Home again… Eastbourne Bandstand, reflections on Turkey….

Here we are, back at home. The weather is scorching, with no sign of rain. Obviously not as hot as Turkey, where it was 38 degrees, but somehow more humid and enervating – and of course, you have to do things…

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Turkey – Ramadan Bayram and beyond

Of course, when we booked our holiday we had completely forgotten that our stay would coincide with the end of Ramadan – four days of public holiday.  Mr Erdogan has increased the number of holidays….  This…

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Time out in Turkey… just too much happening back in Britain

The trouble with writing a blog that covers current topical issues is that it gets out of date so quickly…. The General Election was only a fortnight ago, but seems an age. Since then we’ve had…

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South of England Show, Race for Life….political turmoil….

The government is in chaos, country is on its knees, but what is Battleaxe going to write about? There has been so much going on, including the South of England Show in Ardingly last week,…

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Garden day at Winchelsea Beach

Had a nice outing on Saturday to visit a selection of gardens at Winchelsea Beach, open in aid of St Michael’s Hospice. Philosopher and I have walked there many times and admired the houses, and…

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