Absynthe Theme
ok, just updated to the absynthe theme for this site, a theme originally for Wordpress (as it says in the footer), but ported to Drupal. I think it looks good.
There are however quite a few short comings - most of which probably cannot be seen by logged out users (but some can if you know where to look), so it is ok for a front facing theme for now.
I will try to fix up any problems and if I can this may stay my new long term theme. If not, I will revert to my modified version of A Block, or choose another theme altogether.