Hastings Battleaxe

Indian Summer in Hastings

Indian Summer in Hastings

We returned from Cirali, Turkey at the beginning of the week to find Hastings basking in sunshine. According to the locals there was no rain in our absence, which means that apart from a few…

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Cirali, Turkey – a return visit

Cirali, Turkey – a return visit

A rather ragged update from Cirali, our WiFi is a bit erratic. The place looks much the same, quieter as it is later in the year, still cheap…..       I have just finished…

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Hastings Battleaxe is laid low – quick rant and catch-up before departure to Turkey

Hastings Battleaxe is laid low – quick rant and catch-up before departure to Turkey

Low indeed. Have had some terrible flu/chest/sinus thing, and have done very little. Have got strong antibiotics now, and am hoping that I will feel a bit better before we leave for Turkey tomorrow.      …

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Tall Ships at Greenwich – Battleaxe voyages down the Thames

Tall Ships at Greenwich – Battleaxe voyages down the Thames

Over the last week or so, around 50 tall ships passed up the Channel on their way from Falmouth to Greenwich, for the 2014 Tall Ships Festival.  Here in Hastings, we had our telescope ready…

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Lamb House in Rye – a literary ladies outing

Lamb House in Rye – a literary ladies outing

All the time we have lived here, we have never visited Lamb House in Rye. Philosopher was a tiny bit sniffy to hear that I had arranged to go with a group of friends from…

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