Author Archives: katese11

Accidentally Wes Anderson – 24/02/24

Posted on February 24, 2024 by katese11

It was my birthday this week and, as a serial complainer about birthdays, I decided to organise a few things to try and make this one go well. But seeing as my birthdays have been serially bad, I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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“The Everywhere Bear” at Little Angel Theatre – 10/02/24

Posted on February 10, 2024 by katese11

This is the second time I’ve been to see “The Everywhere Bear” so please forgive me if I repeat myself. I feel like I do that a lot anyway. The first time was during a particularly traumatic week in 2018 … Continue reading →

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Natural History Museum and “My Neighbour Totoro” at the Barbican – 27/01/24

Posted on January 31, 2024 by katese11

If you think that title is long, then let me assure you that the day that went with it was every bit as long. I’m still recovering from it now…or not, as the case may be. The Yorkshire Folk were … Continue reading →

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“Christmas at Kew” – 06/01/24

Posted on January 7, 2024 by katese11

Happy New Year! I realise it’s in no way Christmas any more – although Eva tells me that “Fishmas” carries on until February – but yesterday we went for one last shot of Christmas joy before settling into dreary January. … Continue reading →

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“Zimmer vs Williams” at the Barbican – 31/12/23

Posted on December 31, 2023 by katese11

Despite what I told my children, this was not a cage fight between two distinguished composers. So apologies – if that’s why you clicked on this post, you’ll be disappointed. Maybe get in touch with the makers of 90s classic … Continue reading →

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Christmassy Things to See

Posted on December 17, 2023 by katese11

As you may know if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, one of my favourite things to do at this time of year is to wander around London and just look at all the pretty things … Continue reading →

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“The Toymaker’s Child” at Chickenshed – 29/11/23

Posted on November 29, 2023 by katese11

I know you’re always interested in a handy travel hack so let me share with you my route to Chickenshed today. I was in the office so decided to hop on the secret train from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City, … Continue reading →

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“Delight” – 24/11/23

Posted on November 24, 2023 by katese11

As is becoming traditional in November, I’ve taken a week off to celebrate being so bad at managing my annual leave that I have to take it in November. Coincidentally, Eva had an inset day today so it seemed like … Continue reading →

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12 Days in Highams Park

Posted on November 22, 2023 by katese11

Today, I was on a train to Chingford and I was pondering a version of the 12 Days of Christmas that also acted as a handy, hyper-local events calendar for a very specific time period. Anyway, most people would let … Continue reading →

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I Just Want to Tell You How I’m Feeling…..

Posted on October 29, 2023 by katese11

Tired. But that’s not the main point of this post. In fact, there are a few things I want to tell you about but don’t worry, we’ll come back to the post title eventually. First though, let me tell you … Continue reading →

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