Time for a rant. Dead Duke, dead horses, burning Belfast and…. snow.

Currently, I have no desire whatsoever to freeze in a draughty beer garden, or even to cram myself into a Covidy department store with hundreds of others. Why do our dear leaders and the mass…

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Wi Zooming with Hastings Battleaxe

Zooming with Hastings Battleaxe or what. Yesterday I was part of our first ever Zoom Webinar Annual Meeting for the East Sussex WI Federation, with the Rev Richard Coles. Very stressful but it ended up…

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Changes afoot at Battleaxe Villa!

Unfortunately Battleaxe has still not been herself, health-wise, for the past week, but is now getting better – see below. We have a few garden changes, and a new platform is under construction in the…

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The NHS and a non-sweary Hastings Battleaxe

The NHS?  Yes, Hastings Battleaxe had to use it this week.  Despite constantly being told that we are teetering on the edge of Covid-induced health service collapse, she was impressed. Being poorly, I watched an…

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Battleaxe gets jabbed, snow sort of arrives.

Yes, Battleaxe gets jabbed. First one last Friday.  We’ve also seen the arrival of the so-called ‘New Beast from the East’ but more slushy and sloppy than genuinely Beastly.  Otherwise, life just carries on… with…

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