Category Archives: Art

This is for all my art related posts

But What is the Question?…

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Guthlac

“As long as the press sees sex and drugs behind the left hand, you can park a battle carrier behind the right hand and no one’s gonna fucking notice.” PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Gust Avrakotos Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) So … Continue reading →

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Labour Cinemascope…

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Guthlac

As the current government collapses in front of our eyes more attention will be focused on the probable replacement Labour government. Just what will they look like and how many ‘big beasts‘ will emerge over the next few weeks and … Continue reading →

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What Was he Thinking?….

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Guthlac

If I find the whole ‘..when Rishi met Elon…’ nonsense just that then what must the archetypical Conservative party member, let alone his fellow Conservative MPs, think? I think it is time that some one reminded our Head Boy that … Continue reading →

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And the Walls Kept Tumbling Down…

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Guthlac

Standing at the top of the ridge upon which Knaptoft stands you did get a feeling that you are looking out on a very green and pleasant land. This is of course is true right upto the point it is … Continue reading →

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Aging Rock Star…

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the many signs that age is catching up on you is when you visit a statue that memorialise something or someone from your formative period and you appear to be the only one who notices. Yesterday we visited … Continue reading →

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Found this Old App…

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Guthlac

Now I am sure there are far better word art apps out there but I don’t own them. However, I do own WordFoto. It has been sitting on my iPad unused and uninstalled for years. To my great surprise it … Continue reading →

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We’ve Come a Long Long Way Together…

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Guthlac

I had a conversation the other day with a friend about how, it really doesn’t seem that long ago, our current age seemed, to us, very old. Now I’m not so sure or am I? Oh life is so confusing … Continue reading →

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Thanks for all the fish…

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Guthlac

So is Ahsoka any good? Well according to many diehard supporters it is. They luxuriate in all the whooshing of lightsabers and its continuance of the the Clone Wars, or is it Rebels (?), storyline. For someone who has not … Continue reading →

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Not Much on the Tele…

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Guthlac

It is one of the more nonsensical things about modern life. So much TV – nothing to watch. 3 channels and only one TV in a house – always something to watch (I suspect someone has been sniffing at the … Continue reading →

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Uncle Tedward….

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Guthlac

I’m relistening to The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry and this inspired the sketch above. The book is about a fallen poet, Ted Wallace, who is sent on quest by his goddaughter at the grand country house of his oldest friend. … Continue reading →

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