Monthly Archives: September 2023

Friday Links: No good news

Posted on September 29, 2023 by nicdempsey

It’s been another really depressing news week. A 15 year old got stabbed (boys are afraid girls will reject them, girls are afraid boys will kill them), Suella Braverman thinks all refugees and immigrants liars and criminals, which given that … Continue reading →

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A Plan for Winter – Exercise and Thankful

Posted on September 28, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ok so I missed last weekend’s exercise and thankful posts so here they are. Exercise The aim was: I didn’t manage the steps but did everything else and I’m going to do the same thing this week. Thankful – Week … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Starting to tidy up

Posted on September 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ma and I have decided that allotment work is best tackled in the morning. If we get up and go straight to the plot and work to about noon, we are, or at least we feel, far more productive. Ma … Continue reading →

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Miscellany: Busy, so busy

Posted on September 18, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Tuesday! Well I completely dropped the ball for the blog over the weekend. Last week was busy and I was a bit ill. I think it’s probably a combination of antibiotics and something I ate but out of nowhere … Continue reading →

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Thankful: Week Two

Posted on September 17, 2023 by nicdempsey

A trip to Sipsmith from Christelle. It was fun and it’s lovely to spend the time with Christelle. I had another period and another bout of cystitis start this week (it’s been about two weeks since the last of each, … Continue reading →

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Exercise: Another Autumn Plan

Posted on September 16, 2023 by nicdempsey

In my attempt to implement self care before it gets really dark, I started the Thankful posts. However, mental well being doesn’t just happen by taking care of thoughts and feelings, it is much enhanced by some exercise. As a … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Government ministers outraged that they are expected to govern…

Posted on September 15, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It is time to start wearing closed in shoes and we still don’t have a date for a general election… Here are this week’s links…. Laura Kuenssberg’s Time as BBC Political Editor has been a Catastrophic, Systemic Failure. … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: Garlic

Posted on September 14, 2023 by nicdempsey

We grow a lot of garlic, my aim is that we should be self sufficient in garlic. This year we grew an extra bed but lots of our garlic while great wasn’t in great shape for storage for the year. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Hottest week of the Year

Posted on September 13, 2023 by nicdempsey

Last week was the hottest week of the year, in September as it’s slowly getting darker in the morning and at night. Climate change and global warming causes weather instability and this is what we’ve had over the last couple … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Harder with only one leg

Posted on September 11, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was hot and busy. And I need to explain the harder with one leg thing. This weekend we were listening to the news and they had a piece on Jonty Warneken, who swam solo from Northern … Continue reading →

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