Monthly Archives: December 2010

Worth the cold

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I have started to work on my photos from the past couple of days. These are part of a side project of tress I hope to mount on a wall in the house. I am quite happy with how things are developing so perhaps donning all those warm cloths was w… Continue reading →

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Freezing my wotsits off

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Guthlac

My word it was cold today – according to the thermometer in the car it was – 4c and this was at lunchtime. Now I know by Russian standards this is nothing but for me it was still cold. I drove through the winter wonderland this afternoon and stopp… Continue reading →

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Venturing even further into Apple World

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I have taken an even bigger step into Steve Jobs clutches – I’ve signed up for MobileMe. There were a few teething problems in the set up – the latest is that the default time zone is West Coast USA – which I suspect says a lot about Apple’s … Continue reading →

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Resorted to Restore

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Guthlac

Well nothing was happening with the iPad so I have restored it to factory settings. this is going to be a bit of a bind but hopefully I will be able to control what does and does not go on the iPad and make it work properly with iTunes on my PC. W… Continue reading →

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Updating the iPad software

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I have taken the plunge and decided to update the iPad software. All seems to have been going fine until the update procedure started to backup the iPad. As I write this things seem to have stopped – perhaps I am suffering from paranoia but t… Continue reading →

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All worn out

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

On my way back to the car – tired but satisfied. Now just got the drive home to look forward to – deep joy.I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.blogspot.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy Continue reading →

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God the noise!

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

Well the restaurant maybe a feast for the eye but it assaults the ears! It is like having lunch in swimming pool with a 1000 young kids playing in the pool. Deafening! To top it all someone is murdering the piano in the corner. Whilst this a great… Continue reading →

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Here we go

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

So we are fortified and refreshed. Now for the hardwork !I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.blogspot.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy Continue reading →

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Coffee and muffins at the V&A

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Guthlac

After a brisk walk across Green Park and down Knightsbridge Road we have made it to the V&A and a well earned coffee and muffin. This us the first time I have been to the V&A and first impressions are that it is vast vault of the strange and wonde… Continue reading →

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Making progress and taking my time

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I finally got up enough courage to work on the drawing I started a couple of days ago. After one or two false starts I think it is working out really well. Of course there are many things I am not happy with it, some I suspect a product of th… Continue reading →

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