Monthly Archives: August 2013

Not very exciting and that’s ok

Posted on August 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

Things are a bit dead at the minute. Work is quiet, because it seems that everyone is on holiday or about to go on holiday or just back from holiday. My birthday is over it and I noticed last night … Continue reading →

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Remembering to take photos off your camera

Posted on August 20, 2013 by nicdempsey

I should do it more often! Photos below are from a walk around Temple on my birthday and from Marble Hill House last week.  

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The Weekend

Posted on August 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

My weekend started on Friday, with time off for the celebration of Tina’s life. It was a happy and a sad time, Charles, Christina, Tom, Jim and everyone else who spoke about T and sang did brilliantly and Tina would … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on August 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

On Friday I went to Tina’s not funeral, a the celebration of her life. This was one of the songs that played out, Christina said that she remembers Paul Simon’s Graceland album playing a lot on the journeys in the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on August 16, 2013 by nicdempsey

1) Marina Hyde on David Cameron and Jesus. “What would your response to Jesus be,” this person asked Cameron, “on his instruction to us to sell all our possessions and give the proceeds to the poor?” Well. I imagine this … Continue reading →

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On my mind

Posted on August 14, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s Wednesday, I’m halfway through the week, I’m also really tired and would like to understand why it takes 5 minutes to get out of a routine and about 5 weeks to get back into it. I’ve got 6 weeks … Continue reading →

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Birthday Week Trip – Down House

Posted on August 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

The plan had been Lyme but it seemed like a long way to drive so instead we went to Down House. Down House is where Darwin lived and worked. It also has lovely gardens. We wondered around, I took some … Continue reading →

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Birthday Week Trip – Plymouth

Posted on August 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week, Ma and I went to Plymouth and it mostly rained! Plymouth is a long way to go for gin but that’s what we did. We like train journeys (especially when you get to see the sea!) and had … Continue reading →

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Back to work

Posted on August 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s Monday and my week of birthday fun is over and I’m back at work. It was a lovely week, full of good things and rest and although I’m not all that happy to be back to the commute and … Continue reading →

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Growing up a Londoner

Posted on August 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

The school holidays have begun, even if I didn’t know that, the number of parents and small children on the train in the morning would have given it away! I’m (at least a fourth) generation Londoner (great grandparents, grandad, mother … Continue reading →

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