Hastings Battleaxe in Chichester – a curate’s egg.

Our short trip to Chichester this week was indeed a curate’s egg. A lovely visit to one of our favourite places, the Pallant House Gallery, an exciting inspection of some real shops, less exciting encounters…

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Hastings Battleaxe explores Essex – and a bit of Suffolk

Essex?  A largely unknown land for Philosopher and Battleaxe. We’ve just spent 5 days there, starting in Southend (wanted to go on the Pier), Maldon (Philosopher wanted to see the sailing barges), a day trip…

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Forging ahead into autumn…

Forging ahead?  Into chilly old autumn and then into dark, freezy winter? Yes, what else is there to do?  Earlier in the week I went up to the loft and got all my winter clothes…

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Hastings Battleaxe gets cut up…

Gets cut up how?  Bits cut out of one of my legs.  Have done virtually nothing since my visit to hospital.  I finished my virtual walk to Santiago de Compostela and was all ready to…

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Oh what now? Our first, and maybe our last, concert.. not the fat lady singing – yet.

What now indeed. Our fool of a Prime Minister tells us that  ‘we are now seeing a second wave’ without actually saying what he is going to do about it. Added to which, ‘Queen Dido…

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