Monthly Archives: April 2020

Can You Hear Me?…….

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Guthlac

Thankfully my moody moaning has passed and I have returned to quiet resignation of my lot – this is how life is going to be from now for a while yet and there really isn’t a great deal I can … Continue reading →

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I know it is for my own good but….

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Guthlac

So I have been in lockdown conditions since the 7th March this year (I started two weeks early because of a leg injury meant I had to rest).  I know I know the lockdown is for my own good and … Continue reading →

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Winner takes it all…

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Guthlac

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Possibly Mark Twain Over the past few days more and more cries have been heard for the relaxation of the lockdown in the Britain.   I have sympathy for with … Continue reading →

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Out for a Walk….

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Guthlac

This lockdown is a strange thing.   For the most part we now live very small lives in small areas of the world where only we can visit.  Of course some people don’t stick to the rules but for the most … Continue reading →

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Tales from the Riverbank….

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Guthlac

Yesterday was the first day that I felt a bit sturcrazie.  It was a combination of things which we all go through from time to time so I had a walk down by the river and it helped to lift … Continue reading →

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An English Country Garden….

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Guthlac

How many sweat flowers grow In an English country garden? Phillip Guyler / Johnny Griggs / Traditional   So the song goes…however, it doesn’t say anything about hay fever aggravating asthma!   Just to add to joy it would seem … Continue reading →

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The Way Ahead….

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Guthlac

This morning I was watching an item on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about the latest opinion poll about the coronavirus pandemic and how awful Donald Trump is in everything he does and says (I know it didn’t say that but it … Continue reading →

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Southern Man…

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Guthlac

Lockdown is now a way of life.  Today I am mostly creating things either art works or photographs.  Tomorrow?  Is another day.

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Just as long….

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Guthlac

  So at least another three weeks!   Then it will all be over and we can all go back to the way things were (such is the hope of the President of the United States).  Perhaps it will but more … Continue reading →

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Sign of things to come…

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Guthlac

The early blooms are starting to fade in the garden at the moment.  However, this has not stopped the pollen count to be high which in turn has aggravated my asthma so as I sit here I have sore eyes … Continue reading →

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