Steven's Balagan
Military History
Wargaming is the interest I pour most of my spare time into.
Military History is a major part of that.
My specialty is the Wars of Spain and Portugal, and I've
sections on the Reconquista,
Conquest of Mexico,
Conquest of Brazil,
First Carlist War,
Rif War, Spanish
Civil War, and Spanish in WW2, amongst others.
Food and Recipes
I like cooking and people who come to dinner usually like what I make. Over
the years I’ve acquired a bit of a collection of recipe books and, more importantly, compiled
a selection of recipes from my friends and family. So why put
it on my web site ... because I'm not a cook, merely a recipe follower, and having my recipes
always available means I can cook for friends when travelling.
Wargaming
I collect
armies (mostly 15 mm) for both Spain and Portugal and for their enemies, and, of course, I
use all these to fight battles. I've played variations on DBx,
but at the moment Crossfire - Arty Conliffe's WW2 rules
- is my passion.
Software Development
At work I manage software development teams. Although
I'm a Prince2 practitioner I much prefer Agile techniques - I'm a DSDM and Scrum practitioner
and also run XP projects.