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About Guthlac

An artist, historian and middle aged man who'se aim in life is to try and enjoy as much of it as he can

Like a never ending…

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Guthlac

Too cold and slippery under foot at the moment….still in the next few days it is forecast to go up to 11 degrees C – just in time for Christmas…who said there isn’t a god.

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A woman to admire…

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Guthlac

  There are many who wouldn’t agree with the statement that Laura Kuenssberg is a woman to admire but they would be wrong.  You have to be a certain strong willed character to be the leading face of British political … Continue reading →

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I’m justa Nintendo guy….

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Guthlac

 

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Canons to the left….

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Guthlac

When I was a young man I played an awful lot of the board game Risk.   For those of you who don’t know the game the object is to dominate the world by different forms of conflict and conquest.  To … Continue reading →

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Still a whole lotta love…

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Guthlac

Last night I tried something new – making photos at a rock concert with my iPhone.   Given all the circumstances they came out quite well.   The main of these ‘ circumstances’ was that Robert Plant and his band the Sensational … Continue reading →

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The very next day…

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Guthlac

  Still a lot of ice around…time for some more ink drawings me thinks

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When the snow brings the snow…

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Guthlac

  The first snow of the season ( I hope it is the last but I suspect it is far too early for such wishes).   Bit of a head cold so the last thing I needed was to go wading … Continue reading →

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I just don’t understand….

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Guthlac

  Tis the season…for Brexit to start to become real.   Over the past few days we have seen just how complicated Brexit is going to be with the DUP vetoing the first phase of the negotiations because they object to … Continue reading →

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Chasing away the demons….

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Guthlac

I’m reading a fascinating book at the moment – Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response by Tony Connolly and it provides a wonderful antidote to the endless upbeat nonsense put out by … Continue reading →

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Ruby are you contemplating….

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Guthlac

Yesterday I learned the hard way why Apple’s old HQ had the address 1 Infinite Loop as I struggled to update a new iPad to iOS 11.  After an awful lot of swearing and searching the internet for fixes I … Continue reading →

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