Author Archives: katese11

Braintree District Museum – 26/08/17

Posted on August 26, 2017 by katese11

A few weeks back,  I was contacted by a childhood friend of Nathan’s, inviting us to a Harry Potter exhibition in Braintree. Did we want to go? Merlin’s Beard, yes! But the summer’s been busy and it’s only now that … Continue reading →

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Holland Park – 11/08/17

Posted on August 19, 2017 by katese11

We’ve just arrived back from a week in the Netherlands and Belgium….but more on that another day. Let me first tell you about the preparatory trip we did before we left – to Holland Park, in West London. Believe it … Continue reading →

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When a Business Lives or Dies by its Facebook Reviews

Posted on July 30, 2017 by katese11

  We live in an era of People Power. The will of the people has decided that we’re leaving the European Union and that the most powerful country in the world is run by a misogynist narcissist with the attention … Continue reading →

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“Stomp” – 27/07/17

Posted on July 27, 2017 by katese11

  So, I didn’t actually go to see Stomp today but bear with me…I sent my small envoys to review it for me. Reuben plus the two teenage temp-LWATers. They enjoyed it, and I’ll get onto their comments later. I … Continue reading →

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“Ten Pieces Presents…” Prom – 23/07/17

Posted on July 25, 2017 by katese11

We’ve got a couple of temporary LWATers with us this week. They’re young and full of energy and they’ve been tasked with looking after the kids while Nathan and I go to work. But first, I thought we’d show them … Continue reading →

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Summer Holidays Are Here!

Posted on July 22, 2017 by katese11

  So, it’s four days into the holidays and already my kids have watched six Marvel movies. Nathan’s been in charge and apparently, “there’s a lot of MCU to get through”. If you’d like your children to be slightly more … Continue reading →

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“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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