Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

Think Your Office Is Soulless? Check Out This Amazon Fulfillment Center

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Guthlac

Think Your Office Is Soulless? Check Out This Amazon Fulfillment Center http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672939/think-your-office-is-soulless-check-out-this-amazon-fulfillment-center — Sent from Zite, available for free in the App Store. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Why is it OK for us to enjoy Caravaggio’s paedophile art?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Guthlac

Why is it OK for us to enjoy Caravaggio’s paedophile art? http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100224127/why-is-it-ok-for-us-to-enjoy-caravaggios-paedophile-art/ — Sent from Zite, available for free in the App Store. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Red sports car

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Guthlac

For reasons I won’t go into I have the use of a rather fast, Red, BMW Sports saloon this weekend. So where to go to in this fire-breather? What exotic location should we choose? I know we’ll go to Flag … Continue reading →

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Rainy day in June

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Don’t you just love the English summer? Well yes I do … without the drizzle we wouldn’t have such a verdant country. The odd bit of blue sky wouldn’t go a miss though. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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All things bright and beautiful

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Now I don’t know what is like to wonder around gardens in other countries but, for me, there is nothing quite like walking through an english garden on a sunny morning – especially when the garden is your own! My … Continue reading →

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Mick Aston RIP

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Guthlac

You know you’re starting to get old when people you’ve grown up with are starting to die. I, like many an amateur and professional archaeologist, learnt so much from Mick Aston’s brain child Time Team. Mick Aston thank you and … Continue reading →

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Ashmolean, Oxford

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Guthlac

Just got back from visiting my favourite all round museum the Ashmolean at Oxford. The reason for the visit was to visit the Master Drawings exhibition and I would really recommend this if you like portrait drawings. Now I’m going … Continue reading →

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If you’ve interested in Archaeology

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Guthlac

The Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology Saturday 13 – Sunday 28 July  Discover the rich heritage of Leicestershire and Rutland during this year’s festival fortnight with a fascinating range of events, exhibitions, talks and guided tours from some of … Continue reading →

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Fraking Hell

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Guthlac

What do you get when cross a Mercedes car with a Mercedes Walsall Mobile Library lorry? A nice big scratch over one of my wheel hubs. Fortunately no one was hurt, nor was the car undrivable but it was bloody … Continue reading →

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Thinking like it was 100BC

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Guthlac

So how do you think like a man in the middle to late iron age in England? It is not easy and I found myself standing a field near to Normanton le Heath doing just that. Actually that is not … Continue reading →

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