Monthly Archives: September 2020

Allotment Adventures: Last of the Tomatoes

Posted on September 30, 2020 by nicdempsey

I picked all the tomatoes last Friday, and another eight squash and the last cucumbers. The weather has changed and it’s getting colder so I didn’t want to go away for the week and lose the last of them. I … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: North

Posted on September 28, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m very happy to report that this week, I’m not at work. Yesterday, we walked to Warkworth and today we are headed into Alnwick and to my happy place, Barter Books. We have plans to go to Hauxley … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: September – Earth, Wind and Fire

Posted on September 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

Because I couldn’t let September go by without putting this up!

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Holiday

Posted on September 26, 2020 by nicdempsey

After a cancellation, we are going on holiday today! We have absolutely thought about the risks of this and decided to go anyway. Ma and I are a support bubble, we are staying in a cottage and our holidays don’t … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Headless Chickens

Posted on September 25, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This is late, but here are this week’s links… Matt Hancock, could you honestly think of no one better to run test and trace? Working from home could be keeping Covid-19 at bay – for proof, look at … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: Pico de Gallo

Posted on September 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

I’ve preserved a lot of tomatoes this year but I haven’t preserved a lot of home grown tomatoes. Despite having just over 30 tomato plants this year, we’ve also eaten through a load of them. I’ve eaten so much tomato … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Ready for the change of season

Posted on September 23, 2020 by nicdempsey

We actually did more than weeding and collecting this week! The plot is still at the weird, messy and winding down stage we are still getting harvests but less squash and cucumbers and more leafy greens! We are still waiting … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Tapped Out

Posted on September 21, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Confession time, someone should stick a fork in me because I’m done. I’m over it all. We had the virtual offsite on Friday and I’m so glad that I wasn’t presenting because by the time we got the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Busy

Posted on September 14, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Today I am taking a trip to the Southampton office. I need to get there, do some and hightail it out of there by about 2pm. Fun. Was wasn’t fun was getting up at 6am, in the dark … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Ma does all the work (again)

Posted on September 9, 2020 by nicdempsey

I’ve not been to the allotment since Friday, when I spent an hour harvesting and left Ma on the plot to weed. I’m doing the same thing today and at the weekend, I’ll go and do some work while Ma … Continue reading →

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