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

In Search of the Gartree…

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Guthlac

Some days it is just great to be alive. I know the world at the moment appears to be going to hell but this afternoon travelling along the Gartree Road over the hills of Leicestershire was a moment of peace … Continue reading →

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You Told Me…

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Guthlac

I am drawing and drawing and drawing at the moment. Few photos though. February, for many reasons is turning into a funny old month!

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What is Brewing?…

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Guthlac

I made these images whilst listening to the Three Body Problem audiobook yesterday. I have no idea why but they all seemed to make some sense at the time of their creation. This morning whilst messing around on Photoshop with image … Continue reading →

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Three Body Problem…

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Guthlac

Yesterday I downloaded the audiobook version of The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin and spent most of the day listening intently. So far so good but it does appear to suffer from a problem I’ve noticed in many long novels, … Continue reading →

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Sometime the Clothes…

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Guthlac

It was a dry but damp day yesterday (I think might have to be British to understand this nonsensical statement). So I went out for a walk through the local park. Apart from being accosted by a wonderfully friendly puppy called Walter … Continue reading →

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I would listen to you…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Guthlac

Well it has been a funny few days for a lot of complicated and not necessarily connected reasons. Hopefully next week will be a lot more straightforward. The one lesson I have learnt from all this is that turning green is not … Continue reading →

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Am I Busy?…

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Guthlac

Just recently I’ve found my days just running away and at the end I feel I’ve still so many other things I need to do. Does this make me very busy? Or does it mean I’m just pootling around not really doing … Continue reading →

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Southampton to Glasgow…

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Guthlac

Not sure if the vapour trail of the Southampton to Glasgow shuttle can be seen in the image is there but believe me it is. This was captured in the evening of the coldest day of the year (I moaned about … Continue reading →

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Nothing on the tele…

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Guthlac

I don’t know if my concentration levels are dropping off or I’ve reached the point that there really anything interesting on the TV. This is ludicrous as I have all the usual streaming service suspects but still I can’t find anything. So … Continue reading →

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I don’t wanta…

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Guthlac

According to my phone this morning it was -6C when I got up – with windchill etc. that was probably closer to -8c. Now I could have got out and captured another incredible sunrise. I could have but I didn’t. Instead, I kept … Continue reading →

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