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Spring time lunches…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by nicdempsey

One of the things I’m really good at is always bringing my lunch to work. This is partly budget, partly health and all greed. What I have for lunch really varies depending on the season, during winter I tend to … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Spring springing

Posted on April 13, 2015 by nicdempsey

I feel like I’ve been really busy this week, my sleep has got all erratic again, it’s the busiest week of my work month and I was packing it into 4 days, so it was pretty busy. Also Spring was mostly … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on April 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

The godchildren have been going through their dad’s things and music. This was knocking around and it’s been going through my head since, although I want it on record that I was 10 or 11 and that is probably why … Continue reading →

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Housework: Making the bed

Posted on April 11, 2015 by nicdempsey

People fall into lots of categories, tea or coffee, beer or wine, people who take their makeup off before bed and those that don’t bother. We could divide and sub divide ourselves in to endless little groups. Here’s another. I’m … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 10, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday!  It’s been a busy four day week for me and today all I have to do is some post meeting tasks and minutes (I hate writing minutes and now I have to do it every month – I’m … Continue reading →

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High Society at the Old Vic

Posted on April 8, 2015 by nicdempsey

I haven’t been to a lot of theatre this year. It’s expensive and I don’t have a lot of money. But we are going to see High Society in August. I was umming and ahhing about it. High Society is a … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Bank Holidays, Birthdays and Easter

Posted on April 6, 2015 by nicdempsey

Time for the weekly review and normally I’d be writing this on Sunday night but not today because today  is a Bank Holiday and I’m not at work. Or doing anything at all. Last weekend, I was complaining to Ma … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on April 5, 2015 by nicdempsey

Easter. Jesus is Risen. So Handel Hallelujah Chorus.

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Friday Links

Posted on April 3, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Today is Good Friday and a Bank Holiday for UK. Today, Ma and I are planning on getting along to the Wellington thing at the National Portrait Gallery and not going to Church (sorry Jesus!). Right let’s get … Continue reading →

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Lemon Curd

Posted on April 2, 2015 by nicdempsey

Making jam can be hard work, usually when the fruit I want to turn into jam is ripe, it’s hot, then there’s the boiling sugar and the sterilizing jars and cutting up circles of greaseproof paper. I am so glad I … Continue reading →

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