Monthly Archives: January 2013

Sunday Music: American Pie – Don McLean

Posted on January 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

Today would have been my parents 40th wedding anniversary. You know, if they hadn’t been divorced at 20 years or my Dad was still alive. As much as a mistake as their marriage may have been, it did produce me … Continue reading →

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January Goal Update One

Posted on January 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

So it’s been a week. Back to a routine and time to see how well or badly I’ve been doing with January’s goals. Although I didn’t tell you about them until the 5th, I’ve been doing them since the 1st … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on January 11, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is the last alcoholic FNC in January, I made this one before New Year and it’s not what I’ll be drinking tonight! It’s another drink from the PDT Cocktail Book and has Aperol which seems to be my new … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 11, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday, people. The links this week are quite serious… 1) John Green on Congress and why government generally is a good thing 2) John Harris on our how we treat poor people. Just before Christmas, the Tory backbench MP … Continue reading →

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Four things

Posted on January 10, 2013 by nicdempsey

Four things that are making the week better: 1) Lemon and Ginger tea I may have mentioned how much I love this tea before, it wakes me up and I’m sure the vast quantities that I’m drinking at work is … Continue reading →

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Cooking Basics: The Meat Sauce

Posted on January 9, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve been thinking a bit about the basic food that I turn into lots of different meals and this is right up there. I used to call it bolognese but it’s not really it’s a meat sauce and I learnt … Continue reading →

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New Routines

Posted on January 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve been thinking a bit about my routines. This has been prompted by reading so many posts about New Years Resolutions/Intentions/Goals, quite a few people are committing to new housekeeping goals. Getting on top of the laundry, making the bed … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on January 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve managed to have an action packed and a quiet weekend. I started my weekend with being a good daughter. Ok, I think that I’m always a good daughter but this weekend Ma needed to move things out of her … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on January 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

Today is Epiphany. So the music was going to have to be We Three Kings. I was one of the Three Kings when I was about 9, in that year’s school play, I was picked for my ability to be … Continue reading →

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2013 New Year, New Goals

Posted on January 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

So today is Saturday and time to list the goals for January. As it’s also the beginning of the year, I’m going to set goals for 2013. Updates on goals will be posted on Saturday, sometimes that will be a … Continue reading →

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