Monthly Archives: August 2021

Friday Links: The Prime Minister is Lazy

Posted on August 20, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s not a great Friday for the people of Afghanistan or the south of Haiti or lots of other places. I wrote a little about Afghanistan on Monday and since then the picture has just gotten worse. There … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Alas poor tomatoes, we knew you well

Posted on August 18, 2021 by nicdempsey

We’re at that weird point in the year when we should be overloaded with summer product and the autumn leaves are starting to come in. We still haven’t had a summer squash and I fear that I’m hoping in vain … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany:

Posted on August 16, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m sitting down on Sunday morning to write this post about my week. Usually, I try to keep this one about my life and Friday Links is where I talk more about the world. However, the news at … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Didn’t it Rain?

Posted on August 11, 2021 by nicdempsey

The weekend at the plot was so weird because of the rain. It was warm and wet, like someone turning on the tap when it rained. Which is another way of saying we didn’t get as much as we hoped … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: This is 48

Posted on August 9, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! There was a week off and a birthday and I feel quite old and very tired, although that may have been all the weeding I did on the plot at the weekend! It rained quite a bit on … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: All in

Posted on August 4, 2021 by nicdempsey

We’ve finally got every bed on the plot planted up! Kale, cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, leeks are all in. We’ve also added trailing rosemary, ruby glow thyme, hot and spicy oregano and a mushroom plant to the new herb bed. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Holiday

Posted on August 2, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m on holiday this week, thank goodness because last week wasn’t great. I was two days in the office, I had a migraine and cystitis (another jolly side effect of peri menopause) and just generally felt pants. On … Continue reading →

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