Monthly Archives: July 2020

Friday Links: They never expect the Spainish quarantine..

Posted on July 31, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So I have no links about the Prime Minister’s anti obesity campaign or the quarantine for people on holiday in Spain. I just can’t. Here are this week’s links… The Tories are struggling to find a way to … Continue reading →

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Food at Home: Hummus

Posted on July 30, 2020 by nicdempsey

I’ve not eaten food I didn’t cook for quite a while now, I’ve seen people talk about how lovely it’s been since lockdown has eased, to go out to a restaurant and I know lots of people have been ordering … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tidying up

Posted on July 29, 2020 by nicdempsey

The theme of my week was tidying up and it continued into the allotment. Ma and I re-purposed some furniture from the flat and re-arranged the shed. Floor space! Looking back we seem always to have a shed tidy at … Continue reading →

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Home: Making some changes

Posted on July 28, 2020 by nicdempsey

I’ve been living in this flat for just over 11 years, when I moved in, I made a deliberate choice not to buy everything I thought I wanted for the flat. In the first year I got a sofa and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Last week of July

Posted on July 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

This year has gone so quickly and been 100 years long. However, here we are at the end of July. About this time of year as my birthday approaches, I become aware that while summer isn’t over, it’s coming to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: If you don’t look it’s not there

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been really busy this week, so not much reading has been happening, but this is what I’ve read Are the British conformist or libertarian? Our face mask response is telling Why has there been no public information … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A change of plan

Posted on July 22, 2020 by nicdempsey

Last Saturday, during an epic watering session of the plot (mostly of the squash!) Ma turned around and said we should put an area to sit in next to the rose garden and pond. That part of the plot gets … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Haircut day

Posted on July 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Today is going to be a good day because I get a haircut and I get to catch up with Jane! We also get a trip to Ikea which means that I get to sort out the cupboard … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Wear a Goddamn Mask

Posted on July 17, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s not Friday. I forgot to schedule this on Thursday night and on Friday morning, got up at ridiculous o’clock (5:30am) because I couldn’t sleep and had to go into the office. Basically, I needed to clear out my locker … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes that don’t taste like disapointment

Posted on July 16, 2020 by nicdempsey

I didn’t eat raw tomatoes until I was an adult. In my late thirties, I would occasionally eat a bruschetta but not very often. Then I got an allotment. In my first year, I grew some gifted cherry plants and … Continue reading →

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