍

[@CountBelisarius]

Welcome back. The photo book idea is a good one. My blog is self hosted so when I pop off it will likely go to. Hard copy may be the way to go to records some games and collections... ponders...

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

My digital archive is 200k+ and many have featured on my blog or in videos....but realistically only a small number of these are interesting to family and other non-wargamers.

[@stephenrenwick8781]

Sorry for your loss. My condolences to you all.

[@gregoryrigler959]

My sincere condolences to you and your family, Lee.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Thank you

[@lesliebeilby-tipping6854]

Soory to hear of your loss Lee. I hope all is getting better and going well.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

It's going to be a long process but just getting all of the funeral planning out of the way is an enormous pressure off of my shoulders. Dad wouldn't want us moping around, so time to look forward I make plans of our own for the future.

[@davidvass8513]

Sorry for your loss and condolences.Never easy. 👍

[@revd.phillipwallace-pugh9955]

Big hugs mate. Lost my mum earlier this year.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

I didn't realise how hard it was to loose a parent. My dad was 80, but fit and healthy until the cancer, which has robbed us of many more years. But he lives on memory and in my love of history which I got from him.

[@andrewjenkinson272]

Deepest condolences Lee.

[@totalburnout5424]

Yes, in the end, digital content will not last as long as printed works. Therefore your plan is a really good idea. Our digital pictures are pretty well organized, but we took normal photos for a long time and the number of them is high. Since the children often looked for pictures of themselves, they are also completely mixed up. I have to sort it out too... Maybe an opportunity to start with that. 🤔

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

I've been going through my photo albums up to 1993 when I switched to digital photo's and found a few good picture in there of early hobby stuff. This is going to be a big project and I'd be surprised if I had it even near completion by this time next year.

[@lazypiratepainting2947]

Nice to see you back mate and really sorry for your loss.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Thank you

[@grantpavitt3198]

Nice to see you back again Lee. After all you have been through. I know you sometimes go out and about. Just a heads up if you decide to visit Ely Cathedral, you could pop into Miniature Kingdoms and brand new gaming shop loads of goodies on offer. Cheers Grant 😊

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

I'll add it to my to-do list. The wife and I are always out and about trying to visit new places. If it's within a few hours drive from home, then it's fair game for a day out.

[@nickjennings8757]

Good work Lee. Little steps mate, no rush.

[@ShaunTame-re5us]

My sincere commiserations, glad that you are back. An interesting vid, thank you.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Thank you.

[@QMTimeisnotreal]

Welcome back Lee, you have such nice followers.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

I do indeed. Amazingly I even continued to pick up new subscribers while I wasn't putting out new content.

[@colinnewmarch1106]

Nice to see you back Lee, sorry to hear about your Dad

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Much appreciated

[@vonketteringham]

Good to see you posting again. It certainly is a tough time.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Sorry for your loss Lee. Hobbying and making videos is a good distraction at least!

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Thank you. I need to focus on something productive and making videos will keep me busy!

[@rogerjclarke]

Sorry to hear about your dad's passing.

[@6milphil975]

My sincerest condolences.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Thanks you

[@garytaylor5818]

Good to see you.

[@AndrewSmith-fd3fi]

I had assumed you were skipping uploads as the last vlog had been about your Father, sry it didn't go well, and you made the most of your time with him at the end. For the wider audience many of us have no doubt heard of related news concerning Paul Sawyer a stalwart of Wargaming influence from the Editors seat of White Dwarf to the often background but important co-founders presence at Warlord Games for the past 30 yrs. Also a Blog I follow 'I live with Cats' has also shared he is on marked time due to cancer. It has made me wonder about sterating a Blog some voice remains hopefully positively for others. On a more hobby related note you may want to look into picking up Dan Mersey Wargaming Gude to 1066, it is after all a book written by a Wargamer for Wargamers and may complement your project we'll se more off later in the year it seems.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Life is far too short already, and cancer is a time-stealing f****r. I've got the Dan Mersey book. A really useful primer to the period.

[@MattLind-oi5kg]

I bet your old man would have wanted nothing else but for you to crack on and do what you love, and bringing comfy feels and entertainment to people.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

He was interested in what I was doing, even if he didn't quite 'get' my hobby. But our interests intersected in the history and that was where our minds often met. One of the last proper conversations I had with him, before he began to decline, was about my latest project and what I was painting. I'll treasure that chat.

[@MattLind-oi5kg]

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