View from The Conquest Hospital, Hastings

Well, not much view, actually. My room overlooks an inner courtyard. While the ward bays have lovely views down over a lake, Battleaxe, oh luxury, has a room on her own. I’m spending a week…

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V&A Wedding Dresses, Abram Games – Jewish Museum, Women Fashion Power – Design Museum.

Just back from a couple of days break in London before the unpleasantnesses of next week (see end of previous post).    Started out in the V&A.  Philosopher had wanted to see an exhibition of…

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In praise of the WI

Battleaxe is feeling especially warm towards the WI sisterhood because our Hastings Ore WI Winter Bazaar was so successful – we raised over £1,300.      Such events are massive feats of enterprise and organisation for…

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Backstage at Glyndebourne and Motown in Eastbourne – cultural extremes!

Well, Battleaxe certainly gets about. I’ve been on a backstage tour at Glyndebourne, followed by an outing to the Congress Theatre to see the Motown show, ‘Dancing in the Streets’.      The Glyndebourne visit was…

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Folkestone Triennial and Chapman Brothers at the Jerwood

An artistic interlude after last week’s theatricals…. Our old friends Sue and Graham came down from Birmingham to Folkestone to see the Triennial, and we drove over on Friday to meet them there and bring…

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