Monthly Archives: February 2019

Allotment Adventures: Tidying Up

Posted on February 27, 2019 by nicdempsey

We had glorious weather over the weekend and although we had planned not to do anything, the weather was too nice not to be outdoors so we went up on Sunday. As it turns out, I can’t be trusted near … Continue reading →

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Monday Misc: False Spring

Posted on February 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

The weather last week was marvellous, about 8 to 10C above average temperatures. It’s been really hard to be in the office when the weather has been so amazing. The downside to my job is that I lost 5 holiday … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: As unplanned as it looks…

Posted on February 22, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Bill and Melinda Gates and the problem of the “good billionaire” The Snowflake in Chief Why I fought for the right to open up family courts to greater scrutiny. I’m mostly going to come down on the side … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Destroyer of Raspberries

Posted on February 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s nearly the end of February and I still haven’t sown one seed! We did have an incredibly productive Saturday of work though. First we bought 500 litres of compost and wheel barrowed them to the plot. We filled up … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: No hearts but some flowers

Posted on February 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last Thursday, I was off for the afternoon and I walked home via the plot, the crocuses are coming up…. The rest of the week was better, mostly because it’s getting lighter and that’s having an affect on … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Body Shop Ginger Shampoo

Posted on February 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

I have a really terrible dandruff/itchy scalp problem. It’s been an ongoing problem since my teens, I’ve tried T-Gel, Nizoral, Head, a fancy L’Oreal Professionnel three step system, Baby Shampoo, Kérastase, Lush’s Snake Oil bar, essential oils. I’ve run the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: National Emergency

Posted on February 15, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So the Brexit nonsense is continuing on and Trump has called a national emergency and the entire world is going to hell in a frigging handcart. On the plus side France and Italy aren’t at war… I want … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Dreaming for Next Year

Posted on February 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

I didn’t get to the plot last weekend, Ma and I went to the allotment the weekend before last. We dug up leeks for lunch (leek, anchovy and goats cheese tart), we refilled the bird feeders and we chatted to … Continue reading →

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Monday Misc: Good Sport

Posted on February 11, 2019 by nicdempsey

Not gonna lie, I’m finding everything difficult right now. PMT, SAD and some sort of stomachache with a side of throwing up this weekend (Ma had some kind of bug last week so I’m blaming her!) is quite honestly kicking … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A Special Place in Hell

Posted on February 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s links… You Should Never Have Trusted Flickr to Protect Your Cherished Photos, I spent a couple of hours getting all my photos off flickr last week. John Humphrys ‘assuming’ he will leave Today programme … Continue reading →

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