Tag Archives: Lockdown

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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Covid Confinement…

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Guthlac

And so things drag on. Winter has provided a covering of snow and the sky is a foggy grey. The depths of January – possibly the bluest month of the year – can be felt in everything. Add onto this … Continue reading →

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Covid Walk…

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Guthlac

So today is a portentous day; A day that will go down in …well I’m not sure what type of day it will be other than to say today many of my fellow citizens will no longer be alive at … Continue reading →

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Cats and Dogs….

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Guthlac

A the lockdown curtials any real opportunity for new and interesting, at least in my view – your view may well vary, photography I have found some relief by making dog and cat drawings. Woof Woof or should that be … Continue reading →

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Slack Jawed….

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Guthlac

I feel like a slack jawed yokel as I watched the disintegration of the United States of America live on primetime TV last night. I am sure there are many people out there justifying what happened yesterday in Washington DC. … Continue reading →

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Lockdown or Tier 4?….

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Guthlac

Do you know? I don’t. It certainly isn’t anything like as intrusive as the spring lockdown. Then hardly anything moved and very few shops were open. Now people seem to have found their own level of compliance and that is … Continue reading →

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Kodachrome

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Guthlac

They give us those nice bright colorsThey give us the greens of summersMakes you think all the world’s a sunny day Paul Simon This morning I went out for my first Lockdown walk and it was a glorious experience, well … Continue reading →

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The Leicester Lockdown….

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Guthlac

So we are approaching decision day – will the Leicester Lockdown Continue?  If it does will the outer suburbs of Leicester which, whilst not within the boundaries of the city, are still part the lockdown be included or should they … Continue reading →

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How to Kill the Buzz…

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Guthlac

So two weeks in and what little reserve of fun I had has totally evaporated.   Every day around 4pm I hit the UK Covid dashboard for the latest figures on just how the infection in Leicester is doing and I … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Guthlac

Was it just one week ago?  Was it really? Well yes it was and boy have things changed since I moaned about the tiny heatwave we were enduring at the time (by we I mean me!).  Since that day it … Continue reading →

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