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Twelfth Night

Posted on January 5, 2023 by nicdempsey

Today is the last day of Christmas (although we are still in Christmastide until Candlemas on 2nd February). My tree went up on Christmas Eve and will come down tomorrow morning so here it is in all it’s glory.

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Allotment Adventures: In the Bleak Midwinter

Posted on January 4, 2023 by nicdempsey

Someone I know at work has been on an allotment waiting list for ages and she just got a letter telling her that she’s in the top ten of the list and did she still want a plot. She does … Continue reading →

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2023: The Year of Small Goals

Posted on January 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’m rubbish at New Year’s Resolutions and goal setting generally. I’ve done it, this space is littered with my attempts. I work better under external pressure, than I am at internal pressure but the weird thing is that over the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: January 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s the first Monday of the year, I think I probably say this every year, but the last 12 months flew by, and I’m surprised to find myself at the start of another year. December felt brutal but … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Strikes

Posted on December 16, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! From antibiotics to eggs, this is the age of inconvenience. We’d better get used to it. I’ve had a mindset shift on this because of the allotment but yes, I’m now a person that has a toilet roll … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Frost

Posted on December 14, 2022 by nicdempsey

On Saturday, Ma and I went to the allotment to collect, it was -1C on Saturday morning, we didn’t intend to do anything else. As usual, in the winter, when it’s cold and we don’t want to be on the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Snow and Frost

Posted on December 12, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I know it’s Monday evening not morning but work is busy and I am tired and cold and seasonally affected so the last place my effort goes is here. Which means that things slip. And last week was … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Cold

Posted on December 9, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! We’re having our first properly cold December for a while, it was -1c when I left the house this morning and for London that’s practically artic. As ever the North is having it worse but Ma has been … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Birthday Fun

Posted on December 5, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was Stef’s anniversary (Tues) Christelle (Wed) and Ma’s (Sunday) birthday. It has the potential to be an emotional week. Added into it was my own shit, we’ve had to change the date of the team Christmas … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: The Muppets Carol of the Bells

Posted on December 4, 2022 by nicdempsey

It’s Advent. Time for some Christmas ‘music’

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