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

77 Days

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Guthlac

A new day and a new bit of nonsense – Jeremy Corbyn has decided he is the leader of the Remain side in the House of Commons – he wants to be their Prime Minister and is willing to lead … Continue reading →

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78 Days

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Guthlac

There is one aspect of the Leave case that the Remain side doesn’t have an answer to – legitimacy.   They may bang on about Russian interference, lies on the side of buses or xenophobia but the Leave side won the … Continue reading →

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79 Days

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Guthlac

Visiting the excellent The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists at the Leicester Museum and Art gallery for a second time doesn’t diminish the experience.    For anyone over 50 in Britain it was like revisiting your childhood.   All … Continue reading →

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80 Days

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Guthlac

It doesn’t get better than this…Over and Over again What if one day there isn’t such thing as snow? As the poet wrote and sang….

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Housebound…

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Guthlac

For reasons that are just too boring to go into I am a bit housebound just now.  So the ultimate challenge – how do you make the ordinary interesting?   Not sure whether these are the answer. I’ve just checked the … Continue reading →

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81 Days

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Guthlac

Release Me

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20 things you never knew about the Sony A7 Mk 2

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Guthlac

I really do apologise for the crap clickbait title to this blog…I must try better.  Anyway the real point of this post is that it is just over one year since I bought my almost new A7 Mk 2 and … Continue reading →

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82 Days

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Guthlac

  I know we are supposed to be positive and embrace the brand new world that Brexit is going to offer and to anything else is now considered a thought crime but I have one question for all those driving … Continue reading →

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87 Days

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Guthlac

Don’t stop movin’ There reaches a point when everything is just absurd…we are well past that point I know and I suspect we’re only moving in one one direction. There’s no end in sight….

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Walk on by…

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Guthlac

If you see me walking down the street And I start to cry each time we meet Walk on by, walk on by Bacharach & David Over the weekend 29 people were murder in two gun incidents in the United … Continue reading →

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