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Preserving the Plot: Quick Pickles

Posted on September 2, 2021 by nicdempsey

It took an age to get any cucumbers but we’ve had 22 in two weeks! I love cucumbers, but this is a lot, my sister in law is having the same issue, my brother says they are eating them in … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A tidy up

Posted on September 1, 2021 by nicdempsey

We had two days this weekend. So we started with coffee on Saturday morning and a plan of attack. Ma started at the back and I started at the front. My weeding job was easier because the soil at the … Continue reading →

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Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery

Posted on August 31, 2021 by nicdempsey

Ealing is a great place to live, it’s got really good transport links, it’s got lots of shops and green spaces. One of those green spaces is Walpole Park and the park has Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery. The restoration has … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: The End of Summer

Posted on August 30, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Today is our last Bank Holiday until Christmas and next week schools are gearing up for the new term, it always feels like the end of summer. Last week featured another migraine and I got hold of a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: I Keep Forgettin’ – Michael McDonald

Posted on August 29, 2021 by nicdempsey

Because it’s amazing and it’s lovely to listen to a song about heartbreak when you’re not heartbroken.

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Friday Links: August and Everything After

Posted on August 27, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week and the news is not getting any happier. Here are this week’s links: Tony Blair damns the Afghan withdrawal but he would do better to show remorse UK truck driver shortage signals a broken … Continue reading →

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The Potato Thing

Posted on August 26, 2021 by nicdempsey

2021 will mark the year that I ate more potatoes than I have never eaten. Potatoes have featured in every Oddbox I’ve had and we grew quite a few of them this year. It’s not a problem, I quite like … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Rainy

Posted on August 25, 2021 by nicdempsey

Our scheduled Saturday at the allotment was cut short on account of the rain and various other small calamities.. The good news it that we got to harvest one straightneck summer squash and two of the round courgettes. The cucumbers … Continue reading →

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Battle Abbey

Posted on August 24, 2021 by nicdempsey

Much to the amusement of my Irish neighbour, the day before my birthday I went to Battle. Yes, it’s an actual place, in East Sussex, quite near Hastings, and the site of the Battle of Hastings and Battle Abbey In … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Unseasonal

Posted on August 23, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! There has been a whole lot of not very much happening this week. Two days in the office, another sodding migraine (apparently a rash of them at work – a couple of us have been suffering this week), … Continue reading →

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