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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

Who Knows Who is in Charge?….

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Guthlac

Does anyone really know what is happening as far as the English covid 19 tier system is concerned? I really don’t think that the Prime Minister does as he seems to weeble and wobble about with no sense of direction … Continue reading →

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Boredom or Limitation?…

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Guthlac

I reach a point with any art work where I feel enough is enough…I just can’t do anymore. Now I’m unsure whether that is a realistic appraisal of my talent or that after a while I just get bored of … Continue reading →

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So it is true….

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Guthlac

Tier 3 for me! It seems that we in the East Midlands are the bad boys and girls as we are the only region where the infection rate has not decreased over the current lockdown – so that’s nice?!? The … Continue reading →

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More Cold Toes….

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Guthlac

The good news is that the lockdown will soon be over…the bad news is it looks like we may be in Tier 3 which means a bellyful of restrictions on what we can and can’t do. Hopefully, when the vaccination … Continue reading →

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Cold Toes….

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Guthlac

So I think this is the first time this year that we’ve had anything approaching a real frost. So what did I do? I decided not to wear my really warm coat! By the end of the shoot I was … Continue reading →

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A Day in Politics

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Guthlac

So it seems you can be as borish as you like in British politics and so long as you didn’t intend to be borish then that is fine. Such are the looking glass world standards of the Boris Johnson government … Continue reading →

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You really can’t make these things up….

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Guthlac

It is really hard to put into words just what a shambles the Boris Johnson government has been – you really can’t. So instead lets us all reflect for a moment that he has been required to self isolate because … Continue reading →

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The Crown….

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Guthlac

The first episode of the new season of The Crown has rekindled the mixed feelings about The Crown I first felt with the Aberfan episode from last season’s run. This year it deals with parts of modern history that I, … Continue reading →

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Lockdown or Tier 4?….

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Guthlac

Do you know? I don’t. It certainly isn’t anything like as intrusive as the spring lockdown. Then hardly anything moved and very few shops were open. Now people seem to have found their own level of compliance and that is … Continue reading →

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What Mitch Does Next….

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Guthlac

So I was going to write a long piece about what Donald Trump does next and then I thought what is the point? He isn’t the most important player in this political game of high stakes poker – Mitch McConnell … Continue reading →

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