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Monday Miscellany: Spring

Posted on March 22, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Despite having walking issues this morning (heavy day at the plot yesterday!) The Spring Equinox was on Saturday and next week in the UK the clocks go forward. Spring is on it’s way! Last week wasn’t great, no … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on March 19, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I was supposed to take this afternoon off, but something came up! It’s been that kind of a week. Here are this week’s links My father was famous as John le Carré. My mother was his crucial, covert … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: She’s back!

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nicdempsey

There she is, the lesser spotted weeder. She’s was back for a brief time on the plot. She decided it was too windy to weed so we finished woodchipping the main path and topped up two more of the beds. … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Mother’s Ruin

Posted on March 15, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Hopefully, we are all starting this week full of the joys of Spring and if you celebrate it, Mother’s Day was what you hoped for and not too painful. We celebrated on Saturday, and it was the first … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Not All Men, but Enough

Posted on March 12, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I generally start collecting links for this the weekend before it’s published and last weekend, they were looking for Sarah Everard. This week they may have found her body and they have arrested two people (one of them … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Spring Tidy

Posted on March 10, 2021 by nicdempsey

On Saturday morning, I was facing a stack of compost to wheelbarrow to the plot, but my lovely friends Sue and Richard came and rescued me with their car and by 10:30 all of the compost was at the plot. … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Back to school

Posted on March 8, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Can you hear that noise? That noise is the sighing of relieved parents that have either got their children back at school or know they are going back this week. This morning my Lent prompt was to pray … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: March

Posted on March 5, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I feel like I’m in a strange world where time moves really quickly but also very slowly. Things happened this week but at the same time, it feels like everything is exactly the same as it was last … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Back to Work

Posted on March 3, 2021 by nicdempsey

Although it’s not quite spring, it’s getting lighter and warmer and it’s time for me to resume work on the plot. So last weekend, I spent 4 hours on the plot. Trips to the plot always involve carrying something, this … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Month Three

Posted on March 1, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday and Happy March! I’m not in the best of physical health right now, I had a migraine yesterday and today my head hurts and I’d like to be in bed. However, I’m going to soldier on because very … Continue reading →

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