A very English week with Hastings Battleaxe

This week there was a rumpus about the delivery of  22 million free ‘English’ editions of the Sun. What a waste of paper – I will post ours back using their Freepost if I can…

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Romney Marsh churches – a fascinating day out

Romney Marsh has some fine ancient churches, and Battleaxe has been meaning to visit them for some time.     At our WI reading group, we had asked for something with local interest, and the library…

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Bad day chez Hastings Battleaxe

What a day…..      It started off fine. I went down to the Jerwood Gallery in the morning to have my photo taken. A while ago they asked for a blogger who was a Jerwood…

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Senior screen, pink azaleas, badger cull and too much cake!

     Not the best week really.  Weather was lovely last Sunday and Monday, and we did lots of gardening, but it has been dull, cold, wet and grey since.  I have had sinus trouble –…

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Buying Clothes for Foxy Battleaxes – why is it a High Street Nightmare?

Why indeed? Buying clothes on the High Street is becoming increasingly difficult, partly because designers seem to be going through a bad patch, but mostly because the shops only cater for skinny young women.  …

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