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Allotment Adventures: The constant watering 

Posted on July 12, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week I have been pushed for time, which is why this is going up late on a Thursday, rather than its traditional Wednesday amazing what you can do on a phone during the commute!  We have still not had … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on July 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s so hot. It’s so hot that Sarah and I walked the dog at 7am on a Sunday. I’m done with this weather, completely and totally cooked. This week I have cooked some chicken and roasted some vegetables and the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on July 6, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week. England are through to the quarter finals, but even bigger than that is that I have 4 teams through in the family draw, one of them is England. ‘It’s nothing like a broken leg’: … Continue reading →

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Nine years

Posted on July 4, 2018 by nicdempsey

Nine years ago, I moved into this flat, it’s nice to live in one place, I’m very lucky that I’ve been able to do it.

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Allotment Adventures: Open Day and Baby Vegetables

Posted on July 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend I discovered an ant’s nest in one of my potato bags and probably the source of the bites that caused last week’s swollen hand. We took the potatoes and showered the ants with boiling water. Look I’m all … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on July 2, 2018 by nicdempsey

Today is the middle of the year, we’ve had 182 days and we have 182 day to go! So given that we are halfway through the year, how’s 2018 going for you? Last weekend was busy, I got to work … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Sunny Afternoon

Posted on July 1, 2018 by nicdempsey

I heard this the other day and it just reminds me of summer, it that typically twisted Kinks way. It reminds me of summer because it was music that my parents agreed on so was often played on the rare … Continue reading →

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Monthly Goals: June/July 2018

Posted on June 30, 2018 by nicdempsey

How are we at the end of June already? It’s been a pretty good month, I got through the first month at work, I’m still feeling that I don’t know anything but when I break it down, I know quite … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 29, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I don’t know what the week has been like where you are but it’s been hot here, this week I walked to M&S to buy some trousers for work and came out with new pj’s and a nightdress. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures – Heating up

Posted on June 27, 2018 by nicdempsey

It was a hot week and I was on my own. I had a lot of stuff to do in the house and as the forecast for this week was very hot, I didn’t go to work. I went to … Continue reading →

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