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

The Crimson Permanent Assurance…

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Guthlac

  Walking around the City of London on Sunday I felt like I was walking through the set for the The Crimson Permanent Assurance short at the starting of the Meaning of Life.   All around me there were these tiny … Continue reading →

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HS2…

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Guthlac

So the battle of Boris’s Big Brexit Bong  seems to be over as there is going to be a light show instead or something I think I’m not sure and I don’t care that much. Today we find our intrepid … Continue reading →

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Normal politics have resumed…Sort of…

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Guthlac

So the great day is approaching when once more Britain will be free – celebrate one and all unless of course you want a Brexit Bong.   In the first Thick of It moment of the Johnson government we have seen … Continue reading →

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Website updated…

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Guthlac

  It has been long overdue but I have finally got around to updating my website…this time the theme is Autumn.   Click here to view. I hope you find what you find interesting.

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Some of the People in my Life…

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Guthlac

Allegedly these are the sister in laws from hell…one who one day will become Queen of England, Wales and Scotland (Oh and Canada as well).  The other?   Not sure what will happen to her or her husband.   Is life fair?  … Continue reading →

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Oh dear God…

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Guthlac

  As I write this President Trump appears to be allowing himself to be talked away from the edge of what could have been a very nasty situation.   For all the service men and women who might have been caught … Continue reading →

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Rooney, Rooney Rooney…

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Guthlac

  As the days go by it is becoming clearer that the United States of America’s president didn’t have any greater strategic goal when he authorised action in Iraq last week.   I guess the bigger question is why are we … Continue reading →

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I don’t feel like dancing…

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Guthlac

So what a great way to start the year – Donald Trump jumps into the mess that is the Middle East.   Nobody has the first clue how this will work out other than nothing good will probably come of it … Continue reading →

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Time is a funny old thing…

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Guthlac

  So that was 2019 and of course the second decade of the 21st century.   We should all go out and celebrate and rejoice – hurrah!   Of course as I write this on New Years’ Eve over half of the … Continue reading →

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Young Heart….

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Guthlac

For me Christmas is a strange time of year.   Unlike many people have worked on many Christmas days and so the day itself isn’t that remarkable.  Instead, the important day is when all the family get together and enjoy each … Continue reading →

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