Pantomimes are not just for Christmas – oh no they’re not! A pantomime production of Red Riding Hood is coming to Enfield’s Dugdale Centre for Easter and we had a sneak preview of the show…
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We managed to get away to for a little holiday last week. We don’t go away much but when half-term meets your big birthday (4-0 eeeeeek) then it would be rude not to? I…
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Back in November we reviewed the children’s activities inside stately home Forty Hall, for a local magazine. You can read the full article here but I also wanted to cover the review on…
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After the lovely time we had at Audley End in the summer, we decided to go back for their Halloween event. No fairies or elves this time, they’ve gone for their winter break,…
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I still have a bunch of stories from the summer holidays to write up (I’m hoping to get through them by half-term!). On the August Bank Holiday weekend Seren and I went to watch…
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The only photos of the girls I took last week were on Sunday at Apple Day. The school days, increasing darkness and us all feeling under the weather are narrowing photo opportunities. Sunday…
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Review of The Tiger Who Came To Tea Live at Cadogan Hall, August 2016. Confession time. I’ve never liked this book I find the plot rather odd. I mean, why would they just let the tiger…
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Last week was a week for ‘harvesting’ – potatoes and berries from our garden, carrots at Willows Farm and more berries and veggies at Parkside Farm. We are pretty lucky to leave right near London’s only…
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An afternoon at the SEA LIFE Centre in Hunstanton, Norfolk. Back during our trip to Norfolk in July, we occupied a rainy day with a trip to the SEA LIFE Centre in Hunstanton. The…
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Seren and I had such a lovely adventure on Saturday. We went into London to watch The Tiger Who Came To Tea at Cadogan Hall and followed that up with a lot of meandering.…
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A day at the The Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk at the Miniature Railway in Audley End. We joined some friends on Monday for a magical adventure – a day of finding fairies and…
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For a city so humungous and busy as London, it’s really quite cool that there are so many pockets of greenery and wildlife. From the large Royal Parks such as Greenwich Park to the garden…
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We went to see In the Night Garden Live in Blackheath, south London at the weekend (review coming soon). Before the show and afterwards we had a run (literally for the little ones) around…
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Friday felt like the real first day of spring, a day of glorious sunshine and warmth! We went to do the Easter Egg Hunt at Capel Manor Gardens to make the most of the…
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We kicked off the festive season in a truly fabulous style this weekend starting with Seren’s Christmas ballet show, a Cinderella panto (more on that soon!) and then a trip to the Santa…