Scotney Castle – and a glimpse of herons

The weather has been crazy – some of the warmest spring days ever, followed by some of the coldest. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, so we decided to go to Scotney Castle – the gardens are…

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Ten weeks of Coronavirus – time just Zooms past…

Zoom being the key word here. Has it entered our vocabulary like Hoover and Google?  Life is returning to normal everywhere – because of, or in spite of, what the Government has to say.  Yesterday,…

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Coronavirus… Lockdown Week 5 with Hastings Battleaxe

Week Five? You have to be kidding. It seems mad to say time goes so quickly, but days slip past one after another like sneaky squares of chocolate. The weather continues hot and dry with…

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Hastings Battleaxe recommends the Winchelsea Cellars tour

All this time in Hastings, and we’ve never been to the Winchelsea Cellars before. One advantage of having friends to stay is that you do some of these ‘touristy’ things. Our one-time neighbour Bill was…

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Hastings Battleaxe enjoys a bright day in Winchelsea. Lovely gardens

Yesterday was a rare bright sunny day – it has been unseasonably cold and miserable after a few good days when we were away in Yorkshire.  Battleaxe went on a WI garden visit to Winchelsea.…

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