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The Ragged Canteen (Beaconsfield Gallery) and Vauxhall City Farm revisited
It’s been a funny coupla weeks on the blog – rants against the media at large, sponsored posts, shameless pleas for votes. Let’s get back to the important stuff in life – toasties and alpacas. That’s an alpaca there. The … Continue reading
Rain Room – 19/01/13
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
Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out)
Tagged art, Central London, cinema, coffee
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Gooseberry Bush Cafe – 16/01/13
As you may have noticed if you regularly read this blog, Eva and I have an ongoing project to see how far we can get during Roo’s nursery time. Today may have been pushing the boundaries a little. We often … Continue reading
Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out)
Tagged baby, cafes, cake, coffee, South London
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London with a Tiddler part 2
Eva and I have been busy again. Evidence keeps suggesting that the best way to keep Eva asleep during the day is just to keep moving. How does that work for me? Ah, it doesn’t really…but it means we’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Just wandering....
Tagged baby, Central London, Christmas, coffee, eating out, North London, shopping, South London
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The Christmas Pudding Race and the “Rise of the Guardians” Funland – 01/12/12
Longest blog title. EVER. What it should have said was “we wandered around Central London a bit in the cold”. But in doing so, we both watched “The Christmas Pudding Race” and visited a winter playground in Leicester Square. I … Continue reading
Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out)
Tagged Central London, Christmas, coffee, races, snow
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Children’s fireworks in Corams Fields – 02/11/12
If I told you that the words “parenting genius” had been applied to this day out, would that be raising your expectations to an unmanageable level? If I told you that those same words had been used with a question … Continue reading
Croydon with a toddler
Well, a preschooler really. But let’s ignore that particular Inconvenient Truth. So, we went back to Beanies, Croydon today. Last time I visited, it was with a 3-week-old baby and no Reuben. It was lovely and mellow and peaceful. This … Continue reading
Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out)
Tagged cafes, cake, choo-choo!, coffee, South London, toys
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That Place on the Corner – 30/08/12
There you go, as soon as I’ve written a new post on toddler-friendly cafes, then I go to another one. Again without my toddler. But I had a 16 month-old on loan instead. And Eva, obviously. Our destination this time … Continue reading
Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out)
Tagged cafes, coffee, North London, shopping
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A few more places to eat with a toddler….
Running around playing is all well and good when you’re a little soul. But eventually, that little ball of energy has to refuel. They may not like it. They may insist “I NOT hungry. I wanna plaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!” but they usually … Continue reading
Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out)
Tagged cafes, coffee, South London
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