Monthly Archives: March 2017

Friday Links 

Posted on March 17, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday and for those of you that celebrate it, or like me just use it as a handy excuse to drink whiskey and Guiness, Happy St Patrick’s Day! Disciples of a false prophet Mount Etna is the world’s most … Continue reading →

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Mincemeat Rolls

Posted on March 16, 2017 by nicdempsey

My lovely colleague Jess and I have an occasional breakfast club, she buys ham and cheese croissants from eat and Imake us breakfast and bring it in. Last week, Jess brought croissiants in on Monday and I’d said that I’d … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring is coming in

Posted on March 15, 2017 by nicdempsey

It’s weird, I feel like I’ve been waiting on Spring forever. Finally, things are coming alive again, my gooseberry and raspberries have leaves, the blackcurrant and plum are in bud and my rhubarbs have some leaves too.The overwintered onions, garlic, broad … Continue reading →

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March Photos – Part One

Posted on March 14, 2017 by nicdempsey

Blistered. 27 February. The progress of the coffee burn. It was sore and I was a horrified because it seemed to get worse ever dayCommute and English weather. 27 February. Welcome to England, it would be nice if it didn’t live up … Continue reading →

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Good/Bad

Posted on March 13, 2017 by nicdempsey

On Mondays, I used to do a recap of the previous week. I stopped because there were only so many ways I could say, ‘went to work, had a cold’. It got monotonous but I did like looking back on … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 10, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday!  I have a ridiculous amount of work to do today, but I’m working from home so I can also get some washing done, it truly is all about the little things this week! Lovely idea but it still … Continue reading →

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Skincare – What I’m Using

Posted on March 8, 2017 by nicdempsey

So one of the things that took a hit the last year was the amount of money I spent on skincare. Most of the spare money went on the allotment. So things have changed since the last time I wrote … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: All about the moneys

Posted on March 7, 2017 by nicdempsey

It was inevitable that at some point I’d talk about money and the allotment at some point and I feel I need to start this post with saying that I am completely aware that I’m not poor, like a lot … Continue reading →

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I didn’t do much this weekend…

Posted on March 6, 2017 by nicdempsey

When asked this morning what I got up to at the weekend, I said that I didn’t get up to much. Then I thought about it, so in bullet form, this is what I did on the weekend… Went to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 3, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m really looking forward to the weekend, I’ll be spending quite a bit of time on the plot and at the allotment site for the workday. Time I don’t spend at the allotments will be spent doing housework … Continue reading →

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