Time for a rant. Dead Duke, dead horses, burning Belfast and…. snow.

Currently, I have no desire whatsoever to freeze in a draughty beer garden, or even to cram myself into a Covidy department store with hundreds of others. Why do our dear leaders and the mass…

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Scotney Castle – and a glimpse of herons

The weather has been crazy – some of the warmest spring days ever, followed by some of the coldest. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, so we decided to go to Scotney Castle – the gardens are…

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Remembering the Suez Canal with Hastings Battleaxe

Yes, the Suez Canal is massive, global news at the moment, with a huge container ship wedged across it. It has now been stuck for five days, causing massive disruption. This photo below, with the…

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Wi Zooming with Hastings Battleaxe

Zooming with Hastings Battleaxe or what. Yesterday I was part of our first ever Zoom Webinar Annual Meeting for the East Sussex WI Federation, with the Rev Richard Coles. Very stressful but it ended up…

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Changes afoot at Battleaxe Villa!

Unfortunately Battleaxe has still not been herself, health-wise, for the past week, but is now getting better – see below. We have a few garden changes, and a new platform is under construction in the…

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