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Back to work

Posted on August 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s Monday and my week of birthday fun is over and I’m back at work. It was a lovely week, full of good things and rest and although I’m not all that happy to be back to the commute and … Continue reading →

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Growing up a Londoner

Posted on August 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

The school holidays have begun, even if I didn’t know that, the number of parents and small children on the train in the morning would have given it away! I’m (at least a fourth) generation Londoner (great grandparents, grandad, mother … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on August 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

My weekend started on Thursday night at the OXO Tower Bar to celebrate Ma’s retirement with her work colleagues. I spent Friday making sure that the flat was ready for people and cocktail making! People came and drinks were made … Continue reading →

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My friends are awesome

Posted on August 3, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last night was the start of my birthday festivities, we drank nearly a bottle of gin, all of the rhubarb syrup, the juice of 20 lemons, 5 bottles of prosecco and a magnum of Cremant de Jura, there were other … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on August 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

This evening, with any luck, my flat will be full of people drinking cocktails and eating pizza and cake.I like cocktails and I like food and I like making both for my friends but it’s fair to say that I’m … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on August 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

1) Brene Brown is awesome and I love how honest she is about what she gets wrong. To a cynical British ear, this may sound embarrassingly new age, but Brown’s Ted talk has been embraced by the American military and … Continue reading →

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The rest of her life

Posted on August 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yesterday was Ma’s last day of work. Ever. Ma left school at 16 and has pretty much worked ever since. There was maybe 6-ish months of not working when Ben and I were born (maternity leave wasn’t much available 40 … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb, rhubarb

Posted on August 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

When we went to Chiswick House last week, we bought some rhubarb from the kitchen garden. Rhubarb isn’t pretty once you’ve cooked it but it is tasty, the perfect balance of tart and sweet. I didn’t take up Ma’s suggestion of … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – July 2013

Posted on July 31, 2013 by nicdempsey

A Gambling Man – Jenny Uglow Fascinating and worth reading if you like history. I do feel that I need to know more but am resisting buying anymore books about the period.  I have a ton of history books to … Continue reading →

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Want

Posted on July 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

I love the shop at the Royal Festival Hall. This book seems appropriate for some (like me) who thinks London is the best city in the world and in spite of Boris Johnson’s best efforts to muck it up!

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