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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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A Plan for Winter – Thankful Week Five

Posted on October 29, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’ve been absent from this space for a while (so much for using it for accountability!) but not absent from being thankful. In no particular order here are some of the things I’ve been thankful for over the last few … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The World is a Bin Fire

Posted on October 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Last week I wrote a Friday Links post but then decided not to post. Because I wrote in anger after a discussion about the situation in Gaza. My basic point was that I can be horrified by what … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tidying up

Posted on October 24, 2023 by nicdempsey

It has been really difficult this month to find the time for the plot. Ma is on an every other week cycle and I’m busy and tired and autumnal so it’s hard. However, I am determined to get the plot … Continue reading →

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