Battleaxe revisits her past and appreciates the present

Last weekend Battleaxe and Philosopher went to Buckinghamshire, primarily to attend the funeral of my cousin Nigel (John) Heywood. We stayed the night in High Wycombe, at a Premier Inn, and went to the funeral,…

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Hastings Battleaxe enjoys an autumn walk in Alexandra Park

I am going to make this post positive! On Sunday the clocks went back, so we got up ‘early’ and went for a walk in Alexandra Park. It was a beautiful, classic autumn morning, bright…

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Frrrreeezing cold with Hastings Battleaxe

Yes, we have just had a really cold few days. Thermals on… But there were some beautiful frosty sights. In this post I’ve put photos of our sunny walk yesterday, down to Alexandra Park. What…

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And Battleaxe thought last week was bad? But there have been some better moments

And Battleaxe thought last week was bad? Well, hold my beer. Tuesday 5 November was one of the worst days for the world in my lifetime. You know only too well what it was –…

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Hastings Battleaxe yearns for glimmers of hope…

Well, I’d delayed writing this because last night we were supposed to go to a concert – guess what, postponed. One of the musicians has Covid. Instead, we stayed in and watched ‘Don’t Look Up’.…

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