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Friday Links

Posted on March 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I seem to have a cold, I’m taking extra elderberry syrup, drinking lots of ginger with lemon and honey and ginger shots, taking extra vitamin C (it’s supposed to help shorten the length of a cold) and as much … Continue reading →

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Food Lately

Posted on March 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

Spring is on it’s way, it’s lighter in the morning and I’m feeling it in an uptick of energy, which means that I’m cooking a bit more than usual. Most of my cooking right now seems to be about using … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Signs of Spring

Posted on March 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

I was away last weekend so there wasn’t a lot of allotmenting happening. On Friday morning, I went up to refill the bird feeders and collect the raspberry canes I’d dug up for my sister in law. I also saw a … Continue reading →

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Crafting with the nephews

Posted on March 13, 2018 by nicdempsey

So a weekend with the boys. Activities for them are tricky because one is 8 (going on 15) and the other is 2 and a half (and into everything except having dirty hands!). I make them sound awful but actually … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on March 12, 2018 by nicdempsey

The week begins again… The good news is that I had just over six hours sleep last night, I usually get four to five hours, so six feels amazing! The bad is that I’m starting the week behind because I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Today I am not at work but this week, it’s not because of a bad back, it’s because Ma and I have been drafted for nephew-sitting over the weekend, while my sister-in-law has a well deserved weekend away … Continue reading →

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Morning Photos

Posted on March 8, 2018 by nicdempsey

Every morning I take a photo. It’s not a good photo, it’s just a photo of the street and the sky, the state of the weather and most importantly how dark or not it is when I leave the house. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Feed the Birds

Posted on March 7, 2018 by nicdempsey

Due to snow and my bad back the only thing that got done this weekend was filling up the bird feeders and adding to the compost bin and I didn’t even do that, Ma did! Ma had suggested that a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on March 5, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week can be summed up with this photo and this tweet On Wed, my back went. On Fri, @jilliandempsey7 came over, sorted my flat out, shopped & took me for a walk and . She is the best… … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 2, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So it was cold and there was quite a bit of snow for London and almost everything got cancelled. In other news my hot water bottle after over a decade of faithful service died, yes I do have … Continue reading →

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