Eclipse and successful car-boot but still too hot for Battleaxe

Last week, on 12 August, there was a partial eclipse of the sun. Battleaxe and Philosopher went to view it on the West Hill in Hastings. We even had eclipse glasses. It was interesting, but…

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Battleaxe has a middle-of-the-road birthday celebration in Eastbourne.

It was my birthday, so we went for a pleasant, undemanding day out. As usual, a hot sunny day. We had an excellent lunch at La Locanda Del Duca, a wonderful, old-fashioned Italian Restaurant in…

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Comrades in Art exhibition at the Towner and other things…

What an unexpected pleasure! ‘Comrades in Art: Artists against Fascism’, a really great exhibition, dominated Battleaxe’s week. It even overshadowed a frazzlingly hot visit to Great Dixter, meeting friend Jan’s grandson for the first time,…

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Breathe in the lavender….and relax?

Relax? Well, if you count enforced relaxation due to the heat. It does get a bit boring. Yesterday Philosopher and I decided, heat or not, we’d have to do something, so we went to see…

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Seeing Hastings through different eyes

Well, we deserved a rest after all that rushing about the country, and for the past ten days we have been having a quieter time back in Hastings. Some of that time it was so…

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