Author Archives: katese11

Family Travel Show – 31/10/15

  This afternoon I experienced a little bit of deja-vu. Sitting on a bus on Kensington High Street, wrangling some giant balloon creations….weren’t we doing this last week? Why, yes we were but the run up was very different. Last … Continue reading

Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out) | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Shard – 30/10/15

Of late, Reuben has acquired a new interest to go with all the other obsessions. He’s into London Landmarks. Is it because his mother’s a London blogger and has dragged him around the capital on blogging jaunts for six years … Continue reading

Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out) | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Cancer With a Toddler – Holly’s Story

Let me introduce you to Holly. She’s been on the blog before, putting us up one Christmas in Germany and hanging out with us in London but this post is a little different. It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Family Travel Show Winner Announced!

The Family Travel Show is almost on us and it’s time to reveal the winner of the giveaway. It’s… Charlotte Story!! Congratulations Charlotte – tickets are winging their way to you now. We’ll be reporting back too, hopefully with some … Continue reading

Posted in Facts! And facts are important! | Leave a comment

EasiYo Brunch – 24/10/15

The quest to understand West London continues. Yesterday morning found us wandering around Earl’s Court, trying to find a way out from the Piccadilly Line. What seemed like an exit landed us on the District Line platform, at which point … Continue reading

Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out) | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Big Fish Little Fish Spooky Special – 18/10/15

Put your hands in the air! It’s the BFLF Halloween special, at the dark and cavernous Shapes in Hackney Wick. Of course, this being BFLF it was the middle of the afternoon when we went in and not remotely dark … Continue reading

Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out) | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Highams Park Playground – 16/10/15

I’m a special kind of tired today. The kind of tired that you get when you go out for a rowdy curry night with the local mothers and then get up for the school run and then wait ages for … Continue reading

Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks) | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

GIVEAWAY!! Win Tickets to the Family Travel Show

Does anyone else struggle to find a holiday that’ll work for your family? I always leave it late, book somewhere in a hurry and we have an average-to-good time, sometimes in accommodation that’s average-to-bad. But you don’t have to be … Continue reading

Posted in Facts! And facts are important! | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Why Can’t Britain Just be British?

  I don’t know about you but I’ve been getting some mixed messages from the Tory Party Conference. First there’s Jeremy Hunt telling a meeting that cutting tax credits was all in the interests of creating an Asian-style working culture. … Continue reading

Posted in Rants | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Hackney Hijinks

Today I had the pleasure of hanging out with Bob and Boby. Now, Bob and I have done a lot of foolish things together – one of which was chronicled on this blog and most of which are not suitable … Continue reading

Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks) | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment