Category Archives: Politics

An English Country Garden….

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Guthlac

How many sweat flowers grow In an English country garden? Phillip Guyler / Johnny Griggs / Traditional   So the song goes…however, it doesn’t say anything about hay fever aggravating asthma!   Just to add to joy it would seem … Continue reading →

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The Way Ahead….

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Guthlac

This morning I was watching an item on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about the latest opinion poll about the coronavirus pandemic and how awful Donald Trump is in everything he does and says (I know it didn’t say that but it … Continue reading →

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Southern Man…

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Guthlac

Lockdown is now a way of life.  Today I am mostly creating things either art works or photographs.  Tomorrow?  Is another day.

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Just as long….

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Guthlac

  So at least another three weeks!   Then it will all be over and we can all go back to the way things were (such is the hope of the President of the United States).  Perhaps it will but more … Continue reading →

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Sign of things to come…

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Guthlac

The early blooms are starting to fade in the garden at the moment.  However, this has not stopped the pollen count to be high which in turn has aggravated my asthma so as I sit here I have sore eyes … Continue reading →

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Nobody Knows….

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Guthlac

A week or so ago I wrote about self appointed experts and their “we should be doing things my way” approach to this Corvid 19 crises.  They know best and by implications everyone else, especially the Government, doesn’t.  Well if … Continue reading →

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For Fidelity….

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Guthlac

Oh the joys of self isolation…just ask James Delos.   But before you start to think I might have caught the the Coronavirus let me reassure that is not the case .   No instead I have got to put my foot … Continue reading →

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It’s Nine O’Clock on a Saturday….

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Guthlac

As Billy Joel started to sing those words I looked up at the clock and it was indeed nine o’clock although I think he was sing about PM rather than AM on a Saturday.    

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Inane Ramblings….

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Guthlac

Clean Bandit. For some time now I have quite liked some of the singles that Clean Bandit have out out – especially with Jess Glynne – so this morning I thought I would take a much deeper dive into their … Continue reading →

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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Guthlac

Not sure why that quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has come into my mind as we’ve just exited the European Union.  I have never been in favour of Brexit but I wasn’t in the majority so we … Continue reading →

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