Hastings Battleaxe and Sky Arts – not a telly star this time

Now for something completely different: Some people may remember us saying that we had another telly appearance coming up? Holman Hunt the painter? Sky Arts?  I wasn’t supposed to write about it until the programme…

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Hastings Battleaxe takes a look…. at the Hastings Pier saga

Now don’t get too excited. Battleaxe is not going to write anything that could lead to her being plastered across the tabloids again – have had enough trouble with that already this year. I’ll stick…

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Battleaxe in Bristol – enjoyed the SS Great Britain

A couple of days in Bristol, visiting Anna and Gareth – a general catch-up plus a visit to the new house they are buying.  The highlight for me was visiting the SS Great Britain –…

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The Walled Nursery near Hawkhurst – rather a special place

Just returned from a WI Garden visit to the Walled Nursery out near Hawkhurst. We’ve had some excellent outings so far this year. What an attractive, interesting place.  Battleaxe totally recommends….  According to the very…

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Eye-popping colour chez Battleaxe….

Yep, it is certainly eye-popping. The combination of those pink azaleas plus the blue cladding on the front of our house makes one feel positively faint….     A quick post.  The wooden cladding on the…

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