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Tag Archives: Christmas
“Christmas at Kew” – 06/01/24
Happy New Year! I realise it’s in no way Christmas any more – although Eva tells me that “Fishmas” carries on until February – but yesterday we went for one last shot of Christmas joy before settling into dreary January. … Continue reading
Christmassy Things to See
As you may know if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, one of my favourite things to do at this time of year is to wander around London and just look at all the pretty things … Continue reading
12 Days in Highams Park
Today, I was on a train to Chingford and I was pondering a version of the 12 Days of Christmas that also acted as a handy, hyper-local events calendar for a very specific time period. Anyway, most people would let … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, East London, vintage
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A West End Day – 11/12/21
I feel like Christmas has snuck up on me this year. Real-life singing is back after a year of being cancelled and there’s something about prepping three choirs’ worth of people to sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem” that has … Continue reading
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Tagged Central London, Christmas, coffee, eating out, shopping
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A Day Off – 05/12/19
On Thursday, I took a day off. Unusual for me, I know, but it’s been a busy old month and sometimes you just need to channel Ferris Bueller and take some time to watch the world go by. So … Continue reading
“The Pixie and the Pudding” at Little Angel Theatre – 30/11/19
Eva and I have enjoyed lots of shows at the Little Angel Theatre over the last few years but the last one we went to freaked her out a little bit. It was aimed at older children and my very … Continue reading
Primrose Hill – 17/11/19
At bedtime last night, Eva asked if we could do “something exciting” after church today. To begin with, she was a bit vague about what that thing might be as she only knew it wouldn’t be chasing dinosaurs because … Continue reading
Christmas in Covent Garden – 08/12/18
Ah, family days out. Don’t ya love them? So spontaneous and trouble-free. I’m not pinning Reuben down in this photo, honestly. Just trying to ensure there’s some distance between him and Eva. That said, it was actually quite a nice … Continue reading
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Tagged Central London, Christmas, cinema, coffee, eating out, shopping
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Christmas on the South Bank – 21/12/17
Anyone have any idea how to spend 8 hours at the Southbank Centre on a miserable day in December? Well, neither did I. The answer seemed to be “go where the wind takes us” and also “spend lots of money … Continue reading
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Tagged carousel, Christmas, coffee, disco, eating out, playground, South London, southbank centre
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Children’s Christmas Theatre Preview
I know it’s not Christmas yet but we gotta start facing up to the reality of it. I have Nathan filling advent calendar bags with Lego as I type, we’re planning our Christmas day present opening schedule and if you … Continue reading