Tag Archives: South London

“Midsummer Mechanicals” at the Globe Theatre – 31/07/22

Posted on July 31, 2022 by katese11

As soon as I heard about the premise of this play, I was intrigued. I’ve doubtless mentioned it on the blog before but I played the part of a mechanical in MSND when I was Reuben’s age (which yes, is … Continue reading →

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“Cats and Dogs” at the Horniman – 17/02/22

Posted on February 18, 2022 by katese11

It’s been a while since we last ventured to deepest South London. Reuben was offered the opportunity to go to Forest Hill after church last week and he dismissed it with a shrug that suggested it was just too….far. And … Continue reading →

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My Apprentice Life

Posted on January 27, 2022 by katese11

I’m not entirely sure why I’m sticking with The Apprentice. I’m sure everyone else gave up on this show years ago. And this series is trying its hardest to repel me – first with an episode about teeth (boak) and … Continue reading →

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Hanging Around the Southbank -14/08/21

Posted on August 14, 2021 by katese11

Today was a proper old school LWAT kinda day. Not much of a plan but sunshine and family made it a happy day of hanging out. We were meeting CousinZ and her parents and CousinO under the clock at Waterloo. … Continue reading →

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National Archives – 03/08/19

Posted on August 4, 2019 by katese11

Shhhh…this is a very secret post. Although I’ve been told recently that I’m terrible at stealth, yesterday was my chance to acquire some spying skills. We were meeting my brother and his family at the National Archive in Kew and … Continue reading →

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“Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical” – 31/07/19

Posted on July 31, 2019 by katese11

  Now this was a show the kids were excited about. They are both Mr Gum devotees, with thr books in pride of place on Reuben’s book shelf and the audiobooks on permanent rotation in the car. They were sure … Continue reading →

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A Sunny Weekend in London

Posted on July 2, 2019 by katese11

Well, that was summer. Did you enjoy it? All three days? We did. We got Out and About over the weekend even though there are no trains from HP for 8 weekends in a row. Which is the kind of … Continue reading →

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Another Girls’ Day Out – 06/04/19

Posted on April 22, 2019 by katese11

Yeah, I know…this was ages ago. We’ve been to Portugal and back since then but the Portuguese blog post will probably take a bit more brain power than I have right now and I did mean to blog this little … Continue reading →

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“Wow Everything is Amazing” at Battersea Arts Centre – 11/04/19

Posted on April 11, 2019 by katese11

  I must admit I wasn’t sure what to expect from Sounds Like Chaos‘ “Wow Everything is Amazing”. The promotional materials had asked a lot of questions about our relationship with technology but hadn’t answered many in terms of what this … Continue reading →

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“Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster” at Battersea Arts Centre – 23/03/19

Posted on March 23, 2019 by katese11

  After spending time with Eva this morning, it was time for some mother-son bonding with Reuben this afternoon. Which initially seemed to consist of me clutching his pepperoni sandwich for half the length of the Jubilee Line while he … Continue reading →

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