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Happy Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2015 by nicdempsey

Who is reading blog posts on Christmas Day? Go and do something that fills you with joy. Whether that’s presents, family time, drinking before noon, yummy food or chocolate for breakfast or just a day alone with the radio/TV/a good … Continue reading →

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The Night Before Christmas…

Posted on December 24, 2015 by nicdempsey

This is something of a tradition. It’s the end of every Christmas CD that I make and would be in consideration for one of my Desert Island Discs..

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Thursday Links – 24 December 2015

Posted on December 24, 2015 by nicdempsey

We’re going a day early on links because of Christmas… The Tories are unstitching the tapestry of our democracy. Last week, John Major was on the radio and I found myself wishing that he was still Prime Minister. I remember … Continue reading →

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Christmas Radio

Posted on December 23, 2015 by nicdempsey

Christmas is going to be a low key affair this year, Ma is coming to me and we will conduct all of our usual traditions. We’ll decorate the tree (assuming I get one) tomorrow night, we’ll watch The Philadelphia Story, at … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget: 12/12 to 18/12/2015

Posted on December 22, 2015 by nicdempsey

I was determined to put more fresh fruit and vegetables in my diet this week but I was also still getting back into the swing of meal planning, although with Christmas so near that may not properly bed in until sometime … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Aunty Duty

Posted on December 21, 2015 by nicdempsey

This week was a better work week, ok so I was grappling with minutes, which hands down, the least favourite of all my work duties but my head was a bit more in the game! Also last week, I missed … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on December 20, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week, I heard this on the radio, I knew two things, first that it must be from Hamilton and second that this was George III because Farmer George was a bit manic about the Colonies… I've been seeing stuff … Continue reading →

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Advent – Preparation and Change for 2016.

Posted on December 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’ve been using Advent to reflect on how I felt 2015 went for me. Rather than focus on the goals I set for 2015, this is more about the other stuff, the things that touched a nerve or places where … Continue reading →

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Friday Links – 18 December

Posted on December 18, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I managed a full (ish – I’m still on reduced hours!) working week this week, and I’m still happy to get to the end of it. Here is some reading for the weekend. When bad boys lose appeal. … Continue reading →

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Chicken Stock

Posted on December 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’ve been making stock for years but it’s never made it to this space as a recipe although I talk about and use homemade chicken stock a lot. There are a couple of reasons for this, the first is that … Continue reading →

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