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Jillian…

Posted on December 3, 2008 by nicdempsey

Jillian is 60 tomorrow. She keeps looking at me and asking how it is possible.  I always want to reply ‘Well Iris and Frank had a special cuddle…’ Mostly I’m thankful that she’s here. Her mother died young and my … Continue reading →

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Four Years Later…

Posted on December 1, 2008 by nicdempsey

Saturday was four years. 1460 days. 208 weeks. 4 years. Some days it’s like he never died and it’s all raw and horrible.  Sometimes it seems like forever and that can be just as horrible.  Most day it just is….and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Meanwhile, Rick James – Cake

Posted on November 2, 2008 by nicdempsey

Forgotten how much I like this

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In which I am a baking god

Posted on October 30, 2008 by nicdempsey

I promised the guys at work that before I left I would bake them a cake.  I also promised my cousin Ellis that we would bake, because he wants to learn how to cook.  (Given how much he eats, learning … Continue reading →

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Greenbelt pictures

Posted on August 31, 2008 by nicdempsey

Got back on Tuesday.  It was fun and thought provoking and I did forget something, my socks in case you were wondering!!  And on Tuesday it didn’t all fit back into the suitcase!! It’s overwhelming, even though compared to most … Continue reading →

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Bookshelves of Doom

Posted on August 21, 2008 by nicdempsey

I love to read, as I grew up I just expanded what I read, I didn’t stop reading children’s books because I was too old for them, I just read adult books as well. Since Harry Potter and a couple … Continue reading →

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You can pick your friends

Posted on August 20, 2008 by nicdempsey

The problem I’m finding is getting to the stage where your friends become like your family.  Sometimes that works out great, I have friends that are the family I got to pick and I love them, like I love my … Continue reading →

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Harold Pinter

Posted on August 8, 2008 by nicdempsey

Last year, I saw Betrayal at the Donmar, and I loved it.  It was the second Pinter play I had seen (the first one being ‘The Caretaker’, which I wasn’t that keen on.)  Since then I have seen ‘The Lover/Collection’ … Continue reading →

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Dublin

Posted on August 8, 2008 by nicdempsey

It rained a lot But it’s a great place and there was lots that we didn’t see, so we will have to go again.

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Family

Posted on July 30, 2008 by nicdempsey

It was my uncle’s birthday on Monday, on Sunday, everyone descended on the garden to eat, drink and of course help Ian celebrate his birthday.

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