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

Brexit Britain No. 05

Yesterday I visited the small Northamptonshire village of Lilbourne.   As I was walking around the fields to the east of Lilbourne I was struck by how it could be seen as an example of  so many of the issues tied … Continue reading

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Brexit Britain No. 04

Beyond the sanity of the world outside Westminster everything appears to be disappearing up its own backside.   The Prime Minister is going to lose this vote or that and we’ll then be doing this or perhaps that.   You wouldn’t run … Continue reading

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Brexit Britain No. 03

Today was the first day in the heartland of Brexit britain – Wakefield – 66% in favour of leaving the European Union.  Guess what none of the people appeared to have horns or tails.   The reason for the visit was … Continue reading

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Brexit Britain No. 02

I am a born worrier.  If I have a problem I can’t put it down or stop worrying about it.  Over the years for many interconnected reasons I worry even more than I did in the past.  This does have … Continue reading

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Brexit Britain No. 01

  The idea of Brexit Britain was to visit a number of places during March 2019 and capture what I found there.   The images were to be a random collection with no underlying message.  This was how I found Britain … Continue reading

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English as a Second Language…

It is an accepted aspect of life that the English are some of the worst linguist.  Whether this is true or not is not the point here.  We English have a reputation.  It is especially true when compared to the … Continue reading

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That Was The Winter That Was….

  So that is that then…winter is over!   Spring is here, well at least as far as the meteorologists are concerned (and me).  Whether the weather shares this point of view is another matter.   Now we are into March what … Continue reading

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So maybe things aren’t ….

  Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so near at hand…as Paul McCartney didn’t write.  Perhaps, I might have rediscovered some of my touch at making reasonable likeness sketches.  Such is life. BTW, these sketches are supposed to be the women … Continue reading

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Time for a First World Complaint…

I somehow seem to have misplaced whatever talent I had for making a drawing that is reasonably likeness of the person I was drawing.  Not sure where it might have disappeared to but it ain’t here at the moment.   I … Continue reading

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Another Crazy Winter’s Day

Beyond the difficulty of shooting in bright sunshine it was another crazy winter’s day – at least if you consider nearly 18 degrees and brilliant sunshine a winter’s day!   The nature at Calke Abbey today looked completely baffled as this … Continue reading

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