Monthly Archives: December 2023

Some strange lighting in the café…

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: grumpy green, mawkish maroon, ghastly ginger, ruddy red, bloated blue, outlandish orange, yawping yellow, bland burgundy, and flippant fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Look! It’s another photo.Here we go, dear reader! Yes, there I was, in … Continue reading →

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Look, an old piece of decalcomania!…

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the person who is not embarrassed by anything they have ever done, in their whole life…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Old decalcomania prints. Just wild slap dash marks made on glass using black acrylic paint, and then transferred … Continue reading →

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But, it came to me in a dream…

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from a science book (Life on the Edge, by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden) I am currently re-reading:Our next bout of shrinkage takes us down to the molecular scale of just a few nanometres … Continue reading →

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Do you fancy a trip into space with Captain Condor and his pal, Pete?…

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltowen, UK: Today’s Tetradactyl is the one running a giant international investment and finance company.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come one, dear reader, let’s nip back to the 1956 Lion Annual, a kids’ book, probably bought and given as a Christmas.present.The front and … Continue reading →

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Yes, I’m still watching the detectives and playing blues riffs…

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s pigeon is the one who has discovered jumping up and down, and fluttering, on the squirrel-proof bird feeder, to make some seeds fall out for its bird pals below.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I suppose it is better for … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: phyle, swatter, markhor, edaphic, metrostyle, replum, and daddock. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor turn … Continue reading →

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It’s that French-curve bird-head lino print…

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Christmas Greetings to all my readers, if you go for that sort of thing…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There was a photograph I showed you, dear reader, of a drawing, with, for some reason, a saw in the background, a few … Continue reading →

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Some more of that misheard classical singing on the radio…

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: beef blue, porridge pink, veal violet, beer brown, spaghetti sienna, gorgonzola green, tripe turquoise, pork purple, and apple azure.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, the studio/workshop radio is switched on, and is packed full of news, … Continue reading →

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I only took the picture for the redness…

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Fleshdoon.It sounds to me like it might be a Scottish village.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was the redness.This photo is from October, just when the redness is at its fullness.After that, the leaves start … Continue reading →

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This one is called Black and Red No. 3…

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: araeostyle, meconic, sinistrorse, jacchus, theotechny, and gazogene. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be awarded … Continue reading →

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Oh, a Christmas card with some Crush names…

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, appearing as a lioness-headed cobra, is the goddess Tefnut. From Hermopolis and Leontopolis. Her associations are moisture, and the Eye of Re. Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, Christmas cards. On the door mat.Oh, look, … Continue reading →

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Mayonnaise leaning against a wall…

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s moths are: the Horse-Chestnut Leaf Minor, the Light Crimson Underwing, the Pale Eggar, the Silver Y, the Ghost Moth, and Dewick’s Plusia. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was only just thinking that we, in this area of town, don’t … Continue reading →

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What?… More French curve bird heads?…

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found inside the helmet of a 500-year-old suit of armour.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But French curves are really great, aren’t they?Such useful shapes! And with the addition of just one white spot, as … Continue reading →

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Yet more bits and snatches of overheard and misheard café conversation…

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s walrus is the one slowly polishing his black Bentley car, parked on his wide pebbled drive. He just shouted at his wife when she just called their drive, a driveway.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Wuff’?‘Threlfall’?‘It was braggy Derek’!‘So, she finished … Continue reading →

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Yes, but Adrian, how should I hold my brush?…

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s fish names are: the Blob Fish, the Dogteeth Tetra, the Gulf Menhaden, the Deepwater Flathead, the Longnose Whiptail Catfish, the Opah, and the Treefish.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, today’s will be our ninth visit to Adrian Hill’s 1958 (1979 … Continue reading →

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Oh, it’s just a fish on a pub…

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, nunatak. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is a pub, in an industrial area of town, it is called the Inkerman Tavern. I’m not sure if the place is still open for business, but I’m attracted to … Continue reading →

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I could make a fortune selling these things! Well, no, not really…

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s thing to look up, is the word, influenza…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a spot of winter influenza. I’m struggling to write this, well there’s nothing else I could think of doing – sneeze, sneeze. About a week ago, I … Continue reading →

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The lino print, the one that’s not much like the earlier colour drawing…

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ailment is a chesty winter flu – I think I’ll go and have a nice lie-down after writing all this twaddle.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a few days ago, on these pages, I was going on about doing a … Continue reading →

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What? More misheard classical singing in the workshop?…

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, gadling. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I was in the studio/workshop yesterday. I was idly faffing around with a piece of card that I’d found in my pencil-pen-rubber box, it was flat, but seemed, due to … Continue reading →

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Mail Art postcard. No. 4941…

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s fish names are: the Black Swallower, the Coffin fish, the Dorab Wolf-herring, the Bluegill, the Glowlight Danio, and the Lampfish.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another of my mail art postcards. A very simple collage on bright card. No, but apart … Continue reading →

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