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Monday Miscellany: Painful

Posted on February 12, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! (yeah I know it’s now Tuesday..) While I’ve had harder weeks, last week was extremely disconnected. There was all the hospital stuff and much to my surprise, I don’t feel better this week. I have extreme cramping. It … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: All the Jam

Posted on February 8, 2024 by nicdempsey

Last year was a good berry year at the plot. We got gooseberries, blueberries and blackcurrants, lots of them. I knew that this year was going to be a jam making year. Last year, I only made blackcurrant and tomato … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: What I’m Sowing in February

Posted on February 7, 2024 by nicdempsey

I’ve been trying to assemble a list of what we plan to grow this year and it’s just too much. So I’m going to break it down for each month so that I can hold myself accountable to get things … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Feeling Very Blah

Posted on February 5, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m at the point where I’m just so done with my hormones. More bleeding, headaches and if I could get a hysterectomy, I’d take it because there have been 36 days this year and I’ve been bleeding for … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Turnpike Troubadours – Mean Old Sun

Posted on February 4, 2024 by nicdempsey

After a break up in 2019, Turnpike Troubadours got back together in 2023 and there was an album. Mean Old Sun great, but not my absolute favourite (Black Sky and Three More Days are my picks). However, I’m so happy … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Back in the game…

Posted on January 29, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Well, in true to form, the last couple of months of 2023 flattened me…. So here are the headlines. Christelle’s dad died at the beginning of November, which meant at short notice, she and Mike had to go … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A New Season

Posted on January 24, 2024 by nicdempsey

While I have been away from the blog, I have visited the the plot. We haven’t done a ton of work, Ma is only coming every other week and there has been lots of other stuff going on. There has … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Stormy Weather

Posted on November 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, I need a drink, this is a good recommendation, I used slightly less sugar syrup…Cocktail of the week: Lowcountry’s Man overboard – recipe Ireland’s criticism of Israel has made it an outlier in the … Continue reading →

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Halloween Pumpkin Walk Photos

Posted on October 31, 2023 by nicdempsey

I usually man the bar at allotment events, here are the photos I got..

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Monday Miscellany: Dead Cat Bounce

Posted on October 30, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! The clocks went back this weekend! I know that people hate the earlier dark night but I personally love the slightly lighter mornings we get for a while. Last week at work was busy, this week is also … Continue reading →

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