Hastings Battleaxe goes to Chichester – again

Yes, we often go to Chichester, and last week we went again. It was our wedding anniversary on Friday… We stayed in our usual place, trawled the shops and went to a first-class exhibition at…

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A Sunday morning walk in Hastings

Sometimes Battleaxe forgets she lives in Hastings, by the sea. Life is so busy these days, it is easy to miss out the pleasure of just ambling around… On Sunday we did just that. Started…

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Hastings Battleaxe views Now You See Us at Tate Britain

Have so much to write about – again – and have had so little time to do it. I’ll do a couple of catch-up posts but will start with our most recent trip to London,…

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It’s getting a bit more spring-like for Hastings Battleaxe

Yes, the weather has improved – we have had a couple of sunny days, with walks at Rye Harbour and Winchelsea Beach. The garden is perking up nicely. I have even got my summer clothes…

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Hastings Battleaxe gets to Unravel at the Barbican.

Unravel, The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, to give the exhibition its full title. Went up to London with friend Jan, who leads on our WI’s craft activities. I am not, by and…

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