Battleaxe has a stressful day in London…

Firstly, round here, Sussex is shrivelling up… the dreaded Southern Water has imposed a hosepipe ban in Hampshire already – but why not here? It must happen any day.  Yesterday we went for a walk…

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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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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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