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Allotment Adventures: The Compost Area

Posted on November 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

After a week off, we finally started to think about our plot extension, Joe has taken what he wanted and it’s now all ours, this is the view from the back of the plot. There is lots of work to … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – October 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by nicdempsey

How are we into November already? This is the month I got real about the TBR list on the Kindle and started to get rid of stuff, I just wasn’t going to ever read. I’m at 37 now but the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Trying to be positive about November

Posted on November 11, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Well November still sucks, I’m tired and having strange dreams and it’s dark. In order to get through the dark days, I have been really hygge-ing it up. I’m all about the candles and the cosy blankets with … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: No time to read newspapers and there’s an election so it’s all rubbish…

Posted on November 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m not having the best time, because my brain is being unreasonable and work is busy so not many links this week Thousands of rare ‘ice eggs’ found on beach in Finland Why it’s time to ditch the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A quick and wet visit

Posted on November 6, 2019 by nicdempsey

No work in the plot last weekend. Just a quick visit to collect chard and kale. It was raining and very windy It looks very autumnal at the moment but the kale is magnificent

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Monday Miscellany: Busy Busy

Posted on November 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I have been busy this week, with huge amounts of sitting on the sofa at my brother’s house.. So on Monday, I had a half day and used it cleaning a friend’s house in preparation for their kid … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Elections are not the answer

Posted on November 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So we’re going to have an election and Trump is interfering in them, anyone remember how outraged Nigel Farage was when Obama expressed his opinion during the referendum? Honestly, I’m so sick of Farage and Johnson and the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Pumpkins in the Rain

Posted on October 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

On Saturday, the allotments had the annual Pumpkin Trail, in the rain. It was so wet. Despite that, it was still pretty busy, we had about half the usual amount of visitors at around 2000 with everyone seeming to enjoy … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Busy

Posted on October 28, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! So it’s been quite a couple of weeks. We had the Pumpkin Trail and the weather was terrible but 2000 people decided to visit anyway! Work is challenging which is good, I was in need of more to … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Autumn Work

Posted on October 23, 2019 by nicdempsey

We got to the plot on Sunday and found it pretty unchanged despite our neglect of it last week. There is a temptation in the autumn, as the plot calms down to be done with allotment work, I know that … Continue reading →

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