Blogoversary, New Year, new decade….

Hastings Battleaxe will be nine years old this December 31. I don’t know if that sounds sad, or, on the other hand, impressive… I hope the latter. I don’t think many blogs last as long…

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Collecting spaghetti poodles and cats – a glimpse of insanity

Yes, I know collecting spaghetti poodles and cats is insane…. but I did say I was going to concentrate on the things I enjoy. This post includes copy from an old post I wrote back…

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Beautiful Alexandra Park in Hastings… being….calm…

It is Election Day. It’s pouring with rain. It’s a dark day. Philosopher and I have just been out to vote. So, let’s finally forget it.  Let’s forget the utterly dismal political situation, the frenzy…

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Selling poetry for Sara Lee – and a concert with the London Mozart Players

Had a busy day on Saturday… in the afternoon I had been given a stall at the Sara Lee Trust Christmas Sale, to sell ‘Lines and Wrinkles’, and in the evening we went to a…

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Hastings Battleaxe steps down….

A quick post. Hastings Battleaxe steps down from what?  Being the President of Hastings Ore WI, which I have done for the last five years. Why? It has to be done, to allow the group…

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