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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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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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Jokers to the left of me…Jokers to the right…

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Guthlac

I don’t know why I felt the need to make a Donald Trump caricature as the Joker other than deep down it seemed to make sense. Since his rise to political power Donald Trump has acted in a way that … Continue reading →

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What is a Shenanigan?…

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Guthlac

‘..it’s a type of flocking bird…’ – David Tennant 1 So yesterday…what to say about yesterday? Well the best that can be said is that I was just not in the mood to do anything and so I just sat … Continue reading →

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Rodding my creative plumbing…

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Guthlac

Nothing quite like spending half an hour or so with your sketchbook just doodling to try and release the congested creative plumbing. Too gross? Maybe but it seems to work for me.

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The Last Boris ? …

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Guthlac

Is this the last time this person who is utterly unfit for high office will grace the posts of this small and insignificant blog? Somehow I doubt it. Just in case it is here are a few from the past. … Continue reading →

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Does a Muse Disappear?…

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Guthlac

So the days pass and I still desperately strain for hope of deliverance. When will what little talent I had to create things of interest please return to me? Instead I labour for days and nothing seems to work. I … Continue reading →

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Lost in Rabbit Holes…

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Guthlac

Over the past couple of weeks or so I have been disappearing down many rabbits holes in pursuit, not of a rabbit with an appointment to keep but rather trying to find out historical facts: Facts that date back to … 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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