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Ten Years

Posted on July 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

So 10 years ago today, I moved into my flat. In my life I’ve lived in 12 different places, the longest in one place was 17 years in North End Road, so this is the longest I’ve been in one … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Two Weeks Away

Posted on July 3, 2019 by nicdempsey

A combination of being away and being really sick has kept me away from the plot. But on Sunday, Ma was back from her holiday, I was feeling better, and the weather was slightly cooler. It was time to go … Continue reading →

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Kedgeree

Posted on July 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

I know people who grew up thinking kedgeree was a weekly meal. I did not, we didn’t eat a lot of fish growing up, there was fish and chips for Saturday tea (fish from Marks and Spencer’s from Grandad and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: A Whole New Month

Posted on July 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m starting the week a feeling a lot better than I did last week but I’m still croaky and coldy. This is asthma life. Oh the coughing….I was in the office three days last week and I know … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: 7×7 – Turnpike Troubadours

Posted on June 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Just because I can and the shuffle on the phone has been obsessed with it this week.

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Friday Links: Leadership

Posted on June 28, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m still full of cold, I’m getting better but it’s a slow process and the England women through to the World Cup semis aside, the news is pretty awful!Here are this week’s links I was Boris Johnson’s boss: … Continue reading →

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York

Posted on June 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

The York trip was one of those brilliant ideas Ma and I have sometimes. She was driving to Scotland for a holiday and said that she was thinking of breaking the journey and from there a plan evolved. I’d come … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: A mini holiday and an stinking cold

Posted on June 24, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m back to work today after a short trip to York and am almost over (I hope) this cold, I discovered that I had asthma after a run of terrible colds that turned into three month coughs and/or … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: I’m All Over It – Jamie Cullum

Posted on June 23, 2019 by nicdempsey

This came on the shuffle the other day and I’d been talking to someone about leaving a job (being made redundant) and this reminded me of the the sheer joy of being done with something. Could be a relationship, could … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: L’Oreal Paradise Waterproof Mascara

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nicdempsey

Mascara is a product that I tend not to change. I was devoted to Benefit Bal Gal Lash but in an emergency switched to a Bourjois which was just as good until it got discontinued. So I switched to a … Continue reading →

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