Author Archives: katese11

Jurassic Falls Adventure Golf – 16/04/21

Posted on April 15, 2021 by katese11

We’re still in Easter holidays here, for another few days at least. And today, Nathan and I were both off work so I decided we would have a Fun Family Day Out that I could blog about. There wasn’t huge … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Park – 07/04/21

Posted on April 7, 2021 by katese11

The adventuring continues! We’ve left the borough again today, after Sunday’s jaunt to Islington. I know, this is WILD after so many months stuck in LBWF. Today was a trip on the 123 bus with some friendly friends and a … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by katese11

Happy Easter! We celebrated not only the Resurrection yesterday but also the easing of the Covid restrictions and some sunshine. Triple whammy! What it meant in practice was wandering around Islington after church a few hours and then wandering around … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Women’s Health – IWD 2021

Posted on March 13, 2021 by katese11

  Last Sunday, I virtually met with a group of Highams Park women (and one man) to mark International Women’s Day, for the fourth year running. This year was a bit of a different format to the previous IRL gatherings … Continue reading →

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Back to Back to School

Posted on March 7, 2021 by katese11

  Congrats, fellow parents. It seems like we’ve almost done it again. Primary aged kids go back tomorrow and secondary kids follow at their own, test-lined pace. After the 6 month school-hiatus of 2020, we’re all used to understating what … Continue reading →

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Oh Yes You Are, Captain

Posted on February 5, 2021 by katese11

You probably don’t need me to tell you that Christopher Plummer, who played Captain Von Trapp, has died at the age of 91. If you’ve been reading this blog for some time, you probably don’t need me to tell you … Continue reading →

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The Creativity Curve

Posted on January 31, 2021 by katese11

In August last year, I made a spreadsheet and it produced the graph you see before you. I was trying to express in some kind of numerical way how my creativity had slumped during the long months of Spring 2020. … Continue reading →

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Why the Masked Singer is the Best Thing You can Watch Right Now

Posted on January 16, 2021 by katese11

Still January you say? And a particularly cold and rainy Saturday in Lockdown #3000? Lucky we have something to look forward to tonight. Yes, the LWAT Family have fallen hard for the Masked Singer, with the possible exception of the … Continue reading →

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Let’s Be a Bit More Careful With Other People’s Mental Health

Posted on January 9, 2021 by katese11

Happy New Year readers! And welcome to the January to end all Januaries. It’s largely cold and dark and we’re all stuck inside once again because of the plague. Truly it’s the most Januaryish month in history. I’m not a … Continue reading →

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2020 in Review

Posted on December 27, 2020 by katese11

Oh my, this year has been absolute pants hasn’t it? I couldn’t really think of a way to sum it all up without being horribly depressing so I’ve decided to go right back to the birth of social media and … Continue reading →

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