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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Will Spring ever Spring?

Will Spring ever spring? It is the 1st of February today, but the weather is dull, wet and cold. We have the occasional sunny day, the occasional crisp frost, but it is rare. Our lives…

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Hastings Battleaxe sighs with relief… and boredom… and despair.

I watched Biden’s inauguration yesterday. I told Philosopher I had to, because I felt that if I didn’t, something awful would happen. He’d be shot, bombed or simply expire with a heart attack at the…

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Fat cats and lonely foxes… at home with Battleaxe

Fat cats and lonely foxes? Yes, Battleaxe is taking a break from the grim world outside to look closer to home.  Like many humans during Lockdown, our cat Digby has recently ballooned from Bagpuss cuddly…

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Hastings Battleaxe has had enough…

Had enough indeed. Why can’t the world just be a bit more quiet and boring…? This morning Battleaxe lurches downstairs after yet another poor night’s sleep. All fired up with horror and indignation about the…

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