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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

The lark….

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Guthlac

  So I continue in what is now known as self isolation or distancing…not because I have the coronavirus but because the wound on me leg needs to be kept elevated to heal.   Such are the cards that life deals … Continue reading →

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For Fidelity….

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Guthlac

Oh the joys of self isolation…just ask James Delos.   But before you start to think I might have caught the the Coronavirus let me reassure that is not the case .   No instead I have got to put my foot … Continue reading →

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It’s Nine O’Clock on a Saturday….

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Guthlac

As Billy Joel started to sing those words I looked up at the clock and it was indeed nine o’clock although I think he was sing about PM rather than AM on a Saturday.    

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Parklife…

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Guthlac

The sky is blue….and it was this morning.  However, it didn’t disguise the fact that it was cold in the wind still it was nice to get a bit of parklife.

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Time to dry out I hope….

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Guthlac

Well that was a winter to forget.  None of the crisp dawns this time around just the thuds of rain on the conservatory roof as clouds rolled in from the west and did their best to make everything muddy! There … Continue reading →

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Shouting at Tea….

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Guthlac

The processes of aging starts the moment you leave the womb but of course you have all that distracting growing up getting in the way of the fact that we are all going to die!   The older you do get … Continue reading →

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Inane Ramblings….

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Guthlac

Clean Bandit. For some time now I have quite liked some of the singles that Clean Bandit have out out – especially with Jess Glynne – so this morning I thought I would take a much deeper dive into their … Continue reading →

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Twenty minutes to kill..

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Guthlac

Worse ways to pass the time of day…

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I just Want You…

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Guthlac

Perhaps it is the same way that long dark winter nights make some people feel blue? Or perhaps it is the almost continuous dampness underfoot (some people have it far worse I know)?   Whatever the reason I have taken my … Continue reading →

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Just Move on Up…

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Guthlac

Well the latest episode is certainly a bit of nice dark anti Starfleet – Good.

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