Author Archives: katese11

May Half Term Preview 2016

Posted on May 25, 2016 by katese11

Do you have a stressed out 7-year-old, who’s been stretched by SATS? Or a 4-year-old who says she has to “work hard but only when I’m writing in my book”? Well, don’t worry about busting them out of school for … Continue reading →

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“Tales From the Shed” – 13/05/16

Posted on May 17, 2016 by katese11

Last Friday, the sun was shining and we were off adventuring. Eva’s friend J and his Mum J were taking us to the theatre! In the hitherto unexplored land of Southgate, the almost-furthest end of the Piccadilly Line. Sadly we … Continue reading →

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The Librarian – 06/05/16

Posted on May 7, 2016 by katese11

I must admit I was a little surprised by this latest offering from the Discover Centre on Tour. Whenever we’ve encountered Discover before – whether on home turf or up in the sky – their storytelling has been engaging, funny … Continue reading →

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Fairy and Elf Walk – 02/03/16

Posted on May 2, 2016 by katese11

I am dedicating this post to my good friend Mrs Rabitt, who’ll soon be moving to M11Land so I imagine she’ll be on the Audley End Mini Railway pretty much every weekend. We’d never been there before but we were … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare 400

Posted on May 1, 2016 by katese11

It’s taken me a week to write this, not because it wasn’t a nice afternoon out but because a tiny girl I know is turning 4 imminently and it seems to have distracted me from most things this week, including … Continue reading →

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A Voter’s Guide to the London Mayoral Elections

Posted on April 23, 2016 by katese11

Random underlinings, ill-advised hashtags, activists posing as voters – this booklet has it all. The booklet to which I’m referring is, of course, the Mayor of London’s official guide to his potential successors – a booklet where all the candidates … Continue reading →

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Q Pootle 5 – Pootle the Explorer

Posted on April 18, 2016 by katese11

It’s been a while since the kids last sat down to a Q Pootle 5 DVD but when I mentioned the possibility to them, they responded with their usual enthusiasm for anythingBeebies (unless it’s Justin-related, obviously). I don’t think the … Continue reading →

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LWAT’s Guide to Tabby McTat

Posted on April 15, 2016 by katese11

Listen up, Londoners…this is important stuff. I know this blog covers a wide variety of topics, from the trivial (politics) to the vital (sandpits) but this is one of the life-changing ones. I’m going to tell you where all the … Continue reading →

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Easter Fun at The View – 28/03/16

Posted on April 3, 2016 by katese11

  In the Great British Tradition, Easter weekend was largely a washout. As we were driving along Euston Rd in a hailstorm, an hour late for Easter Sunday service we never would have imagined that 24 hours later we’d be … Continue reading →

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Hackney to be Wiped Off Map Following Online Poll

Posted on April 1, 2016 by katese11

The residents of Hackney have taken a unanimous decision to anonymise themselves after an online poll branded maps “conformist, facist and obvious”. The poll, on Instagram, asked locals whether they agreed that Hackney would be a better place “if no … Continue reading →

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