Author Archives: katese11

“The Midnight Gang” at Chickenshed – 20/07/17

Posted on July 21, 2017 by katese11

The first thing Reuben said to me this morning was “It’s OK Mummy, I didn’t get up in the middle of the night and have an adventure”. If you’re wondering why he would even have that idea in his head, … Continue reading →

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Chickenshed’s “Dreams of Freedom” – 26/06/17

Posted on June 30, 2017 by katese11

It’s taken me a little while to write this review. I apologise. It was something to do with a catastrophic blog-tech-fail which removed the entire blog from the world wide web. But it’s back now – we can all stop … Continue reading →

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London Loves

Posted on June 22, 2017 by katese11

London has been in the news way too much recently, for all the wrong reasons. So I wanted to make a space where we celebrate the London we know- not the one that’s full of tragedy and police tape. Every … Continue reading →

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A Roasting Weekend in East London

Posted on June 21, 2017 by katese11

Ja ja, this theme is getting stretched now. It’s hot. You get it. But I haven’t yet bored you with what we did last weekend, so I’m going to do that right now before the thunder storm arrives. Eva and … Continue reading →

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Cool Theatre Shows for Hot Days

Posted on June 20, 2017 by katese11

  I’m melting. Roo and I walked/scooted to the Feel Good Centre in blistering heat and now my brain resembles nothing more than a pink sticky puddle BUT I have some cool things to tell you about, so I’m soldiering … Continue reading →

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Child-Free and Care-Free

Posted on June 8, 2017 by katese11

I started writing this on Friday night, sitting on the Victoria Line. It was to be a post about the fun of going out and having fun in London, without my kids. 24 hours later, something happened to make this … Continue reading →

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The Corbyn Kickabout – 26/05/17

Posted on June 1, 2017 by katese11

I wasn’t feeling awesome on Saturday morning. I’d cried a LOT at “The Girls” on Friday night, Bob and I had drunk a fair amount of wine and then I’d slept a patchy few hours before getting Nathan to drop … Continue reading →

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The Girls – 26/05/17

Posted on May 27, 2017 by katese11

Prepare to be emotionally ruined. I saw “The Girls” last night and sobbed and laughed all the way through it – sometimes both at the same time. It’s a wonderful show but oh, so heart-rending. I’ll put some context to … Continue reading →

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Hanging Out on the South Bank

Posted on May 21, 2017 by katese11

“I recognise this” said Eva as we climbed up the steps at the back of the Royal Festival Hall. “We’ve been here before” Why yes, lady. Like 10,000 times. Admittedly less since we’ve not been within walking distance but as … Continue reading →

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Aftercare, not Afterthought: The Mumsnet Campaign for Better Postnatal Care

Posted on May 18, 2017 by katese11

  It’s pretty unusual for me to share anything painful or personal on this blog – it’s more about sandpits and sarcasm round here. But Reuben’s nearly 8 and sooner or later I knew I’d write down what happened in … Continue reading →

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