Monthly Archives: August 2019

Recommendation: English Heritage and National Trust Memberships

Posted on August 31, 2019 by nicdempsey

Now I’m 46, I am middle aged, I like gardening and old buildings, I have been known to plan holidays around going to see particular old buildings (mostly Middleham which is my favourite castle!). I did all of this as … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Prorogued

Posted on August 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So the big news where I am is that Boris Johnson has,  yet again, proved to be a lying, faithless snake who doesn’t believe in the sovereignty of Parliament or the Union. The Queen let him do it, … Continue reading →

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Classic White Loaf

Posted on August 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

This weekend, I made bread. I used to make bread fairly often but haven’t done it much recently. However I had just made some jam and if you have jam then you need bread to properly taste test it. The … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye

Posted on August 28, 2019 by nicdempsey

The temperatures in London went stupidly hot last week and we had 30C and over for a couple of days so just as allotmenters started to prepare themselves for an early autumn, it was summer again. This is good as … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Bank Holiday Late

Posted on August 27, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Tuesday! For those of us in most of the UK (not Scotland) yesterday was the last Bank Holiday of summer and that’s it until Christmas. It’s the last week of the school holidays (except in Scotland) and it’s been … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Boris thinks that Ireland is still a colony but he’s not trying to buy Greenland..

Posted on August 23, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week where I’m still embarrassed by Boris, in a way I’ve never been embarrassed by a prime minister before but at least I’m not American. I feel so sorry for the diplomats in the Foreign … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Expansion

Posted on August 21, 2019 by nicdempsey

I think I’ve talked a little bit about my allotment neighbour, Joe and how this year has not been a good one for him. We saw him this weekend and he told us that he’s going to give up the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Back to work

Posted on August 19, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Every year I take the week of my birthday off. I often don’t go anywhere but that time is really important to me. This year we went to Newcastle for three days and it was lovely. We’re still … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A mixed bag

Posted on August 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! You may or may not have noticed my absence from this space, I was having some site issues and was just really busy so it took me a while to sort out! Anyway, here are some links… Lyme … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Eight Dogs, Eight Banjos – Old Crow Medicine Show

Posted on August 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

I’m sure I’ve had this on Sunday Music before but it’s my birthday on Tuesday and last week, when I was feeling pressured and tired, this came on and it made me happy! Because if you have a dog and … Continue reading →

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