Hastings Battleaxe enjoys a bright day in Winchelsea. Lovely gardens

Yesterday was a rare bright sunny day – it has been unseasonably cold and miserable after a few good days when we were away in Yorkshire.  Battleaxe went on a WI garden visit to Winchelsea.…

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Hastings Battleaxe journeys to Derbyshire and Yorkshire

Last week was action-packed.  We stayed our first night in Matlock, visiting Matlock Bath and the Heights of Abraham, Chatsworth next day followed by scenic Peak District drive, then Wakefield for the Hepworth Gallery and…

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Great Hastings Philharmonic concert – Battleaxe gets up close and personal…

An absolutely great night last night at St Mary in the Castle with the Hastings Philharmonic – The Elgar Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky Symphony 5.  The Elgar is one of Battleaxe’s favourite pieces ever, and…

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Hastings Battleaxe emerges from her lair……

Silly me, thinking that the fuss about my blog had died down.  How wrong could I be? Last week Battleaxe was in national media s**t storm.  Note to other bloggers – you may think massive …

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A sad week for Battleaxe – she de-platforms herself…..

Last week, Battleaxe had a bad week.  Firstly, I got into trouble about the last blog post, about the WI. Next, I supposedly made a culturally-insensitive boo boo at the WI Annual Meeting and got…

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