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Best/Worst – 8 May 2017

Posted on May 17, 2017 by nicdempsey

Best Work. Work never normally makes it onto the best week, I’m not the person who loves my my job, I work for money so I can have a roof over my head and buy books and things for the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 12, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Charged for water that isn’t safe to drink. Wow. Irish beach washed away 33 years ago reappears overnight after freak tide. Why I’m quitting teaching. The scandal of the Bank of Mum and Dad. I’m going to say … Continue reading →

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Try Again. Fail. Fail Better.

Posted on May 11, 2017 by nicdempsey

One of the things about nearly 9 years of blogging (yeah it’s been that long!) is that I get to see how everything changes and everything stays the same and my hair always looks good!One of the things that I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: One Year Later

Posted on May 10, 2017 by nicdempsey

How do you celebrate having managed to cultivate an allotment for an entire year. Like this…. I can’t quite believe that I stuck at it for 12 months. In that time I’ve found a community, in real life and on … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – March and April 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by nicdempsey

I missed posting What I’ve Read for March and April so I’m catching up. I was trying to get though the Kindle TBR list and started ok, then went off the rails. Oh well… Ysabel – Guy Gavriel Kay (Kindle … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst – 1 May 2017

Posted on May 8, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week, was not the week I was expecting to have… Best Dinner with Josephine. We talked and ate and talked so a fairly standard meeting for us. I’m glad she’s enjoying her posting and I also found out she has a twitter … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 5, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve spend this week indoors with a sprained ankle, links are few this week because I’ve just can’t right now… The garden bridge is dead, the£38 million of public money sent should be repaid. I can’t imagine this … Continue reading →

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Best/Worst – 24 April 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week was a holiday week, I had a staycation and got some things done at home but I spent the last four days of my holiday indoors.. Best Time to see people. Dinner with Sarah and Justin (and Fred). … Continue reading →

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Friday Links 

Posted on April 28, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been off work this week, so not many links! Low alcohol or alcohol-free drinks. Sometimes you just want something that isn’t a soft drink but without the alcohol. I really need to try making a shrub. Why … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Shed

Posted on April 26, 2017 by nicdempsey

My weekend started with the outside of my house looking like this!While Christelle and I carried bits of the shed to the plot, Mike and Adam built the base and shed.We had a bit of trouble with the committee. I … Continue reading →

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