Author Archives: Guthlac

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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

It always takes 5 hours…

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Guthlac

Some days I wonder what little talent I have – ‘Where the hell has that gone?’  Then for no apparent reason it reappears – glad this isn’t the way I make my living as I don’t think I could cope…but … Continue reading →

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You never knew…

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Guthlac

 

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Here’s a country that had everything….

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Guthlac

The other day I rewatched V for Vendetta for the first time in our Post Trump/Brexit era and I found myself being chilled to the bones.   The first time I watched this movie, some time ago, it was a … Continue reading →

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I challenge the mighty…

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Guthlac

I guess we all have different memories of National Trust properties when we were growing up.  For me it is a total absence of ever having visited a National Trust property .  Whether that is true or not I have … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the droplets…

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Guthlac

So the papers are claiming that that is that for summer and we’ll all have to get use to a wet autumn starting early (I suspect that I might have over egged things just a little but as this seems … Continue reading →

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On Manoeuvres

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Guthlac

So Parliament is in recess for the summer and all those MPs can go back to their constituencies and …well if you are a Tory MP it would seem plot.   The latest to let it be known that he … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Snark

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Guthlac

It is a while since I wrote about the gift that never stops giving – Brexit.  To recap it has ended the career of one Prime Minister and will almost certainly consume a second over the next two years; It … Continue reading →

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Nothing to see…

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Guthlac
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Super Massive…

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Guthlac

 

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I’m only dancin’…

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Guthlac
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