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Working mothers and feminism

Posted on March 8, 2012 by nicdempsey

Today I read this piece in the Daily Mail (I really can’t call it journalism). My first thought was that if this is true, Alice Walker used feminism as an excuse to be a shitty human being and a bad … Continue reading →

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Stuff right now…

Posted on March 7, 2012 by nicdempsey

1. I had a migraine this week, still feeling slightly woozy and hungover from it. It’s frustrating because I’ve been having them at least once a month over the last couple and I can’t work out why. 2. I’ve cleaned … Continue reading →

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The basic cookie

Posted on March 5, 2012 by nicdempsey

I used to have a basic cookie recipe and then I lost the piece of paper it was written on the last time I moved.  What I also remember about it was that it was a lot of faff (two … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Mr E’s Beautiful Blues – The Blues

Posted on March 4, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Eels This week London has been a bit foggy. It’s been ages since I’ve seen proper fog in London (2007 in fact) but anyway, it was foggy, I was walking to the station and this popped up on the … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 2, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini It’s a really silly name but a lovely drink. I’m getting ahead of myself. Last week, at the London Cocktail Society or more to the point in the bar afterwards, it was suggested I read … Continue reading →

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March Goals

Posted on March 1, 2012 by nicdempsey

I’ll sit down and think about how February went this weekend (ie when there’s more time) but I just want to jump in with the March plan. 1) 5k a day. I walk roughly 2.5k on an average weekday, I’m … Continue reading →

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Friday Night

Posted on February 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

Started with a tour of the Beefeater distillery. Ended at Callooh Callay. I learnt a lot and didn’t have a hangover. Fun.

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Sunday Music

Posted on February 26, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Friday I was in several bars…this was playing in one of them and it had been ages since I heard it. White Town – I Coud Never Be Your Woman

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Stuff I like – When We Two Parted

Posted on February 25, 2012 by nicdempsey

Right now it’s Sunday night, I’m sorting myself for the week and listening to Feedback and there was a request to have Zeb Soanes read anything but poetry in particular. (I should confess, I love R4 but hadn’t ever thought … Continue reading →

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Lent

Posted on February 23, 2012 by nicdempsey

I should have posted this yesterday but it’s been one of those weeks… So first, this article by Jane Williams in the Guardian. Quotes in this post come from there. Observing Lent is something I grew up with (I was … Continue reading →

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