Author Archives: nicdempsey

Unknown's avatar

About nicdempsey

Erm...

Life Happened – Quiet

Posted on April 27, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week was a low key week. The sun shone, there were blue skies… I went for a run. When I say run, I mean mostly walking with a tiny bit of running but it all counts towards my step … Continue reading →

Posted in How I Live | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday Music

Posted on April 26, 2015 by nicdempsey
Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Friday Links

Posted on April 24, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This weeks links… 1) Why we loved Gilbert Blythe. As played by Jonathan Crombie, who died last week, which is sad because he was only 48, it prompted a re-watch of Anne of Green Gables at the weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Links | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Stuffed Peppers

Posted on April 23, 2015 by nicdempsey

Ma and I seem to have settled into a Saturday ritual. It’s not every Saturday, but she comes for dinner, bringing a bottle of wine and I cook. It’s easy when you live alone to get stuck into a rut, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Books I Live With: The Chalet School Series

Posted on April 22, 2015 by nicdempsey

I love to read. I am never knowingly book and/or a Kindle. I will choose to read over pretty much any activity in the world. I spent an awful lot of my childhood being told to “stop reading and pay attention” by teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Things I Like | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

A Temperance Drink for Summer

Posted on April 21, 2015 by nicdempsey

So yesterday was a difficult day. When I get get to the end of a day like yesterday, I want a glass of wine or a gin and tonic, but I don’t drink on school nights, so this is my solution.  t … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Monday Morning Blues

Posted on April 20, 2015 by nicdempsey

No week in review this week because, well honestly because I didn’t write it up and today is what Anne Shirley would describe as a ‘jonah day’ where everything goes slightly wrong.The blind fell off the wall, I spilled coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday Music

Posted on April 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

This just makes me happy… The Wombats – Give Me a Try

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Friday Links

Posted on April 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I am not at work today, I took a day off so I could go to the Dr’s and talk about my poor feet, meet Ryan for coffee and bake a cake with the Baxters for Adam’s birthday! … Continue reading →

Posted in Links | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cornbread

Posted on April 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

Cornbread and chilli is not a comfort food for me. It’s good but culturally, if you want to comfort me with food, boiled chicken and rice or the sausage casserole thing (affectionately called noely poley in our family) is where it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food | Tagged , , | Leave a comment