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Friday Links: Everything is terrible

Posted on April 28, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a while and everything sucks, here are this week’s links ‘Losing your home is a massive thing’: how the climate crisis came to Norfolk ‘They are men … they do nothing’: inside the home lives of … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Things in the ground and a wonky patio

Posted on April 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Over the last few years, I’ve come to realise that nothing is ever finished, especially on the plot and particularly when we are getting big things done. This weekend is a great example of that. We had a really good … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Heavy Lifting

Posted on April 24, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! For the amount of grumpiness I have, I actually consider myself to be a pretty happy person. I have reached a age where I don’t really care what others think about my choices and honestly, I view being … Continue reading →

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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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