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Friday Links: Early for Easter

Posted on April 14, 2022 by nicdempsey

It’s not Friday but tomorrow is Good Friday and it feels wrong post links on Good Friday (blame my Catholic guilt!), so here are some early links… Lie, deny and move on – how much longer will the Johnson mantra … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring

Posted on April 13, 2022 by nicdempsey

Sometimes, at this time of year, I look at the plot and I think about all the things I need to do and sigh, sometimes I feel really smug because we’re so far ahead of ourselves. For this year, I … Continue reading →

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Book Squee: Hungry – Grace Dent

Posted on April 12, 2022 by nicdempsey

I borrowed this one from Ma a while ago and finally got to reading it at the tail end of last month. I enjoyed it, I love her writing in the Guardian and this was just more of it. Some … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Fussy Deodorant

Posted on April 9, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last year I changed deodorant, going from Sure to Fussy. This was part of my less plastic mission, and it’s been pretty easy to do. Fussy isn’t an anti-perspirant so there was an adjustment period, but I never got smelly … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Non-Dom

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Studying health inequalities has been my life’s work. What’s about to happen in the UK is unprecedented Akshata Murty’s non-dom status is totally legal – and perfectly toxic for Rishi Sunak. What I’m really puzzled by is how … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tiptoeing through the Tulips

Posted on April 6, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last weekend we had strange weather. We were on the plot on Saturday and it was sunny, then snowy. I’m not a person who skis, so wearing sunglasses as it snows is not an experience I ever expected! Anyway, Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Energy Crisis

Posted on April 1, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s April Fool’s Day, given the state of the world, I think we should cancel April’s Fool until the world in general and the Prime Minister in particular, stop being so ridiculous! Aside from that, it’s Laura and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Vernal Equinox, Baby!

Posted on March 28, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last Monday we officially entered Spring. Equal amounts of day and night. I spent most of this week feeling like I was on drugs, even with several days in the office and a sore back and hip, I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Looking for some good news

Posted on March 24, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week, the Tories in ‘charge’ of the country, acted like typical Tories in the Spring statement, people are outraged, like the last 12 years were no guide to current behaviour. Russia committed hideous bombing in Ukraine, COVID … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring

Posted on March 23, 2022 by nicdempsey

Although I’ve not been talking about the plot, we have been doing things on it. We swapped the position of some of the compost bins and storage, because something was digging up the middle compost bin and depositing it all … Continue reading →

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