National Treasure reaches 100 while country drifts towards fascism…

Not a great day for our country. It is poignant that on the very day that David Attenborough reaches 100, we are getting news  of massive swings to Reform in the local elections. I will…

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Happy New Year, Happy Blogoversary and Happy sunny day!

It’s New Year’s Eve… 2026 tomorrow. Don’t even ask if Battleaxe is planning a late night celebration – of course she isn’t, we go to bed at 10.00. We have friends coming round at the…

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Battleaxe takes a breath… and calms…

Yeees… weelll… I think Battleaxe is getting a little calmer. But first, look at this exciting QR code. It links to the revamped ‘Writing’ page on this Hastings Battleaxe site. Most writers have a website…

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Hastings Battleaxe sticks to Hastings

After three holidays in three months, it is time to spend time at home in Hastings, not doing very much and reining in our habits before our next big get-away in the summer. Yesterday saw…

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Summer in Hastings with the Battleaxe

The last two posts have been about particular outings, so let’s stick close to home this time. Weather has been changeable, to put it mildly. You’ll see that a number of photos are from the…

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