Tag Archives: Central London

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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London Zoo – 23/02/13

Posted on February 25, 2013 by katese11

I’ve got to admit, this didn’t seem like the luckiest expedition ever. There was a flurry of snow as we left, with everything that we needed for the day piled on the buggy. And then I crashed the buggy and … Continue reading →

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Things to do at half-term in London

Posted on February 14, 2013 by katese11

Happy Valentines’ Day! Reuben and I made these lovely heart-shaped chocolate brownies for Nathan as a secret surprise. It wasn’t the most secret or surprising…in fact, the secret was hinted at yesterday morning, when Reuben sent Nathan off to work … Continue reading →

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Riding the ducky boat – a trip with London Duck Tours

Posted on February 8, 2013 by katese11

You may remember some time ago, in a long week of quarantine, the kids and I went on a “ducky-spotting” adventure –  we followed the ducky boat and watched it splash in at Vauxhall. Now, I showed this to the … Continue reading →

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Guards and cupcakes – 25/01/13

Posted on January 25, 2013 by katese11

Do you sometimes feel like the Universe is trying to tell you something? I felt like that this morning. I was reading a blog post by Slummy Single Mummy, which featured a picture of a rainbow cake. Minutes earlier I … Continue reading →

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Rain Room – 19/01/13

Posted on January 19, 2013 by katese11

Yesterday was a day when lots of straightforward things went wrong. Today was a day when complicated things went right. That’s a nice change. Let’s not dwell on the hours it’s taken me to get Eva to sleep, and the … Continue reading →

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Seussical the Musical

Posted on January 4, 2013 by katese11

This was always going to be a risky one. Back in November-time, I got a Groupon offer for “Seussical – the Musical”. I’ve never actually bought a Groupon offer before, so had no idea how quickly they sold out. It … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day parade

Posted on January 1, 2013 by katese11

Happy 2013! It’s New Year’s Day! It’s sunny! Both the kids slept in this morning (i.e. didn’t get up at 5)….do you need more reasons to be excited? Well, neither did I…and when I get excited, I get all spontaneous … Continue reading →

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Christmas Shopping on Oxford St – Mother and Baby edition

Posted on December 11, 2012 by katese11

Yes, yes once again this sounds like madness. I’d considered myself lucky to escape from Primark alive a few days back. But when you’re in a Nandos in Berners St and you need to go shopping, Oxford St doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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