Hastings Battleaxe enjoys the Elias Sime exhibition and other things

Maybe I have been influenced by artist Elais Sime to live in a slow way – but for sure, not much has been happening. The unseasonably cold weather has tried to stop Battleaxe setting forth…

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Hastings Battleaxe and the Harpy Houseboat plus a few other things

The Harpy Houseboat? Yes, it is a very fancy and well-appointed vessel (do you call houseboats vessels?) moored up near Tower Bridge. Our old friend Karol (from Lyme Regis) had rented it for a special…

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Hastings Battleaxe gets to Unravel at the Barbican.

Unravel, The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, to give the exhibition its full title. Went up to London with friend Jan, who leads on our WI’s craft activities. I am not, by and…

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An uplifting trip to the RNLI College in Poole

On our way back from Cornwall last week I had planned a surprise for Philosopher – a night at the RNLI College in Poole, which as well as being a training facility is set up…

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Hastings Battleaxe’s annual trip to Cornwall

Our annual trip, with old Brummie friends. I guess ‘old’ is about the size of it now – we are all clocking up the years. Down to Penzance with an overnight stop with yet another…

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