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Allotment Adventures: Weeding, Wheelbarrows and Rain

Posted on April 19, 2023 by nicdempsey

It feels like it’s been ages since I had a post about the plot where we made any progress but over Easter and last weekend, I feel like we’re beginning to make progress. There has been a lot of tidying, … Continue reading →

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Miscellany: Mid way through April

Posted on April 17, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s been a while. I’ve been struggling a bit recently, it’s post COVID, it’s living in a mess (because the building stuff isn’t entirely finished, yes I know it’s been nearly 3 months but we’re not finished with … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Blue Monday – Orkestra Obsolete

Posted on April 16, 2023 by nicdempsey

This came via Sarah Rundle and it is marvellous

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Monday Miscellany: COVID recovery

Posted on March 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s been a while, COVID knocked me on my behind and it’s taken a couple of weeks to recover. I had a a week and a bit of feeling like I should be fine, but being quite snotty, … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Hello Old Friend

Posted on March 23, 2023 by nicdempsey

It’s been a while but we got back to the plot on Saturday and there are flowers growing and things coming back to life but the weeds are trying to take over, so the aim of Saturday was to start … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Sick

Posted on March 13, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Well, it’s been a week! On Friday 3rd March, I came home, to a kitchen that still wasn’t finished and the cold that had been threatening all week making itself felt. Reader, it wasn’t a cold it was … Continue reading →

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Lent: The Examen

Posted on March 5, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’ve been talking about my plans to spend some time in Lent doing the Examen more. So I thought I’d talk about what it is and why I find it useful and what I find difficult about it. First, what … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: You can try and fix the protocol but you can’t fix the Tory Party..

Posted on March 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This deal could have been struck in 2021 – but the last thing Brexiters wanted was to get Brexit done Sunak should remove the whip from Johnson – it’s the only language he understands Number of UK children … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Nothing to see here

Posted on March 1, 2023 by nicdempsey

I didn’t have anything to say about the allotment last week and I still don’t have anything much to say because of the stupid kitchen work taking such a long time. We went to feed the birds, I still need … Continue reading →

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Small Goals 2023: March

Posted on February 28, 2023 by nicdempsey

It’s March tomorrow so it’s time to talk about things I’d like to do in March. As ever, let’s have a look February first. Despite the feeling that February was my own personal trash fire of a month. Circumstances have … Continue reading →

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