Over the Weekend

In order to beat the long queues, we headed into town early on Saturday.  Our destination was the Churchill War Rooms in Westminster (there'll be a full post on our visit later this month). Perhaps unsurprisingly, thanks to this film, they are now featuring highly on visitors' must-see lists.From there, and after stops for a … Continue reading Over the Weekend

This Weekend I …

... nearly ran out of steam in my role as Family's Entertainment Officer.  Neither Plans A or B for Saturday came to fruition thanks to a combination of wet weather, 'emergency' road works and long queues. Plan C was simply a walk around St. James's Park, lunch in a coffee shop and a new magazine.  It … Continue reading This Weekend I …

This Weekend I …

... The weekend was almost a complete washout.  We had heavy rain and some snow both days.  I cancelled our plans to go into town to see Lumiere London and quickly devised Plan B.Saturday's Plan B basically consisted of dodging the rain showers to have lunch in a coffee shop, purely because The Boy Child was beginning to show … Continue reading This Weekend I …

This Weekend I …

After last week's busy weekend, we opted for a slower pace.  We chose to ignore the overcast skies and headed out on Saturday for a day of fresh air along the Thames.Sunday saw us closer to home.We caught up with our dog-walker friends in the local park before heading home to tackle the clothing requirements for The … Continue reading This Weekend I …

This Weekend I …

... had a busy one. On Saturday, we took The Boy Child to see School of Rock in the West End (and we invited our oldest friends to join us). It was superb!  We've never seen the film version with Jack Black, so we didn't have any preconceptions and were able to enjoy it without the inevitable comparisons.  School … Continue reading This Weekend I …

This Weekend I …

Our weekend with friends began early.  The Boy Child and I went directly into town from school pick-up so that we could see the West End's Christmas lights before arriving at the station to meet our friends.Saturday saw us be a little like tourists in the West End - Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden. There may have been … Continue reading This Weekend I …

This Weekend I …

An early start on Saturday for Autism | Early Birds at the Science Museum, and an unobstructed view of the neighbouring Natural History Museum's ice rink and Christmas tree.There then followed pretty much a rerun of when we were last in town early for Dawnosaurs - hot chocolate and toast, Christmas windows, lunch and a … Continue reading This Weekend I …