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Monday Miscellany

Posted on January 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last week was hard, my first full five day working week in three months, tough. The 9 to 5 wasn’t too bad, it was all the other stuff – the commuting, getting up in the dark, the rush to be … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on January 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

Sometimes music has meaning to you beyond anything the person who made the music intends or has a different meaning to the one the listener takes. (For example there is a Foo Fighters song that makes me think about Lent … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 12, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m the more happy to see a Friday come around than I’ve been for a while. this is the first straight five days I’ve done at work since 30 September last year, it’s both easier and harder than … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: 2018

Posted on January 10, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s January and I’m desperate for time to hurry up and Spring to spring so I can get back to growing things. However, last year I started sowing too early, so this year I’m holding my nerve and not sowing … Continue reading →

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What I Read: December 2017

Posted on January 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

Yesterday,  I said that I knew Ma was ill because she didn’t want to read. That was pretty much me in December. I watched a lot of Grey’s Anatomy but read hardly anything at all. Two books. Dark Eden – … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on January 8, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last year, I posted about what I did the week before and it got a bit boring. So this year, instead of sticking to a ‘this is what I did’ post, I’ll just write whatever is on my mind when … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: I’ve Changed My Mind A Thousand Times

Posted on January 7, 2018 by nicdempsey

One of things I miss terribly is Russell Davies on Radio 2 on a Sunday night. It’s been a while but it punctuated my weekend with music that I generally didn’t know and always liked. I miss it, I still … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 5, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I hope that re-entry week hasn’t been too terrible for you and if you’ll not back at work/school/whatever yet that you’re enjoying the rest! Here are this week’s links… I should have asked why people don’t vote. About … Continue reading →

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Food Preparation to help with re-entry into real life

Posted on January 4, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week is tough, Christmas is done and work is hard. On New Years Day, in line with my aims for the year in general and this month in particular, I did some food prep. I don’t know about everyone … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Christmas

Posted on January 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

….or why my tree is still up and won’t come down until Friday. I love Christmas and my favourite part of it is my tree. Every year though, I spend the 1st t0 23rd of December wondering why the trees … Continue reading →

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