Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Battleaxe seeks winter sun….and fails

Just back from 5 days in Las Palmas, Gran  Canaria. In my last post I mentioned urgent need for sun. This was our attempt to get some. It was not successful. Before Battleaxe starts slagging…

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Hastings Battleaxe is under the weather…..

Well, I know what the old wives meant by that phrase… Battleaxe feels oppressed by this January. We have had a few sunny days, but also what feels like endless rain, strong winds, dank misty…

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Will Battleaxe become a graceful Silver Swan – or just a great big Turkey…

Yesterday, I went to my first Silver Swans ballet class, for over-55 beginners. You may well ask, what on earth is going on?  What is it all about? Have I ever done such a thing…

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Hastings Battleaxe recovers, recommends – Wetherspoons at Beaconsfield M40 Services

First post of 2018, and a quick recommendation. We drove up to Birmingham over New Year, and as usual, stopped at Beaconsfield Services. It is a positive Hades of a place, a hideously crowded, squalid,…

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Happy New Year from Hastings Battleaxe – and 6th Blogoversary

Christmas is over, and New Year beckons. Tomorrow is Battleaxe’s sixth blog birthday. Here are a few thoughts about the year just gone, and the year to come. All the pictures on this post, celebrating…

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