High Summer…outdoor pursuits….

Well, high summer is here and we have been out and about. Guestling Wood       Last Sunday was absolutely scorching, so we thought we’d fine a nice shady wood for a picnic.      We left…

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Beef, Bazaar…..all boiling

Weather now fabulous, I remember now why I wanted this house to have a big folding door opening wide to the garden….       Another busy few days. The new Hastings Writers’ Group website went ‘live’ on…

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Battleaxe domestic dramas – oven cleaning, computers…

Let’s get this straight from the start, I’m no domestic goddess (concept now discredited. It puzzles me why that Nigella just didn’t lamp the old bully with a cast-iron skillet.). Anyway, if there was a…

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Livingstone Lodge Safari stay, Port Lympne

Just back from an overnight stay at Livingstone Lodge, the top-rated ‘Safari’ experience at Port Lympne (or Limm, as us locals must learn to call it) Wildlife Park, near Hythe. Did we enjoy ourselves –…

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Best Garden Centres and Plant Nurseries near Hastings

Battleaxe visits many garden centres and nurseries at this time of year – we have some very nice local places – these are some of my favourites. More like summer…? We have had to find…

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