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Good/Bad: Highlights of the week – 20 March

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nicdempsey

Thinking about this week, it was deeply average, I survived to live another week and had a lovely weekend but I was in a funk last week… Good Family Time. It was Mother’s Day yesterday which meant we got to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 24, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday!  It’s been a week. ‘Utterly ridiculous’ is pretty strong language from British security services. Do not fuck with GCHQ. That includes you Spicer… Then they doubled down on the claims The far right wants to exploit the Westminster attack. … Continue reading →

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London

Posted on March 23, 2017 by nicdempsey

I’m a proud Londoner and I come from a family (at least some of it) of Londoners. So it would feel wrong not in some way to mention what happened yesterday, at the same time, I don’t want to be … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Waiting Impatiently…

Posted on March 22, 2017 by nicdempsey

We’re in that maddening time when things are starting to happen but it’s all happening very slowly.. The weather is warming up and the days are longer, so things are greener. The gooseberry bushes have tiny flowers on them already. … Continue reading →

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Work Life

Posted on March 21, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week, our quarterly department meeting happened and was based on understanding our Margerison-McCann profiles. There were no huge surprises for me, I recognised myself.I’m a ‘Concluder-Producer’ by a huge margin. I’m practical and production-oriented, I like schedules and plans … Continue reading →

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Good/Bad w/c 13 March 2017

Posted on March 20, 2017 by nicdempsey

Good Seedlings. The most of the cucumbers have come up, the second set of leeks are doing the growing thing, the tomatoes and patty pans have come up too. I’m waiting on the other summer squash and cucumbers and there … Continue reading →

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Friday Links 

Posted on March 17, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday and for those of you that celebrate it, or like me just use it as a handy excuse to drink whiskey and Guiness, Happy St Patrick’s Day! Disciples of a false prophet Mount Etna is the world’s most … Continue reading →

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Mincemeat Rolls

Posted on March 16, 2017 by nicdempsey

My lovely colleague Jess and I have an occasional breakfast club, she buys ham and cheese croissants from eat and Imake us breakfast and bring it in. Last week, Jess brought croissiants in on Monday and I’d said that I’d … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring is coming in

Posted on March 15, 2017 by nicdempsey

It’s weird, I feel like I’ve been waiting on Spring forever. Finally, things are coming alive again, my gooseberry and raspberries have leaves, the blackcurrant and plum are in bud and my rhubarbs have some leaves too.The overwintered onions, garlic, broad … Continue reading →

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March Photos – Part One

Posted on March 14, 2017 by nicdempsey

Blistered. 27 February. The progress of the coffee burn. It was sore and I was a horrified because it seemed to get worse ever dayCommute and English weather. 27 February. Welcome to England, it would be nice if it didn’t live up … Continue reading →

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