Author Archives: katese11

Tree Fu Tom Magazine – A Review

Posted on October 10, 2013 by katese11

I like surprises. Most of the time anyway. Not the kind of “bath surprises” Eva likes to leave for her brother but nice surprises, yes. And this was the nice kind of surprise. My mind has been a bit…busy of … Continue reading →

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Apple Day – 06/10/13

Posted on October 6, 2013 by katese11

Now, if you don’t like apples this might not be the day out for you. But if you’re enthusiastic about things that embrace nature within the safe confines of Central London, you’d like Apple Day. It’s at Roots and Shoots … Continue reading →

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East Greenwich Pleasaunce – 05/10/13

Posted on October 5, 2013 by katese11

You wouldn’t think that eating cake and drinking coffee in pursuit of London’s Most Toddler-Friendly Cafe would cause any aggro, would you? Well, it hasn’t really, but after I visited Dulwich Park Cafe with Maria I did get some “feedback” … Continue reading →

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Chips and Changing Tables – Eating Out With a Toddler Part 1 Zillion….

Posted on September 29, 2013 by katese11

Cause, yknow we’ve done a lot of this eating out with a toddler thing now. Newborns, weaners, toddler, preschoolers, schoolkids…we’ve dropped ketchup on them all, in restaurants all over London. But here are some that have been more fun than … Continue reading →

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Dulwich Park – 27/09/13

Posted on September 29, 2013 by katese11

The first time we visited Dulwich Park it didn’t go well. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but here goes with a tale of what is possibly Nathan’s worst birthday ever. The year was 2004. The birthday was … Continue reading →

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Travelling With Teenagers – A Guest Post by Gretta Schifano of Mums Do Travel

Posted on September 24, 2013 by katese11

Editor’s Note: Finding travel with a small child difficult? There is hope! One day they’ll be pleasant and easy travelling companions. Gretta Schifano of Mums do travel is here to tell us more about travelling with teenagers… It’s great travelling … Continue reading →

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The Dish and the Spoon -20/09/13

Posted on September 22, 2013 by katese11

Once again I’m blogging to you from the hour beyond midnight, where I’ve given up on any immediate sleepy notions and plonked my toddler in front of some strange gibbering creatures. And by a remarkable coincidence, a strange gibbering creature … Continue reading →

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The “London’s Most Toddler-Friendly Cafe” Award

Posted on September 21, 2013 by katese11

Yesterday we went to The Dish and Spoon cafe in East Dulwich. I haven’t written about it yet, because I have to get my head around Maori politics first, but it gave me an idea. A quest! And the quest … Continue reading →

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Wanstead Village Fete – 15/09/13

Posted on September 18, 2013 by katese11

It’s taken me a few days to get round to writing this up, but thanks to Eva we’re no longer doing that sleep thing that everyone goes on about. So it’s nearly 1AM and I am updating you on our … Continue reading →

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Northern Highlights – 14/09/13

Posted on September 14, 2013 by katese11

One of the very many criticisms levelled at this blog is that it’s too South London centric. Cause I live in South London and hang out here quite a lot, the Google map ends up looking a bit bottom-heavy. Like … Continue reading →

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