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

24 Days

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Guthlac

Are you excited yet?  Are you?  Really?   Well I don’t blame you.  The one thing I am sick of is being lied to and it is quite clear by now that the only thing the Boris Johnson premiership is any … Continue reading →

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27 Days

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Guthlac

Recently my son asked a question about where the north south divide is in England.  This is not a uniquely English question as many countries old and new have some form of catological/social divide:  In the latest incarnation of Germany … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something….

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Guthlac

I took my iPhone for a bit of a walk around Birmingham today.   This is the first batch I will post some more soon once I have worked on them.

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29 Days

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Guthlac

An early and cold start…memories of the summer are fast fading  and we have to brace for the winter to come.   Only this isn’t the whole story here – this is the second large flooding episode in the past two … Continue reading →

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30 Days

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Guthlac

  This morning, whilst walking by the newspaper stand in my local foodstore, I noticed one paper claiming that a government of national unity is in the process of being formed.  I have to say I think this is a … Continue reading →

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32 Days

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Guthlac

Autumn is here in full force!   Several days of constant rain is forecast to add to the gloom I am feeling about all things Brexit.    I suspect I am one the dwindling number of remain voters who think that … Continue reading →

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34 Days

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Guthlac

Are these the end times?   Is the rapture about to start?   I haven’t got the first clue although I have just been listening to a podcast about the rapture and it is possible to suggest that Britain leaving the EU … Continue reading →

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Trying Something New…

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Guthlac

You are never too old to try new things.  The other day I was watching one of my favourite camera guys on YouTube, Jared Polin, taking the new iPhone 11 pro for a spin and this got me thinking – … Continue reading →

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35 Days

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Guthlac

I give up with them all.   The idea of having a general election on the run up to a major turning point in this country’s post second world war history is just nuts but there they were all the Tories … Continue reading →

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The V&A Dundee….

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Guthlac

I have been thinking about this a lot and what I am about to write is probably not fair and it could be argued that I am comparing Apples with Oranges.  This being said,  I don’t think the V&A at … Continue reading →

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