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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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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New Year Resolutions… Hastings Battleaxe’s 9th birthday

Yes, it is New Year’s Eve. Time to wish all Battleaxe readers a happier New Year, to look back over the past year, to look ahead and make some resolutions, and to celebrate Hastings Battleaxe’s…

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Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4…. it’s world-beating here in Hastings!

That’s right, Hastings is in Tier 4, having been in Tier 2 just a day or so ago. There’s some new strain of the virus creating havoc, other countries now won’t let us plague-ridden Brits…

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