Forget Glastonbury; this weekend was the annual Crystal Palace Overground Festival (no Stones, slightly less mud and lots more Bugaboos). There had been good things going on all week, but Saturday was the big event in the park so we headed on over.
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The one with the dentist and the over dramatised near-death experience (kind of…)
This week has seemed slightly…strange. As well as Eliza’s clockwork early morning wake-up time of 5.30am – my new nemesis – she’s not been very well and is also teething again, and has also taken to waking up at around midnight for a few hours. So sleep, or lack of, has been a big factor in the…
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Leaving London – an update, almost
I wanted to give an update on our moving situation and potential plans to leave London, which I wrote about a while ago. So far we have progressed slightly, but not very far down the track. I wouldn’t say the plan has hit the buffers, but we’ve certainly stalled.
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Markets, feasts & pop-up beer bars: SE London food & drink
There seem to have been lots of great food and drink-related things going on around here recently – so here’s a mini round-up from our local London area:
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Three things from the weekend
1) We paid our first visit to the Horniman Musuem in Forest Hill. A tweeting walrus, fluorescent fish, what more could you want? If you’ve not been already, go! We took the Overground from Crystal Palace and discovered the life-changingly amazing news that the lifts in the station are now working. If you’ve ever been to the…
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Take A Trip To The The Horniman Museum, Forest Hill
Have You Been To The Horniman Museum? If Not, Here’s Why You Should Go Have you been to the Horniman Museum in London? Located in Forest Hill in south-east London, the Horniman is a brilliant museum for kids – and adults – with an aquarium, butterfly house, instrument room, huge gardens with musical instruments, an…
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A very royal Baby on Board – but would you wear the badge?
Watching the news last night, the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was visiting Baker Street underground station to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the tube. A TFL official gave her a Baby on Board badge, resulting in much hilarity all round, as well as confusion from Prince Philip. If you’re not already familiar with them, the…