Monthly Archives: January 2023

Allotment Adventures: Review of last season

Posted on January 11, 2023 by nicdempsey

In January and February, work has and will slow down, Ma is only coming over every other week, we’re only collecting produce every other week and I won’t be near the plot for at least half of February. All of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: It’s still dark

Posted on January 9, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m back in the office for some of this week and I’m deeply unhappy about leaving the house in the dark, it’s not one of my favourite things to do! I’m really back in the thick of January … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: More Maths

Posted on January 6, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The first week back to work has hit with a bump, the country is in chaos and the Prime Minister is going to solve it by making children do more maths! I’m not sure that Keir Starmer is … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Posted on January 5, 2023 by nicdempsey

Today is the last day of Christmas (although we are still in Christmastide until Candlemas on 2nd February). My tree went up on Christmas Eve and will come down tomorrow morning so here it is in all it’s glory.

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Allotment Adventures: In the Bleak Midwinter

Posted on January 4, 2023 by nicdempsey

Someone I know at work has been on an allotment waiting list for ages and she just got a letter telling her that she’s in the top ten of the list and did she still want a plot. She does … Continue reading →

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2023: The Year of Small Goals

Posted on January 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’m rubbish at New Year’s Resolutions and goal setting generally. I’ve done it, this space is littered with my attempts. I work better under external pressure, than I am at internal pressure but the weird thing is that over the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: January 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s the first Monday of the year, I think I probably say this every year, but the last 12 months flew by, and I’m surprised to find myself at the start of another year. December felt brutal but … Continue reading →

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