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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

Amitriptyline…what a wonderful drug

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been suffering from an injury to my hip. One of the pain killers I was taking was amitriptytline which took a couple of days to kick in as a pain killer. However, the … Continue reading →

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Well Done Chris Froome – the King of Marginal Gains

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Guthlac

I have no idea how you do these sort of things. I know you are some sort of physiological oddity but that would only take you so far. The rest is down to shear guts and determination and dare I … Continue reading →

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Dodgy Dossier

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Guthlac

Hip problem – week 2…well things are starting to finally get a lot better…there have been a number of false dawns along the way but I think this could be really it. I do hope so. Another reason for this … Continue reading →

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Walk in the garden

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Guthlac

Another beautiful morning and time for a quick walk in the garden. Also my hip is starting show signs of real recovery. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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The Crazy Tour de France

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Guthlac

If you have never seen the TV coverage of the Alpe d’ Huez stage on the Tour de France then it can be totally crazy. The riders seem to disappear into a sea of people who seem more interested in … Continue reading →

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Tour de France…a great place to learn about geology

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Guthlac

I’m not sure whether I should be doing this but as the riders climb Alpe d Huez I keep looking at the geological formations! Simon Marchini WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Dodgy Hip, allergy and Chris Froome

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Guthlac

Tomorrow will be seven days since I did my hip – on my exercise bike of all things.   Over the past seven days the pain has come and gone but Monday I spent most of the day producing copper … Continue reading →

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Dodgy Hip and unwanted House Guests

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Guthlac

So much for the best laid plans! Today I was supposed to be visiting the Houghton Hall exhibition and sunning myself in the process. Unfortunately, my body had other ideas so I had to abandon that and rest my dodgy … Continue reading →

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An audience with the Pope

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Guthlac

Tomorrow I have an audience with the Pope and I’m really looking forward to it. We’ve got our tickets and will be there in plenty of time. The weather is promising to be warm but as we’ll not be too … Continue reading →

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House guests

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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