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Friday Links

Posted on February 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello, some reading matter… 1) Why beef in the US is becoming more like chicken. On the plus side at least it’s not horse. A new cattle drug called Zilmax is being widely used in the industrial feedlots where most … Continue reading →

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The Day in Food: Weekend edition

Posted on February 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is what I ate last Saturday. My weekday eating is pretty consistent but the weekend is where it often goes wrong and it sort of did here. Ma and I did the trip to the dump and Ikea that … Continue reading →

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Pancakes

Posted on February 20, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yes, I know that Pancake Day was last week, but I didn’t get any pancakes because I was sick. As a child, we used to have savoury and sweet pancakes and I wasn’t a huge fan of them eaten with … Continue reading →

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The Hall

Posted on February 19, 2013 by nicdempsey

Over the weekend I framed some things. These are on the ledge as you come up the stairs into the flat. Before After   The three frames contain cards, two were given to me and one I bought. All are … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on February 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

I only worked 2 days last week but I was glad to see Friday and the weekend. I went for a quick drink with the guys from work and then came home for Friday Night Pizza. Friday was the first … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on February 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

Time for some Stevie… Godchild 3 found this while going through his Grandad’s record collection and asked me on Thursday if I’d heard this, “because it’s amazing”. His father would be so proud. His godmother is…

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February Goal Update

Posted on February 16, 2013 by nicdempsey

    If you have read any of my posts this week, you will know that I spent most of this week in bed feeling and sounding very ill indeed. This and not having the car last weekend means a … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 15, 2013 by nicdempsey

In the summer I made maraschino cherries, one of those jars is already gone, leaving me with the leftover preserving liquid, which is basically sweetened maraschino. I wanted to do something with the leftover liquid so decided to adapt the Summer … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on February 15, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a quiet week around here for reasons of illness (and I promise after tomorrow’s goal update, I’ll stop mentioning it!). 1) More from the frontlines of unemployment. I think it’s really easy when you’re employed to … Continue reading →

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Back to life

Posted on February 14, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve been in bed for 4 and half days. Today is my first day out of bed and in the office.  Since last Saturday I’ve: Read two books Slept approximately 18 hours every day Only eaten soup Finished the Night … Continue reading →

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