Tag Archives: nature (really?!)

All-New Vauxhall City Farm – 03/06/16

Posted on June 3, 2016 by katese11

You know that feeling when you’re trying to condense an entire half term into one day? Well, that was today. The kids have been away at the grandparents’ all week while Nathan and I worked, and I had this one … Continue reading →

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Fairy and Elf Walk – 02/03/16

Posted on May 2, 2016 by katese11

I am dedicating this post to my good friend Mrs Rabitt, who’ll soon be moving to M11Land so I imagine she’ll be on the Audley End Mini Railway pretty much every weekend. We’d never been there before but we were … Continue reading →

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Easter Fun at The View – 28/03/16

Posted on April 3, 2016 by katese11

  In the Great British Tradition, Easter weekend was largely a washout. As we were driving along Euston Rd in a hailstorm, an hour late for Easter Sunday service we never would have imagined that 24 hours later we’d be … Continue reading →

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Wanstead Park – 01/05/15

Posted on May 2, 2015 by katese11

  Did I mention that we are approaching the age of Maximum Whinge? Well, don’t worry if you missed it…there’ll be plenty later on in the post. Our destination yesterday was Chalet Wood, Wanstead Park, to see the spectacular bluebell … Continue reading →

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Grow Wild at Lloyd Park – 27/02/15

Posted on March 2, 2015 by katese11

I haven’t blogged much lately. I’m sorry. There’s no good reason, just the normal busyness, with a small smattering of bodily fluids. Nothing hugely bloggable though. Except maybe a long trip on the Central Line and a singalonga…but I’ll do … Continue reading →

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The Bucket and Spade List Part 2 – Nancy’s Pantry

Posted on August 9, 2014 by katese11

The Bucket and Spade List is going well. By that, I mean we’re a third of the way through August and we’ve done one a bit of the ten. But it’s a strong start. Yesterday, the trail led us to … Continue reading →

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Some More Random Parks…(Mostly in East London)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by katese11

I’ll admit we haven’t been up to much lately – I’m still recovering a bit from the epic LWAT 300 weekend, where we hit almost every E postcode in the matter of a few days. Just thinking about it makes … Continue reading →

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Fun in the Forest – 18/03/14

Posted on March 20, 2014 by katese11

Warning: this post may contain more countryside than you’ve ever experienced on this blog before. Get used to it. This, my friends, is life in Zone 4. But don’t worry – it’s the kind of countryside I can handle. It’s … Continue reading →

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Little Dinosaurs – 23/10/13

Posted on October 24, 2013 by katese11

Yesterday was a busy day. A 6-tube, 3-bus, uphill-downhill kind of day. And our first destination was Little Dinosaurs at Alexandra Palace. We caught the Victoria Line as far as Finsbury Park and made a very easy change onto the … Continue reading →

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Apple Day – 06/10/13

Posted on October 6, 2013 by katese11

Now, if you don’t like apples this might not be the day out for you. But if you’re enthusiastic about things that embrace nature within the safe confines of Central London, you’d like Apple Day. It’s at Roots and Shoots … Continue reading →

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