Oh what now? Our first, and maybe our last, concert.. not the fat lady singing – yet.

What now indeed. Our fool of a Prime Minister tells us that  ‘we are now seeing a second wave’ without actually saying what he is going to do about it. Added to which, ‘Queen Dido…

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Battleaxe makes the best of it

It’s hard at times… The Covid situation is getting worse, Brexit is looming up in an ever more horrible manner, and the government is a national and international laughing stock. Well, I would be laughing…

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It’s hot to be a Granny, says Hastings Battleaxe

No, not that sort of hot Granny thing – just hot temperature-wise. It is absolutely boiling here in Hastings, and the town is heaving. We’ve had Grand-Daughter staying since Friday, while my daughter and her…

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Hastings Battleaxe retreats into her rural past….

This week, Battleaxe is leaving this dreadful present behind and retreating to her rural past. Recently… (when…all the weeks run together) on a walk round Winchelsea, we met a young farmer moving his newly-sheared sheep…

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Coronaworld is sordid – but Hastings Battleaxe counts her blessings

Yes, this week has shown the Great British Public at its worst, and most sordid. The heatwave led to literally millions of people cramming onto beaches around the UK, having public brawls, illegal raves, drunken…

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