Author Archives: katese11

Walter Under the Bridge – Book Review

Posted on January 17, 2014 by katese11

There’s a troll under every bridge, apparently. The bridges near us tend to be of the Thames-spanning variety so could comfortably house an entire family of trolls, but checking underneath them would require a boat or a bungee cord. But … Continue reading →

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In the Night Garden Live! Coming Soon

Posted on January 11, 2014 by katese11

Reuben’s in bed, Eva’s still lively and Nathan’s just switched Pink Floyd off for being too psychedelic…this can only mean one thing. Time to watch “In the Night Garden”. Eva’s an addict, and if your toddler also likes to stand … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day Parade

Posted on January 4, 2014 by katese11

There’s one simple way to describe this parade – “soggy”. We left the house and it was drizzling. Then it got to be raining and at various times later it was definitely approaching pouring. But we’d spent a quiet day … Continue reading →

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A.A.’ed in Chelsea

Posted on December 31, 2013 by katese11

We’re back in London after a long break in Hampshire that involved all eight of Roo and Eva’s cousins, a smattering of second cousins and all the aunts, uncles, grandparents and great-grandparents you could ask for. The drive back was … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by katese11

Just a quick Christmas greeting from London With a Toddler. I hope your presents are twice as beautiful and half as stroppy as this one: Merry Christmas!

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2013 in Review

Posted on December 20, 2013 by katese11

I’m writing this as part of the Mumsnet Bloggers’ linky. Well, I was going to do it anyway but now I feel less bad about boring you all with stuff you already know… It’s been an amazing year on the … Continue reading →

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Potted Panto

Posted on December 16, 2013 by katese11

So, this was an exciting theatre trip, not least because Nathan, Roo and I had jettisoned Eva and left her in the care of a 4-year-old (and her parents). But also because we were seeing Dan and Jeff, of “Potted … Continue reading →

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Nestlé and Me – A Story

Posted on December 11, 2013 by katese11

An argument on mumsnet alerted me to the fact that Nestlé has partnered up with Change4Life, an NHS initiative to make people healthier. Why would that bother anyone? Well, Nestlé have somewhat of a chequered past and it seems like not … Continue reading →

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Old Jack’s Boat Christmas Special

Posted on December 9, 2013 by katese11

One of the many things we’ve been busy doing the last few days was a trip to the BBC. And like every other visitor to Broadcasting House ever, we just had to take a picture of Reuben standing in  front of … Continue reading →

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More Christmassy Things

Posted on December 8, 2013 by katese11

We’ve been busy lately. Well, kinda. Eva got very busy on Tuesday night, decorating the lounge with things that had, until recently, been in her babytummy. So that made for a dull couple of days’ quarantine but since then we’ve … Continue reading →

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