Monthly Archives: January 2019

What I’ve Read: January 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by nicdempsey

It wasn’t a terrible start to the year! Here’s January’s list complete with a picture of where most of my reading takes place Ocean Light – Nalini Singh I love Singh’s book crack but I’m impatient with the Trinity section … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Busy doing nothing

Posted on January 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Honestly the week has passed and we’ve done nothing except re-up the birdfeeders. This week we harvested leeks, kale and chard and bought seed potatoes. We have settled on five bags of nicola, one of pink fir apple and two … Continue reading →

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Food Lately: January and February 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

I found cooking in January difficult. I had a really good first week but generally if I don’t spend a chunk of the weekend making sure that the food for the week is good to go then it all tends … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Stupid Suppressed Immune System

Posted on January 28, 2019 by nicdempsey

I didn’t have a great week health wise and I’m very unhappy about it. Other than the vomiting and fever, there was work, marmalade and reading, so a pretty normal week. But I missed a haircut which makes me sad…. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: It’s Yer Money, I’m After Baby – The Wonder Stuff

Posted on January 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

Last weekend, Matt, Ruth and I referenced this and the godchildren and their grandfather were baffled. So for those of you that weren’t around for the Wonder Stuff, here it is…

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Friday Links: It’s not normal

Posted on January 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The Unique Pleasures of Watching Alexa Deny Children What They Want Growing pains: how the climate crisis is changing British gardens While politicians get het up about Brexit, this is happening, anyone with eyes can see it. There … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Autumn Raspberries and buying seeds

Posted on January 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

The weather last weekend was grey and miserable, it wasn’t properly cold but felt cold because it was so grey. The herb patch is looking green but straggly (you can see how warm it’s been because the lemon verbena is … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Re-entry

Posted on January 14, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m not going to lie last week was tough. Although I was feeling better, I was not 100% and it’s still very dark.So doing a full week at work was going to be a case of head down … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Open the Door, Richard

Posted on January 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

I love Louis Jordan, Liza Tarbuck played this last week and I was reminded of how much I loved it “I know I’m not common because I’ve got class I ain’t used yet” So here it is

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Friday Links: May Defeated, Trump Shutdown

Posted on January 11, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Going back to work has been tough! This has pretty much been my face this week! This cheered me up greatly. Ma has decided that she and I might be the same person! How Millennials Became The Burnout … Continue reading →

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