Steph Gaunt
@steffogrunt.bsky.social
Writer, eclectic blogger, wise (hopefully) old warrior woman, lives in Hastings UK. Ex-Brummie, married to the Philosopher, grandmother, Cosy crime novels available from Amazon. I am the Hastings Battleaxe! https://www.hastingsbattleaxe.com.
Hastings Battleaxe has scarcely noticed October - and it is nearly over... yesterday it was incredibly stormy down at Rock-A-Nore in #Hastings www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/10/batt...
Out of all the insignificant ‘celebrities’ currently dominating our media, who do you despise the most? Harry and Meghan, Russell Brand or Katie Price?
Battleaxe writes about a week in Sicily. Not quite what we intended, but very interesting and enjoyable, if a little hectic. Palermo was a blast... Cefalu was crowded. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/10/our-...
Not sunny Sicily, but a grey day at Pett Level. Battleaxe writes about that, and a health scare... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/09/an-u...
An unexpected week at home for Hastings Battleaxe - Hastings Battleaxe
Surely that’s not Sicily, it’s Pett Level – and on a dull, grey, day? Sadly, you are right. We ended up back here for another week. My worst fears about Mount Etna were realised. The…
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So, that weirdo Rubio is saying a ‘foreign actor’ was involved in the Fairford nonsense. I thought Catherine Deneuve would have better things to do… btw wasn’t she fabulous in Indochine - one of my favourite films.
We need constant reminders of the disgusting behaviour of the Israeli government. How can anyone see this and not be horrified?
Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last mo.‘They uprooted it all’: Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves https://aje.news/q3a3xt
Hastings Battleaxe has a bookish time... and is far too obsessed with Mount Etna... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/09/hast...
Hastings Battleaxe has a bookish time... - Hastings Battleaxe
Very bookish. Had a stall at the Hastings Book Festival Book Fair on Saturday, and did a WI book talk in Eastbourne on Monday. The two novels are currently selling slowly but steadily, and Battleaxe…
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A slightly reflective post from Hastings Battleaxe this time. Is she an Influencer? And all about decluttering... here are a few of my spaghetti poodles. No, they are staying... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/09/hast...
I’m at the Hastings Book Fair on 12 September to promote, sell and sign my two novels,’Death Deceit and Cake’ and ‘Death is a Desirable Property’. Drop by and say hello! I’ll also have poetry collections from friends Judith Shaw and Alex Josephy, and our Stanza Poetry Anthology! #HastingsBookFair
Hastings Battleaxe went to Chichester, and to see Romeo and Juliet at Fairlight Hall, plus other things... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/08/chic...
Hastings Battleaxe on eclipses -including the 1999 total eclipse... and had a very successful car boot sale at Icklesham on Sunday. Phew - I wish it would rain. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/08/ecli...
I seem to have read that the government is ‘considering’ banning disposable barbecues already, on several occasions. What is there to consider? Just ban the bloody things - now! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Andy Burnham says disposable BBQ ban under consideration
The PM said the public should not be using single-use grills "at this moment in time" amid wildfire risks.
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Hastings Battleaxe's birthday - a lovely old-style Italian restaurant, and... 'Operation Mincemeat'. Interesting... #OperationMincemeat www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/08/batt...
Battleaxe has a middle-of-the-road birthday celebration in Eastbourne. - Hastings Battleaxe
It was my birthday, so we went for a pleasant, undemanding day out. As usual, a hot sunny day. We had an excellent lunch at La Locanda Del Duca, a wonderful, old-fashioned Italian Restaurant in…
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Far too hot, and Battleaxe tried three new things last week which were not successful. Trying a different Book Club, experiencing immersive art, and visiting Tonbridge. This is a very sanitised version of the Garden of Earthly Delights. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/08/batt...
Hastings Battleaxe really enjoyed the 'Comrades in Art: Artists against Fascism' exhibition at the Towner in Eastbourne. Plus a visit to Great Dixter and other things - Battleaxe is busy as usual... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/07/comr...
Hastings Battleaxe has had a busy week, mostly with WI book talks. And it was the 15th birthday party of our WI... but here is a summery view at Winchelsea. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/07/a-bu...
A busy WI book week for Hastings Battleaxe - Hastings Battleaxe
A busy WI book week for Hastings Battleaxe
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Hastings Battleaxe braves the heat... and loves the lavender. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/07/brea...
Breathe in the lavender....and relax? - Hastings Battleaxe
Relax? Well, if you count enforced relaxation due to the heat. It does get a bit boring. Yesterday Philosopher and I decided, heat or not, we’d have to do something, so we went to see…
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haven’t seen America this thoroughly embarrassed on the world stage since we lost that war we started with Iran like 3 weeks ago
Well, I always thought I might have won an Olympic medal - maybe it wasn’t so crazy…
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe answer, sadly, is that Coubertin struggled to get the arts included in the Olympics in the first place, and “big names” like W. B. Yeats “skipped the Olympic literature contests, though Yeats’ brother, Jack Butler Yeats, won a silver medal in painting in 1924”
Now, I am not into football but this can’t be right. Mexico has an advantage playing in their own stadium, in their own capital city. Shouldn’t they be allocated a neutral venue? Why aren’t the media banging on about this? Why aren’t their opponents protesting? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
World Cup 2026: England fighting against history in Mexico
England will be battling against history as well as entire nation when the face Mexico in the World Cup last 16 at The Azteca, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
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Battleaxe sees Hastings from the perspective of someone who has never been here - and has a day in London. #Hastings www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/07/seei...
Seeing Hastings through different eyes - Hastings Battleaxe
Well, we deserved a rest after all that rushing about the country, and for the past ten days we have been having a quieter time back in Hastings. Some of that time it was so…
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Hastings battleaxe braves her sizzling study to write about our eventful weekend in Monmouth and Bristol, including our old friend Jackie's birthday do... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/06/good...
Good and bad Monmouth and Bristol weekend - Hastings Battleaxe
Now back in Hastings to searing heat. Hot, hot, hot and hotter. Yes, we had a mixed weekend. More good than bad, but we had a terrible day on Friday – totally failed to get…
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A fancy weekend in Cambridge, lunch in Nick Dent's old college. This is Kings College Chapel. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/06/batt...
Hastings Battleaxe races for life and does a WI book talk.. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/06/raci...
Hastings Battleaxe does a catch-up. I love these starlings in our bird bath. www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/06/hast... #birdsonbluesky
Hastings Battleaxe has been keeping cool with country strolls, including this one in Winchelsea, our annual visit to the heronry... www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/05/hot-...
How to beat Farage Reform haven’t peaked – and their march to No 10 can only be stopped if we face up to why they're winning open.substack.com/pub/thenewwo...
How to beat Farage
Reform haven’t peaked – and their march to No 10 can only be stopped if we face up to why they're winning
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Hastings Battleaxe writes about last weekend's trip to Morecambe. No politics today, thank goodness. I can't stand any more of it. #artdeco #moreambe www.hastingsbattleaxe.com/2026/05/hast...
