{"id":222,"date":"2007-08-06T16:14:20","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T20:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grumpyvegan.com\/blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2007-08-06T16:14:20","modified_gmt":"2007-08-06T20:14:20","slug":"222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpyvegan.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/06\/222\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I like Hastings Old Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We'd never seen a live badger before! (Not this one but one like him.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>It’s Hastings Old Town Carnival Week<\/a> and we’re living in the midst of it. As we left the house at about 8 p.m. for an evening stroll, the auction in the middle of the street opposite the Jenny Lind was well underway. <\/p>\n

We walked down to the sea front and then up to the top of the East Hill to watch the sunset. This is pleasant enough — despite the cold weather in August — and makes us pleased to be living here but then we unexpectedly experience two things.<\/p>\n

After strolling through some of the narrow streets of Elizabethan, Georgian and Victorian homes, we come across a lady throwing white bread into some bushes on the side of a hill. And then we notice a badger! And we stand there open mouthed watching Mr. Badger eating. And the lady says, “There’s usually some foxes.” And sure enough. We see two foxes. Magical.<\/p>\n

We continue on our way toward All Saints Church and stand outside listening to a concert of live organ music that’s part of the carnival. The organist played continuously that was a medley of extracts from the classical and contemporary repertoire. Magical, too.<\/p>\n

So, we make our way back to the Jenny Lind for a night cap. And sure enough the open air auction is still going strong more than two hours later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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