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A Girls’ Day Out – 16/02/19
Today, Eva and I went out. With only the barest bones of a plan and only one Rainbow Magic book. And somehow we stayed out for 11 hours and, more remarkably, didn’t have any fights. It was a charmed day … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cake, Central London, coffee, eating out, North London
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“Welcome to the Forest” – London Borough of Culture 13/01/19
This might only be news to those of you who have been living under a rock – or living outside the boundaries of LBWF – but London’s first ever Borough of Culture has launched this weekend and yes, it’s us! … Continue reading
“King Arthur” at The Scoop – 30/08/18
It’s been a wild week. The kids have been staying at my sister’s in Wales and Nathan and I have been kidfree and fancy free. There was a night out dancing, which I might write about soon if I … Continue reading
Monstrous Fest – 29/07/18
It’s been one of those days when everything happens at once. A couple of temp LWATers are on our sofa now, having endured a 4 hour coach journey and an end-of-holiday-club service at church with approx 10,000 over excited kids. … Continue reading
Summer Holiday preview 2018
I don’t know why the school holidays always catch me by surprise but, once again, they have. The kids finish this week and I’m not allowed to hand them back over till September. If you’re in a similar position, you … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Central London, craft, East London, festival, music, South London, summer, theatre
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“Harry Hill Presents Matt Millz” & “Tales From the Gallery” – 17/02/18
Today feels like it’s been a bit of a surreal dream. We met a celebrity, bumped into some random friends and danced with some dancing dogs. Plus the sun was shining and we had ice cream. In February. But … Continue reading
A Winter Catch Up
January is finally over and it feels like we’ve been stuck in winter for a long time. So what have we been up to? I guess the answer is not much that’s particularly bloggable, with the exception of a jaunt … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cycling, East London, eating out, farms, museums, outside London, trains, West London
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Play, Explore, Create at the V&A – 27/10/17
We’ve had something of a theme this half term – I had lunch with my friend Vicki on Tuesday, Wetlands with cousin Vicky on Wednesday and today the Mamma of all Victorias – the Victoria and Albert Museum. And we … Continue reading
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Tagged art, coffee, museum, music, theatre, West London
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Autumnal Times
I’m calling it. The heating’s on and I’ve just comfort-eaten half a packet of chocolate digestives. It’s Autumn. Which traditionally means we’ll get the best weather of the year so far but just in case we don’t here are some … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Central London, East London, lego, museums, music, North London, South London, swings, theatre, West London
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Pack Your Bags…There’s So Much to Do
Yeah, yeah this was clearly a case of “Picture first, blog title later” but it’s a lame lead in to a big old list of entirely un-lame things to do over the next few weeks. Which, you’ll be shocked to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Berkofest, Central London, museums, music, South London, southbank centre, theatre
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