Monthly Archives: November 2019

Friday Links: Election

Posted on November 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I can’t decide if it’s the weather, the month or the election bringing me down. It’s probably all three, here are this week’s links: ‘Twitter blackface’: Why Michael Gove’s Stormzy comments are so egregious Food is where the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Moving Compost

Posted on November 27, 2019 by nicdempsey

We have so much work to do to join the old and the new halves of the plot together but we have made inroads into the work. This weekend we moved the compost dalek on the old half to the … Continue reading →

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Spitalfields City Farm

Posted on November 26, 2019 by nicdempsey

I’m a Londoner, it’s something I’m extremely proud about (even though I had nothing to do with it!) but it huge part of who I am. But in common with most cities, being from here can mean lots of things, … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Aching and Tired

Posted on November 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m hobbling into work today because I have been broken by compost! We had a work team volunteer day at Spitalfields City Farm and I got to spend some quality time with a compost heap. Then yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The Work Area

Posted on November 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

The work at the back of the plot continues. We sorted the wood we wanted to keep from the wood to be bonfire which is currently piled up in the middle of the new half, a lot of the shed … Continue reading →

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Habit and Routine

Posted on November 19, 2019 by nicdempsey

Some of the best advice I was ever given is that “routines are just habits with a fancy name”. It’s been on my mind recently because I apparently am very into routines and I’ve been getting some shade about how … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: How Long is November?

Posted on November 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!I’m struggling with November right now, for all the usual reasons. It’s really hard to have any motivation right now, all I really want to do is be cosy in bed and that doesn’t pay the bills! Could we … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Floods

Posted on November 15, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The Lib Dems hate Labour more than they hate Brexit The floods have exposed Johnson – he is equal parts reckless, careless and useless Single people are an electoral force in the US. Is the UK following suit? … Continue reading →

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What I Ate: Cooking and Budget Reset Wrap Up

Posted on November 14, 2019 by nicdempsey

I totally dropped the ball with documenting how I did with this, partly because I used all of my available ‘write it down’ brain power at work and partly because it was really easy to get back into the groove. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The Compost Area

Posted on November 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

After a week off, we finally started to think about our plot extension, Joe has taken what he wanted and it’s now all ours, this is the view from the back of the plot. There is lots of work to … Continue reading →

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