Author Archives: nicdempsey

Unknown's avatar

About nicdempsey

Erm...

Monday Miscellany: It’s a worry

Happy Monday! I had a good week, but things with COVID-19 are getting more serious. I will say it, if I haven’t before, this is probably not a problem for most of us, but I will stay indoors if that … Continue reading →

Posted in How I Live | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Sunday Music: Its the End of the World -R.E.M

I did my weekly shop yesterday and it was quiet but there was hardly anything there and this was playing and seems apt… It’s not the end of the world but it’s worrying and I’m concerned for my friends and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Friday Links: Don’t panic…

Happy Friday! It’s been a busy week, on the one hand it’s getting lighter in the morning so I’m much more awake and upbeat, on the other things feel like they are about to be really grim, corona virus and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Lent Week Two

For Tuesdays during Lent, I’m going to talk about my faith and spiritual practice (or lack thereof). So this is the time to look away if you’re not interested in this topic. No worries, there will be an allotment post … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monday Miscellany: Preparation

Happy Monday! Last week was stupidly busy, mostly taken up with trying to iron out any wrinkles that could stopped our team from home working so I logged lots of time with the IT dept. I also recognise the ridiculousness … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Friday Links: Doomed?

Happy Friday! This week was all a bit ‘waiting for the apocalypse’. Public transport is heavy with the scent of hand sanitiser! It’s not happened yet but who knows. Here are this week’s links It’s not just chlorinated chicken: five … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

What I’ve Read – February 2020

February’s reading started strong and then sort of trailed off, I couldn’t find anything I was really interested in partly it’s because I’m really busy at work and partly because I’m waiting for The Mirror and the Light! Which should … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Allotment Adventures: Allotmenting between the storms

We finally had a good chunk of time when it wasn’t raining! Behold we put more beds in and there was wood chip so we did our thing. This picture is from the work area. We have a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Lent Week One

For Tuesdays during Lent, I’m going to talk about my faith and spiritual practice (or lack thereof). So this is the time to look away if you’re not interested in this topic. No worries, there will be an allotment post … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Monday Miscellany: March

Happy Monday and welcome to March! March is a good month, in fact in March we get both the first day of metreorological Spring and the Spring equinox, it’s Women’s History Month and also World Book Day, International Women Day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment