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Friday Links

Posted on June 5, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday!  John Crace on parliamentary reaction to the FIFA scandal. for once his skills deserted him. On this form, any defendant he was prosecuting would be guaranteed an acquittal. He acted as if he had been given one of … Continue reading →

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Flatbreads

Posted on June 3, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’m not a huge bread eater, I can demolish a baguette at warp speed, especially if there are also cheese and grapes, I love all sorts of bread and last summer had a whole weekly menu planned around a loaf … Continue reading →

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Reasons to be Cheerful – May 2015

Posted on June 2, 2015 by nicdempsey

1) Haircuts always make me feel better especially when the fringe is this out of control.2) Breakfasts with Ma.3) Ducklings. If the sight of ducklings don’t make you smile, then I don’t know what to do with you…4) Democracy and … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Short Week

Posted on June 1, 2015 by nicdempsey

I only had 4 days at work this week and they really, really dragged! Highlights of the week, included, this is the scary advertising fish outside the Park Cafe. So tell me does it make you more or less likely … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on May 31, 2015 by nicdempsey

For this week, this just feels right, also Huey played it this week. sometimes it happens like that. But 1993, such a long time ago…  

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May Recap and June Goals

Posted on May 30, 2015 by nicdempsey

It’s that time again. Like April, May was a pretty good month, the weather is weird but the lighter mornings and evenings have had such an impact on my mood. Work has not been so good but overall, life feels … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 29, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Although it’s been a short work week, I’m still happy to get to the end of it! Here are this week’s links… Grace Dent on the death of a Grange Hill star, watching telly in the 70’s and … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Tart

Posted on May 28, 2015 by nicdempsey

Although I cook most things from scratch, puff pastry is not one of them. If life is too short to stuff a mushroom, then it’s way to short to make puff pastry. So I buy it. Most often because I’m … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – May 2015

Posted on May 27, 2015 by nicdempsey

It seems like May was the month of Regency and dragons (and dragons in regency!), my reading months often have themes that I don’t notice until later. Steelheart – Brandon Sanderson (library) Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Perspective

Posted on May 25, 2015 by nicdempsey

A bit later than usual because of the Bank Holiday. It wasn’t a normal week. I got to grips with a budget (spreadsheets were involved) and cleared a ton of paper out of the house. I spent six and a … Continue reading →

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