Author Archives: katese11

Mr Stink at Chickenshed – 19/07/18

Posted on July 20, 2018 by katese11

  I’ll get straight to the point – you’re wanting to know whether Roo and I managed a flawless journey to Chickenshed this time, aren’t you? Well…we aced it. Thank you for the applause. Not jumping off the 299 when … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday preview 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by katese11

I don’t know why the school holidays always catch me by surprise but, once again, they have. The kids finish this week and I’m not allowed to hand them back over till September. If you’re in a similar position, you … Continue reading →

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Welcome to London, Mr President!

Posted on July 13, 2018 by katese11

  You may have noticed there’s a special guest in town. Well, not actually *in* town or at least not more than briefly. He stopped off in Regents Park last night but hightailed it out before any of those very, … Continue reading →

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“Stig of the Dump” at Chickenshed – 28/06/18

Posted on June 28, 2018 by katese11

  This is the third time we’ve been to an evening show at Chickenshed and, seeing as the last two posts started with a bit of what I loving call “tube geekery”, I see no reason to deviate this time. … Continue reading →

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Legoland – 17/06/18

Posted on June 21, 2018 by katese11

  This was our second jaunt to Legoland and like the trip in 2016, I planted the seed early in Reuben’s brain about what he wanted to do for his birthday. Eva had a Star Wars-themed Perform party with her … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Gigs

Posted on June 16, 2018 by katese11

  This week I’ve been out twice – I know, steady on – to two events that were in a way very different to each other but also kinda similar. The first was an outing with the friend best known … Continue reading →

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Athenian Merriment Part 4 – 03/06/18

Posted on June 8, 2018 by katese11

Since I’ve been back in London I’ve worked three days and had three train crises. Almost made me miss Athens until I remembered the transport chaos we experienced on our third morning there. We’d had a small taster the day … Continue reading →

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Athenian Merriment Part 3 – 02/06/18

Posted on June 7, 2018 by katese11

In the last post I promised you some slightly more exciting things would happen in this one…well, buckle up baby. We’re going to the Parthenon. Every holiday, my kids write a planner and fill in what they’re doing each day. … Continue reading →

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Athenian Merriment Part 2 – 01/06/18

Posted on June 6, 2018 by katese11

  If you read my last post, you’ll have gasped along with the *very thrilling tale* of some people who went on an aeroplane. No doubt you’ve been waiting to hear what happened next so here goes… We woke up … Continue reading →

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Athenian Merriment Part 1 – 31/05/18

Posted on June 5, 2018 by katese11

Today it’s a drizzly grey day in North East London and the kids are playing X-Box and arguing with each other. It seems hard to believe that a day ago they were arguing with each other in the far more … Continue reading →

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