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Tag: Lakshmi

Day out in Audley End

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The Chief Elf ushered the two little fairies in our group to their allocated wagons. We follow and board the miniature train. Lakshmi’s excitement doubles now that she has been Continue Reading →

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Childminding days

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Something has caught Farrel’s eyes and he seems enamoured. I follow his gaze onto the courtyard. The compact courtyard below the theatre coffee room windows always reminds me of the Continue Reading →

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Mothering Sunday

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

It is Mothering Sunday and yet for the first time in a very long time I am not on childminding duties. Both the kids had a fever over the last Continue Reading →

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Picnic in Hainault Forest

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

I am on my way to work. The sky is lit up with crimson rays filtering through the bare tree tops. The sight doesn’t disappoint when I hit the main Continue Reading →

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Lakshmi and the theatre

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

“I don’t want to see a show”, Lakshmi wails. Oh dear, I think, how is this day going to pan out. I have booked tickets for a children’s show at Continue Reading →

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Lakshmi’s day out with the school Gruffalo and mouse

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Chitra Gopinathan

It was Lakshmi’s turn to take the school Gruffalo and Mouse on a fun filled adventure weekend. The last girl who had them took them on her dad’s private jet Continue Reading →

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A visit to Bronx zoo

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Chitra Gopinathan

Set in 250 acres of parkland opposite the New York Botanical gardens, the Bronx zoo opened in 1899. Once a week the general public are given free access, a day Continue Reading →

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On the Gruffalo trail once again

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Chitra Gopinathan

My friends likened it to a fairy tale. The children and their grandmother sitting on a tree stump in the woods. They pondered whether Hansel and Gretel were on a Continue Reading →

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Easter 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Chitra Gopinathan

The Easter weekend is here. On Friday we have tickets to watch Beatrix Potter’s “Where is Peter Rabbit?” The Theatre Royal Haymarket is just near the Piccadilly Circus exit on Continue Reading →

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Day out in London with Lakshmi

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Chitra Gopinathan

The climate change protesters are holding demonstrations today in parts of London and some of the tube lines are affected. I have a busy day planned with Lakshmi. Luckily our Continue Reading →

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