Bottle Alley in Hastings – deco delight or derelict disgrace?

The Coastal Currents Arts Festival is underway, and Bottle Alley has been transformed into an art installation. I thought I’d take a break from cleaning the kitchen (yes, really, a rare occurence in Battleaxeland) and…

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Ore in Bloom, general Ore update.

Just a quick up-date. Tomorrow we are off to Chichester for the night. We should be travelling along the A27 past Shoreham Airport, but the road will still be closed. That air crash at the…

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Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, then Strawberry Hill House

Weekend in London in Anna and Gareth’s flat in St Margaret’s, between Twickenham and Richmond. They were on holiday so we cat-sat. Cat seemed to lurve me. Don’t know why, it was Philosopher that looked…

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Royal Sovereign Lighthouse trip – Battleaxe bounces out to sea

It was my birthday on Saturday, and for my treat, Philosopher booked a boat trip from Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, out to see the Royal Sovereign Light Tower     I’ve always been curious about the strange…

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Gravetye Manor – Battleaxe goes up-market

Yesterday we went for lunch at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, with old friends Bob and Alison. It is Battleaxe’s birthday tomorrow, so this was part of the treats.      Philosopher almost got grumbly…

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