Monthly Archives: March 2014

Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 21, 2014 by nicdempsey

This week I’ve been roasting a lot of rhubarb, which leaves me with rhubarb syrup  and although the weather is set to turn back to horrible over the weekend right this minute the sun is shining, which makes pink drinks perfectly … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 21, 2014 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I don’t think I can express how pleased I am to see the back of this week, it’s been busy. So busy that I haven’t really been reading stuff online. So only a few links this week. 1) … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts or a series of unanswerable questions..

Posted on March 20, 2014 by nicdempsey

How will taking a photo of yourself without make up help people with breast cancer? How will being able to spend your pension money as you like help people who don’t earn enough to save for a pension? Will I … Continue reading →

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Please stop doing that

Posted on March 18, 2014 by nicdempsey

I saw this in the Guardian at the weekend. I really I hate it when people come out with stuff like this… I don’t agree but I’ve vented about it in this space before, it doesn’t need saying again, so … Continue reading →

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Food this week

Posted on March 18, 2014 by nicdempsey

My food choices last week felt a little chaotic because of post holiday blues and a lack of preparedness. They weren’t that bad, there was a lot of green things and other good for me stuff but there were a … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on March 17, 2014 by nicdempsey

I was so glad to see the weekend come around last week, the first week back after a holiday is always a bit grim and on Friday we had a company meeting which was followed by team building. Yes, we … Continue reading →

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Weekend Tasklist

Posted on March 15, 2014 by nicdempsey

So last weekend, I was all jet lagged and fresh from DC. This weekend is back to reality with a bump because I cannot live through another week of not being organised. I could blame jet lag but mostly it … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 14, 2014 by nicdempsey

It’s not a terribly happy Friday. We woke up to the news that Tony Benn has died. It’s been a bad week for the left in this country. Much will be written about him today and I’m sure that I’ll … Continue reading →

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Washington DC Food and Drink

Posted on March 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

DC is full of good food and bars. Like anywhere else, it’s also full of bad food and bars. These were some of my highlights but it’s not an exhaustive list, I was there a week and we didn’t eat … Continue reading →

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Midweek

Posted on March 12, 2014 by nicdempsey

I was really upset this morning to wake up and discover that it was only Wednesday. I’ve been a day ahead of myself all week. I’m feeling a bit discombobulated at the moment, I’m blaming lingering jet lag and post … Continue reading →

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