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Sunday Music: Here Comes Chanukah – Neil Diamond

Posted on December 22, 2019 by nicdempsey

Today is the first day of Chanukah, so this feels appropriate

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Friday Links: The people have spoken….the bastards

Posted on December 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

Well here we are. It’s not a happy Friday. I haven’t felt this awful about an election since 1992. 45-ish% of the country think that an adulterous liar and his 59 page manifesto is fit to lead the country and … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Skips and Bonfires

Posted on December 11, 2019 by nicdempsey

We did it. We had lots of help but we pulled down Joe’s shed and helped fill a skip with the rubbish. On Sunday there was a big big bonfire.We also got some other work done. We covered four beds … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Birthdays

Posted on December 9, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Because I missed Friday Links las week they’re below. Other things last week, Ma had a birthday and we (me, Ma, Ben and Lu went to Hawksmoor for lunch which was lovely!) We cleared the allotment, had a … Continue reading →

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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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