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Allotment Adventures: Things are growing

Posted on June 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

That allotment looks pretty good. I keep having to remind myself that it’s only been five weeks and given the limitations of time and money and equipment and knowledge, I’ve done pretty well. It rained a lot this week and … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 04/06 to 10/06/2016

Posted on June 14, 2016 by nicdempsey

SHOPPING  The shopping came to £15.33, slightly over but still pretty good. COOKING AND EATING I had a photo issue this week. On Thursday, I had to reset my phone and I forgot that I hadn’t saved the photos on … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Meeting, puppies, babies, rain..

Posted on June 13, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week was a tough week. It wasn’t a terrible week, it was just hard work. That’s because I it’s a busy work week – hello 6 hour meeting, which I have to minute and set up for. It was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Cocktails for Two

Posted on June 12, 2016 by nicdempsey

Yesterday was World Gin Day and I wanted a song about gin but they are all miserable so I give you Cocktails for Two  

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Gin and Tonic Cake

Posted on June 11, 2016 by nicdempsey

World Gin Day is just around the corner (Saturday), so today’s cooking adventure needed to include gin! I’ve made a gin drizzle cake before, the recipe came from Pudding Lane and it was brilliant but it started with weighing the eggs … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 10, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a stupidly busy week This has been everywhere all wee, if you haven’t read it, you should. It’s long and horrifying and my first thought was who raised this man? Then the father’s statement to the court … Continue reading →

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Changing up the cleaning routine

Posted on June 9, 2016 by nicdempsey

Today was supposed to be all about gin and tonic cake but because of a migraine on Tuesday and a pretty busy week, it didn’t happen. So this is about cleaning and routine and how the allotment is taking over … Continue reading →

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Plum Gin

Posted on June 8, 2016 by nicdempsey

The year before last I spent some time infusing gin and brandy with fruit. My favourite two were plum gin and damson gin. So on the lead up to World Gin Day (Saturday) and in honour of my newly acquired … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 28/05 to 03/06/2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by nicdempsey

SHOPPING  This week was a pain shopping wise. 4 shops, Lidl, Sainsburys. Tescos and M&S the total spent was £13.57 This was Saturday’s shop. On Monday, I was in M&S and bought 2 packets of strawberries (reduced to £1 each) … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: All allotment, all the time

Posted on June 6, 2016 by nicdempsey

On Monday, Ma and I got up early and did some serious hard graft on the allotment. We used all of the compost that Christelle and Mike bought. Slug bait was sprinkled and the whole place was beginning to look … Continue reading →

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