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Friday Links

Posted on January 26, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The last full week of January! Five more days and we are done and move on to February and the delights of Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday (which are the same day this year!). Today is a marvellous … Continue reading →

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Food Lately

Posted on January 25, 2018 by nicdempsey

All my focus this month has been on learning to get back into the routine of a full time job. This means that I’ve been making a real effort to pack breakfast and lunch. It’s really funny, the fridge starts … Continue reading →

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Learning to love lipstick again

Posted on January 24, 2018 by nicdempsey

I used to wear lipstick all the time. Usually bright red, I always had it on. At some point it just became too much effort, I love how it looks when it’s perfect but I hate when it wears off … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: It’s raining, it’s pouring

Posted on January 23, 2018 by nicdempsey

It rained for most of the weekend. So we went to the plot to check damage and re-up the bird feeders. Then we planned. We worked out want we want to grow and then went through all the seeds we … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on January 22, 2018 by nicdempsey

Morning! Mondays are tough but as I discovered last week, it is getting lighter in the morning. I know that a daily photo of my street on instagram isn’t the most riveting photo in the world but it’s a physical … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Immigrants We Get The Job Done

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nicdempsey

The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants We Get the Job Done So the US is in shut down partly because Trump won’t do a deal on DACA and Britain doesn’t get a pass on it’s attitude towards immigrants and refugees either. This … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 19, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, it was windy, the trains were a nightmare and I’m settling into the new job which is good except that the lifts keep giving me electric shocks and this week has been a week … Continue reading →

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Soup

Posted on January 18, 2018 by nicdempsey

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been eating soup for lunch. Soup is a perfect meal planning staple, when I was starting to meal plan, part of my process was to make a vegetable soup using all the vegetables … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Things are looking up

Posted on January 17, 2018 by nicdempsey

I did a very quick trip the the plot at the weekend to collect some food, I took leeks, chard, kale, black radishes and parlsey, sage and rosemary.Which is not bad for January and much better than last year but … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Skin Care Routine

Posted on January 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

I’ve talked about what I use on my face in this space for a while and January always seems like a good time to talk about it. Forty-something skin is no joke, winter always shows on my face and I … Continue reading →

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