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Sunday Music: Gabriel’s Message – Sting

Posted on December 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

This is an Advent carol which technically is right.

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Allotment Adventures: Worse Before it’s Better

Posted on December 3, 2019 by nicdempsey

You know how when you have a proper sort out and tidy of something, before you get to tidy, everything gets much messier. That is what the plot looks like right now. On Sunday thanks to some lovely allotment friends, … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Queen of the Quiz

Posted on December 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!  Last week was busy and tough, the last week of November is just difficult for me, it’s Stef’s anniversary and really, really dark. It’s like my body just gives up on trying to be cheerful and enthusiastic. I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Must Be Santa – Bob Dylan

Posted on December 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s the first of December, the first Sunday in Advent and as is my tradition, from now until Christmas, I’m playing Christmas music!  

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Friday Links: Election

Posted on November 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I can’t decide if it’s the weather, the month or the election bringing me down. It’s probably all three, here are this week’s links: ‘Twitter blackface’: Why Michael Gove’s Stormzy comments are so egregious Food is where the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Moving Compost

Posted on November 27, 2019 by nicdempsey

We have so much work to do to join the old and the new halves of the plot together but we have made inroads into the work. This weekend we moved the compost dalek on the old half to the … Continue reading →

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Spitalfields City Farm

Posted on November 26, 2019 by nicdempsey

I’m a Londoner, it’s something I’m extremely proud about (even though I had nothing to do with it!) but it huge part of who I am. But in common with most cities, being from here can mean lots of things, … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Aching and Tired

Posted on November 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m hobbling into work today because I have been broken by compost! We had a work team volunteer day at Spitalfields City Farm and I got to spend some quality time with a compost heap. Then yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The Work Area

Posted on November 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

The work at the back of the plot continues. We sorted the wood we wanted to keep from the wood to be bonfire which is currently piled up in the middle of the new half, a lot of the shed … Continue reading →

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Habit and Routine

Posted on November 19, 2019 by nicdempsey

Some of the best advice I was ever given is that “routines are just habits with a fancy name”. It’s been on my mind recently because I apparently am very into routines and I’ve been getting some shade about how … Continue reading →

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