Author Archives: katese11

Mr Bloom Live

Posted on February 21, 2017 by katese11

  When I mentioned the Curse of February Half Term in my last post, I wasn’t joking, That is how I ended up reviewing a show I didn’t even go to. Bear with me, and I’ll explain in baffling LWATlogic … Continue reading →

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The Imagine Festival – 14/02/17

Posted on February 15, 2017 by katese11

Well, not really much of the Imagine Festival. We were there for a bit and then we weren’t but I got some photos and I’m confident that I’ve lowered your expectations after all these years so you’ll be grateful that … Continue reading →

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Institute of Imagination – 11/02/17

Posted on February 11, 2017 by katese11

It’s been a complicated day. I swear that’s not the first time I’ve opened a blog post like that but maybe we just have a lot of complicated days. So you don’t need any boring explanations of my inner workings … Continue reading →

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St Pancras Lock Open Weekend – 04/02/17

Posted on February 4, 2017 by katese11

Some days are harder sells than others – when we were sitting in our friends’ flat in Hackney, watching the rain streak the windows the idea of an afternoon on the canalside wasn’t as appealing as it could have been. … Continue reading →

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HipChips – 27/01/17

Posted on January 30, 2017 by katese11

  Hipster food trends continue to flourish in London and if you don’t keep up, you could easily get left behind and as confused as Ellie was when I offered to take her out for crisps before our cinema trip. … Continue reading →

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Need to Leave the House?

Posted on January 27, 2017 by katese11

I know it’s difficult to imagine moving far off the sofa when it’s this dang cold but c’mon London, there is a world of opportunity out there. I’m snuggling right down tonight in the lurid reindeer onesie my choirsters gifted … Continue reading →

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Truth and the Trump Fan

Posted on January 27, 2017 by katese11

Note: I wrote this on Monday when my face was still a permanent 😮 at the speed and ferocity of the bullcrap coming out of Trump’s wherever. It was destined for a different site but…meh…it’s not happened (possibly too libellous? … Continue reading →

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Women’s March on London – 21/01/17

Posted on January 22, 2017 by katese11

Now, here’s a conundrum – I made a decision three hours ago to stop talking on the internet about the President we’ll refer to only as P45 (we can only hope)….for tonight at least. But I need to do some … Continue reading →

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(Girls and) Boys Keep Swinging…

Posted on January 19, 2017 by katese11

  No, not swinging in that sense. What’s wrong with you? Swing-dance-inspired fitness. Obviously. Get those minds out of the gutter. Let’s move on… It’s January 19th and so far I have been to two exercise classes this year. It’s … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Marching on Saturday

Posted on January 16, 2017 by katese11

Marching doesn’t come easily to me, especially in January. If there’s an opportunity to protest while sitting down and having a cup of coffee, I’ll generally take that option. But sometimes you have to make a stand. This Friday, the … Continue reading →

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