Monthly Archives: February 2022

Monday Miscellany: Heavy

Posted on February 28, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! During the various lockdowns, over the last two years, I learned to live with the disconnect of personally being ok (missing people, learning to WFH and all the other strains) but knowing that others were suffering more than … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: War

Posted on February 25, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s not very happy for the Ukrainians, I don’t have answers to how we stop Putin without a world war, but one thing we should do is bring the hammer down on Russia, which is also going to … Continue reading →

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Book Squee: Guns in the North – P.F. Chisholm

Posted on February 22, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last year, when I was in Newcastle, I bought a book. This is no surprise to anyone who knows me, I actually bought a lot of books on that holiday, we did a morning in Barter Books and a day … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Let’s Catch Up

Posted on February 21, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I don’t much like February as a month, if November is the worst month of the year, then for me February comes in as a close contender. I think it’s because I’m over winter and want it to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: The Who – Pinball Wizard

Posted on February 20, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last week, I had a conversation with one of the grown up godchildren and they told me that when they listen to ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ by the Beatles, it makes them think about their grandad, their dad and … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A Bit Windy

Posted on February 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s going to be a bit windy around these parts today, overnight London and the South East got a red warning, I don’t remember a time when London had a red warning, predictably, the news is going a … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Angry

Posted on February 11, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I didn’t post last week because I was too angry with the state of the nation. I’m still really angry but here we are. Prime suspect turns pale as latest party photo snaps him bang to rights We … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: February

Posted on February 7, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Yesterday a friend asked me how I was and replied that I was February-ish. We are nearly out of winter but it’s still dark in the morning. I’m trying really hard not to wish the time away but … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: 2022

Posted on February 2, 2022 by nicdempsey

There was no allotmenting last weekend so instead of writing about what I did, I thought it might be useful to talk about the coming season, what we want to grow etc. We are going into this season with more … Continue reading →

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