Monthly Archives: June 2023

Monday Miscellany: Work is overwhelming

Posted on June 26, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Guys it’s June, mid-summer which is supposed to be my happy place and it has not been. It’s all the fault of my hormones (and work but mostly my hormones). After a pretty busy week and weekend the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Getting there

Posted on June 15, 2023 by nicdempsey

Summer seems to have arrived and last week was hot. So the first thing we did on Saturday was water everything. We’d bought saucers for the blueberries (some of them, I ordered six but I have eight large blueberry bushes). … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Heat

Posted on June 12, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was the first week that I felt that it might actually be summer. My week was pretty run of the mill, I did two days in the office, I have the house a bit more under … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Fires, Flood and something like a Free Trade Agreement

Posted on June 9, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! We are (yet again) in a week where the news is not great. Well Donald Trump being indicted is pretty good news! But someone, probably the Russians have blown up a damn and flooded Kherson, the Canadian wildfires … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Time is moving on

Posted on June 7, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ma and I have a couple of perennial arguments about the plot. One is about what I allow to self seed in paths, there’s another about how many plants it’s possible to fit on the plot and my plant buying … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Judicial Review

Posted on June 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Liquid assets: the rise of laundry detergent more expensive than champagne. What the hell is wrong with people? A lost generation are stuck living with their parents – and Tory talk of housebuilding won’t help them. I’m going … Continue reading →

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