Pashley Manor with Hastings Battleaxe

Blimey, you may ask, have those two nothing better to do than yomp round local gardens?  This is the third post in the last few weeks.  But why not? Spring is here, the weather is…

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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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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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More of Battleaxe’s rural back story… a fatal attraction

Well, our Covid life goes on, doesn’t it?  I said in the previous post about my rural past that I’d do another about a fatal attraction for farmers?  Well, here you are. Now, if anyone…

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Coronavirus… another week with Hastings Battleaxe

The first week of our lockdown felt like a bit of a novelty. See last week’s post. But now, reality is hitting, and it feels somewhat unsettling and disagreeable.  Our government does not inspire confidence.…

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