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Allotment Adventures: June

Posted on June 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

So I had a list 2 weeks ago and this is where we are with it. weed the paths cut the grass weed the top of the plot weed the beds pot up the verbena half the old broad bean … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A Government run by Bugs Bunny would be more efficient

Posted on June 19, 2020 by nicdempsey

On Wednesday mornings, Sean Bean is presenting a programme called Legacy of War, which explores the impact that war experiences had on entire families and down the generations. It’s been interesting last week’s was about John Beckett, who was a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Support Bubble

Posted on June 15, 2020 by nicdempsey

I have a weekly catch up with my manager on Friday, it’s never a really long meeting, we talk through his diary for the next couple of weeks, talk about what I’m doing, catch up on how we’re feeling, things … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading

Posted on June 11, 2020 by nicdempsey

So yesterday I read this, and honestly some of the recommendations made me cross. Some of this might be cultural but really… So quotes from the original article in italics… I am feeling very low on energy these days. I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: I need to spend some time

Posted on June 10, 2020 by nicdempsey

So last weekend, I didn’t do any work on the allotment. There is always work to be done but I’m still missing my work partner and so I need to do double the work to keep up and I’m not … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Quite the weekend

Posted on June 8, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’ve been very quiet over the last week, in part because of the trash fire that is the world, and also because June 6 was also Stef and Kier’s birthday, they would have been 50. June used to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: World on Fire

Posted on June 5, 2020 by nicdempsey

I started compiling these links on Sunday morning and at that point it seemed that the US was on fire and it doesn’t seem to have got any better over the week. I’m a Londoner and lived through rioting in … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Rules and Instinct

Posted on May 29, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well it’s been quite the week. We have a government that is incompetent, heartless, clueless and weak. All of those traits have been on full display since the election and more so during the pandemic. So I have … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Nearly there

Posted on May 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

We’re nearly at the end of May, it’s been 10 weeks since the Weeder-in-Chief has been on the plot and I’m struggling to get it all done, there’s always something that doesn’t get finished because I’m sidetracked by weeding. The … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Planting Out

Posted on May 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

We had a cold snap last week, while everything survived, the in ground potatoes got some damage, but they’ll come back. And I know there are potatoes because the fox has dug some of them up! After the frosty conditions … Continue reading →

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