Monthly Archives: October 2025

Sunday Music: Crying – Don McLean

Posted on October 5, 2025 by nicdempsey

My parents had pretty different music taste. Ma did early Beatles and Motown, Dad did Rod Stewart and the more hippy stuff. So travelling in the car was interesting musically. They did agree on Don McLean (there were others and … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: It Feels Like We’re on the Brink of Something Not Nice

Posted on October 3, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Labour just doesn’t get it: workers feel poorer than ever. Is it any wonder Reform is rising? I do disagree about the Tommy Robinson marchers, they are not some naïve innocents who just want things to change, they are … Continue reading →

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A Day in Food: Staying with Ma Edition

Posted on October 2, 2025 by nicdempsey

Ma has been signed off by the reablement team and Adult Social Services has said that she doesn’t meet the standard for carers, unless I withdraw support, which I’m not really going to do. So Ma and I are getting … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Gardening in the Rain

Posted on October 1, 2025 by nicdempsey

The weather was great on Saturday but by the time I got to the allotment on Sunday, it was raining. I did allotment in the rain but by the time I was finished, and I had to go, the rain … Continue reading →

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