The LWAT Guide to “The LWAT Guide to Completing the London Metro Memory Game…Kinda”
London With a Toddler
by katese11
1w ago
So on Friday night I took an unwanted diversion on the Central Line and stood outside Leytonstone tube for 35 minutes waiting for a bus. Instead of relaxing when I got in and never thinking about the tube again, I instead spent an hour twenty recording the video above, which includes all of what I laughingly call “hacks”. Most of them just involve spending a lot of time on the tube but seeing as I’ve documented some of my wildest tube wanderings, I thought I’d link to them here so if anything in the video sounds in any way intriguing, you can see what me and the kids got up to in West London ..read more
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“Love From Carmen” at Chickenshed – 07/03/24
London With a Toddler
by katese11
3w ago
  First things first – happy birthday to Chickenshed! 50 years is an incredible time to be in operation in the arts world and especially so when you’re sticking unwaveringly to your principles of inclusivity and diversity. A quick glance at the interactive timeline in the cafe area shows the sheer amount of love there is for the ‘Shed. And deservedly so. So congratulations from LWAT and let’s hope that Eva at least is still around to celebrate your centenary. i’m not promising to be there myself. For such a landmark, you need a spectacular show and “Love From Carmen” was certainly spect ..read more
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Dreaming of Spires
London With a Toddler
by katese11
3w ago
Writing about our childfree jaunt to see “Stranger Things” reminded me that I haven’t yet blogged about our last childfree jaunt –  a couple of rainy days in Oxford over half term. It was two weeks ago so I can’t remember all of the details but hopefully I’ve got the highlights. We were staying at Voco – Oxford Spires, which was lovely. There was free access to the pool and spa (jacuzzi, sauna and steam room) and the breakfast buffet was extensive. They even had rollmops, which I haven’t seen since living with my Polish friend Rob while at uni. I have not missed them. Weirdly, we ..read more
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“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” at the Phoenix Theatre – 01/03/24
London With a Toddler
by katese11
3w ago
What to say about Stranger Things on stage that won’t constitute spoilers? And if I do spill any spoilers, will a shady government organisation come and make me disappear? It seems likely. What I can say is that the queuing system was a little chaotic. For reasons best known to myself, we cut through Outernet from Tottenham Court Road and then around the back of Denmark Street, past the stage door of the Phoenix and ended up in this rainy alleyway, where there was a substantial queue already. I’m always wary about joining queues unless I know what they’re for but a quick recee to the front s ..read more
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Accidentally Wes Anderson – 24/02/24
London With a Toddler
by katese11
1M ago
It was my birthday this week and, as a serial complainer about birthdays, I decided to organise a few things to try and make this one go well. But seeing as my birthdays have been serially bad, I didn’t want to book anything until the last minute in case of illness or natural disaster. Which is why we ended up with a 17:00 entry ticket to “Accidentally Wes Anderson”. Luckily tho, it wasn’t too late in the day for a visit to the Petit Pret inside South Kensington station. I’d been wanting to go to this for ages, as I am a fan of Wes Anderson films, but it’s not something the kids are into so ..read more
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Natural History Museum and “My Neighbour Totoro” at the Barbican – 27/01/24
London With a Toddler
by katese11
2M ago
If you think that title is long, then let me assure you that the day that went with it was every bit as long. I’m still recovering from it now…or not, as the case may be. The Yorkshire Folk were down to visit and, just like last time, they wanted to go to a Kensington museum on a Saturday. Those Yorkshire folk sure are crazy. There was a twist this time but we’ll get to that. We’d booked entry for 2pm as some of the party are not exactly keen on mornings. Others in the party were up with 8 hours to spare but it takes all sorts, doesn’t it? The tube wasn’t too horrendously crowded and we didn ..read more
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“Zimmer vs Williams” at the Barbican – 31/12/23
London With a Toddler
by katese11
3M ago
Despite what I told my children, this was not a cage fight between two distinguished composers. So apologies – if that’s why you clicked on this post, you’ll be disappointed. Maybe get in touch with the makers of 90s classic “Celebrity Death Match” and see whether they take requests. What it was though, was a fun afternoon out that justified us doing nothing more exciting on NYE night than eating spring rolls, knitting and watching “The Mitchells vs the Machines”. Yup, welcome to NYE live from Casa LWAT. It’s not going to be a classic one but we did gorge ourselves on the classics this aftern ..read more
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Christmassy Things to See
London With a Toddler
by katese11
3M ago
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 there are to see. Some of them I just stumble across because I’m singing there, like the lights at Watham Forest Town Hall but other things we go in search. Like the teddy bear house and giant bells of Covent Garden: And the neon tree and move quotes of Angel Central, Islington: Along the way, we stopped at Ink84, a bookshop in Highbury, to get a couple of copies of a book authored and signed by this ..read more
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“The Toymaker’s Child” at Chickenshed – 29/11/23
London With a Toddler
by katese11
4M ago
I know you’re always interested in a handy travel hack so let me share with you my route to Chickenshed today. I was in the office so decided to hop on the secret train from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City, which Google assured me would drop by somewhere nearby. And sure enough, I found a station I’d never heard of before let alone been to: But from there I hopped on a 307 bus, which is unusual because it has the same flooring as our lounge: Barnet has all the home comforts. Anyway, it was all very efficient and got me from desk to theatre in just over an hour. Time to relax with a coffee ..read more
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“Delight” – 24/11/23
London With a Toddler
by katese11
4M ago
As is becoming traditional in November, I’ve taken a week off to celebrate being so bad at managing my annual leave that I have to take it in November. Coincidentally, Eva had an inset day today so it seemed like a good time to go adventuring. And the obvious adventure was an immersive Korean light show. Why not? First though, brunch and the usually-reliable Crosse Keys let us down as it was out of hash browns. Maybe it’s time for me to do that Wetherspoons boycott I’m always thinking about. The app would only let us order from the breakfast menu so there was no chance of getting a substitute ..read more
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