Author Archives: nicdempsey

Unknown's avatar

About nicdempsey

Erm...

Allotment Adventures: First heatwave of 2026

Posted on May 27, 2026 by nicdempsey

Last Friday, London had its first heatwave of the year. I’ve said it before and it’s time to say it again, there are hotter places, 25c plus is not really hot anywhere but London over 25c with humidity over 50%, … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Friday Links: Football and Caring

Posted on May 22, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week. So Arsenal have won the Premier League but whether Spurs or West Ham will go down remains to be seen. One of things that is inevitable when I spend so much more time with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Allotment Adventures: So much still to do

Posted on May 20, 2026 by nicdempsey

I have been quite diligent on the plot this year. I started on New Year’s Day. Tom came to dismantle and dig over the weedy and unused squash bed and over the course of some months, behold the ‘mini orchard’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Monday Miscellany: Long Time Gone

Posted on May 18, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Yes it’s been a while, I’m sure everyone has been on the edge of the seats waiting for a blog post (not!) but here we are and here are five things…. The end of 2025 and beginning of … Continue reading →

Posted in How I Live, miscellany, Random | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Iris Lillian

Posted on May 17, 2026 by nicdempsey

Today marks 113 years since my grandma was born. I never met her, she died in 1962 when she was 49. She was called Iris because they were flowering when she was born and her Dad was a gardener, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, grief, Ma | Leave a comment

Friday Links: It’s been months and the world is still a disaster

Posted on May 15, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a while and I’m not sure I’ll be here regularly but I’m here for this week! Single women are buying more houses. The men they are dating are not responding well This is interesting albeit US … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Monday Miscellany: Sick

Posted on December 9, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Tuesday! A couple of weeks ago I spent a lovely afternoon with two under five’s, they were delightful and generous with their germs. I promptly caught a cold. I’ve had about three colds in the last five years which … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Allotment Adventures: The Best Laid Plans

Posted on November 27, 2025 by nicdempsey

I had last Friday earmarked for allotment and it didn’t go well. The trains were balked, so it took me ages to get home, then I had a ton of stuff to sort, then I had to go to the … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monday Miscellany : Cold Snap

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! The unseasonably warm November weather ended last week and I woke up energised. I hate that it’s dark when I get up but I love those sunny, crisp days. We’re back to single figures again and until it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recommended: Being a Aunt

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nicdempsey

Ok so this isn’t really a thing that you can do anything about as the status is completely dependent on other people doing stuff. That notwithstanding 16 years ago today, my brother and sister-in-law brought the eldest nephew into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment