Author Archives: katese11

Beach East – 17/07/15

Posted on July 22, 2015 by katese11

  Do you ever worry that LWAT is losing its edge? That we have complex days out that seem to go well, with barely a hint of preschooler meltdown? Well, fear no more. Here’s a tale of a day that … Continue reading →

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A Letter to My Elected Representative – Thank You For Representing Me

Posted on July 13, 2015 by katese11

  Dear Iain Duncan Smith How are you? I hear that you were at Highams Park Day on Saturday, just like we were. Did you have fun? Were you sad that the bar ran out of beer? My husband was. … Continue reading →

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High Times and Highams Park Days – 11/07/15

Posted on July 12, 2015 by katese11

  Yesterday could have gone one of several ways. It could have been a day when I looked at the four things I wanted to do and sensibly decided on just one or two of them. It could have been … Continue reading →

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July Jollity

Posted on July 11, 2015 by katese11

Staring down a day full of school fetes, village fetes and Sound of Music-themed concerts, a thought struck me. What if someone out there was bored? What if they didn’t have a million things to try and cram into every … Continue reading →

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Ishmael at Cafe Church – 05/07/15

Posted on July 6, 2015 by katese11

  I’ll admit it now – this one may be a little niche. It’ll probably only appeal if you grew up as a Christian in the 1990s…but there seem to be a few of us about so the man in … Continue reading →

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An A406 Adventure and Gladstone Park – 04/07/15

Posted on July 5, 2015 by katese11

    If you’ve been enduring this blog for a while, you’ll have noticed that I’m quite fond of significant numbers. But the 400th post was a bit of a washout, so I decided to mark a different number – … Continue reading →

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Britpop Tots – 28/06/15

Posted on July 1, 2015 by katese11

  If you, like me, are of a Certain Age then you might find it frightening to realise that it’s been 20 years since the blur v oasis battle that marked the height of Britpop. Yes, 20 years since Jarvis … Continue reading →

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Yonderland Series Launch – 27/06/15

Posted on June 27, 2015 by katese11

  As a mother I have many failings – we don’t need to go into those. As a blogger, I have quite a lot of failings. As a London Transport geek, however, I pride myself on having very few. But … Continue reading →

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The Power of Poison – 21/06/15

Posted on June 21, 2015 by katese11

  Well, it’s been an interesting week. On Wednesday night I baked some brownies and, waiting for them to cool down, wrote a silly little song about the recent train troubles on the Chingford line.  Then Nathan filmed it, we … Continue reading →

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Testing Times

Posted on June 14, 2015 by katese11

Roo is 6 today. Look at him, all proud in his new Captain America costume. Ready to go and beat up some communists or something equally patriotic. He’s had an exhausting weekend, all running about with friends, playing with new … Continue reading →

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