Monthly Archives: September 2016

Friday Links

Posted on September 16, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! You may have noticed that I dropped the ball last week and there was no Friday links (well a couple of people did!) so some of these links are a bit old…but here they are…. ‘Pay to stay’ … Continue reading →

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Pickled Courgettes

Posted on September 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

So I’ve been told that right about now is the time that the courgette production should slow down, mine have been producing madly for nearly four months and the end should be in sight. Ha!I’m still looking for ways to use … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 03/09 to 09/09/2016

Posted on September 13, 2016 by nicdempsey

Food last week was patchy, I think I ate pretty well but I also didn’t eat much at the beginning of the week because I was sick and therefore not interested in food (a sign of how bad I felt!). … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Autumn is just around the corner

Posted on September 12, 2016 by nicdempsey

I’m not a fan of autumn, so when we flipped from August to September and everyone got all happy about the forthcoming change of the season, I just ignored them. Then last Monday, the schools went back and it rained … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Yoghurt Cake

Posted on September 8, 2016 by nicdempsey

I like to think I’m a pretty good cook, most of what I cook is edible at the very least, sometimes I have a really good idea but really what I am doing is making something to eat, the highest … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The threat of development.

Posted on September 7, 2016 by nicdempsey

I was going to write about the raised beds and the cucumber plant and the gift that keeps on giving, the courgette plants but on the 31 August, Pathways, the charity that owns the land my allotment is on announced … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 27/08 to 02/09/2016

Posted on September 6, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week did not start off well on the food front, the major lesson I learned this week is not to shop when I’m tired, hungry and I don’t have a list. I was £6.15 over the £15 limit and … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Family

Posted on September 5, 2016 by nicdempsey

This week’s highlights: Tube chaos The rest of the week was focused on the weekend on Friday afternoon I headed up to Watford for some nephew time. It was nice to spend a long stretch of time with them and … Continue reading →

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Little Goals – September 2016

Posted on September 3, 2016 by nicdempsey

Having an August break was really good for me, I’m more aware of the patterns of how I live and where I need to make a concerted effort. So here we are in September and heading into autumn. Here are … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on September 2, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m off today to spend some time in Watford, Ma and I are going up to help B out while Laura goes on a hen weekend, has fun without the children and with adult beverages and hopefully gets … Continue reading →

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