Monthly Archives: May 2020

Friday Links: Rules and Instinct

Posted on May 29, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well it’s been quite the week. We have a government that is incompetent, heartless, clueless and weak. All of those traits have been on full display since the election and more so during the pandemic. So I have … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Nearly there

Posted on May 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

We’re nearly at the end of May, it’s been 10 weeks since the Weeder-in-Chief has been on the plot and I’m struggling to get it all done, there’s always something that doesn’t get finished because I’m sidetracked by weeding. The … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Planting Out

Posted on May 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

We had a cold snap last week, while everything survived, the in ground potatoes got some damage, but they’ll come back. And I know there are potatoes because the fox has dug some of them up! After the frosty conditions … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Busy

Posted on May 18, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week, I decided that I needed to impose a bit more discipline upon myself. At this stage of lockdown and working from home, I am both the six year old with displaced behaviour AND that six year … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Without a Clue

Posted on May 15, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Is it Friday, I’m not quite sure anymore! This is pretty much my mood, right now! Here are this week’s links… The World Is Taking Pity on Us Boris Johnson’s message to the working class: good luck out … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Bit Windy

Posted on May 13, 2020 by nicdempsey

The allotment was all ok on the weekend, I went on Sunday and weeded the paths and put everything away because it was very windy, I also cut back the rosemary, it looks really bedraggled at the moment but I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: VE Day

Posted on May 8, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Today is as I’m sure everyone in the UK is aware, is the 75th anniversary of VE Day. The government and R4 seems anxious to wrap itself in a flag but I’m pretty tired of it. The only … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Weeds are everywhere

Posted on May 6, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s May, the point of my growing year where I’m not ready to start planting out and the weeds are all over the place! Without my trusty sidekick, I’m having to do a lot of the maintenance my own self … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Boris is Back and I can’t decide if that’s good news

Posted on May 1, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve had a pretty strange week, yesterday, I was at the allotment and someone or something stole my sandals. I think it was foxes, with that and the mystery cat, I feel like I’m being terrorised by small … Continue reading →

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