Monthly Archives: May 2018

Monday Miscellany

Posted on May 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

I don’t really believe in horoscopes but I read this in my horoscope for last week and it perfectly expressed how the last couple of months has been for me There’s so much pressure to sell yourself as a completed … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 11, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve all had a productive week. As ever with the weeks after Bank Holidays, I felt discombobulated all week because the days are all out of sync but I battled through and managed to have a … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Hot

Posted on May 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last weekend the weather broke it’s usual bank holiday pattern and was the hottest, since the the early May bank holiday was introduced in 1978. (I didn’t know it was only 40 years old, every day is a learning day!) … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on May 7, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s a bank holiday! So today I’m not starting the week of work but running off to the allotment. Last week was another not good week for my clothing, or more accurately my shoes, the zip of my favourite black … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 4, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Yesterday there were local elections in the UK. At the time of writing this post I don’t know the results but there was time for my usual election tweet Time for my usual Election Day reminder. Even in … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read: April 2018

Posted on May 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

I need to confess, I’ve been in a tiny reading slump. For me, a tiny reading slump feels like a massive canyon of ‘I don’t want to read, who the hell am I?’. Reading is such a key part of … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Winter returns

Posted on May 2, 2018 by nicdempsey

Ma and I went to the plot on Sunday and it was so cold. Despite that, things were happening…Cornflowers…Carrots and radishesRaspberriesPlums The warm and then wet weather meant that the grass had gone nuts and needed cutting, so that was … Continue reading →

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Monthly Goals – April/May 2018

Posted on May 1, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s the 1st of May, time does fly! April was an odd month, we had weather, I got sunburnt and it was freezing. Health wise I’m a bit more even, I’m tired because I’m always tired but other than that … Continue reading →

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