Making new bits of technological equipment work is far too traumatic. The beautifully designed shiny new things nestle excitingly in their lovely boxes, but the experience of unpacking them is always overshadowed by a sense…
View PostWe went to Eastbourne and visited the Redoubt Fortress on our way to Waitrose. Philosopher has bought a book on Martello Towers and it mentioned the fortress, which apparently oversaw all the 74 towers…
View PostReaders of this blog often say that life in Battleaxe Land seems to be a continuous round of sunny walks and cakes in quaint tea rooms. Well, not this week, I can tell you.…
View PostLast week was grand daughter Eve’s half-term. On Monday morning we drove up to Beaconsfield Services to collect her from her Dad – yes, I said drove, and yes up the A21, even though…
View PostLast year we went to Opera South-East’s Nabucco, and enjoyed it immensely. It was gripping, well produced, and well sung, so we had high hopes of this production of Madam Butterfly. We started the…
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