Monthly Archives: September 2021

Monday Miscellany: Missing in action

Posted on September 27, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! There was no miscellany last week because the week before wasn’t a great week, I had a migraine on Monday night, Tuesday morning, Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday late evening. They’ve been getting worse and are the reason that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Son’s Gonna Rise – Citizen Cope

Posted on September 19, 2021 by nicdempsey
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Friday Links:

Posted on September 17, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, so I thought all would all be cheered up by this picture of Barney. He’s my brother’s dog and he’s A Very Good Boy! Last week completely got away from me, so you have … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: September

Posted on September 15, 2021 by nicdempsey

This time of year is tricky. Summer isn’t precisely over yet, if you have tomatoes unblighted, they are probably producing, the summer squash isn’t over quite yet and there is kale, chard and raspberries starting to ramp up production. Last … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Partied Out

Posted on September 13, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was extremely social for me, I’m for sure going to spend some time this week alone and not talking to anyone because I’m feeling slightly crazed… Part of that is because of the ongoing new neighbours … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Seep

Posted on September 11, 2021 by nicdempsey

As part of my climate conscious, use less plastic drive, I needed to address the problem of washing up sponges. Once I’d used up the ones I had already bought, I tried some silicone ones but they were worse than … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Harvesting

Posted on September 8, 2021 by nicdempsey

We didn’t do much this week, I was tired and needed to shop. So we came and watered (which was a mission in and of itself) and harvested. The beans and cukes are winding down but the summer squash is … Continue reading →

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Time for some goals

Posted on September 7, 2021 by nicdempsey

Last week, I finally reached my limit with the effects of peri menopause and got a prescription for HRT (and if anyone like would like to hear me rant about how annoyed I was to discover that one month is … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: September

Posted on September 6, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last  week was tiring for lots of reasons. There is the ongoing trash fire that is the world right now. The Texas abortion law and the Supreme Court just refusing to do anything about it, the sorry state … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on September 3, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth. This is so good and why I’m trying so hard with no dig and building the soil. The rise of period pants: are they the answer to … Continue reading →

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