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Friday Links: Plane Crashes and Rising Authoritarianism

Posted on June 13, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! We are pretty much in the era of no good news, so here are some links… What Keir Starmer can’t say. This is long but worth reading British man is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Progress

Posted on June 11, 2025 by nicdempsey

I spent eight and half hours on the plot on Sunday. Two of those hours were spent with Tom and a small person, who helped me plant out the courgettes while Tom (the absolute star) moved my compost. I have … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Intermittently Productive

Posted on June 9, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Full disclosure, I’m writing this on Sunday night, I have no idea if Monday will actually be happy but it is my fervent hope that it will be for me and for anyone reading this… So last week … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Some planting, more weeding

Posted on June 4, 2025 by nicdempsey

Six hours on the plot doesn’t get a lot of work done. So what did I do? I weeded the front bed of the plot and planted the erigeron, the primrose and a sweet aztec plant in that bed. Planting … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: June

Posted on June 2, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! We are at the midpoint of the year and I am eating strawberries that I grew for breakfast. Forget Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year is now! The last week of May was not epic, the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Zach Bryan – Sandpaper

Posted on June 1, 2025 by nicdempsey

This is just so lovely. “winter was a drag/but spring was a friend”

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Friday Links: Some Good News

Posted on May 30, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Finally Chelsea won something and qualified for Champions League. Of course Chelsea Women did the domestic treble this season (at some point we’ll crack Europe as well). And I will take all of that! Here are this weeks … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Some Weeding

Posted on May 29, 2025 by nicdempsey

Not many allotment jobs were not done last weekend. I did however, weed the beds and surrounding paths where the tomatoes and courgettes are going and talk to several other people and get convinced to help at the bar for … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Quick Visits

Posted on May 21, 2025 by nicdempsey

Here’s my confession, I never have it together everywhere, I can do being social, having a tidy well run home, I can have a really switched on work life, I can have a tidy well run allotment, I can ace … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: News, some of it good…

Posted on May 16, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump I always like to see how things are reported in the US. ‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave. Anecdotes are not data … Continue reading →

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