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Sunday Music: SOB

Posted on May 20, 2018 by nicdempsey

Sometimes you need something, foot stomping and hand clapping and Nathaniel Rateliff has you covered…

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Friday Links

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, which is something I’ve been saying quite a lot lately, things are in flux, people and it’s a strange place to be. Other than that, it’s been a pretty successful week. This week on … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Everything is growing but mostly the weeds

Posted on May 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend was another solo weekend at the plot for me. I don’t know what the weather did where you are but on Saturday, it rained and rained, so I stayed indoors and on Sunday after my regular dog walking … Continue reading →

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Too much rhubarb? Make gin

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend I started some rhubarb gin. I had 777g of washed, chopped rhubarb (this actually isn’t from my plants, it’s from Dionne’s massive plants!), I added 350g of sugar and then covered with 900ml gin*.It’s in a dark cupboard, … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on May 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

I don’t really believe in horoscopes but I read this in my horoscope for last week and it perfectly expressed how the last couple of months has been for me There’s so much pressure to sell yourself as a completed … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 11, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve all had a productive week. As ever with the weeks after Bank Holidays, I felt discombobulated all week because the days are all out of sync but I battled through and managed to have a … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Hot

Posted on May 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last weekend the weather broke it’s usual bank holiday pattern and was the hottest, since the the early May bank holiday was introduced in 1978. (I didn’t know it was only 40 years old, every day is a learning day!) … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on May 7, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s a bank holiday! So today I’m not starting the week of work but running off to the allotment. Last week was another not good week for my clothing, or more accurately my shoes, the zip of my favourite black … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 4, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Yesterday there were local elections in the UK. At the time of writing this post I don’t know the results but there was time for my usual election tweet Time for my usual Election Day reminder. Even in … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read: April 2018

Posted on May 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

I need to confess, I’ve been in a tiny reading slump. For me, a tiny reading slump feels like a massive canyon of ‘I don’t want to read, who the hell am I?’. Reading is such a key part of … Continue reading →

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