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Friday Night Cocktail redux

Posted on June 26, 2015 by nicdempsey

I haven’t been doing FNC for a while because I haven’t really been doing anything different in the drinking stakes for a while and on Friday nights I might have a gin and tonic and leave it at that.  However, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 26, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here’s some reading for the weekend! Mind Your Own Damn Business…An Ode to Tact. Fix the housing crisis by banning non resident ownership I’m not sure that’s the only thing that needs to happen but what the govt is … Continue reading →

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Life still has the capacity for surprises…

Posted on June 24, 2015 by nicdempsey

On Tuesday morning my week had fought itself to a draw. The washing machine developed a leak but landlord got me a new one, arriving Wednesday. Monday night saw a recurrence of the Cough of Doom and therefore a sleepless … Continue reading →

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The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto

Posted on June 23, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last Friday was National Martini Day. As my social networks filled with pictures of beautiful martinis, I turned to this book to get me through my martini-less state.It’s a quick read and I’m not entirely sure that I agree with … Continue reading →

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Life Happened but not a lot else did…

Posted on June 22, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week was not a good week. The Cough of Doom, just took over my life and it was not fun. So there was coughing and not sleeping and feeling awful and wheezing. On Thursday, I decided to have Friday … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

Waterloo links. Look I know that there is a lot of other stuff going on in the world this week. However, I’ve always been interested in this stuff and it is perfectly possible to think that Napoleon was a heel … Continue reading →

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The Cough of Doom

Posted on June 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

My immune system must be in actual bits because I’ve caught something (again) and all I’ve done over the last couple of days is cough and cough and cough and cough….It’s not been a fun and happy time, I carry … Continue reading →

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Not Kedgeree

Posted on June 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

Even when I cook alone, I never really cook in isolation. Everything that I cook has it’s roots in other food I’ve eaten, people that have cooked for me and people that I’ve cooked with. This came about because I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on June 14, 2015 by nicdempsey

Next Thursday is the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. So….

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Friday Links

Posted on June 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday!  It’s been a busy week, I’m looking forward to slumping on the sofa tonight! Here is some stuff to read ‘Fat’ yoga. Proof that exercise is good for all body types Miss Piggy is a feminist. I have always … Continue reading →

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