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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Hole Park bluebells – a chilly visit!

Well, I said I’d do another post soon after the last one, about our visit to the Hole Park bluebells, so here it is.  Would you believe it as soon as we got there the…

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Battleaxe is platformed, and a trip to Rye

Just a quick catch-up – and breathe – for now, following last week’s rant. We are gradually emerging from our brain-fogged lockdown and on Sunday we went to Rye for the first time since last…

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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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Scotney Castle – and a glimpse of herons

The weather has been crazy – some of the warmest spring days ever, followed by some of the coldest. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, so we decided to go to Scotney Castle – the gardens are…

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