Scotney Castle – beautiful Autumn visit

Battleaxe is clearly having a National Trust moment. Less than a week after Bateman’s we decided to go to Scotney Castle. I hardly dare confess that we had never visited after travelling past it on…

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Bateman's at Burwash – a WI outing

Having returned from Turkey in the small hours, later the same day Battleaxe was lurching through the Sussex lanes on a coach. Feeling very groggy, she was with twenty-five cheerful WI ladies, heading for Bateman’s,…

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Scary Turkish storms and Turkish Bayram

Did I say Cirali was quiet?  Well, not now.  Turns out this week is a national holiday for a big Muslim festival and the place is absolutely packed with Turkish families. Many small children running…

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Cirali, Turkey – Year Three!

Cirali has developed in our absence, and seems to have jumped forward since our holiday last year. The main village street has been paved, there are more shops, a cash point, and most surprising, rows…

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Coastal Currents- Open Studios and sensational Barefoot Opera

Our old friends Sue and Alex came down to stay for a few days, and we did all sorts of dynamic things….      The first day we went for a long walk round Hastings –…

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