Category Archives: Politics

From Here to There….

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Guthlac

So here we are the morning after the night before. Super Thursday, what a pointless pieces of Americanism, has taken place and the votes are going to be counted over the weekend so that by next week we’ll know what … Continue reading →

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The Price of Protection…

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Guthlac

So I’ve had my second COVID vaccine jab and that means, if the first jab is any guide, that today I’ll feel a bit grotty which, surprise surprise, is how I feel. On top of this I sat out too … Continue reading →

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Sniff Test….

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Guthlac

One of the more ludicrous aspects of British politics at the moment is the charge that the Labour Party and Sir Kier Starmer is not up the job. It seams that each day brings new opinion editorials decrying Keir Starmer’s … Continue reading →

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Tubular Bells…

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Guthlac

After all the excitement of being allowed out, and it really did feel like a release, it was time just to take stock and makes some art – it also helped that the unseasonal summer weather we’ve enjoyed has been … Continue reading →

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Not going out….

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Guthlac

The days are getting longer and I can now start to sit outside in my garden and watch the world go bye whilst drinking my afternoon tea. That may well be the most cliched english thing I do but I … Continue reading →

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Goose Porn…

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Guthlac

It’s almost 3 months since I visited Abbey Park – can’t think what stopped me taking the short trip. As of today some of the restrictions have been lifted and so I thought that it would be alright for the … Continue reading →

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One Block at a Time…

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Guthlac

….Rogerus dedit totum boscum suum quem habuit in villa de Swaniton sine aliquo retenemento, vel qui aliquo tempore se vel heredes suos potuerit contingere, cum tota terr &, cum omnibus aliis pertinentiis suis… Anybody who has any knowledge of languages … Continue reading →

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Onward to hopefully better things…..

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Guthlac

Well that was a winter for the record books….we didn’t do anything special in fact we didn’t do much at all because for most of the winter we were in lockdown. Come to think of it this latest lockdown started … Continue reading →

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Contemplating the Nothingness…

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Guthlac

So the snow has gone but I’m stuck in and around the house. Yes I’ve had my first jab and so this is the first step to something approaching a return to freedom but nonetheless I am not convinced we’ll … Continue reading →

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Nowhere to Go….

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Guthlac

Yesterday I was allowed out of my local area – I had to take the car into town to be serviced and MOT’d. Now I am aware that my sticking to the lockdown rules are certainly more strict than many … Continue reading →

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