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Friday Links: The state of the world is rubbish

Posted on March 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well, the world is pretty much terrible. It’s not that everything is terrible, it’s that even the good stuff, is fixing something that’s broken. Here are this week’s links…. She was the Agatha Christie of romance novels. You’ve … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: It’s still not Spring

Posted on March 14, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s mid March and the light is improving but the weather is variable. The news is still terrible and it’s difficult. In the midst of a crisis we all want to think that it’ll be over and it’ll … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: The Duckworth Lewis Method – Jiggery Pokery

Posted on March 6, 2022 by nicdempsey

Shane Warne died on Friday. This felt appropriate..

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Friday Links: Not Sure There is Any Good News

Posted on March 4, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Liberal democracies must defend their values and show Putin that the west isn’t weak I’m begging you, Hancock and the Home Front heroes: just sit this one out The age of levity is over. The Russia-Ukraine war will … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Start

Posted on March 2, 2022 by nicdempsey

March marks the real start of the allotment year for me. You can tell this because yesterday, 1000 litres of compost (Wickes peat free) got delivered to the flat yesterday and I’ve started to wheelbarrow it around to the plot … Continue reading →

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March

Posted on March 1, 2022 by nicdempsey

We’re already into the third month of the year! Congratulations on getting through two of the worst months of the year. I say this like March and April are walks in the park when in fact they are not, especially … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Heavy

Posted on February 28, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! During the various lockdowns, over the last two years, I learned to live with the disconnect of personally being ok (missing people, learning to WFH and all the other strains) but knowing that others were suffering more than … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: War

Posted on February 25, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s not very happy for the Ukrainians, I don’t have answers to how we stop Putin without a world war, but one thing we should do is bring the hammer down on Russia, which is also going to … Continue reading →

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Book Squee: Guns in the North – P.F. Chisholm

Posted on February 22, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last year, when I was in Newcastle, I bought a book. This is no surprise to anyone who knows me, I actually bought a lot of books on that holiday, we did a morning in Barter Books and a day … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Let’s Catch Up

Posted on February 21, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I don’t much like February as a month, if November is the worst month of the year, then for me February comes in as a close contender. I think it’s because I’m over winter and want it to … Continue reading →

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