Tag Archives: outside London

Braintree District Museum – 26/08/17

Posted on August 26, 2017 by katese11

A few weeks back,  I was contacted by a childhood friend of Nathan’s, inviting us to a Harry Potter exhibition in Braintree. Did we want to go? Merlin’s Beard, yes! But the summer’s been busy and it’s only now that … Continue reading →

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Ashlyns Farm Shop -14/04/17

Posted on April 14, 2017 by katese11

  This was a spontaneous kinda plan. Every Good Friday we consider doing something worthy, like going to see the Passion Play in Trafalgar Square and we end up doing something completely different. Today was no exception. Miles away from … Continue reading →

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The Gruffalo Trail – 25/03/17

Posted on March 26, 2017 by katese11

For reasons too complicated to explain here, we needed a jaunt out of London today. So we drove from Nearly-Essex, where we live, to Proper Essex where everyone wears fur gilets and designer boots for a walk in the woods. … Continue reading →

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BerkoFest – 10/09/16

Posted on September 11, 2016 by katese11

It’s Nathan’s birthday. Those of you who have seen the early morning wonders bestowed on him by our children will be surprised to learn that there was more to this day than a home made paper aeroplane (Eva) and a … Continue reading →

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Autumn Preview

Posted on August 25, 2016 by katese11

It doesn’t feel like it this balmy night but Autumn really isn’t far away, is it? Please tell me this summer holiday is almost over… Yes, yes it is. And here are some things to look forward to this Autumn. … Continue reading →

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Isle of Wight HighWights

Posted on August 24, 2016 by katese11

Yes, it’s another exotic holiday for the LWAT family…we’ve just returned from a week on the island and it’s my pleasure to show you some of the interesting things we did. As you can tell, we were incredibly lucky with … Continue reading →

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Legoland – 11/06/16

Posted on June 17, 2016 by katese11

Reuben is almost 7 – I know, I can barely believe it either. And he’s not having a party this year. We started Project No Party early on in the year, sowing seeds in his mind about going to Legoland … 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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Geronimo Festival! – 24/05/15

Posted on May 25, 2015 by katese11

  There are probably some LWAT adventures that you read and think “That sounds fun. I too may try to venture out to a small local park at some point. How very manageable” and others that make you wonder if … Continue reading →

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Exciting Times Ahead

Posted on February 6, 2015 by katese11

  Well, this is going to be a rocking weekend. We have not one but two parties to go to – first, the launch party for new CBeebies show “Twirlywoos” tomorrow, which I’ll be reporting back on tomorrow night. We … Continue reading →

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