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Little Goals – July 2016

Posted on July 9, 2016 by nicdempsey

  Here are the little goals for July: FINANCE Same old, same old but with a bit more discipline with the spending. Have one week this month were I only spend £10 on groceries. I think a week of ‘less’ … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on July 8, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, not a particularly easy one but the best thing about difficult times is that they end! This weekend I have friends coming for dinner and reading and allotment stuff planned. Good times! Although it’s … Continue reading →

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Courgette Pasta

Posted on July 7, 2016 by nicdempsey

After Saturday’s marathon weeding session, I came home hungry and made a very simple courgette pasta. This fed Ma and me and there were leftovers for one more dinner. I started with a large courgette but two normal sized ones from … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Eight weeks later.

Posted on July 6, 2016 by nicdempsey

Saturday marked eight weeks of allotmenting. This is what it looked liked then.It looks quite different now. The weeds went haywire in between times  I was very lucky because the allotment was given up, not abandoned, the weeds were never completely … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 25/06 to 01/07/2016

Posted on July 5, 2016 by nicdempsey

SHOPPING The shopping came to £5.35 and I had supplemental things from the allotment COOKING AND EATING  Weekend breakfasts were a carrot cake muffin with raspberries.Saturday lunch was a chuck it all in rice thing because I was trying to use … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Weed and Feed

Posted on July 4, 2016 by nicdempsey

It was a pretty standard work week. I worked all five days. We had a company end of year wrap up on Friday and I had a quarterly review on Thursday. I bought allotment stuff (seeds, a bucket, some canes) … Continue reading →

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2016 Goal Recap – June

Posted on July 2, 2016 by nicdempsey

Goodbye June. That went really quickly! I can see the uptick in my mood due to the longer days, even when I’m miserable it’s easier to throw off and not dwell. June has mainly been an allotment, staying close to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links 

Posted on July 1, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! My country appears to be falling apart, the political classes are being well, lemmings is the word that springs into my head. These links are about Brexit, the politicians and all that stuff… It will take an age … Continue reading →

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The basis of so many things…

Posted on June 30, 2016 by nicdempsey

One of the things that cooking almost everyday has taught me is  shortcuts that suit my type of cooking and the food that I prefer. Because everybody has a style. Some people cook from scratch, some from packets, some just … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – June

Posted on June 29, 2016 by nicdempsey

All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr (library ebook) I reserved this on my mother’s recommendation, and I wasn’t all that sure about it in the beginning but it stayed with me. The story of how things build and … Continue reading →

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