Monthly Archives: May 2018

Monthly Goals: May/June 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by nicdempsey

How are we nearly halfway through the year?  May was a pretty good month. I finally got a permanent job which starts today. The allotment is doing well. I got a good mix of alone time and sociability and I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Cucumber disaster

Posted on May 30, 2018 by nicdempsey

I planted 11 cucumbers plants last week, and at this point maybe one will survive, the others are dead, look at the bed of shrivelled, dead plants. The cucamelons are looking sick too! The tomato plants are doing a little … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany (on Tuesday)

Posted on May 29, 2018 by nicdempsey

I feel I should congratulate Ireland, well done on the referendum result! This is a vote for compassion and for allowing women to make the choices that are right for them. Now for Northern Ireland. The week after a bank holiday … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 25, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week I resigned from my temp job because I have a new, permanent job that starts on 31st May. Which is just perfect timing, as I’m running out of money to supplement temping wages and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Planting out

Posted on May 23, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week we planted out all the things.The jury is out on how many will survive, the tomatoes and cucumbers look to be in a bad way right now. I have some spare plum tomatoes that can replace the dead … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on May 21, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last week seemed ridiculously busy, I don’t think it actually was but Monday night was a transport nightmare and then something I had to get done ate up an hour and a half of my life! I was out on … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: SOB

Posted on May 20, 2018 by nicdempsey

Sometimes you need something, foot stomping and hand clapping and Nathaniel Rateliff has you covered…

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Friday Links

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, which is something I’ve been saying quite a lot lately, things are in flux, people and it’s a strange place to be. Other than that, it’s been a pretty successful week. This week on … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Everything is growing but mostly the weeds

Posted on May 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend was another solo weekend at the plot for me. I don’t know what the weather did where you are but on Saturday, it rained and rained, so I stayed indoors and on Sunday after my regular dog walking … Continue reading →

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Too much rhubarb? Make gin

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend I started some rhubarb gin. I had 777g of washed, chopped rhubarb (this actually isn’t from my plants, it’s from Dionne’s massive plants!), I added 350g of sugar and then covered with 900ml gin*.It’s in a dark cupboard, … Continue reading →

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