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Monday Miscellany: Last Week of BST

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s officially going to be dark until next year Being paid for a day in a garden. The is the Ropewalk Community Garden in Southampton, you can follow them on Instagram @ropewalkcommunitygarden Straight (ish) hair, I washed my … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Upcircle Peptide Serum

Posted on October 25, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’m 52, when I look in the mirror I wonder who the old person is! I don’t actually have a problem with aging but my middle aged skin doesn’t bounce back like twenty or thirty something skin did. I’m dealing … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Feeling Very Grumpy About the World

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis I’ve seen courts hand children back to their abusers. Today that horror finally ends What Happened … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Mum: Pies

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nicdempsey

If it was up to Mum, she wouldn’t eat much at all. This is what happened in August, she wasn’t eating enough, fell over and wasn’t strong enough to get up. While we both know what’s coming with the PSP, … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Plants in the Ground or Why I Still Haven’t Finished the Paths

Posted on October 22, 2025 by nicdempsey

I thought that this week was the week I was doing to finish the paths. Reader, I did not finish the paths! I got side tracked by the state of the front bed and the amount of plants that needed … Continue reading →

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The Indoor Plant Situation

Posted on October 21, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’ve always had plants in this flat. The rule is that they have to be okay with some slight neglect because I’m terrible at remembering to water them. When Tina and Charles left St Leonards Road I was ‘gifted’ some … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: I’m always tired in October

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nicdempsey

My autumn/winter project is coming along, that’s 25% sewn. Intellectually, I know I live in a city with decent, comprehensive public transportation. This Friday, I needed to get a train from Mum’s house to Fulham for 8:45am. Signal failure says … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Hoover HF-4

Posted on October 18, 2025 by nicdempsey

I hate all housework that has to do with cleaning floors. I loathe it, I can explain how poorly my mum is at the moment by explaining to friends that I’m hoovering and mopping the floors in her flat. I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Peace in the Middle East?

Posted on October 17, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Israel and Hamas trade blame over truce violations as tensions rise over return of hostage bodies. You just have to look at pictures of Gaza to know that this was going to be an issue. What Lies Ahead … Continue reading →

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Resilience, Self-Care and Grace

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nicdempsey

Tuesdays and Fridays are difficult days in my week as they are my swap over days, on Tuesdays I go to the office from my flat and go ‘home’ to my mum’s flat. On Friday’s, I go home because while … Continue reading →

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