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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Lordship Lane Recreation Ground – LWAT is 400!
As you might have noticed, it’s been a bit of a full-on half term, both in blogging terms and actually getting-out-of-the-house-and-doing-stuff terms. Funnily enough, they always seem to go together. So when I was contemplating how to mark the 400th … Continue reading
Posted in Just wandering....
Tagged bikes, bus, cafes, cake, coffee, North London, parks, playground
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ArcelorMittal Orbit – 28/05/15
Sometimes you catch a glimpse of yourself and wonder “What has happened to me? Where did it all go wrong?”. That’s how I felt on the London Overground this morning, partway through a mother-son bonding day with Roo. Travelling … Continue reading
Walthamstow Firsts – 27/05/15
Another sunny day and this time we were staying local and hitting the streets of Walthamstow. Our aims were many but the big draw was the latest production by Slap Haddock – the charmingly insane people who brought “A Night … Continue reading
Peckham Rye Adventure Playground – 26/05/15
Yesterday, it was sunny. Really sunny. The kind of day that leaves a vivid red mark on your shoulders with only a finger-shaped patch of white to show where you rubbed some of the kids’ sun cream off. I … Continue reading
Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks)
Tagged cafes, cake, choo-choo!, coffee, ice-cream, parks, playground, South London
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Geronimo Festival! – 24/05/15
There are probably some LWAT adventures that you read and think “That sounds fun. I too may try to venture out to a small local park at some point. How very manageable” and others that make you wonder if … Continue reading
May Half Term Preview
I had a crazy revelation today. I’ve been feeling like I’m losing my mind because how could it be nearly half term already when I swear it was just Easter? Is it time speeding up as I age towards an inevitable decline? … Continue reading
Posted in Facts! And facts are important!
Tagged dancing, East London, museums, South London, theatre
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Geronimo is Coming!
Just a quick reminder that the first ever Geronimo Festival is happening THIS WEEKEND at Tatton Park, Cheshire. Headlining are CBeebies’ Mr Bloom, Katy Ashworth and Cook and Line from “Swashbuckle”. We’ll be there on the Sunday, so if … Continue reading
Wanstead Park – 01/05/15
Did I mention that we are approaching the age of Maximum Whinge? Well, don’t worry if you missed it…there’ll be plenty later on in the post. Our destination yesterday was Chalet Wood, Wanstead Park, to see the spectacular bluebell … Continue reading
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Tagged cafes, coffee, East London, nature (really?!), parks, playground
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