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Local News and a Not-so-local Trip Out

Posted on July 30, 2013 by katese11

I have exciting news. So exciting that I had to call Nathan at work and tell him. For phone-related reasons, he had to put me on speaker and so I think he was quite relieved when my exciting news turned … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield Stratford – 29/07/13

Posted on July 29, 2013 by katese11

Remember watching the Olympics last year? Remember how shiny and finished Stratford looked? Well, forget it. It’s a construction site again, full of half-finished structures and flyovers to nowhere: Imagine driving along that, happily on your way to the Olympic … Continue reading →

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Some Playground News….

Posted on June 5, 2013 by katese11

This is the update I actually meant to post yesterday, instead of getting a bit of a rant on. But yes, I do feel better for it. Thanks for asking. Yesterday’s post contained a lot of words and almost no … Continue reading →

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Ladywell Fields – 27/04/13

Posted on April 27, 2013 by katese11

I have a couple of previous connections with Ladywell Fields. The first is that I used it as the name of a 1930s transvestite in a choose-your-own-adventure-poirot-spoof I wrote for a friend of ours. Along with her friend Victoria Busstation. … Continue reading →

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Sunday News…

Posted on April 21, 2013 by katese11

I seem to be doing a lot of these kind of updates at the moment. If you’re an infrequent visitor to London, it probably isn’t interesting and please accept my apologies. If you’re a resident of SE11, it probably is … Continue reading →

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!New Playgrounds!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by katese11

We interrupt this exciting series of “Where to live in London with a toddler” to bring you a newsflash. You see, there’s been a spate of playground building around south London, and the LWAT sandpit correspondent is on the (play) … 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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Brunswick Park – 01/11/12

Posted on November 6, 2012 by katese11

Last week had a theme running through it. Friday saw us mooching around the Brunswick Centre, prior to our trip to Coram’s. Thursday was a jaunt to Camberwell to Brunswick Park. Who is this Mr Brunswick who’s splattered his name … Continue reading →

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Tate Modern – 20/10/12

Posted on October 20, 2012 by katese11

I haven’t been to the Tate Modern for a long time. Not in fact, since I had a baby boy who was the same age as my baby girl is now. We were overdue for another visit, especially as Roo’s … Continue reading →

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Lucas Gardens – 17/10/12

Posted on October 17, 2012 by katese11

Ah, Camberwell. Ah, the memories. We lived there for 5 years as newlyweds (as in that time before children….seems a long time ago, doesn’t it?) and it was what Time Out would describe as “buzzy”. Lots of cheap bars and … Continue reading →

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