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Friday Night Cocktail: Aperol Spritz

Posted on October 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s the return of the Friday Night Cocktail, however, it seemed better to put this out earlier in the week, so that if you decide it looks good, you can make sure you have everything you need before Friday! I’ve … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: This week I are be mostly having a cold

Posted on October 7, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! So over the weekend, I developed a cold, it’s a mild cold, it won’t kill me, I would like to have a week in bed but I’m just over a stomach bug and a week into a new … Continue reading →

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What I Ate: Food, Cooking and Budgets Weeks Two and Three

Posted on October 5, 2019 by nicdempsey

So I’ve not been great at updating this, so I’m going to post this today and on Thursday, resume posting on Thursdays! It’s a busy time for my brain right now so things are happening but the documentation is lacking! … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: I just can’t even….

Posted on October 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So this is slightly late and short because I have had a week, new job is busy… It’s open season for political thugs and the Tories gave them the pass I used to think Boris Johnson could get … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: It Just Keeps Coming…

Posted on October 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

This week it rained, which wasn’t good for anyone’s spirits but was really good for the plot! The produce is still coming but we are more into the leafy, green stage of the year. Every week I think will be … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – August and September 2019

Posted on October 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

So I skipped this in August and I’ve stopped counting the TBC pile. In August, I also spent £40 on books, book tokens are the best present… The Wicked King – Holly Black I’m really enjoying this series, no one … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: You need a spreadsheet

Posted on September 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I was completely missing in action last week with a stomach bug! I had a day out and worked from home two days, most of the time I wasn’t working or throwing up was spent sleeping.I also got … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Everybody is making excuses but nothing is getting done

Posted on September 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Cameron may have fought Brexit. But it was his policies that made it happen There is a belief around at the moment, encouraged by many of the 21 Conservative MPs recently expelled from the party by Johnson, that … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: September jobs

Posted on September 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

September is a strange month as we come to the end of the summer crops, everything looks a bit straggly and we have to start making decisions about whether to push a crop another week or pull it up. This … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Off

Posted on September 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was an odd week. I was not feeling it, on Wednesday morning I woke up not being able to see properly out of my left eye, that’s a migraine warning right there! I got through the … Continue reading →

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