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Rambling on, again, which includes a mention of a mouse…

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dance is the Cirebonese Mask Dance, from Java, Indonesia. Come on, let’s try doing something like it in the kitchen, if we need a mask or two we could use pieces of cardboard snipped from a … Continue reading →

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Court cards in trumps are useful only for the tricks they make…

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s augmented chord is the one at the beginning of No Particular Place to Go.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s that old fat battered book again!Yes, it is that cheap junk shop book, The Daily Express (a British newspaper) Enquire Within, … Continue reading →

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Yet, some more notes, on playing blues guitar…

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s supermarket vegetable, that you are not sure about, is the pak choi.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I thought that I’d finished with these short pieces about playing blues guitar, but there were a couple of things that I meant … Continue reading →

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A replacement for those ripped up lino prints from last week…

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s dictionary word is, astragal. Shall I look it up for you, dear reader? No, I think today, I’ll let you do the looking up.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last week?Oh yes, last week, it was Friday the fifth. I had … Continue reading →

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Adrian – on doing heads…

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown; UK: Today’s financial forecast is, that having a lot of money will be really good, as the end of the world approaches.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, here we go again!We are about three-quarters of our way through our edition, 1979, of … Continue reading →

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So, do you fancy visiting a spooky haunted house, but on the TV?…

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s moth names are: the Bloxworth Snout, the Brighton Wainscot, the Flame Shoulder, the Common Rustic, the Lead Belle, and the Pebble Hook-tip.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we are going to a haunted house, or castle, or infirmary, or ancient … Continue reading →

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It’s that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago…

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s zebra is the one that really doesn’t like being striped.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was the preliminary (I love the word preliminary!) drawing – the tiny one, sitting with the pencil – or the normal-sized one sitting with … Continue reading →

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Just an excuse…

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first.Dulltown, UK: I’ve been a bit ill, the last few days – but I hope to get back to my blogging very soon!…

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More arty rambling today…

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary adjective is, fastigiate.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, yesterday, dear reader, I showed you one of my ‘twelve-second artworks’, a small crazy black and white thing, with apparent overlapping layers. For some reason, after posting that one, I … Continue reading →

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The one with the cubes in it…

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s python is the one buying up all the buttered scones in the café.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, going back to my post a few days ago, the one with the two pieces of paper and all the pencils, pens … 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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What about that ‘geometry in the sky’ print?…

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from John Kennedy Toole’s novel, A Confederacy of Dunces:‘There his eye fell upon a fleet of large tin hot dogs mounted on bicycle tires. It was hardly an imposing vehicular collection. Several of the … Continue reading →

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I expect, dear reader, that you are really fed up with views of my workshop bench…

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: crusty, georgic, riparian, veneficous, ichorous, dowf, limaceous, and chilly.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you see, dear reader, I do keep showing you photographs of the surface of my studio/workshop bench, don’t I? It’s a bit … Continue reading →

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What is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s bruised grape is the one hiding under the fridge.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s active fresh for seventy days! – by lifting each other – the best care for your animal – 100% online discount! – the performance of a … Continue reading →

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What can Adrian tell us, from back in 1958?…

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature: constant blustering, trees waving about, slightly open windows rattling and sighing, birds fluttering from branch to branch, early brown leaves flying, cats sitting under hedges, and clouds moving like heavenly laden trucks.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, … Continue reading →

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Tiny people looking at a poster of an eye?…

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s oath is, By my troth!…In England, in 1623, swearing became illegal by an act of Parliament. Offenders who couldn’t pay the fine were put in the stocks. (From Mary Marshall’s book on swearing, Bozzimacoo… 1975.)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, … Continue reading →

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I don’t know, maybe it’s just too blue…

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ajowan, nematocyst, ullage, nasute, clunch, and loblolly.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 up in … Continue reading →

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Hm, just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first.Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature sweltering gaps between the clouds, trees shuddering and waving their top arms, grass popping over to left and right, birds grouped in pairs chatting on the tops of the hedges, gusts jiggling the … Continue reading →

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Oh dear, it seems to be a blog, about the blog…

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s old word is, blimp.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have been doing this-here daily blog for several years now. But lately, the writing side of it is becoming very messy – not from your point of view, dear reader, but … Continue reading →

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