Monthly Archives: June 2013

Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on June 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

Friday Night Cocktails have been thin on the ground recently. I haven’t stopped drinking, but tend to have one perfect G&T and call it done. However, this came up in my feed and I thought I’d try it. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

Welcome to Friday, I hope you’ve all had a good week? Here are this week’s links: 1) Mark Steel on food banks Oxfam says “changes to the benefit system are the most common reasons for people using food banks”, but … Continue reading →

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Anniversaries

Posted on June 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’m rubbish at remembering things. I forget simple things, when to take something out of the oven, where I put my keys/earphones/phone/shoes/lunchbox, what time I’m supposed to meet someone, what train I’m supposed to catch, the name of the new … Continue reading →

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Pizza Dough

Posted on June 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

Friday Night Pizza is a tradition at my house, on the Friday’s I spend at home, which is most of them! It’s easy, cheap, doesn’t require too much thought and is delicious. Generally, I use whatever vegetables are left in … Continue reading →

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Sunshine makes a difference, so does action..

Posted on June 4, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s June and the sunshine decided to show up! Yesterday morning even the weather forecaster was surprised, saying that she wasn’t sure she remembered the vocabulary for ‘sunny and warm all week’. For 3 days in a row, I’ve worn … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on June 3, 2013 by nicdempsey
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Super Summer

Posted on June 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

In May Cassie at Back to Her Roots (with Chrissy from My Radical Commitment) launched a Summer Challenge to run from 1st June to 31st August. I was way impressed by it but was pretty sure that I wasn’t going … Continue reading →

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Countdown to 40

Posted on June 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

So I have 66 days to 40 and I have knocked together list of stuff I’d like to do. This was the list such as it was. Paint the kitchen and bedroom – we’ve planned painting the bedroom for next … Continue reading →

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