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Where to live in London with a toddler pt 2 – Crystal Palace

Posted on April 9, 2013 by katese11

Crystal Palace is, as one mother described it, ridiculously baby-friendly. There are reams of baby shops and little coffee shops and all the pubs have highchairs and changing tables. One pub I went to for a first birthday party – … Continue reading →

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Where to live in London with a toddler pt 1 – Walthamstow

Posted on April 8, 2013 by katese11

Back when I was a Smash Hits browsing teen, Walthamstow was the epitome of rough urban glamour. It was in the East End of London – a thrilling yet terrifying proposition for a suburban girl like me – and it … Continue reading →

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Lazy Town Series Launch – 05/04/13

Posted on April 6, 2013 by katese11

A few years back – well, about 8 years back- Nathan was having a conversation with our niece Natalie, who was around Roo’s age then. She was telling him all about a friend of hers called Stephanie who would only … Continue reading →

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A Few Newsings…

Posted on April 3, 2013 by katese11

That’s like musings on news…not “news” in the political sense, news in the sandpit kinda sense. I have a few updates on things you might like, especially if you live in the SE11 area…so here they are! 1) Crazy Chimps … Continue reading →

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Things to do in London over the Easter Holidays

Posted on April 1, 2013 by katese11

Blimey, that was a short half-term, wasn’t it? Easter hols are suddenly on us and with them two weeks of preschooler-boredom to fill. Still, there’s lots out there to do and we intend to do some of it. As should … Continue reading →

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Why are TfL pitting parents against wheelchair users?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by katese11

An argument on FaceBook yesterday made me realise – I have to wade into this whole “Buggy space vs Wheelchair space” debate thing. When it came on FaceBook, posted by someone who is neither a parent nor disabled, my first … Continue reading →

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A few thoughts on commercialising the blog…

Posted on March 25, 2013 by katese11

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about selling out. Whether I do it, how I do it etc etc…and I thought I’d share my thoughts with you. Y’see this is a blog, not a business. I never started it with … Continue reading →

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Burgess Park – 19/03/13

Posted on March 20, 2013 by katese11

The All-new Burgess Park! Last time I came here it was a complete building site and I wasn’t in the best mood. It was the day before Reuben’s 3rd birthday party, we were on our way back from Norfolk and … Continue reading →

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Brooklands Museum – 09/03/13

Posted on March 11, 2013 by katese11

Now, this really stretches the bounds of what you could describe as “London”. It’s on the cusp of non-London land, but it’s this side of the M25 so it counts. It’s Adventures With Gravel turf, but I was meeting Gravel’s … Continue reading →

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Eat, Play, Love (Battersea) – 08/03/13

Posted on March 8, 2013 by katese11

So, today we went out to eat, play and love at Eat, Play, Love Battersea. As you may have gathered, Reuben isn’t too good at doing what he’s told, so he didn’t want to eat, then play, then love. As … Continue reading →

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