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Pancakes

Posted on February 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

Growing up, my family didn’t really follow the food traditions of those around us. We did not do roast dinners every Sunday because it was ‘too much work’, we didn’t eat turkey at Christmas ’cause no one really liked it … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Work meetings from Hell

Posted on February 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

So last week was all about still not feeling well and trying to get through work. Thursday was the hardest day of work ’cause I minuted a six hour meeting. Ugh.. On Friday I had a migraine, which was not … Continue reading →

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Friday Links on Saturday night

Posted on February 13, 2015 by nicdempsey

Friday was cancelled because of a migraine and Saturday has been quite busy. So this is a bit late! 1) Giles Fraser on Thomas More and the human capacity for love and cruelty. 2) Dresden, bombing and the rise of … Continue reading →

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Penne Rosa

Posted on February 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

One Saturday I made dinner and it was amazing, one of those dinners that is so much more than the sum of it’s parts.   It was from Back to Her Roots although of course I made some changes. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Coping with the cold that will not die

Posted on February 11, 2015 by nicdempsey

Anybody reading this that doesn’t know I’ve had a cold (and a cough and sore throat) for what feels like forever but has actually only about 4 weeks….but 4 weeks is long enough to be really, really fed up. I’m … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen Chair Issue

Posted on February 10, 2015 by nicdempsey

In June, I’ll have been living in my flat for 6 years! Which is be the longest time I’ve spent in one place since I was a kid. We were in North End Road for nearly 17 years, I think, before … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – this is getting silly

Posted on February 9, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’m still not very well and really, really grumpy about it. My head is full of things that it shouldn’t be, my ears hurt, my sinuses make draining noises when I’m lying down and I’m wheezing. I can’t do yoga either, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on February 6, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Last day of the week, I’m pretty much alone in the office, all the others are on leave due to sick parents, hen weekends and weddings, so it’s going to be a quiet day! Here are this weeks … Continue reading →

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Food this week

Posted on February 5, 2015 by nicdempsey

My cooking has not been imaginative this week, mostly it’s been easy food that doesn’t require too much effort. Having said that, it’s still been pretty healthy.. What I mean by healthy, is unprocessed food. My diet doesn’t have much … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – January 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by nicdempsey

It’s a new reading year! In line with my stated aim of not buying booked and getting through my ‘To Be Read’ pile and kindle list and to keep me honest, I’m going to list where the books came from … Continue reading →

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